"But before something is done about it, Ethan's son would have to be searched for. Then we'll know if it is one of you behind this or the natives of this kingdom. If it happens to be one of the natives of this kingdom, then catching the main person behind it would almost be impossible".
..At that moment, Asher began wondering what the king wanted to do about it, how does he plan on finding out the person behind everything.
And finding Aiden would be really hard 'cause the forest he was in was where people don't visit that much. The edifice was deep inside the forest, and no one has visited that place for years.
But he was still gonna inform the assassins to be vigilant and make sure they don't reach the forest while searching for Aiden. They should dress up like normal people and make sure to be diverting their direction anytime they want to enter the forest.
..That's if they get close to the forest at all.
But the main thing that was bothering Asher now was how the king planned on finding out the person behind everything.
"Ethan, I'll be assisting you with knights that would help with the search for your son. And fellow warriors like you would also be informed to assist you. The search for Aiden wouldn't stop, and I hope you guys find him,
Then something must be done about this capturing of a thing. This is the second time it is happening, and worst of all, they succeeded this time. Something must be done about it".
******
About two of the assassins were in the forest currently heading toward the edifice where Aiden was in, they wanted to go feed him and give him something to drink. Someone that was held captive must be fed and all that if you don't want the person to die.
..As far as you want that person alive, you must have to feed him or her.
This was Asher's instruction, only two of the assassins would do the job of feeding him in the old edifice. The food they were going to give to him wasn't the best of the best, but it was something, it was delicious.
And the drink he would be given was water, not something sweet. This event was taking place when the knights were going around summoning the officials to gather at the king's palace for a meeting.
The officials hadn't even gathered at the king's palace when the assassins were in the forest heading toward the edifice to go feed Aiden. That was Asher's instructions, they were to give him something to eat and drink in the morning.
..So as of this moment, Asher hadn't informed them about the search that was to take place. And knights and warriors were gonna be assisting with the search, so it was no small thing.
Asher hadn't given them the instruction to be cautious and alert due to the search that was to take place. The conversation between the king and the officials hadn't even taken place by this time, so...
They reached the door of the edifice, opened it, and stepped foot into the compartment. Entering it, they saw Aiden's eyes wide open. But from the look of things, seems like he's slept and woken up.
And from the look on his face, he was really tired of staying there, being tied to that chair was really annoying and frustrating.
"Being tied to that chair is frustrating, right?". One of the assassins inquired of Aiden after they'd stepped foot into the compartment. They were wearing masks, Aiden mustn't see their faces.
"Yes, it's really frustrating. Have you guys come to release me?". Aiden retorted and threw a question as well.
"No, we haven't come to release you, we weren't given instructions to do so. We've come to feed you, that's what we were given instructions to do". The other assassin uttered.
..Was Aiden hungry? Yes, he wanted to eat something, so he was glad they brought something for him to eat...hope it was delicious.
But what would make him happier was when they release him from this place. The assassins didn't plan on loosening the rope around him so he could eat himself, they plan on feeding him.
..This was something Aiden wasn't aware of yet.
"You guys should come loosen this rope around me quickly so I could eat". Aiden said glancing at the two assassins.
"We aren't gonna loosen it". One of the assassins stated.
"You aren't gonna loosen it? If you don't, then how do you expect me to eat?". Aiden inquired with a kind of perplexed expression on his face.
"We are gonna feed you". The other assassin dropped the bombshell.
..That statement hit Aiden hard 'cause he was expecting them to at least untie this rope around him for a while.
He needed the rope to be untied around him for a while, it felt so uncomfortable being tied to that chair for hours. And what else did he hear? They were gonna feed him? He was expecting to at least eat by himself.
"What did you say?". Aiden inquired with that perplexed expression still plastered to his face.
"I said we are gonna feed you", The assassin repeated, then uttered once again, "Okay, let me rephrase that, I am gonna feed you".
'That isn't better either'. Aiden thought to himself.
"I don't want that, I want to feed myself, you guys should untie this rope around me". Aiden said.
"You don't want that? You think you're in a situation to decide what you want and don't want? You're a captive kid. Maybe you aren't that hungry, we'll go and come back later to feed you".
Hearing that, Aiden immediately voiced out, "No, no, I'm hungry, come feed me".
And with that, both assassins began strolling toward where Aiden was sitting, one was holding a covered plate in his hand. And the other was carrying bottled water in his hand.
They reached where Aiden was, then the one that wanted to feed him bent so he could be at the same level as Aiden. He didn't dare take off his mask. Then he opened the plate as a nice aroma entered Aiden's nose immediately.
The food was looking good according to what Aiden was seeing, it seemed well prepared, and it looked delicious. He was thinking they wouldn't bother bringing nice-looking food for him, something that wasn't that delicious.
Yeah, they wouldn't bring bad food for him, but he wasn't expecting something this good...though it wasn't the best of the best.
And at that moment, the assassin began feeding Aiden, and he felt like a baby at that moment remembering how his mum always fed him when he was a baby. Just as he thought, the food was delicious.
..He was tied to a chair and eating, it wasn't that comfortable...but what can he do?
In the middle of his eating, Aiden halted the assassin by saying, "Wait".
And the young man had to stop feeding him at that moment, then Aiden voiced out once again,
"Do you guys know exactly what my dad did to your boss in the past that made him hate him up to this extent?".
Both assassins didn't reply to his question, they were just glancing at him, they had no plans of answering that question. Discerning they didn't plan on answering the question, Aiden voiced out once again,
"No matter what my dad did to him in the past, whether directly or indirectly, I shouldn't be suffering from it, I know nothing about it, I'm innocent. So I'd really appreciate it if you guys can release me".
"Just shut up and eat". That was all the assassin feeding him said, the other one didn't say anything.
..What can Aiden do? He just had to shut up and keep eating.
The assassin kept on feeding Aiden until the plate had been emptied. Then he was given water to drink. But how did that happen? He was tied to a chair, he couldn't make use of his hands. Just as he was fed, the water was poured into his mouth until he felt satisfied.
He felt full, the food was enough to fill his stomach. Then both assassins walked out of the compartment. And this was the thought that ran through Aiden's mind right after,
'Am I gonna stay here forever? Dad, are you coming to save me?'.
******
Many of the warriors in the Tuvalon Kingdom had already been informed about Ethan's son going missing, and many of them volunteered to assist Ethan search for his son.
Knights were also granted to Ethan by the king to assist with the search for his son. Right now, all of them had gathered together to make a plan on how the search was gonna go.
..And while they were making the plan, this was the thought that kept running through Ethan's mind,
'If I find out the person behind this, he's gonna suffer in my hands'.
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