Harvey's mother embraced him and kept her cries low since it was past the time they were allowed to make any sound.
"I'm fine," Harvey assured them, but his mother didn't believe her as she tried to look him over.
"We heard that you were poisoned!" His father said.
"I was not. There was a mixup." He assured them, too tired to go into details.
"What happened? Why did everyone come back hurt?" his mother asked curiously, but instead of responding, he looked around the chamber.
"Where is Benedicta?"
"She is fast asleep. It's late," his mother reminded him.
"I heard something happened to her." He asked them.
"Yes. It was Prince Ivan." Sir Richard said, shaking his head, and both he and his wife narrated how Ivan had held Benedicta hostage.
"I don't think this marriage agreement is a good idea," Harvey said, worried for his sister. He had seen today that although Ivan was stupid, he cared deeply for his wife. He didn't want his sister to get in the middle of that.
"Yes. We have decided to cancel the marriage agreement between Benedicta and Prince Ivan, as well as with you and Lady Susan. We do not want to be involved in any way with whatever is going on in the royal family. You shouldn't get involved with them anymore either," Sir Richard said, referring to Harvey's newfound friendship with Harold.
"Did you know that Prince Harold's wife is a witch?" his mother asked, whispering.
"It has been a long day, mother. We should all get some rest," Harvey suggested, ignoring his mother's question as he left them to go to his chamber.
He was worried about a lot of things. He had no idea how Harold planned to handle everything, especially with Alvin down. Not only did they have to find the physician's son to know how the potion was in circulation and find the culprit behind Beth's murder, but now they also had to save Alicia from being executed for being a witch.
He knew that Harold was going to need his help now more than ever before, and he was going to offer it with or without his parents' approval. All he needed to do right now was calm his head and take his time to think carefully about his next steps.
*******
While all this drama was going on in different parts of the palace, the queen was almost going crazy with the turn of events.
"My queen," Damian greeted her with a bow when he faced her.
"The others. Where are the others?" The queen asked anxiously, even though she could guess what had happened, and Damian shook his head.
The queen fisted her hands beside her, and all the veins in her neck almost popped out.
After all they did, they were still walking freely within the palace?
"Get some rest." She said. She wanted to ask about Susan and Alvin, but she held back. Susan had not only deceived all of them but had also made a fool out of her after claiming to Sir Richard that she had sent the physician out of the palace for Harvey when it was Alvin that had been hurt!
How dare she have a romantic relationship with that thing?!
"Tomorrow... is another day." She said with a determined look.
Damian gave her a bow before leaving, but instead of heading for his chamber, he headed for Tyra's since he needed to know if she was back in her chamber or was still locked up in the dungeon.
The queen cussed all the nobles in her head. She had even reduced the number of night guards that patrolled around the palace that night so that the nobles could join her in handling Harold and his witch. But they had been too scared to stay back with her when the first bell went off.
The only good thing about them leaving her was that it also made Sir Richard leave her alone. She had to do something about Harold and his wife. She needed to have a plan. It was kill or be killed, and there was no way she and Harold could live.
She would not be able to ascend the throne as ruler either if Harold was alive. She needed to take care of Harold and his witch once and for all. Her major focus for now was the witch. If she could tear her away from Harold, that would make him go crazy with grief, and crazy people always make mistakes.
With that in mind, she began to head towards Damon's chamber.
Unfortunately for her, the last thing Damon was going to do right now was listen to the queen or take advice from her. Not when he knew she was losing her mind and was constantly causing trouble for them.
Besides, Harold had already sent word to instruct him to call for an assembly first thing in the morning.
As powerful as Harold was, and even though he knew no one could hurt Alicia without his permission, he also knew that the moon kingdom was against witches, and he had to settle this issue with wisdom otherwise Alicia might never be able to move around freely or get along with anyone.
"You are just going to let them do as they please? She is a witch!" The queen hissed at Damon, who paid her no mind after asking if he had a plan.
"You are the queen, remember? Try to stop them!" Damon growled irritably. "And it is improper for a married woman to visit a man, especially at this time of the night." He said as he held the door open for her to leave.
The queen glared at him, and without saying another word, she stormed out of his chamber and returned to hers.
It seemed like she had no one on her side anymore on whom she could rely. Ivan was acting like a complete fool, and thanks to him, her brother was mad at her. Damon was also being cowardly and not listening to her anymore. What could she do?
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