Chapter Three-Hundred-and-Twenty-Five
Regina's POV
“The Fae Queen would move on naturally. She is something that is transcendental. She cannot dwell on feelings the way other kinds do,” explained Hades.
I knew what I had to do at that moment but I still needed the permission of Hades to pull it off.
“There's a favour I must ask of you,” I said.
“I do not like that tone but go on,” Lucian knew I was about to ask something that would make him uncomfortable.
“I have to reveal the identity of the Fae Queen to Irvette.”
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3rd Person POV
Queen Euphrates narrowed her eyes at the shoddy apology she had received from Regina about her sudden disappearance. The apology had said she had left in a haste due to an emergency. She tossed the emergency into the fireplace, she could not be bothered by something so flimsy. The only thing that preoccupied her mind of late was the sky. She wanted to live there. She found the earth too abhorrent for her kind. She deserved better.
“Queen?” Aurora came into the room where Queen Euphrates was seated. She lifted her eyebrow wondering what now. Sometimes, she wanted to change her but she found that she could not. Many of the things in Fae land confused her and she could not stop thinking of how she had come to be here or come to be Fae Queen.
“What now, Aurora?”
“Lord Caephas has sent a letter, he wants it delivered to Queen Irvette,” Aurora told her as she placed the letter in front of Queen Euphrates.
Without thinking about it, Euphrates dumped the letter in the fireplace. Aurora watched the fire crackle as it consumed the letter. Was it possible that Regina had been onto something? Queen Euphrates' behaviour was just strange for a Fae Queen.
“What are you looking at?” demanded the Fae Queen, her tone was hostile and made Aurora recoil instantly.
“Nothing, My Queen,” she said with a smile.
Queen Euphrates watched the paper burn and as she did so a memory flashed across her eyes. She was the one in the fire and she saw Regina's face watch her as she burned.
The memory had been fleeting and confusing. That could not be. It was just plain impossible.
“My Queen, are you alright?” asked Aurora.
“Tell me about my mother, Aurora. I cannot seem to remember her,” asked Euphrates. She saw Aurora squirm rather uncomfortably.
“My Queen?”
“Just leave me alone.”
Aurora left quietly but she was deeply worried. It seemed as though watching the fire had brought back an unpleasant memory.
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It was driving Caephas crazy that he could not see Irvette. The only link between the skies and earth was Mount Shasta. It was the only approved portal he could use to visit Earth. However, he was avoiding the Fae Queen as much as possible. He could not understand her obsession with him. He had made it known in very clear terms that he had no intention of getting married to her. He had also made it clear that he was interested in someone else and he was sure that the only reason he had not got a response to all his previous letters was because Queen Euphrates had not sent them to Irvette.
There was however one portal that had been created and had never been used. It was situated in Dagen's palace.
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Regina's POV
“What you ask of me is a lot. No one can know the identity of the Fae Queen,” said Lucian to me. I knew it was a lot to ask but there was no other way to prove that Nydia had recollected her memories.
“Lucian if…”
“And if she is without her memories we would be doing more harm than good. I'm afraid Regina but I cannot trust Irvette with such delicate information,” said Lucian. The tone of his voice told me he was not going to budge.
“And if I can provide more evidence that Nydia has recovered her memories, will you trust me then?” I asked him.
“It is not you that I do not trust.”
“You do not trust my judgement.”
“Regina, please don't do this…”
“It's alright, Lucian. I completely understand but you do know that if I am right, the consequences would be your fault.”
With that, I left his presence and his palace to where my father stayed.
He was surprised to see me.
“What brings you to hell, dear?” he asked cheerfully as he hugged me.
“I came to see you, of course,” came my response as I wrapped my arms around him.
“We both know that is not true but I'll humour you,” he said with a warm smile.
He offered me tea and biscuits and then we chatted about everything. We talked about the twins and family.
“Father, is there a reason you refuse to go to your rest?” I was referring to his material death. He was not living on earth and yet he was not actually dead in response to my question, he fiddled the pendant on the necklace around his neck.
“Your mother, she's here somewhere, I know it.”
“She died. Even if she's here, she will not be the woman you used to love,” I said to him. It amazed me that after all these years his love for her had endured.
“That may be true but I will rest better knowing that she is doing alright in the afterlife,” was his response.
“Mum is very lucky, I hope to have half of what you had with her,” I said with a smile.
“You already do if you allow that man to love you,” he said. I raised my eyebrow, what was he talking about? And how would he know anything about my love life?
“Don't look at me like that dear, you know what I speak of. Give love a chance, it's a beautiful experience.”
“You don't know what he did, father. I cannot…”
“Forgive him?”
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