#CHAPTER 130: Countryside Chaos

FELIX I practically sprinted out of Esmeralda’s chambers all the way to the castle courtyard, where a majority of our guards were quartered. “I need your help!” I called out to the captain of the guard as I jogged over to him. The captain, an older man who had trained me in swordfighting when I was young, looked at me curiously. “Is there something wrong, Your Majesty?” “Yes,” I said, finally able to catch my breath. “Mila is missing.” The captain’s eyes widened. He took a step towards me and lowered his voice. “You mean to tell me that the Queen is missing?” I nodded. “We need to send out a search party. Immediately.” The captain turned to his men and started barking orders. I sank against one of the stone walls, exhausted. If Mila’s body was missing, that could only mean one of two things: one, that someone was sick enough to steal her body from Esmeralda’s chambers; or two, that she was still alive. In terms of my sanity, I was goi