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ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ

Author's note: Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, you are one lucky girl. With the rate I'm at with the editing, I think I will be able to update every weekend. So I will have the fourth chapter up next weekend, see you then!

"ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ʟᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏꜱᴇ ꜱɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ." 

ᴀɴᴅʀᴇ ɢɪᴅᴇ

"What do you mean he's gone?" I exclaim, disappointment oozing out of me.

"Well, exactly that," my brother says nonchalantly.

"Where did he go then?" I ask as I follow him into the kitchen of the Boar Hat where he starts to bring out plates and cutlery.

"I'm not really sure, Sweet Cheeks. All I know is that King went with him."

I groan and slap my forehead.

After a much-needed night's rest, I announced to the group I would stay and help them stop the Ten Commandments. Pride had shone in my brother's green eyes for a brief second before he smiled widely and gave me the thumbs up. I wanted to thank Ban for helping me make this decision but now I have found out that he's left with King. And no one has a clue where they've gone.

"Little one?" I turn to see Aldro floating towards me. "You know I love walks, don't you?"

My eyes dart to his legless body before shooting him a suspicious look. "I suppose."

"Well, I took one last night and it was truly exquisite because not only did I get to admire the beautiful night skies of this realm but I also witnessed a discussion between two Sins, one of them saying he would go to the Fairy King's Forest and the other saying he would join him."

Red eyes sparkle as I start to smile.

"Oh Al, I could kiss you!" I exclaim.

Aldro bristles at this claim. "I would prefer if you did not."

As I turn around to leave the tavern, I nearly fall over my older brother. I take a couple of steps back and blink. He doesn't say anything and simply blinks as well. Always with that blank expression. Just like it was when I was a child, I cannot tell what's going on in that brilliant mind of his.

Last night, my brother filled me in on what's been happening the past 3,000 years in Britannia. Naturally, people moved on, kingdoms revolutionised, magic disappeared yet somewhat grew stronger, and Elizabeth and my brother continued to fight for what was right. The Sin of Gluttony has been helping my brother to find a way to break the curse, and the current Elizabeth has not yet regained her memories so there is still time. There was great hesitance, but my brother tried to subtly ask how I've been doing.

When you left, my world erupted into chaos.

You left me to consume my own hatred and fear.

I was continuously drowning in our father's expectations.

But I didn't say any of this.

Especially the fact that I have not said or thought of his name in 3,000 years. And I'm not sure if I ever will.

"Go," is all he says.

One second, then two, and then both of us start smiling like crazed idiots.

"Take care of her, Aldro," I hear him tell my protector as I rush out the door. Whatever Aldro's response is, I don't hear it.

He reaches my side as I slide off the side of the large green pig who I have come to learn is Hawk's mother. We silently watch her continue her journey.