The successor : warrior of north

Chapter 12

                        DELLA

I don't know how to react. I sent my dad back to Elors and promised him that I'll come back. This time he didn't drag me away from Alice. Right after he left I prepared a carriage and went to dark valley. I still remember the secret way he told me. I don't wanna believe that he was the reason for the death of my aunt and uncle. They were the closest people to me. There is a Fairley mansion in Arrdiva, they lived there. After their death no one dared to enter the mansion. I need to see him. I don't wanna hear that he has something to do with this. The carriage rode to the way that I told. It took me 8 hours to reach there. I had to walk a little because the carriage was not allowed to that part. When I reached , people were crying and some of them were talking and a Lady was taken to a small house nearby. That Lady looked so broken.
                      I saw Zander looking at me from the doorstep of a big house. I rushed to him. I didn't even bother to drag him to a corner, I asked him directly if he knows Selene and Adonis Fairley. His face turned pale. " Della, we will talk about it. It's not the time for that." I didn't leave him. He told me that two of his soldiers died. There are so many soldiers dying every year in Arrdiva. I ignored what he said and completely lost my temper and asked him whether he did something to them. I was a bit loud. Seon, his personal guard's sword was on my throat. Everyone was looking at me in anger and I could feel the thoughts running through their mind. Just like animals. Zander made Seon go inside his home and said everyone to not to harm me. At this point I was not even afraid of losing my life.
                      " What if I have something to do with the incident? I'm the King of dark valley. There no need for me to explain it to you. " As he finished I looked into his eyes. He told me to get out. I slapped him with all my strength. I was helplessly crying because I already lost the Zander that I loved. " I hate you Zander " that was my last words to him. I walked to my carriage , suddenly a Lady came to me. She was there to escort me. We walked in silence and then she began to say that he's not a person who does something like that. At first I was angry on her but she said that Zander is 28 years old. That means when the incident happened he was just 18. It didn't looked like a 18 year old boy in my memories. But it can be because it happened years ago.
                      I began to listen to her silently. She told me that he was chosen as the King of the dark valley when he was just fifteen years old. His father died at that time and the valley people was in a big crisis. He had to protect them from the Arrdivians and other attacks. Also, taking care of them. Now I feel ashamed because at the age of 21 I ran away from home to avoid my parents whereas he had to take care of the entire valley people at tha age of fifteen. He protected them from everything and provided them with food and shelter. Definitely they would die for him. Now I understand the look in their face a while ago. It was not anger like some wild animals but disgusted feeling towards Arrdivians. They always put the blame on valley people. I'm not an exception, I just did that to him. The lady told me to wait for him but was not gonna do that. I am gonna do as my father says. I'm not happy leaving Zander or agreeing with my family, I'm already broken so many times. It doesn't matter anymore but atleast my family would be happy.
                     
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