𝔒𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔚𝔞𝔶𝔰

7

"Wait... that's why you journeyed out from your island?" I cock my head.

She nods.

"Taken?! Really?! We'll help you!" Rapunzel yells.

"Uh... Blondie, she wasn't talking to us. She was talking to Hector besides we don't even know this person." Eugene says.

"You don't want to know her." I say.

Tears slip down from her face. I let out a breath.

"They were taken from me. I tried all my power, but it was different with these men." She says.

"Different how?" I ask.

She looks up at me. She stands up. She attempts to grab my hand, but I pull it away.

"Because one of them had the Sword of Kronos." She says.

My heart freezes. I draw back. What...? The Sword? Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. No... I hid it. I threw it in Tartarus. How did someone find it? I didn't tell anyone. I didn't tell anyone. Is she messing with me? Is this another one of her twisted games.

"Is this one of your twisted games?" I ask.

"What's the Sword of Kronos?" Rapunzel asks.

"You don't want to know, princess." I say.

The sword is a nightmare. No one can wield it without insanity. I turn away from her.

"Please Neo! Please!" She yells.

"It's Hector." I hiss.

She grabs my hand. I turn to her. She looks desperate.

"Hector..." Rapunzel walks forward.

"We can help each other." She falls to her knees again.

"You can't help me." I say.

"But I can help Corona. The monster's liar is where they've taken my nymphs. The same monster that's been attacking Corona." She says.

King Edmund nods at me. Oh come on... ugh.

"Fine. I'll help you." I say.

She gets up.

"Thank you." She says.

I look at her arm.

"Come on, let's get that cleaned up." I start pulling her.