Kingdom Conqueror

Chapter 23: The Deceased Queen's Crown

Selare and Astrid are currently having a dinner together inside an inn from the Kingdom of Eshla.

"After a long day of looking for Drakar we still haven't found him. I haven't got any clues on where to find him either. We were just randomly strolling around town." Selare said in an exhausted tone.

Selare placed her elbows on the table and rested her palms then let out a sigh.

"Well lucky for you, I gathered some sort of clue that might help us find your missing boy friend." Astrid said in a rather teasing manner.

Selare's cheeks flushed red.

"I-I told you, he's not my b-" Sealre cut herself and then said "Nevermind. You only meant that he's a boy and a friend." Avoiding the misunderstanding.

"You caught up good. Haha!"

Selare made a grumpy face.

"Well I got something that may help us though." Astrid continued.

"Really? What?" Selare suddenly feels enthusiastic.

She sure changes gears quickly. Astrid thought.

"When I was looking around town, I asked a knight to tell me where they took the evacuees from the Kingdom of Serdin after the battle with the Demons. The knight told me that they took care of the evacuees at the southeast part of the town where they are currently living in tents."

"You're right! The Evacuation Center, that's where they might've taken Drakar. We should go there right now!" Selare stands up from her chair.

"Woah there." Astrid raising her hands to gesture Selare to slow down.

"We have to go to sleep first, and then we'll go there first thing in the morning. It is hard to find the person you are looking for at this time of night. Most people are probably already inside their houses or tents, so it would be hard to look for him." She explains.

"But I really want to see him now." Selare sulked.

Astrid stud up from her chair and then starts caressing Selare's purple hair.

"Don't worry, we'll look for him tomorrow. Take a rest for now."

Selare suddenly feels her body fatigued. She has always been tired all this time. Her urge to see Drakar has made her not notice what her body has been feeling.

Feeling sleepy, Selare rested her head on Astrid's shoulder and turned to sleep while standing.

"Jeez. Am I supposed to carry you to your room?" Astrid said pissed.

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Meanwhile, Reid was sent out on a mission by the King. He was ordered to fetch the crown of the deceased queen from the citadel. The citadel is located at the first city north from the Kingdom's castle.

The citadel is where the Kingdom store most of the valuable treasured items of the land. It also serves as a library that can used by the public. But ancient grimoires or antique magic books are kept hidden from the public.

Reid finally arrived at the citadel. The citadel looked like a big tall tower with a huge door and walls made of stone blocks of bricks. People were going in and out of the citadel for the first part of it was the public library.

Reid went in and the place was quiet. As expected from a library.

He went straight to the counter to ask the librarian.

"Where is your master? I need to speak with him." He asked the counter.

"What is it? Maybe I can help you?" The girl at the counter replies.