Morpheus and Aureus reached Zelda's place, the village of Black Witches.
As they landed outside the cottage, Morpheus spoke, "You can wait here."
"What are you going to do that I am not allowed to come with you?" Aureus asked.
Morpheus looked at him, "You sure can come but I don't want you to see and hear something which might made you disappointed in me."
"That's up to me to decide if I will be disappointed or not."
Morpheus smiled playfully, "I don't want you to be disappointed, when we have met finally. Wait here. I will be back soon. Later I will surely let you come with me when we meet Thala."
Aureus could not argue with him and stayed outside while looking at his uncle with a gaze of suspicion. 'He looks like he is ….'
"Are you a golden eagle?" a voice disturbed his thoughts.
Aureus turned to look at the little girl around the human age of six to seven years old, standing behind him, a cute little black witch. He nodded, "Yes, I am"
"You are beautiful just as everyone has been saying," the girl said which brought a smile to his face. "Thank you…," he stopped, "…may I know your name."
"Lina," the girl answered.
"You are also beautiful, Lina."
"Thank you, Mister…."
"Aureus," he told her his name.
"Mister Aureus, would you like to see my lamb? She is beautiful as well."
Aureus nodded and followed the little girl. Anyways his uncle was not going to let him know anything but he decided to be alert.
Morpheus entered the cottage where Zelda was busy knitting while sitting in the couch of her drawing room as she looked immersed in her thoughts.
"What are you thinking so deeply that you didn't even realise my arrival?" Morpheus asked, he walked inside and made himself sit on the chair opposite to her.
She looked at him with a displeased gaze. "Do you even have a right to ask it?"
"Seems like I am the reason," he chuckled, "Have you prepared what I have asked you to?"
She frowned, "I wish I could decline your offer but…."
"But you can't because you know this is the right thing to do."
"No, because I am repaying you for what you did to help us back then."
"Then, you should not be so displeased," he added.
"The King is the most powerful and you know it. You can't just do this…."
"He is the most powerful but I have my ways. His weakness is to play with his emotions and he becomes weaker. This is how I am overpowering him for so long whenever we fight but that emotional Dragon doesn't know it. This time, I don't have a chance to play with his emotions to make him weaker so I need other way."
She frowned, "After this, I will have nothing to do with you."
"You know it well that after this, I won't have anything to do with anyone as well."
Anger rose on her face as she put her hand forward and a small piece of paper appeared on her hand, "Take this and don't bug me ever again."
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