Asher "Greetings, your majesty." A guard mumbled as he went on one knee and bowed his head to the ground. "Where is Ethan?" I hissed as he stiffened. "I asked, Where is Ethan?'" I snapped, as anger bubbled up inside me. "Son." My mother screamed, running down the stairs. She must have heard my loud screams from upstairs. "Where have you been? I've been worried. I thought you would never come back." She rasped, as she closed the distance between us, cupping my both cheeks. "I'm here now, Mother; there's no need to be worried." I hissed, and I turned in the direction of the guard, but he was nowhere in sight. "Where's Ethan?" I asked, directing the question to my mom, as a sudden chill gripped me. Ethan was one of the major reasons I had to return; I've been worried that my mom might

