As the Play ended , The stop did too . Everyone got on the Carriage as it went on to the roads . They still had a mission to find Marco .
Carmine looked over to Colden who was still in the spirit of determination as she pondered to herself , "Him as a king , well its not impossible but .... i mean i sense something " as the ride went on .
Till the next stop , they had time and it was night time already so they decided to take a stop at inn near the outskirts of Galia . As they reached the inn , The wooden architecture got their eyes shimmering .
It was magnificent . As they reached their rooms - they came to know that only two rooms are available . Two rooms , Six people . So they decided that all the girls will stay in one and all the boys will stay in another .
This clicked a nag at Colden , he started to reminisce the time he had sown through those difficult days . No support and his brothers used to bully him . But as all changed , he decided to align his thoughts and went to the room .
Everyone had their dinner and headed towards their rooms as the night fell . Colden sat on the bedframe thinking of what their brotherhood meant to him . And the brothers arrived all drunk and submissive .
They started babbling on about something as they stood before him , he shook his head and looked at them . They then went to their beds and tried to sleep . Then Colden remembered how things were when they were little , playing in hidden hallways and chasing each other through the doors .
Then demure said , "C...Co..Colden um so how are you these days - " clearly trying to break the silence as demure continued , "Well i still don't understand why are you still searching for this person . I mean does he mean something to you or perhaps is a friend of yours..?"
Colden then tried to reciprocate his thoughts - , What is Marco to me ? as he said firmly but with a little sturdness , "Well He is a...-Good friend... so" . And demure added , "Ah , I thought he was your lover or someone - Silly Me !" .
The silence spoke for itself as the night went on ..
TO BE CONTINUED...
NEXT CHAPTER ON 30th JANUARY 2026