Chapter 55 (1/2)

Lindyss groaned as her eyes flickered open. She winced as she sat up and placed her right hand against her forehead. She reached with her left to rub at her eyes. She froze. Her eyes widened and she looked around, taking in the surroundings. She was sitting on a bed in a white room with no windows. A chain led from her left leg to the wall, and runes decorated every inch of the room. Vur laid unconscious on a bed adjacent to hers, his body bound tightly with metal. Chad sat on the floor to the right of her with his back leaning against a metal door. His spear was propped up next to his body.

Chad tilted his head to the side. “Finally awake? Sorry about the arm, Tina destroyed it on accident.”

Lindyss glanced at her residual limb and nodded. “It’s easy enough to fix,” Lindyss said. “No worries. How long was I out?”

“About a week.” Chad tapped his spear against the door without sitting up. “Tell Dustin she’s awake,” he said. Footsteps echoed from outside the room. “How’s the basilisk doing?”

Lindyss smiled. “Pretty good, he’s a nice guard. The only person I’ve been bothered by the whole time since I’ve had him was Vur. He might be getting fat though,” Lindyss said and frowned. “The civilians of Konigreich pamper him and feed him too much.”

Chad chuckled as he stood up and stretched. “You’re not going to ask about your situation?”

“I have the general idea. How bad’s the damage?”

The door swung open and Dustin, along with Tina and Tafel’s grandmother stepped into the room. “About 25 percent of the city is completely destroyed, while another 40 percent is damaged in some shape or form. A lot of people have died, but we don’t have an exact number. There’s not enough volunteers to help out,” Tafel’s grandmother said as she stared at Lindyss, “everyone’s afraid the dead aren’t actually dead.”

Lindyss scratched her nose and nodded.

“Not only that,” the grandmother said, “but every member of the royal family on Zollstock’s side has gone missing. The only ones left are my grandchildren and the ones related to Mina by blood.”

Lindyss raised an eyebrow. “That wasn’t me,” she said. Tina’s eyes flickered towards Chad.

“Don’t look at me,” Chad said and shrugged. “I only killed eight of them.”

Tafel’s grandmother’s eye twitched as she glanced at Chad. “You really shouldn’t say things like that out loud,” she said and sighed. “Luckily for you, my hearing seems to get worse the older I get.” She turned back towards Lindyss. “I’ll be straightforward. Why did you attack us?”

Lindyss frowned. “I came here to retrieve Vur. Unfortunately, I ran into the fairy queen and lost a fight against her. She put the berserk curse on me and I accidentally destroyed your capital. Of course, reparations will be paid in full.”

“The fairy queen? Why would she be in Niffle?” Tina asked.

“She’s been locked away in your mana source. You didn’t know?” Lindyss tilted her head.

The demons glanced at each other before shaking their heads. Lindyss shrugged.

“Then it was most likely kept as a secret by the throne,” Lindyss said and paused. “She’s probably the one responsible for the disappearance of the royal family.”

“If she was locked away, then how’d she get out?” Chad asked.

Lindyss blinked and pointed at Vur.