258 What Is Going On? (1/2)

”Be a bad girl and… I am afraid you know the end.”

Avery neither trembled nor showed any form of emotion at her mother's words. Noticing that, Aelinor turned her head to the side and spoke.

”This is an order from the queen. Ensure that the princess do not leave the four walls of her room.”

”Yes your majesty.”

”Good.” She returned her gaze back to Avery and a mischievous smile broke out on her lips. ”Have a splendid time dear.”

Without looking back, she made her way to the door and lightly tapped on it. Immediately it pushed open and a guard bowed before her, then stepped aside for her to pass.

Click! Click!

Avery could hear the sound of her mother's shoes as she made her way down the passage way till they faded.

By the time she was sure her mother was gone, her lips curved upwards into a side mischievous smile. ”Oh, I will, mother.”

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~OUTLAWS VILLAGE~

At the end of another day, Jareth was still as cold as before and as much as Astrid was tired of it, there was not much she could do to change it.

She only wished whatever it was that made him so would come to an end soon as she was tired of the deafening silence.

The next day came swiftly and he still did not sleep in the house, only to return when it was daybreak and people were coming out of their houses.

As soon as he entered, she asked him where he was all night and his reply was still the same. He needed to clear his head.

Like a patient wife, Astrid swallowed it all and said nothing.

While Jareth went about assisting the men at work, Astrid did join the ladies and helped cook.

Since Jareth and herself hadn't gotten many things needed for cooking and to start up a life there in the village, Katrina and Sabrina were more than happy to share their things with her while Elena thought her some things she about medicine.

By the time she was done assisting the three friendly ladies, Cari would always show up and talk with her.

Together they would take a stroll in the village and just talk about things, getting to know each other and assist in getting the things needed for the building f another house.

All these while the guards watching Cari never stopped. Rather Clive agreed to give him some space. They wouldn't be at his back the whole day but would watch him from afar.

Even though she felt sad being apart from Jareth every time, she had the company of the enchanting merman.

At first, she barely said much when he came to talk to her, scared of angering Jareth even more but after the third day and Jareth was still the same, she began to open up more to him.