Chapter 52

Narrator's POV

The day was going slowly as usual. The warriors trained, some patrolled around the gate while Lily's parents worried endlessly about their daughter, even though they tried to distract themselves with idle tasks.

Out of the blue, some loud chattering was heard from the gate.

Rebekah and Henry looked at each other in thought, both of them silently hoping it wasn't what or who they thought it was.

A guard came in, "Sir! Jaxon is back!"

That sentence alone made Henry jolt up from his seat. Jaxon? The same Jaxon everyone thought had died or had ran away?

"Bring him in now!"

Jaxon stumbled into the room by the support of the guards, his clothes torn and his face bruised. Henry stood looking shocked and Rebekah rushed to him.

"Jaxon! Good lord, I thought you were dead! Where in the world have you been? What happened to you?" Lily's father demanded, his voice carrying both anger and worry.

Jaxon took a deep breath, "I was