Chapter 19. Journey into the Past

Kaltain

Leiya POV

He quietly waited until I was done with my food before expecting a response from me. I sat down for another few seconds in silence, preparing my mind to embark on the horrific journey that I solely wished it could forget.

“My father and his men had just returned from the battlefield,”

I began, looking out into the woods outside my window.

“They barely won the battle, with almost half of their men killed or wounded.”

I began to vividly remember it like it was just the day before. My own father was wounded and the most tired I had ever seen him.

That night, one part of the kingdom was celebrating their victory while the other part mourned the loss of their fathers, husbands, sons and brot