PARADISE-REGAINED.
Zara was inside having some discussion with Favour while they were dining together.
"Favour are you aware that your mother was the one after David?" Zara asked as Favour paused and stares at her and just little sister coughs.
"Easy, Anna, do you want some water?" She asked as she took the glass of water close to her on the table and fed her.
And after Anna must have drank to her satisfaction Favour kept the cup back on the table and took some tissue which she used and clean Anna's mouth.
While Zara was kindly waiting for her speech but endured till she's done attending to her little sister and so Zara raised her eyebrows.
"Actually I don't know what you are talking about, if truly my mother was after him then I have no idea about it" Favour said as she swallows her saliva.
"Me and David were on our way to Dark-Star and we were attacked by the armies of X, I tried to stop them but I was wounded" Favour said as Zara keeps down her spoon listening to her.
"That's how we got separated and I couldn't even make it back home, it was a sister that saved me" Favour saud while Zara kept looking at her.
"So, after you were saved and separated from David how did you make it back to him?" Zara asked as she take a bite of her chicken.
"As soon as me and my mum heard that he has been kidnapped by Lord-Hat, my mum was so close to Lord-Hat..." Favour was still saying while Zara interrupted.
"Do you mean... Lord-Hat also have a hand in David's disappearance?" Zara asked and Favour nodded.
"Yeah, when we heard that David was with him, me and my mother went there on our own, we were able to save David" Favour said as she looks directly into Zara's eyes.
Besides she was saying all this being over confident without knowing that Zara knows the truth already.
"You are lying to me, Favour, aren't you? if no...?" Zara said as her gaze was fixed on Favour then Favour slowly keeps down her spoon and took a deep breathe as she clears her throat.
"Maybe my mother was truly involved in David's disappearance because I saw how scared she was and she helped save David in other to give us, her daughters peace"
"She doesn't want you to come after me my little sister, Anna" Favour added as she rubs her little sister's head who stares at Zara with her cute face and Zara blinked at her as she gives out a little smile making Favour smile with her as well.
"So where is your mother?" Zara asked as Favour looks at her as tears began to flow out of her eyes and Anna began to stare at her.
"She's dead, she couldn't make it out of Lord-Hat's fort" Favour said as Zara looks down in pity but however it was somehow better that she died that way.
Because no matter what, Zara could have killed her by herself so Zara kindly poured some drinks into her cup and drank and just in one of her guards stepped into the dining.
"Mistress, Scar wishes to speak with you" The guard said and Zara nodded her head.
"I was even trying to call for his presence, he has somewhere to go for me, so go let him in" Zara ordered and the guard left the dinning and within a second Scar stepped in.
"Mistress..." Scar was still saying but Zara interrupted him and Favour was almost frightened when she noticed that it was him but she just managed to hold herself.
"Sorry Scar that I didn't invite you for food and I am equally sorry that you can't join us now because you need to go somewhere for me" Zara said as she drank off her cup of wine and Scar nodded at her.
While Favour was stylishly hiding her face as Scar is yet to notice that she's presently here.
"As you wish Mistress" Scar responded as he bows his head a little.
"I want you to go to Lord-Hat's Sanctuary, kill everyone in there and do not spare any of them not even Lord-Hat" Zara ordered as Favour interrupted immediately.
"Lord-Hat is dead, my mother killed him" Favour said and that was the moment Scar noticed her presence as they stares at each other.
Zara noticed the way they were looking at each other and she knew that something is wrong.
"Is everything okay?" Zara asked following the way Scar was looking at Favour and Scar turned and gazes at her with a fake smile on his face.
"Of course, everything is fine, Mistress" Scar responded as Zara gazes at Favour once more and nodded her head.
"Okay, if you say so, have a seat and dine with us" Zara said and Scar joined them in the dinning table, he served himself.
"Mistress, I was wondering if you are aware that David is back?" Scar asked as Zara shrugged her shoulders.
"Of course I know that he's back but trust me when he came back he was behaving strange! I don't know what to call it but he doesn't want to see me at his side, enemies at work" Zara said as Scar paused from taking food and gazed at her.
"Umm... and why was he?" Scar asked.
"I don't know but I think Favour was right so I have to see him now" Zara said and left the dinning while Scar gazes at Favour.
"I know you are wondering how I get into this place but trust me I was the one that brought David home, I saved him" Favour said to Scar.
"Does it matter? does it cleanse what you did? how does that stop you from being a betrayer?" Scar asked as Favour interrupted.
"Because it cost me a life, an important life! my mother!" Favour responded as Scar gazed at her for while and still continue eating his food.
Then Favour looked at her side and noticed that Anna was no longer eating.
"Darling what's wrong? are you full?" Favour asked and Anna nodded.
"Oh, come here darling" She said as she lifted Anna and sat her on her lap and allowed her relax her head on her chest.
While Scar was busy gazing at Anna "So... is that your biological sister?" Scar asked.
"Yes...?" Favour responded with a confused look on her face wondering why Scar is asking such question.
"Hmm, I was wondering if the both of you are the only daughters of your mother I mean the only children of Amelia?"
"Does Amelia have additional children?" Scar asked while Favour waves her head with a suspected look on her face.
"No, me and my sister are the only child of my mother" Favour responded while Scar gazed at Anna once again and nodded his head as he smiles.
"Are you sure about that?" Scar asked as Favour reacted unhappily.
"What do you mean by am I sure about that? and why all this question?" Favour asked as Scar shrugged his shoulder.
"Nothing, even if you has to know why I'm asking the question then you will find that but not me telling you" Scar responded while he continues eating his food.
• •
Meanwhile Stella was in her clinic taking care of her patients while Olivia her best friend was there with her.
Olivia is always there as if she's learning to be a doctor but no, she's just here always assisting her friend, besides, the clinic is still inside Zara's fort.
So it's not far to visit and it's only patients approved by Zara that can be treated in there because she's the owner.
And she built the place and employed a doctor so that all her armies can be treated incase they get wounded or even she.
David is already okay as Stella was attending to others, David needs just a few more minutes to be freed.
Just in Zara stepped in and immediately she was stepping in her eyes met with David as they looks at each other continuously.
"Mistress, is here" Olivia alerted Stella who was busy with some other stuff but immediately she heard that she dumped everything she's doing and approached.
"You are welcome, Mistress, David is okay and the other girl..." Stella was still saying but Zara ignored her as she rushed David as they hugs each other with tears dropping down from David's eyes.
"Am sorry about the way I spoke to you, mother" David said as Zara smiled at him and kissed him on his forehead as she placed her hand on his cheeks and smiles continuously.
"She always seems to be this happy only when David is around" Olivia whispered to Stella who looked at her and nodded.
"You are right, it seems that David is her only source of happiness and that is how children should be to all mothers, all caring mothers" Stella said and then they focused on Zara again.
"Mother, I'm sorry to have disobeyed you, I promise never to do that again" David said and Zara nodded at him and wipes his tears.
"It's fine David, I'm sorry for not finding you in time, look what they have done to you my prince" Zara said with tears as she examines him.
Some part of his body were sealed with bandage.
"I know you must have been bothered about me and I know that you must have gone to where you are not supposed to go just to look for me, I love you mother" David said as Zara hugs him once again.
"I love you too" Zara responded as she looks at Stella. "How long will it take for him to heal?" Zara asked.
"He is okay now, just needs some few more hours to be okay and then I'll be coming to treat him personally" Stella said and Zara nodded and just in they heard a cough besides them and it was Jade.
She was already sitting up in her bed crying but she's yet to notice David, though, they are yet to capture each others face and that's because each bed was blocked with a kind of tent that is not allowing them see each other in full.
Her cough dragged Zara's attention to her while she was silently crying and Zara looks at Stella.
"Is she okay now?" Zara asked and Stella nods then Zara stretched her hand to Jade.
"Come with me, everything will be fine okay?" Zara said as Jade waves her head.
"I was wondering who told you guys that I want to be alive!? why can't just you let me die!!! who do I have to live for!!! they have taken away everything from me!" Jade cried bitterly and that grabbed David's attention because he fully recognized that voice.
Then he pushed the tent that is blocking his view and to his surprised he discovered that it was Jade as he smiled.
"Jade..?? what are you doing here?" he asked out of surprise.