After hesitating for a moment, Ethan followed Queen Melinda inside her bedroom and started getting curious about the matter that she was going to discuss with. So far he was aware of the fact that his mother wouldn't be awake till midnight until any tribal matter was bothering her sleeping. Thus he already assumed that she needed to share anything serious.
After closing the door, he saw her standing at the corridor quietly and held the railings as her eyes blankly laid over the darkness outside. Wondering why she called her, Ethan parted his lips apart coming behind her back slowly,
" Mother, why did you call me? Is something happened? Or are you feeling uneasy?"
Queen Melinda didn't answer any of his question instead spoke emotionally,
" Seven years, I have endured my pains alone. Seven years, I never told you to look for Serena nor did I stop you from hating me, Ethan. Because if I do, I will become weak. "
