"The queen of Ixoviya has come up with a game of death to torture her daughter-in-law and get rid of her. The prize of the competition is her son, Daryn. He is the prince of Ixoviya. Once Dolgra wins, which I am sure she will, she would marry Daryn and that would divert her attention. That would also be one less heir to Zor'gan. And if she dies, nothing better than that," said Etaya coldly and shrugged.
Maple licked her dry lips. Her mother was the queen of schemes. Her mind worked overtime only to cater to her ambitions. "What should we do now?" she said, feeling miserable for having failed the mission. Anastasia married Ileus—it was something so shocking that she didn't know how to undo it. On top of all the tension, she was suffering from immense pain.
"First, we are going to get your wings unshackled by the Elders. Once that is done, you have to go back to find her and get her back to Vilinski," said Etaya.
