CHAPTER EIGHT

King Wendell kept pacing in his office worried about his son's 'new' adventure. Virginia entered the office and noticed how concerned was Wendell at that moment.

"Wendell? What's wrong?" she asked.

Wendell stopped and looked at her, "I have a bad feeling about their trip Virginia."

"You shouldn't be worried that much. Both of them are grown up."

"It's not that Virginia. I have a strange feeling that something would go wrong. I don't know what."

Virginia looked at him with concerned eyes. Wendell walked to the window and stared out. "Grandmother always told me to think about positive things. But at this moment, I can't." he turned to her. "I think we should go after them."

"Are you nuts?"

Wendell gave Virginia a strange look. "As a matter of fact, I'm a human." He said. Virginia started to laugh.

"Oh Wendell, I didn't mean nuts that we eat." She continued laughing. "I meant you're crazy."

"Your Kingdom has odd words for sure. But that's not the point. I really think that we should go and find them."

"Wendell, they are somewhere in the fourth kingdom. Who knows, maybe they are in another kingdom by now."

"I guess you're right. But with Wolf's nose, we can find them." Wendell replied, and at that moment Wolf entered the room.

"So hee you are my creamy puff!" he gave Virginia a kiss.

"Wolf, Wendell wants us to go after Amanda and David." Virginia said.

"Huff-puff! How're we supposed to find them?" Wolf asked, obviously surprized by the thought.

"With your nose." Wendell said. "I think that you are able to find them."

"I don't think so Wendie." Wolf replied.

"First, I'm not on a mood for a trip right now. Second, they didn't go on foot. I would've found them that way. As for the horses scent, I don't know the scent of the horses they took. So, I can't find them in anyway."

Wendell lowered his head, and then turned to face the winow again. Wolf walked and stood next to him. He turned to Virginia and nodded to her to leave them alone. Virginia understood, and she went out.

"Wendell."

"Yes Wolf?"

"What is bothering you? Tell me the truth."

"I don't know Wolf. I just have this feeling."

"No feeling can be true other than love."

"Even hunger?" Wendell lifted a brow and looked at Wolf.

"That's another subject. Hunger has it's own special place."

"Oh, yes." Wendell said and nodded.

"So? Are you going to tell me?" Wolf asked.

Wendell sat on his office desk, "Wolf. There's something that I haven't told anyone before."

"What is it? You can trust me Wendell." He put his hand on Wendell's shoulder.

"I can't tell you now. I'm sorry Wolf, but I feel that it's not the time to open old wounds."

Wolf looked at Wendell confused. "Alright, if that's what you want. But remember, if you need to talk about it, let me know. And your secret will be safe with me."

"Thank you." Wendell said with a smile.

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Tara kept sitting under the tree and David was sitting next to her. He tilted his head back and rested it on the tree.

"Is there anyway I can help?" he asked, finally breaking the silence between them.

"Take me to the trolls." Tara said dryly.

"I will, but not now. We can't go there like this. Alone, without guards or even weapons."

Tara didn't reply. She kept staring to the ground.

"Aren't you hungry yet?" David asked again, trying to change the subject.

"Looks like you're the hungry one. You can go and have breakfast. I'm not hungry. I told you."

"I will wait here with you." He said.

"OK, get up. Let's go back." She said and stood. David also got up and they went back to their camp.

"There you are!" Amanda said as she took a bite of her share of meat. "What took you so long? Playing hide 'n seek?"

"No Amanda. We weren't playing anything." David's voice was serious. He called Amanda by her name only when he was angry by her. This time, he was. So, Amanda didn't reply to him and continued her breakfast.

"Tara, come and have something to eat." Crystal said.

"No thanks. I don't want anything." She replied.

David sat next to Amanda and took a piece of meat and started to eat.

"Tara, is something wrong?" Crystal asked, almost whispering.

"No." she sat next to Crystal. "Where are we going next?"

"I don't know." Crystal replied.

"Why don't you come with us?" David asked.

"What?" Amanda didn't expect this.

"Where to?" Crystal asked.

"We were going to Kissingtown. You can come with us, you are going to see the king anyway. So, it would be better if you came." David said. Amanda stared at him with an opened mouth.

Tara and crystal looked at eachother. "What do you think?" Crystal asked.

"I don't know. But if I have to meet the king to discuss the troll stuff, I guess it's OK." Tara replied.

"We're coming!" Crystal said.

"Just what we need." Amanda murmured under her nose.