A/N: I'm thinking only one more chapter so I hope you've enjoyed this one.
A/N2: A shout out to James Birdsong. Glad you liked the chapters!
Chapter 28
The troop transport went off without a hitch and everyone was glad for that, especially the troops who had been travelling in the bubble. By the time, Glinda, Balfour, Fiyero, Elphaba, and the small contingent of Vinkun troops that went with them had returned to the Vinkun capital, the King and Queen had heard from Captain Khalil. No evidence of anyone conspiring against Glinda with former Councilman Lake had been found. The Quadlings had promised to find a replacement for the impersonator and have them to the Emerald City as quickly as possible. Glinda quickly sent a messenger Bird out to the Captain to inform him that they were on their way with the prisoner and to make ready for their arrival.
"How should we keep our prisoner from getting away? We came by bubble so we can't remove his spell here and then travel to the Emerald City. He'll not survive the trip," the blonde frowned at lunch that day.
"And if we leave the spell on then I have to travel to the Emerald City. Why don't we do this? Take him to the Emerald City, the way he is, and then once the verdict in his trial is handed down, I can travel to the City. That would let us bring Zara to show off to Khalil and Aytac," Elphaba suggested.
"Sounds like a good idea. Do your Majesties have a good set of arm and leg irons for us to borrow?" Balfour wondered.
"Only the finest. You can keep them as a token of our appreciation. The blacksmith is already making us more," Tahir smiled.
"Well glad that's settled. After lunch we should head back. The sooner we leave the better the chances of not flying in the dark," Glinda said.
"I'll have the prisoner prepped. Are you all packed?" Ayla asked before summoning the guard from out in the hall.
"We are, thank you," Balfour smiled.
"Good. I'll also have your bags brought to the front of the Palace. I'm glad that this ended as well as it has," Ayla said.
"We all are for sure but I imagine it's not over yet. There will still be those who will fight everything Glinda does and we need to be ready," Fiyero spoke up in between bites of sandwich.
"I intend to call all of the Tribal Leaders together in the next few days. Make sure that everyone is up to speed though I think the sighting of a dragon will probably give away a lot of what has to be said," Tahir smirked slightly. Everyone agreed with that statement. Lunch was soon over and the group made sure that Glinda, Balfour, and the spy were on their way. Elphaba went down to the nursery to check on Zara and spend some quality time with her daughter while Fiyero promised to help his father before joining them.
"Hello Princess. Come to check in on Zara?" Havva asked as she opened the nursery door. Elphaba had knocked softly on the large door in case the baby was sleeping.
"I was. Hoping to finally spend some time with my little one," the green woman smiled.
"Luckily, she's napping finally. She refused to nod off for some reason. At any rate, that will give us some time to talk. Can we adjourn to my quarters?" The midwife wanted to know. Havva's room was a smaller room inside the nursery, complete with a door. This way her charge was not far away in case she was needed.
"Of course. Is something wrong?" Elphaba started to grow concerned.
"I'm not entirely sure," Havva admitted. The two quickly and quietly went into the midwife's quarters. Once inside, they sat down at the small table that leaned up against the wall opposite the bed.
"When did you start to exhibit your powers?" Havva asked.
To Be Continued…