A/N: Erm…Hi. Sorry for this reaaaaaaaaally late update!!! I couldn't think of a way to continue the story…So sorry. Hope this chappie will make up for it. R&R, please?

It has been three days now and yet they couldn't find Elemunt. It was getting quite frustrating for Gwendel and Konrad. They have searched high and low and yet, they came back empty-handed. Suddenly, Wolfram burst through the doors. His face was flushed, still sick from before.

"Wolfram! What are you doing here? You should be resting!" Konrad said, looking at his brother protectively.

"I'm fine, brother."

"Wolfram, I told you not to move," came Yuuri's voice from behind.

"What is it that you want, Wolfram?" Gwendel asked impatiently.

"Brother, I heard that you were looking for Elemunt. Have you found him?" Wolfram was being supported by Yuuri now.

"No."

"Brother, I hope you won't do anything to harm him."

"I won't," it was a lie, everyone but Wolfram knew.

"Now, just go back and rest, Wolfram. And please, eat something," Konrad said quickly.

"I tried asking him to eat but he won't budge. Even Greta tried to, and still he won't eat!" whined Yuuri.

"I have no appetite, you wimp!"

"Quit calling me a wimp!"

And with that, both of them walked back to their room, while arguing with each other. Konrad smiled. At least Wolfram's mood seems to be a bit cheery. He looked back at Gwendel with a serious look. Gwendel was looking at a map, his face pinched with frustration.

"Gwendel, what you said about not hurting Elemunt…It was just a lie, was it not?"

"If I were to tell Wolfram the truth, he wouldn't have left this office. And that could only make it worse for his health."

"But I suggest you keep true to your words. We don't need anything else to go wrong," and with that, Konrad turned to leave.

Gwendel didn't even reply. His eyes still plastered on the map in front of him. He knew what Konrad was saying. Even if he was to punish Elemunt for causing his little brother such misery, the hatred Elemunt feels will only increase. He didn't want to make matters worst for his brother.

Back in the Maou's room, Yuuri was nursing Wolfram. He was so worried about his fiancé. Well, since they still haven't announced they were back together, it would make Wolfram his ex-fiancé. But the way he sees it, the whole castle should have guessed it by now. Wolfram stirred in his sleep and slowly, his eyes opened.

"Yuuri?"

"Yes, Wolfram. I'm here," Yuuri gave a soft smile.

"I'm hungry…," Wolfram said as he sat up.

"Really?" Yuuri beamed. Finally, the blond wanted to eat. "What do you want to eat? I'll go and take it."

"No, I want you to stay here. Just order one of the guards to take a few Maou buns and a fruity drink."

"Okay. Wait here for a while."

Yuuri headed towards the door and opened it. He stood there, seemingly to be talking to the guards. Since the incident three days ago, Gwendel had ordered his men to guard the Maou's bedroom. Soon, Yuuri closed back the door and sat beside Wolfram. He took Wolfram's hand into his own.

"You seem a lot better."

"Em. Guess all I needed was a little more sleep."

"Wolfram, you had me worried," Yuuri said while placing a soft kiss on Wolfram's hand.

"I'm sorry…," Wolfram apologized, head bowed.

"No, don't apologize. I'm just glad it's nothing serious."

"What's been happening for the past three days?"

"Nothing really. Gunter and Gwendel let me off of all my work since I said I wanted to be by your side."

Wolfram blushed. Yuuri was really serious about him this time around. He even offered to stay by Wolfram throughout the past three days. Wolfram smiled to himself, thinking how sweet Yuuri was. To think a wimp like him could be the romantic type. He gave a small chuckle.

"What's so funny?" Yuuri asked, his heart a little lighter, seeing Wolfram finally smiled.

"Nothing…," Wolfram lied playfully.

"Come on! Tell me!" Yuuri was practically whining now.

"Not gonna happen, wimp."

"Again with the 'wimp'!"

"I say it 'cause it's true."

"I am not a wimp!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the Maou's bedroom door. Yuuri pulled his hand away from Wolfram and headed towards the door. He opened the door and grabbed a tray from someone. Probably one of the guards, Wolfram thought. Yuuri closed the door with his legs, since his hands were full holding the tray. He brought it towards Wolfram and placed it on the table beside Wolfram's bed.

"Here."

"Why is there so much food? And why are there two glasses?"

"Hey! I'm hungry too!"

"Oh."

"Let's dig in."

"Em."

Back at Gwendel's office, one of his men came rushing in. He stopped and greeted Gwendel, trying to restore his composure. Gwendel nodded and asked the soldier to carry on. The soldier paused for a while, wanting to catch his breath.

"Sir…we found…we found some clues…of where Elemunt might be," he finally said.

"What kind of clues?"

"We found this bag with a knife in it in the forest near a town," the soldier gave Gwendel a brown sack bag.

Gwendel inspected the bag and took out the knife. He looked at it closely. There was a blood stain on the blade. It was hard to make out whose blood it is. He would have to ask Annissina to have a check on the knife. He placed it on the table and faced the soldier once more.

"Anything else?"

"Yes, sir. There were footprints around that area but it seems to have faded a little."

"You and the other men keep searching for clues. Anything else, straight away report to me. Is that clear?"

"Yes, sir!" the soldier salute Gwendel and left quickly.

Gwendel stared at the knife for a while. He then gave a sigh, took the knife and walked out of his office. The sooner the knife gets checked, the sooner he'll get the result. On his way out, he bumped into Konrad. They stared each other for a while before Konrad decided to break the tensed moment.

"What's with that knife, Gwendel?"

"One of the soldiers found it in the forest near a town, saying it may belong to Elemunt. I'm going to ask Annissina to check it for me."

"Check for what?"

"There's some dried blood on its blade."

"Can I have a look?"

Gwendel handed the knife to Konrad. Just like his brother, he inspected it closely. He saw the blood stain and frowned. Was it Yuuri's blood or Wolfram's? Or is it just another person's knife? He handed the knife back to Gwendel. He excused himself and Gwendel headed towards Annissina's office.

TBC

A/N: Again, sorry for the slow update!!! R&R please?