All gathered, including sodom, whom he had planned to go and see later. With Blair close to him, he looked around, seeing so much tension in the air, he grabbed Tangy and rubbed her shoulder, the same thing was done to Astra, but he never let go of Blair, he held her tight.
She was obviously scared, looking at all the Stony images in the palace.
Jayden didn't even know where to start from, he was also shocked, his father looked like he had been stoned in the heart, while his mother, who happened to have joined them in the meeting, looked okay, she didn't seem to care that the Queen have been turned to stone, it almost felt like she would love her to remain a stone.
He cleared his throat, and still he couldn't find the right words to start his speech, when he finally did, he looked so sad.
"I think today is the worse day of My life. To see this sort of thing is heart breaking, I am heart broken, the king is heart broken that his beloved, have been turned to stone, but we are not going to give up, we are going to fight, and fight, till there is nothing more to do. We are going to destroy all that wants to destroy us, no matter who they are to us.
Today, with my claws and paws, I have given my uncle a mark, which will never heal, and you are all mandated to kill him, wherever you see him, and if I find him first, I will do the same". The people applauded, as if it was that easy, to get rid of him.
"But he has a dark magic, to turn us to stone! One of them exclaimed. He turned my little girl to stone, she is just fice years old".
"Awww! The crowd cried with him.
"I am sorry, but take it that, this is temporal. With the help of Sodom, I am willing to travel far and wide, to find the antidote to this plague, so that it can be reversed, and every one that have been turned to stone, can come back". Sodom was the only one that applauded now. That was exactly what he had in mind to say. He knows about the magic, and he knows just where to find the antidote, but it is not a place that one can transport magically to, it is a place one would have to travel for thirty day and night to, as there are sacrifice, that each step takes.
" You have spoken well my alpha, you are indeed a true leader, and you have all the traut of a great leader".
For the time being, I will like us all to take note that the magic cannot work on you, if you have the black oil, or if you are in the water, but we can not always be close to the water, but we can always have the black oil on our body. If you have the oil on your body, you can never, be turned to stone". That was a big relief for the people, and they just could not wait, to leave the place, and go in search of the black oil, but then, they are in the palace, and the palace has a lot of of everything one could ever need. Jayden rang the bell, for the maidens to bring some black oil for the pack. A bottle was given to each family, and they started applying it on their body right there.
"Please be safe you all". He concluded camly, and they dispersed. Blair held him tight by the hand, he knew she needed them to talk,
but he wanted to speak with Sodom.
I know you want to talk to me, but right now, I have to be with Sodom, we need to try and fix this problem. Just help me look after my father okay? That sounded like a goodbye, and before she could say a word, he was already out of sight. She really needs to get used to seeing him like that.
Blair turned back and saw Arthur standing close to the Stony Queen, while another man was gathering the stone that was shattered, during the fight with Barthur. She should try and comfort him, even though she doesn't know how. He is the king, and not every one relates with him, for he looks too serious all the time.
She walked slowly to him, with her hands folded Infront of her, like a slave.
She found a space close to him, and so she sat down, without asking. Arthur didn't seem to notice him, he was just looking at her.
"She is a great person, and I was going to learn a lot from her, she promised to teach me a thing or two". She started, but he only looked down, avoiding looking up. Blair suspects that he must be hiding his tears, which was normal for his status. He has never shown any form of weakness before, but for the first time, he has shown that Marinara, is his weakness. since he didn't react to what she said, she knew she would have to say more than that, to get him to even look at her.
Jayden will bring her back to you". That was when he looked up at her, and nodded.
"I am sorry Blair, but I have to go". He got up and left. He didn't go outside, instead he went into his room. She didn't need anyone to tell her that he had started crying. With everything happening, that was more like the only thing that would be done.
Arthur went inti his room, to cry. He is a king, and he cannot show weakness Infront of his guards and servants, but the walls of his room, already know just how weak he is. The walls have ears, that they used in hearing his tears, and bitterness. The walls have eyes, to see him, just that it never mocks him, but now that he was crying, he feels the world has abandoned him, and that the walls that used to be his best friend, have started mocking him.
What was more heart breaking for him, was not just the fact that she was turned to stone, but she had been very angry with him before then. He just allowed Mogana to stay, when she should be on her way back to the Submarine. Marinara didn't want that, but he didn't even look at her face, he just walked out on her, and now, she is stone". He was so bittered,