Roy's POV:
Although I wasn't expecting to see Anthony and Jennifer so soon, I was relieved to see them
nonetheless.
The royal palace had been in complete disarray since the attack on Elizabeth.I hoped that their
presence would help to bring some peace and order to the palace.I guessed that they were here to
catch the wizard who attacked Elizabeth.I could tell that they were worried about Elizabeth, so I quickly
addressed their concerns.
"Mrs.Jones is doing all right.Her condition is stable now.The wizard hit Mrs.Jones with
magic.Fortunately, Morgan and I managed to treat her with healing magic.Mrs.Jones has woken up
several times since she was attacked.But she is still too weak, so she's asleep again.She will be better
after a while."
"Oh, thank you so much, Roy and Morgan." Jennifer patted her chest in relief.
"As long as Mrs.Jones is okay, everything will be fine." Anthony nodded in agreement.
Then he walked to the bed and held Elizabeth's hand.
"Mom, I'm here to see you.I'm sorry that I wasn't here to protect you."
"Don't blame yourself, Anthony.It's all my fault.I shouldn't have left the royal palace."
Jennifer walked up to Anthony and patted his hand with a sad look on her face.
"Don't be silly! It's not your fault!"
Anthony shook his head and looked at her gently.
I was moved by the loving bond they shared.
In fact, it was my respect for their love that made me want to help them all the time.
Amelia quickly strode forward and bowed to Anthony.
"Mr.Jones, please don't worry.When you and Jennifer saved me from Larry's log cabin, we brought
back a lot of magic books with us.Well, those books contain powerful healing spells which can be of
use to us now.Anthony's eyes lit up and Jennifer looked at Amelia in pleasant surprise too.
"That's great news.Thank you, Amelia!"
"Jennifer, there is no need to thank me.In fact, it is I who should thank you for saving me and helping
me find Morgan."
Amelia smiled and her cheeks blushed red.
"The least I can do is help you in any way that I can in return of the kindness that you have shown us."
Morgan chimed in, "That's right.Jennifer, we are indebted to you for your kindness and generosity.I will
stay and help until Mrs.Jones recovers."
Everyone come forward to offer their help to Anthony and Jennifer.
It was because of Anthony's and Jennifer's charisma and selflessness that people from different places
were willing to help them.
"I will also try my best to take care of Mrs.Jones.Please rest assured, there is nothing to be worried
about."
I gave my word to Anthony.
"If you want, I can call my friends here to help.With so many people coming forward to assist, I'm sure
that Mrs.Jones is going to get better in no time."
"Thank you, Roy, Morgan, and Amelia.We will never forget this gesture of kindness from you.If there is
anything you need in the future, do not hesitate to ask."
Anthony expressed his sincerest gratitude to us.
Suddenly, I heard a soft groan coming from the bed.I turned my head around almost immediately to
find that Elizabeth had woken up.
"Mom!" Anthony was the first to react.
He held Elizabeth's hand tightly.
"You're finally awake.How do you feel?"
"Mrs.Jones!"
Jennifer also looked at Elizabeth with wide eyes of surprise.
"You're finally awake.Thank God!"
Morgan, Amelia, and I quickly ran some tests to check if Elizabeth's vital signs were normal.
I peered into her eyes and used a magic spell to vigilantly scan her body for abnormalities.
Then, I happily said, "Good news! Mrs.Jones is out of harm's way."
Elizabeth's POV:
I opened my eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling until I heard Anthony's voice.
"Anthony!" I tried to reach out to him, but I didn't have the strength to lift my arm.
"Anthony, I feel like I was in a terrible nightmare.In my dream, I was drowning in the sea and despite
my efforts to hold onto something, I kept sinking down to the bottom until I couldn't see anything.It was
horrible!"
"Mrs.Jones, it's all over now."
A soft voice rang in my ears.
It was not until then that I found that Jennifer was also here.
Standing next to Anthony, she looked at me with concern.
"Don't think about it anymore, Mrs.Jones.You're safe with us now."
"Jennifer, what are you doing here? Didn't you just become the Alpha? Should you be with your pack
rightnow?"
I took Jennifer's hand and looked at her remorsefully.
"It would have been enough for only Anthony to come and see me."
Jennifer hugged me and said, "No way! How could I not come to see you, Mrs.Jones? You don't know
how worried I was when I heard that you were attacked."
I was pleased to see that Jennifer cared about me just as much as Anthony did.I was filled with so
much happiness that I almost cried.As I pulled her close into an embrace, the memories of what
happened to me flashed before my eyes and I felt a pang of fear in the pit of my stomach.
"Oh, Jennifer, I thought I would never see you and Anthony again."
Anthony came to me and sat on the edge of the bed with furrowed eyebrows.
"Mom, can you tell us anything about the attacker? What did he look like? Do you remember what
happened?"
I sat up and leaned my back against the headboard.
I took a deep breath and drifted into deep contemplation.
"It happened in the early hours of the morning.The palace was quiet all night and I was lying in bed
awake the whole time because I couldn't get any sleep.Suddenly, I heard a noise come from behind
and as soon as I turned around, all I saw was a white flash of light before something hit me.I
immediately felt my heart tighten in pain.I screamed as loud as I could and the attacker escaped from
the window just before the guards broke in.I tried to follow them when they chased after the attacker,
but my vision started to blur and I felt very dizzy.The next moment I fell unconscious on the floor."
I looked at Anthony and Jennifer as I recalled the dreadful scene in my head.I felt so angry, that my
voice rose without conscious thought.
"Who on earth would do such a thing?"Why did they have to attack me, an old woman who is going to
die?"
"Mrs.Jones, please don't be angry.It won't do you any good right now to get so worked up."
Roy tried to comfort me.
"Who could it be?"
Amelia looked at me pensively.
"The attacker would have to be someone heartless."
"Mom, you said you saw a flash of light before the attacker hit you.Did you notice the attacker's
appearance?"
Anthony held my hand to comfort me.
I tried to recall; a frown appeared on my face.
"Let me think...I didn't see the attacker's face, but he was wearing a black cloak."
As soon the words left my mouth, Amelia's eyes widened in shock.
"Oh my God! It could be Larry! He loves wearing a black cloak all the time!"
When Anthony and Jennifer heard that, their faces contorted in bafflement.Larry? The grand wizard
whose power was unmatched?
"It has to be him! Who else could it be?"
Amelia grabbed Morgan's arm tightly.
"Mrs.Jones, I've never said this to anyone before, but a few days after Morgan and I reunited, I thought
I saw Larry every time we would go for a walk in the garden of the royal palace.At the time, I thought I
was just imagining things.Now that I think of it, he must have sneaked into the palace by then."
"Larry must have been familiarizing himself with the royal palace since then, so he could plan a perfect
escape route after the attack," Jennifer said.
"To tell you the truth, when we first heard that someone had attacked you, we suspected that the
assailant must have been Larry because he is the only wizard who has a grudge against us."
"Yes, and only a powerful wizard like Larry would be able to escape from such a heavily guarded
palace.As we can see, he is an extremely powerful individual," Anthony echoed.
My brain reeled in horror as our suspicions turned out to be true.It was Larry.
"What should we do? Oh my God! He must have come to take me back, but Mrs.Jones ended up
becoming the victim."
Amelia's face suddenly turned pale and her whole body trembled in fear "No! I don't want to be
imprisoned by him again, Morgan!"
"Don't worry, honey.I'm with you now.I'll protect you!"
Morgan comforted Amelia.
"Don't worry.We will protect you.Since he was foolish enough to attack me, we will not spare him!" I
said to Amelia seriously.
However, this would be easier said than done because Larry wasn't an ordinary wizard.I had a feeling
that he was likely to show up again because I wasn't his ultimate target.
Perhaps, it was a fierce battle that lay before us.
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