Chapter 288 - 288

"I hope you will enjoy the dinner. It might be not as good as the one in the palace but I believe you will like it." Eras told them. After they had settled down they were invited to dinner. The mansion had a separate room for dining. The walls had a pretty tapestry, colored a light beige with golden small flowers. The table was long, white with golden candles lit on top. They had a faint vanilla smell that was very pleasant. Allias liked the smell as he sat down. They had left him the top seat at the head of the table while Theseus sat next to him. On the other side sat Eras, eating his steak with a satisfied expression. Allias looked at the piece of meat on his porcelain plate and smiled.

"Oh, don't worry. I think the food is great." Allias said. "Are the candles because of the smell?" he asked Eras and the lord dropped his fork. He looked at Allias for a second, the room turning incredibly quiet. He had asked it without thinking, he just wanted to make light conversation but as it seemed he had managed to find out something very important. "You know the smell from that basement, the one you said before." Allias told him and sipped some wine, it had a very dry flavor, he was not fond of it. 

"Oh, that. Yes. The weather has gotten warmer since you've returned and the smell seems to get more intense." He said and Allias nodded. That man had tried desperately to close off the door, he doubted that just the smell of mold would make such a big problem. After all he was rich, he would easily be able to fix it. 

Theseus realized easily that something was wrong too. He felt Allias nudge his leg and nodded discreetly. This was the part where he had to pay attention to everything for him. The lord seemed to look at Allias, trying to find a way and change the subject of the conversation. Theseus scanned the room. Mira was sitting right next to the lord while two soldiers still stood behind her. There were also some maids with trays on the sides of the room, waiting to attend them if they need anything. What would their expressions be if Allias asked more about the basement? He spared the king a glance and realized they were thinking about the same thing. His green eyes were shining as he kept asking the lord questions. 

"So, would you like us to take a look at it? Maybe we could send someone from the palace to help." He asked and Theseus looked at the soldiers. They tensed up, looking uncomfortable. One of the maids flinched, and all of them were looking at the floor. There was definitely something about that basement. 

"Oh, my no. I am thankful of your proposal your highness but I could never take you down there. That place is horrid I would be too embarrassed." He said with a fake smile. Allias wiped the corners of his mouth his lips curling upwards as he responded to him.

"That's such a shame. I was hoping I could help. I am quite full. Would you excuse me? The trip was tiring and I would like to rest." Allias said. He had gathered all the information he needed. There was nothing else he could get from him. By now it was pretty obvious he was lying. All they had to do was find some time to talk to Mira. 

"Please do not ask for my permission. Do whatever you wish. Thank you for gracing us with your presence." Eras said and stood up, the rest of the people on the table mimicking him. Allias all this time had kept smiling he was afraid that if he wore his serious face he would scare the lord or even worse make him suspicious. He got up, excusing them and left the room, soon hearing Theseus follow him. He looked around wanting to know if anyone was near. He stopped and finally managed to walk with his lover to his side. He hated having everyone else behind him. 

"So what do you think?" Allias asked him as they headed tot heir room. It was already pretty late. They had informed Ares to stick close to the lord and notify them when he would go to sleep. Possibly it wouldn't take that long. 

"First of all, he is creepy." He said and opened the door for Allias to enter. The general plopped on the bed taking his shoes off and sighed. He played with the silk sheets thinking, he hoped they wouldn't get into any further trouble. They had enough problems as it was, they needed to quietly resolve this. "Second of all, he is disgusting. That smile is just ew." 

"I mean about the whole thing with the basement." Allias said as he rolled his eyes and laid next to him. They talked about it for a while, making silly assumptions and theories while laughing. They didn't feel that threatened the truth was. All they did was talk about silly things. 

"What if he is an alien and he has his smelly troupes in his basement." Theseus said excited. 

"Or what if he has stolen everyone's stinky socks and keeps them there?" Allias said and Theseus started laughing. "This feels like those little adventures we had when we were younger." The king said with a dreamy look. Theseus nodded. His violet eyes were so beautiful when he looked at him. All of his love could be seen in them, making him so attractive. 

"I know. We would roam the whole kingdom. It was fun." He agreed when in front them appeared a small burning note.  It landed on Allias' lap and the king unraveled it reading its insides. "What does it say?" Theseus asked. 

"They have gone to sleep for a while now. Teleport. Quick, quick." Allias said and smacked Theseus' arm. 

"Alright, alright!" He said and instantly disappeared. It only took a few seconds for him to return with the young girl in his embrace. Allias frowned at the sight, a small ting of jealousy in his mind but his it. He stood up and approached them, realizing that the young elf was quite scared. He smiled at her, leading her to the bed where she could sit. 

"We don't have much time. But please don't be scared. Do you want to tell me what happened? About the basement and what you said?" he asked her. His voice was soft and jealous. Mira was looking at her with big deer like eyes, as she breathed heavily. The girl couldn't sleep even in her own house. Allias felt so bad for her. He wore his most charming smile, the kindness in his eyes was almost like a magic spell. He caressed her flushed cheek and she slowly calmed down. "You can trust me." He said. The girl took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Uttering a sentence that surprised them both. 

"He has dead bodies in the basement."

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