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CHAPTER SEVEN

THE QUEEN looked at me strangely, "Greek?"

I nodded, "Yes, Greek. It's not a common language in this part of the continent but it's used by some." I just hope it's not who I think it is.

"Well, what does the letter say?" she asked.

"Do you have a piece of paper and something I can write with?" I asked looking around her desk.

"Oh! Yes, I do!" The Queen reached into the drawers of the desk searching franticly for my requested items, "Here you are."

She handed me a notebook with brown leather and a pencil. I took the chair which was nearest to me and pulled it up to the desk. I sat down on the chair and opened the notebook to a random page, and then I started to translate. I wrote down every letter, every single word in English.

Queen Aria watched over my shoulder as I translated. Once I was done, I set the pencil down and read the translation.

"Inhale. Exhale. It all means well. To find your King, you must dwell. The journey of learning, what it means to fully trust, you must stand in to the glass temple of lust. He is still breathing. His story is not over. To find him, you must search the city of the clover."

"It's a poem?" The queen asked.

"No, it's a clue. His takers are making us go on a scavenger hunt for the king." I explained.

"Who could this be? What do they want?" The Queen infuriated questioned.

I racked my brain on who this could be. The kidnappers are sending us on a goose chase for him, but why. They use letters to communicate with us and speak Greek. Only so many people would go through this kind of trouble and effort for some dumb reward.

"Okay, there are only four groups I can think of that would do this." I began, "Xemteki, Gladpon, Glahmeel and Thrinfexe. Each group is from a different Kingdom."

"Are they cults?" Aria asked.

I shook my head, "More like rebel organizations."

"Oh. Where do they originate from?"

"Xemteki is an organization that has existed for hundreds of years. They came from the kingdom of Lorechester, ruled by King Theo and Queen Kaycee. Xemteki is a big group, but they could care less about causing trouble unless they needed something. If your kingdom or King Kole has something that they want, they would hesitate to take him."

"Okay, what about Gladpon?"

"Gladpon is newer. It's only been around for a decade, but they are dangerous. They are from the kingdom of Haerford ruled by King Fynley and Queen Elena. Once the group began growing, they were banished by the King, but that doesn't mean they don't have moles placed with the kingdom. They are sloppy and aren't very organized. I doubt it was them that took King Kole, but they could always surprise us."

"That's interesting." Aria hummed.

"Glahmeel is a bit older than Gladpon, but only but a hundred-year roughly. They are from Withall, ruled by King Affan and Queen Aizah. They are made up of the criminals that the King and Queen banned for life. They focus on strategizing, and because they are made of criminals they are very bloodthirsty."

"Oh great," Aria huffed, "What about the last one? What was it?"

"Thrinfexe." I sighed heavily, running my hand over my face.

"Why do you sound so worried?" Aria asked.

"Thrinfexe is the most dangerous group out of them all. They are the smartest, strongest, and biggest group out of the other three. They tear down everything in their way and don't care whose lives they have to take to make their wants happen. Thrinfexe is from the kingdom of Laventhorpe."