Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 131 So much sickness

Just a few hours left before Doris became a maid again, wasn’t it? It all became a giant blur as they mounted their horses again and took off into the growing winds. An unsettling feeling shifted in her stomach, more than it had before. Perhaps it was due to the fact that they were closer than before, another half day or so and they’d be there. 4

The ride was silent and not as urgent, as if all of the energy had dissolved long ago and they were left with the anticipation. They rode the horses in a normal gallop through the snow rather than push them as they had been before. The fog had grown so much, she almost couldn’t see some of the guards that had ridden ahead.

A shape blocked their path up ahead, they all slowed to a stop right before it. Doris squinted her eyes and saw that it looked like a man bundled up-but that couldn’t be so. He would have been frozen to death and she did not need to see another dead body. One of the rogues slid off their horse and went to see what it was.

As soon as he touched the shape, it moved. The man rolled to his side and sat up quickly as if he was startled. He looked… deathly. His skin was tinted an awful grey and sickly color and he could barely open his eyes all the way. Doris tightened her grip on William. What happened to this man? Was he stuck out here in the cold?

“Help… help me.” The man coughed. He tried to stand, but he collapsed on his knees again. Enzo slid off his horse instantly to go help. She felt another uneasy feeling sink in her stomach.

“What happened?” Enzo asked. Doris had to strain just to hear him say anything over the sounds of wind. It was starting to make her eyes water.

“I… the whole village, we’re sick. Something came over us all and we have all fallen ill” He coughed. “I went to get help from the lords nearby, but got lost and couldn’t make it another step.”

William tensed under Doris’ grasp. “The whole village?” He called. The man looked over at William and his eyes widened a little. He nodded eagerly as if he recognized him, perhaps he did.

“Y-yes. We’ve all gotten sick.” He stammered, his entire body started to tremble.

Doris knew exactly what William was thinking. The plague had already gotten here from the palace—how was that so?

again and tried to get closer to William. His guard

don’t have time to

begged. The rogues and guards shared

his men to come closer. They surrounded William’s horse and lowered their voices. “We need to see

started. “How will the rogues trust you if they heard you didn’t even try to help?” Enzo

don’t think this is a wise—“ William inhaled and exhaled slowly. “Alright. We will pass through and see if we can help. But we can not

our time.” Enzo clapped William on the knee and turned

his guards to help the man on the horse as he crawled up on his own. The man repeated his

bit of a small village up ahead in another camp style that

stop at the stables, William slid off and helped Doris before he followed Enzo. His

than she expected. There were rows and rows of cots that had sick people in them. Half of them looked like ghosts

of them, two more cabins are full of the sick like this.” The man explained. He collapsed on one of the empty beds and had another

do to help?” Doris asked. William shot her a look

and saw them clenching their stomachs while others just looked as if they wanted to die. Doris frowned and went to find

arm to stop her.

off and tied an apron around her waist. She went to heat up some water and

brought.” Enzo said to his men. They hurried out the door and slammed it closed behind her.

to the remaining guards. “Get some warm towels and clean up

brew some water while the men got to work. They looked a bit confused at being asked to help out, she almost rolled her eyes at them. What did they expect?