Chapter 39

*****Erika’s POV***** “Hi.” She beamed, walking over. She had a bottle of drink in her hands and two glasses. As soon as she reached where I was, she made herself comfortable on the sand next to me. She gently dropped the bottle and two glasses on the ground. “Tasyra.” I quickly wiped my eyes so she would not ask too many questions. Questions I would not answer, but I did not want to be rude ignoring her questions. “Your Highness.” She greeted again. “How did you know I was here?” I asked her. “I saw you coming out of the forest, I was curious. So I followed you guys.” I fixed a sharp gaze on her. “But not for long, though.” She raised her hand as a form of surrender. “Why would you follow us in the first place?” I pressed my lips into a thin, hard line. “I’m sorry but I saw that Jace was looking troubled so I decided to see if I could help out but I did not want to infringe.” She explained. “I’m sorry Tasyra but now is a bad time, another time maybe.” I kept my gaze to the stream. “I