I Scored Myself A Mate

"Eat." She told him and passed him the plate that had been given to Ares so he would shut up. Those vegetables served a greater purpose as it seemed. 

"I am happy to hear that. Your people seem to be doing great." Allias commented.

"Yes, but I don't know for how long. Achlys, that woman really…" 

"If you are alright with it, why don't you tell us about it?" Allias said and Theseus nodded. 

"We could help you." The general added and Aya looked at her husband. They seemed to be perplexed but what else could they do? At the moment the elves seemed to be their only means of help. 

"I don't know where to beging. Hara wasn't always like this, so fixated on Achlys. He was a good and dependable leader. He was the one who took many steps into fixing many problems in our tribe, making us more respected by the people in the Veil. She took the position of the demon representative. At first Hara was against it, against her like all of us but one day she visited our swamp and after that he was always by her side, he did everything she told him. Just before he died, a few days before the council visit we held a meeting. We told him that this needed to end. That he needed to stop being her lap dog. We never liked the demons, no one in their right minds would. He said he would end it. He promised us and after that he was found dead and now that bitch denies to being his body back. She is investigating. That's what she said. For how long? I do not know myself but I just don't like her." Skof said with a skeptic look. He had revealed everything to them. Allias felt slightly guilty for killing Hara for the first time but he had no other option back then. It was either him or all of them getting punished by the council. 

The king sighed and rubbed his temples. He had just thought of something. A very good idea that he would share with Theseus. 

"It sounds horrible." The general said. "Achlys seems to want not only a seat in the council but to rule it. It is quite scary, he would never want such authority on her hands. She has hurt us gravely too in more ways than one." He said and his eyes darkened. That girl, alone and forgotten. Achlys had something to do with it too, she had sold her to the hunters. She was doing everything she can so Allias won't have a day of peace and with his silence Theseus was helping her. He was scared though, scared of what would happen the moment he revealed everything. Allias would be furious and he would be right. He had kept such an important secret for so long and the truth was he wasn't planning of revealing anything soon. He couldn't. He wish he was brave enough but sadly he wasn't. 

"Do you have any ideas? Something we could do? I know her claws will return and she will try to get us too." Aya said and touched her stomach. She looked at it with a worried expression and Skof took her hand in his. He smiled at her, truing to reassure her and Allias looked at them. They had a family, they were expecting a child. He was jealous of how they got married, how their people accepted them and now they would get to have a little baby. It was beautiful. Allias wanted that too, that acceptance, that peace.

"It's okay." He told them kindly. "Do not worry. We will do everything we can to help you. We want her to stop as much as you do and I hope that we will achieve it." Allias told them and took a sip from his wine. His cheeks were flushed, red and Theseus stared at his glass. The servants kept filling it up and now he had lost count on how many glasses his lover had. He was smiling, faintly and Theseus interrupted their talk.

"We will, but for now would it be alright if we excused ourselves? If we think of something we will let you know but we are tired and...." 

"Oh no, I mean yes. I am so glad we had this talk and please do take your time to rest." Skof told them with a smile and Theseus stood up first, grabbing his lover's arm. 

"Come on Allias, let's go." He told him quietly and the king stood up with a small stumble and followed him without saying anything. Theseus smiled, looking at him and realizing how coute he was with that innocent smile on his face and his dazed look. The servants took them into their own tree house. Made of wood with a simple big bed in the middle and many round windows that shone light everywhere. 

He brought the king inside and he chuckled taking a little turn inside the room before he landed on the bed, giggling. 

"You seem...joyful" Theseus teased him and sat next to him. Allias turned on his side so he would be able to see him.

"I have an ideaaa." He sang playfully and Theseus raised an eyebrow. "But I won't tell you know. Let me sleep first I am tired and sad." 

"Sad for what? Did something sadden you?" Theseus asked him with worry in his voice. "Did someone do anything bad to you?"

"No and no. I just. I just saw these two." He said with mumbled words. "No one seemed to look at them weirdly like they do with us. They were a perfectly normal couple. Normal" he mumbled with a sad expression.

"Allias..." Theseus called out but the elf didn't hear him. He kept mumbling on his own..

"I don't want you to be sad. I want everyone to respect you, see how great you are. You are all that I want. I just...I just...they were going to have a baby. I want a family too. Maybe one day." He said with a faint smile before he fell asleep.