The Dark Side Of Fate Chapter 66

"Why did Bane attack their mother and kill a council member?" I asked Avery, and she frowned at me.

"There is a war, remember?" She said, and I shook my head.

"There is nothing substantial to gain from that," I said, and Linda shook her head.

"He could destabilise the lord and the north. If she dies, Sylvester might act irrationally, giving Bane the opportunity he wants," Linda said, and I shook my head.

"It still doesn't sound Like Bane's mode of operation. I think someone did this to make it seem like Bane," I said.

"It doesn't matter; we will still have to answer questions. I wished we had something useful to give," Avery said, knowing what happened to prisoners that were useless, and we sat there.

No one attended to us. We spent the night there.

"Who gave you the right to barge in here and do this!"

I heard Sylvester's voice. He was livid. I had woken up from sleep in the cell they kept us in.

"So what if Bane attacked mother? Does that mean you should take it out on Tamia, Avery and Linda and the innocent women from the East? What crime did they commit here?" He asked, and I heard Dominic's voice.

"The Council gave the order. I am just carrying it out," Dominic said, trying to justify his actions. I could hear a tinge of fear in his voice too. Sylvester was outraged. We all felt it.

"You are just being malicious. You could have as well asked them whatever question you wanted to ask without degrading them like this. You wanted to hurt them, and I do not know why," Sylvester said.

"Degrade them? They are prisoners. They should be in a cell and not in your bed," and I heard a punch, and then there was an uproar. Sylvester was beating his brother up.

"Please stop; I am fine," I linked him quickly. I did not know if it worked, but the unrest stopped. I heard footsteps, and then I saw Sylvester in front of our cell.

"Open it!" he yelled at the guard, and the guard was so afraid that he dropped the key twice before opening the cell.

"They will have to answer the council's questions," I heard Dominic say.

"When that time comes, it will be done with respect," Sylvester said, and as soon as the cell was opened, he rushed towards me and carried me out of the cell.

I honestly wanted to walk, so I made him put me down. He was afraid and worried.

"I am not mad at you," I said so he could relax.

Avery and Linda were ushered out.

"I am sorry I did not return on time," Sylvester pleaded with me, and I told him it was okay.

He asked me if they had hit me, and I lied that they didn't. The last thing I wanted was for Sylvester to go berserk and beat his brother.

"What happened?" I finally asked him while we walked towards the room.

"My mother's home was attacked. She was injured while a council member was killed. Bane soldiers left a message demanding I send you to him," He said, and I was stunned.

Dominic's anger made sense.

Why will Bane do something like this? What was his deal?

"So he knew where your mother lived all along?" I asked, and Sylvester looked at me and searched my eyes.

"That is the second issue. No one knows where my mother lives except the council members, my brother, and me. It was a surprise that Bane knew to attack there and also knew we would be visiting," Sylvester said. I realised the situation was a puzzle.

It was either Bane had an informant and knew more than Sylvester thought he knew, or the attack wasn't Bane but was made to seem like it. I dared not say these things but hoped they would solve it soon.

"How is your mother?" I asked.

"She is out of the woods and healing nicely," he said.

He stopped to open the door, and I walked in.

"Do not worry about the council or my brother, Tamia. He is just an arsehole. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Marcel and Theodore are already investigating the incident," He told me, and I nodded.

This development also meant I won't see his mother anytime soon.