'So sothing happened to Aiden', these were the thoughts that ran through Oliver and Ava's minds at that mont. They were hoping nothing happened to Aiden, but things weren't going their way.
What was making them more scared was that they didn't even know what happened to Aiden yet, did he die or sothing?
"What is the question?". Oliver uttered glancing at Ethan.
"You guys said Aiden hasn't been coming to school for so days now which is true. Now, the day before his absence from school which went on to continue. Did you guys all co ho together that day?". Ethan inquired.
"Yes, we ca ho together, as far as you don't co to pick up Aiden, we do go ho together. But the thing is, the both of us would reach our houses first before Aiden. Anyti we've already cornered the intersections that would lead to our hos, Aiden would still be strolling". Oliver responded.
Hearing that utterance, Ethan sighed, he's confird what he wanted to. They captured Aiden right on the road while he was on his way ho. His two friends had already gotten to their hos, so they didn't see this occurrence.
..This was sothing Ethan had confird, and it was true.
And that was the sa case for his family as well. The mont Oliver made that utterance, they confird it. Aiden was captured on his way ho from school, but his friends didn't witness the occurrence 'cause they'd already arrived at their hos at that ti.
"What happened? What happened to Aiden?". Ava inquired with a bit of fright on her facial expression.
"Aiden never returned ho from school that day. He's been missing for days now, that's why he hasn't been coming to school. No one knows where he is, the knights and warriors, including my father here have been searching around for him for days now, but he's nowhere to be found,
We know that he was captured, but according to what you've just told us now, he was captured on his way ho from school, that's for sure. But you guys didn't witness the incident 'cause you both had already arrived at your different hos by then". Hazel dropped the bombshell.
And it hit Oliver and Ava hard, no wonder he hasn't been coming to school for days now. And no wonder they'd been seeing knights and warriors roaming around for so ti now, they were searching for Aiden.
Glancing at Emma, they easily discerned that she was Aiden's mum, and they could see the sadness in her eyes. She must have cried her eyes out, they understood how she felt.
And they understood how the other family mbers must be feeling right now. They were feeling bad as well due to the news they'd just gotten, Aiden had been missing for days now...was he even alive?
"And there hasn't been a single lead on how to locate him?". Oliver inquired of Ethan, a really mature question.
"Nothing, not even the slightest, our searching around for days now has just been in vain. We don't even know if he's alive or not". Ethan responded.
This was really bad news for Oliver and Ava, their friend had been missing for days now?...the news killed their mood.
"If you guys notice anyone suspicious, soone you feel can be hiding Aiden, please do well to report it to . Don't tell anyone about it before reporting it to , alright?". Ethan said glancing at Oliver and Ava.
"Yes sir, we'll do just that". Oliver and Ava retorted in unison, they were ready to do that for their friend.
..Rember, it was even Aiden that brought the both of them together as friends.
If Aiden hadn't co to their academy, Oliver and Ava wouldn't be friends now. Aiden was their good friend, they really cherished him.
Oliver and Ava strolled out of the Dankworth house with gloomy expressions on their faces. They had just received terrible news, a bad one. People at school would hear about this, but they wouldn't be babbling it to everyone, the teachers would hear about it first.
They wanted to know why Aiden hadn't been coming to school for days now, and they'd found out.
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At school the next day, the first person to hear about it was Miss Alice, these were things the teachers were supposed to be aware of...a student going missing.
And when Miss Alice heard the news, she was sohow disappointed in herself. One of her students went missing, and she didn't know about it. She knew Aiden hadn't been coming to school for so days now, all she did was ask his classmates about him, she didn't make effort to find out the reason for his absence.
And it was so 8 years old kids that were telling her the reason for his absence, they were the ones that made efforts to find out, they were the ones that took the initiative to go to Aiden's house. She was disappointed in herself.
After she had gotten the news, she told so other teachers about it, then so students began getting the news. But what can they do? Nothing. Even the warriors and knights were finding it hard to locate Aiden, was it then so unskilled teachers and students that would find out where he was?
That sa day, the king had decided on sothing noticing that the knights and warriors were finding it hard to locate Aiden if he was alive. He could see that they needed backup, and he was gonna give them backup.
This was sothing he had been contemplating for so ti now, and he decided now was the ti to act on it. He called for another eting with all the chiefs and nobles as all of them were sitting in the king's palace currently...Ethan included.
..And at that mont, many of them were wondering what this eting was about.
Was it about Ethan's son going missing again? Does the king want to ask them who was behind the capture of Ethan's son again? But no, the eting was about sothing else.
..Yeah, it was still regarding the capture of Ethan's son, but he doesn't plan on asking them that question anymore.
"This eting I've called for is still regarding what happened to Ethan's son, but I don't plan on questioning you people anymore, I have decided on sothing. Ethan, the other warriors, and knights had been searching around for days now, but Ethan's son hasn't been found,
Now, I plan on informing a lot of communities about this, or what if I inform the whole Tuvalon Kingdom about this? How would it feel like when the whole Tuvalon Kingdom is searching for Ethan's son, wouldn't it be easier to find him?". The king stated.
..The king had another motive in mind while making this utterance.
He didn't know if the person that captured Ethan's son was among the officials or not, up till now, it's based on probability. But if the person is among the officials, he wanted to put fear into the person's body.
Hearing this, wouldn't the person want to release his captive now that the whole Tuvalon Kingdom would now be searching for Ethan's son? That was the king's mindset, but he was wrong.
There were different reactions to what the king just said now, and Ethan's face lit up the mont he heard that statent from the king...that was a good idea.
"I'm gonna be promising expensive gold and lots of copper coins to whoever finds Ethan's son, and I'm not joking, it's for real". The king uttered once again.
And this was the thought that ran through Asher's mind at that mont, 'This is bad'.
The king then threw a question to all the officials, "Isn't that a good idea?".
'It's a good idea', those were the answers the king was receiving from the officials after he threw that question at them. So said it in an audible tone of voice, while so said it in a low tone of voice.
Asher was among the people that said it in an audible tone of voice, he doesn't want anyone to beco suspicious of him. But he knew he had to do sothing about what the king just said...but he doesn't plan on releasing Aiden.
"The news would be spread around to all the citizens of the Tuvalon Kingdom. Even if everyone doesn't get the news, lots of people would get the news. And with that kind of reward, they'll definitely put their best into searching for Ethan's son". The king stated once again.
..And after making that utterance, the king then focused his gaze on Ethan and voiced out,
"Ethan, I'm gonna do my best for your son to be found...you don't deserve this".
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