Tania wore something light and after eating a very light dinner, along with Eltanin she went to see her mother-in-law.
"Where are Prince Ileus and Princess Anastasia?" she asked while they were crossing the main hall.
"Ileus is done with Kypho. Anastasia wanted to go somewhere she could fly unhindered. So Ileus took him to one of our cabins in Eslam," Eltanin informed. But he knew that Ileus was a wild one. He wanted Anastasia for himself and Eslam was perhaps the best place where they would be devouring each other without interruptions.
"When will he return?" Tania asked impatiently.
Eltanin stopped her. He placed his hands on her shoulders and said, "Why are you so worked up, love? Take things slowly. We are about to go and get all those who wronged you. Let us not hurry up at this time. Patience is the key."
Tania worried her lips. Then she looked in his eyes and said, "It's easier said than done. I really want to finish it off and leave my life peacefully! I don't think you will understand!"Updated from novelbIn.(c)om
Eltanin curled his fingers below her chin and tipped her face up. "I understand everything, Tania," he said. "You cannot fathom my itch to finish Felis, but I am waiting for the right moment. From what I can see is that everything is tangled badly. We are solving one knot after the other. Trust me, the end is not far."
Tania moaned and slammed herself against him, wrapping her arms tightly around his torso and her face buried in his chest. "I am so sorry," she said, her voice muffled. "I should have thought about you too. We are going to kill Felis slowly and painfully."
Taiyi chuckled. "That is the most interesting part," she said. "This plankton is found in the Jade Sea only and that too it is pretty rare. It is harvested under strict vigilance in a very small area in the North Kingdom of Garduff. It comes at a very high price. Now the question is--why is the Garduff king selling it to Menkar?"
"Or selling it to the person who is making the potion for Menkar," Tania interjected her opinion.
"That is a high possibility," Taiyi replied with a sigh. "There's another thing. The ingredients of this potion need not necessarily contain this plankton. Sometimes, when it was prepared on the lands of Araniea, they used a plant found in the Ivory Forest. But that was again very rare and I remember Alrakis destroying them all."
"So what does it mean?" Tania asked, her brows knitted.
"It means that change in appearance is largely dependent on the ingredients. Or certain ingredients would suit or work on certain species only."
"Calaman's horns!" Eltanin rasped.
Taiyi added, "Basically, it means that Menkar is hiding his true appearance. He is someone else. But that brings me to my next question--if he is someone else, then where is the real Menkar. And if he is Menkar, then what is the point of drinking this potion? Why would a man suffer so much to change his appearance?"
"I have an idea!" Alrakis said as he walked to his family. He just wanted to protect all of them.
"And that is?" Eltanin asked.
Alrakis looked at his wife. "How about you--"