81 Sneaking In

"Then you don't know what happened after she left your place?" the King concluded.

"Only thing I knew was that she was scared and worried for her baby and was running away from something to protect the child, but she didn't tell me the exact details," the physician replied as he gazed questioningly at the King. "Is there something that I should know?"

King Armen closed his eyes as he took a shaky breath. "They… They cursed my baby daughter, and all these years, I have to hide her from them to keep her safe." He looked hurt as a line of his closed eyes turned moist.

"Cursed?" The old Physician exclaimed in surprise.