Though some of the teachers and students had noticed the search that was going on. They'll just be seeing warriors and knights walking around, but they didn't know they were searching for Aiden...they weren't informed.
And this was the same case for Oliver and Ava as well, they had seen warriors and knights marching around...they had no idea they were searching for Aiden.
Today was another day of school, and Aiden wasn't still present at school. And today, Oliver and Ava decided on something. They decided they were gonna go to Aiden's house to check out on him.
They were getting a little worried, he hadn't been coming to school for days, hope nothing happened to him.
"So, you know where his home is located, right?". Ava inquired of Oliver.
ƥαṇdα-ηθνε|·ƈθm "Yes, remember, I've escorted him to his home numerous times". Oliver responded.
"We have to go today, I just keep hoping nothing has happened to him". Ava stated once again.
The other students in Aiden's class had also noticed Aiden hadn't been present at school for days now, that's a must. But they felt he'll come later, maybe he and his family went somewhere. But they weren't concerned enough to go to his house to check out on him.
..They didn't even know where his house was situated.
But for sure, Oliver and Ava would be going to his home today to find out why he hasn't been coming to school for days now.
It had gotten to closing hour, students were heading home. And right now, Oliver and Ava were walking on the compound, where was their destination? Aiden's home.
"Are you sure you know where his home is situated?". Ava inquired of Oliver not too long after they'd strolled out of the school compound, this same question.
Oliver glanced at her and uttered, "What do you take me for? That I don't know what I'm saying? I said I know where his home is situated".
He didn't say that rudely though, and this was the statement that flowed out of Ava's mouth,
"Sorry, won't ask anymore".
..And truly, she didn't ask that anymore.
Right now, Oliver and Ava had been walking for a while now as they were passing different people. And truly, Oliver was heading in the right direction, he truly knew where Aiden's home was situated.
The both of them had passed the intersections that would lead them to their homes. As known, their homes weren't their destination, Aiden's home was. It has been minutes of journeying, and right now, they had arrived in front of Aiden's house.
"Wow! we are here already?". Ava uttered glancing at Oliver.
"Yes, this is Aiden's home, I can't easily forget the paths that lead to it. I've escorted him to this place numerous times. Remember, I was even the one directing him to his home when he wasn't that familiar with the paths yet". Oliver said.
Ava nodded her head a little, then Oliver's voice resounded again,
"I hope nothing happened to Aiden".
"Yeah, I hope so too, thinking about it is making me a little scared". Ava stated.
"Let's enter".
The gate to the house wasn't locked, so by now, they had already stepped foot into the compound. And entering the compound, they began glancing around...the compound looked nice. The way flowers were used to beautify it just made it look amazing.
And look at how horses were on one side of the compound, it made sense. And the main building was just nice. To cut everything short, the house looked amazing. Glancing at Oliver, Ava voiced out,
"Wow! Aiden's home looks great. My home isn't as fine as this. And this is just the outer part of the house, how would the inside look like?".
"Yeah, it looks nice, my home isn't as fine as this either. What do you expect, this is the home of an average-ranked chief, an official". Oliver stated.
Ava did nothing more than nod her head a little, then she uttered,
"Do you think anyone would be inside? And if people are inside, do you think they would welcome us? How would they treat us?".
"We aren't bad people, we are just kids from Aiden's school. We came to check out on him 'cause he hasn't been coming to school for some days now. We came to check out our friend. And I don't think his family would be much of a rude people,
Haven't you seen his dad before? Though he's a chief and a warrior, he seems calm, he doesn't look rude at all. So I think we'd be welcomed by Aiden's family, we only came to check out on our friend". Oliver said.
..And Ava did nothing more than nod her head again, Oliver's utterance had given her some kind of confidence.
They strolled toward the door, and on reaching it, they hesitated for a while before they began knocking on it. Not too long after knocking on it, the door was opened by Hazel. And the moment she set eyes on them, she remembered them.
She hadn't seen them that much, but she recalled seeing them at the Battle Festival. And she recalled Aiden was conversing with them after the festival had ended. That day, that moment, she discerned they were Aiden's friends.
And here they were again? And from the bags they were carrying, Hazel quickly discerned they came here straight from school.
'These are Aiden's friends that have come to check out on him, no doubt about it'. She thought to herself.
..And she was f**king correct.
"Who are you guys?". Hazel inquired, she had to ask.
"We are friends of Aiden, we attend the same academy. He hasn't been coming to school for some days now, so we decided to come check out on him". Oliver responded.
'So they aren't aware of what happened to him? They haven't heard'. Hazel thought to herself once again.
They were Aiden's friends, they had come to check out on him, she'll have to welcome them. She voiced out,
"Come in".
And she immediately paved way for them as the both of them strolled into the house. Stepping foot into the house, they glanced around, and just as they thought, the inner part of the house was finer than the outer.
..But something was wrong.
The atmosphere of the house wasn't looking that nice. Every family member of the house was in the living room, and their faces weren't looking bright at all...it seemed like something had happened.
Before their arrival, the Dankworth family was conversing about the current situation. And what was the current situation? Aiden going missing for days now.
Ethan was in the living room, Emma was in the living room, the two servants were in the living room, Hazel was in the living room...but where was Aiden? This made Ava and Oliver a little scared at that moment.
..And worst of all, their faces weren't looking bright at all, something definitely happened.
It hadn't been too long since Ethan came back from the usual searching around for Aiden, but they didn't find him. He came back home and delivered the bad news to his family which they'd been hearing for some time now, and it did nothing more than add to their gloominess.
..Ethan and Emma were the ones suffering from this more.
The moment Ethan set eyes on Oliver and Ava, he recognized them immediately, these were Aiden's friends. And he was sure they were the ones Aiden does come home with whenever he doesn't go to pick him up.
His face lit up a little the moment he set eyes on them. He was sure they came here to check out on Aiden 'cause he hadn't been coming to school for some days now, and he definitely had some questions to ask them.
Emma, Alora, and Lydia were just glancing at them not too long after they stepped foot into the living room. They didn't know who they were at first, but it didn't take too long for them to discern they were Aiden's friends that have come to check out on him.
"You guys are Aiden's friends, right?". Ethan inquired of the both of them.
"Yes sir". Oliver and Ava retorted in unison.
They recognized Ethan immediately, yeah, this was Aiden's father, one of the average-ranked chiefs in this kingdom.
"We came to check out on Aiden 'cause he hasn't been coming to school for some days now, did anything happen?". Oliver uttered.
"You guys haven't heard?". Hazel inquired of the both of them. She knew they haven't heard of what happened to Aiden yet, she just wanted to ask.
"Heard what?". Oliver and Ava inquired in unison with inquisitiveness in their facial expressions.
Before revealing to them what happened to Aiden, Ethan had a question to ask both of them. So he said,
"Before what happened to Aiden is revealed to you guys, I have a question to ask you both".
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