42-War Approaches

Layla’s POV:

I can feel the eyes of everyone in the room on me as Nicolae clears his throat and leads me to a chair next to his.

“Nicolae, we were wrong.” I say after a few moments of silence.

“Peace can not exist until we eradicate those who wish to oppose us.” Nicolae says and he leans back in his chair.

At that moment I glance at the table to see war strategies laid across it with notes scribbled here and there with a map of the surrounding land and valley.

“Are we already at war?” I say with a gasp.

“Not yet my queen but it is very close.” John says as he leans forward.

“But that's..How long have I been asleep?” I ask as I begin to try and recall the number of times I had felt the healing touch Nicolae had used.

“It's been a month, your majesty.” John's wife says with her head low.

“I want to thank you for helping me.” She says softly as I try to wrap my head around the amount of time I had been asleep in this realm.

“Nicolae, we can’t do this.” I say as tears begin to sting my ey