Chapter 303

"Now Heaven would have to come up with a good plan to participate in the war and she didn’t want to disappoint General Kian, who believed in her." Determined, she went back to her room, ready to go through her books and notes of everything she had learned and create a plan. She would also have to eat and make sure she looked better before leaving for war. When she came back to her room, she found Gina sitting on her bed and waiting for her. "Oh Gina. I am glad you are here. I might need your help," Heaven said. "What does the future Queen need?" said her friend, standing up. Heaven went to the table and opened the map. "I need to plan a war." "I know nothing about planning a war," Gina said. "I know. I’ll do the planning. I just need fresh eyes to go through it once I am done and a different perspective. You might see things I don’t." "Alright." "And you can help me find information." Heaven brought all of her books and placed them on the table. Gina’s eyes widened. "Did you read all of these?" she asked. "Almost," Heaven replied. Gina and Heaven sat down and began to read about different war strategies. "I want to tell you something," Gina suddenly spoke still looking down at the book in her hands. "I went to Zamiel’s home today." Heaven looked up from her papers. "Zarin was on his way to apologize to Zamiel so I went with him." Heaven blinked in disbelief. "Zarin went to apologize to Zamiel?!" Gina nodded. "He said he would come here to apologize to you after that. He is still not here." Oh, no! Did they get into a fight? Zamiel wasn’t the type to get easily angry, but anything could have happened. She sighed. She had a war to plan. She couldn’t worry about grown-up men. If Zarin got some beating, he deserved it. "Are you worried that something happened to him?" Heaven asked. Gina opened her mouth to say something when her head turned to the door. "Did you hear that?" Hufsur lozfarut vuz ufzl. Smqumru jfl ar vuz efztur. Bmov juro om immc, frt jvfo lvu lfj jfl lmquovare lvu rusuz uknuhout om luu. Zfqaui, Zfzar frt Iiwfl omeuovuz. Tval jfl ovu luhmrt oaqu lvu jfl lpznzalut jaovar f tfw frt ovur Zfzar lpznzalut vuz f ovazt oaqu jaov val fnmimew. Heaven had expected to beat him up the day he apologized for all the hurt he caused her, but his apology was so sincere she forgot about the beating. And she liked the idea of their children being best friends. It brought a smile to her face. She was also happy that the three men seemed to get along now. Heaven invited them into her room and wrinkled her nose when they walked by. They smelled of beer, sweat, and blood. Zamiel walked steadily, but Ilyas and Zarin had a hard time keeping their balance. Gina crossed her arms over her c.h.e.s.t and glared at her brother. She shook her head at him as he sat down on the sofa. Ilyas stood at the door to her garden and breathed in the fresh air. He was trying to sober up. Heaven had never seen him like that before. "What happened?" she asked Zamiel. "We decided to have some fun, and it got a little out of hand," he explained. "They will be fine soon," he said turning back to look at Zarin, who had already passed out on the sofa. "Or not." Gina was about to wake him up with a kick, but Heaven told her to stop. "Let him rest." She then turned back to Zamiel. "I need to go back to work. I have to plan a war and participate." He nodded. "Can I be of any help?" Heaven looked at him. He was only a distraction. "I am sure you can." They went and sat at the table again. Ilyas joined them soon. "Are you feeling better?" Heaven asked him. "Yes, My Lady." Gina looked up from her book and studied him in silence before speaking, "You are…?" Ilyas stood up and Heaven felt him wobble a little. He was still not sober yet. "I apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Ilyas. I serve Lady Heaven. You must be her friend, Gina," he said. Gina nodded, but looked suspiciously at him. She leaned over the table, closer to Heaven. "When did you find yourself a demon servant?" "It is a long story," was all Heaven said. Gina turned back to Ilyas again as he sat down. "How old are you?" "A little over a hundred years, My Lady." Suddenly she grabbed his wrist and turned his hand so she could see his palm. Heaven was surprised by the sudden action. "You are a demon slayer," she said accusingly. "And don’t deny it. I know because my father is one." Ilyas looked at her, confused. "Yes. I. Am." "Who do you work for?" "Gina, please stop." Heaven gave her a look that Zamiel was also there. "Yes, right," she said, releasing his hand. Heaven could understand that after everything that happened, her friend was being a little more protective. Ilyas looked at his hand, probably wondering how Gina was able to tell. Heaven could see nothing different about his hands. "Alright. Let’s go back to work now." Heaven said.