“If you’re truly hoping to find your wife and rescue her, then eating is one thing you will have to do,” Edward said as he stepped into the lower cabin of the ship, which was Xavier’s room.

He spotted the untouched meal on the table at the corner of the room, and Xavier stood beside the window, straining through it as if he could see the slave ship from there.

After Edward caught the revelation about where Mia was, Xavier made plans to leave. He had thought about the best strategy to rescue the queen, but sending an army across the sea to fight and save her was foolishness. Not...