The next few days, Liam went to the Capital accompanied by his major Generals. He made a secret appointment with his brother, the King, to inform about his findings.
The King was aware of the recent movements of the armies. Not only he but the other Ministers and nobles knew that something was happening. They had raised their complaints and questions in the assembly, but they never received clear answers.
"How are you going to manage it, Liam?"
The King was in his study with the Duke, but he was distracted with a strange sphere in the middle of the desk. His eyes were focused, and they had a special golden glint that didn't look natural nor ordinary.
"I will have to eliminate the traitors."
"You will need a reason to do that," the King knew that they can't reveal anything about the pearl or more enemies will stand in their way. "You won't like to harm her, do you?"
"…" Liam thought of the beautiful woman that accompanied her that nigh
The days on the Dukedom were full of rumors again. However, the love life of the Duke and his wife were not at the center of attention this time.The soldiers and knights from the frontier and the outskirts regions were passing to pay their respects to the Duke. The air of war and battle was echoing in the land.Some servants were scared, some others couldn't contain their ire. They thought that the Kingdom of Luriem was again raising their swords against Avalor.Those servants were quickly shut up and take out of the Dukedom with a warning. Of course, their silly comments were directed at the inner circle, their contempt was, however, on the woman inside the walls.Emma didn't know anything about what was happening. outside. Her life was peaceful and calm without any disturbance.She will go out to train and read in the library and no one would upset her life. However, her eyes were not looking with glint anymore anything.He will look at t
Master Jin was one of the few men who can enter whichever place in the palace without being shouted at by the King. The poor servants and assistants by the side were glad that the old man had arrived to give some sense to the King, that recently had succumbed to debauchery with his Queen.Even the Duke, his brother, was now about to explode in anger from the work his older brother had ordered to do. The many reports that came to his desk every day were not his work."What is that brat doing, Liam?"Liam visited the Palace for a few days, and he didn't plan to stay longer, but he didn't know that the shameless brother of his will shove him with decrees right when he arrived.The many documents with his royal seal were too much for him to handle, so he had to bring Jano with him and two other assistants."He is having fun with his Queen," Liam sounded irritable almost to the point of anger.Master looked at the young lad with a smirk. He knew
The Kingdom of Avalor had strange weather that week. It felt as if spring had arrived earlier and the fragrance of flowers had covered the air. The trees and gardens were blooming and the soft songs of the birds were giving everyone a sense of joy.They knew that the King was happy, and they couldn't help but feel happy too, even with the strange rumors of a battle breaking out.However, seeing the King in such a good mood, and the atmosphere being comfortable, even the Ministers and Generals of the Kingdom felt a strange peace invade their minds. Because of that, their worries stopped for a bit, and their long list of complaints and request for answers ended.Moreover, when they knew that the Duke, brother of the King, was managing the affairs of the Kingdom instead of the lazy King, they secretly held a party. They knew how diligent was the Duke, not like his brother."Dear, are you sure she is fine?" General Hunter was pacing around the gar
The work in the Palace had finally decreased thanks to the quick and efficient management of the Duke and his assistants. The Ministers were happy and satisfied with the results. They even had already forgotten the sudden increase of soldiers stationing on the borders of the Capital and some villages in the south.They thought the Duke had only let them rest for a while in some comfy villages and visit their families. Although, some others were still suspicious but didn't dare to raise their thoughts."Your Highness, Sir Rufus requests an audience with you."Liam raised his head from the document in his hand. It had been a long time since he had seen and spoken to his old friend. Now that he thought about it, the other idiot hadn't returned from his stupid trip too."Let him in," he said, and signed the report. "Bring some tea and refreshments too.""Yes, Your Highness."Jano went out and let the handsome knight inside the study. He wa
"This is enough for today," Emma had become stronger with the daily training with Ina.They had even expanded the time they had been clashing swords. The other little maids and servants in the inner circle cheered for them every time the battle turned serious.It was an impressive battle of two beautiful ladies. However, they all knew that Ina was the one teaching and winning every single time."You had done well, Your Highness," Ina was impressed. The talent of Emma was certainly out of the ordinary, in a few weeks she had advanced several levels. It won't be late when she had surpassed the lowest ranking knight in Avalor.Though, with her space magic and her witch enchantments, Emma was many times stronger than any low-level dragon. Even more, the strength of her phoenix was also a powerful resource against any enemy."Do you want to go bath, Your Highness," Hannah handed a couple of towels for Ina and Emma, "I had already prepared several scents
The next part was easy, the magic detectors around the outer circle were low level, so she managed to jump inside several space circles to move from the most guarded zones to the low-risk ones.Now she only had to find a place to stay the rest of the night and wait for the gates on the outside to open. She had to be quick, or they will find out that she had escaped."That one," she looked at one warehouse with low security.She sneaked inside and waited. The night was cold, but she had the warm energy of Gennie to help her stand the night.The movement and the tension made her weak, but she couldn't stop and fall asleep carelessly. It would be catastrophic if she let that chance escape her hands."Everything will be fine," she repeated in her head, "I will go out and find a way to be happy, even…" even if he is not by my side.For the few days she had waited for him, she found that it was impossible to stop thinking of her when everyt
Emma ended in a narrow hallway inside the quarters of the servants. They all had gone out to be inspected, and so the empty room helped her hide for a while.Her black clothes were not good for her at the moment, they will find her very quickly, therefore, she decided to borrow some servants' uniforms."This will do for now," she wrapped some cloth on her hair to not let anyone see her long silver hair. Then with a simple enchantment, she changed her facial features.The window was opened, and she took a careful peek outside to watch out for guards or knights. The rain was still pouring hard. The sky was stormy, and she felt a heavy sensation in the wind, as if sadness was also spread on the land.It was a strange feeling, and somehow she knew why was that happening. The Duke, he was anxious."No, I mustn't go back," she moved quickly, hiding in the darkness and while mingling with the people in the streets.Some of them had umbrellas and we
The two soldiers had the bad luck to fall into her illusions. Their minds were guided into a strange dream and so, she used them to guide her around the streets with a spare uniform of a soldier.However, she still looked small and frail, a very eye-catching soldier even with the other two blocking her sight.They walked around a few alleys and the soldiers were still looking inside the houses. Some had magic detectors with them.'Crap!' she muttered and made her little prisoners go with her to a secluded alley."This is bad," she fidgeted for a while. "What should I do now?"Her hands were sweating, and she was lost in thought when a group of soldiers passed by with the machine working. The alarm resounded even in the heavy rain."What is going on?!""Oh no!" Emma jumped to climb the roof of one of the houses and ran away."Look at that!""Go after him!"Emma was now panicking, and soon a whole load of soldiers w