Sir Kein and his soldiers arrived at the walls of the Dukedom, and Jano ordered to open the gates instantly. He had never seen the shadow guards forgetting their bow so blatantly.
'Something must have happened,' he thought of asking Kein the moment he entered, but they didn't stop moving until they arrived the inner quarters.
"Open the gates!"
Kein ordered the guards, but they didn't move.
"We can't let anyone enter without permission of Master Rufus or the Duke!"
They all were loyal to the orders, and Kein knew it. No one was allowed near her for even a second.
"Open them, now!" he didn't have time to give explanations, "Her Highness is in danger!"
The soldiers looked at each other and frowned, but they didn't budge.
Kein was already asking his soldiers to surround the walls to look for something suspicious.
"I will ask one more time, and if you dare to delay and something happen to her, I will have your head!"
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"I apologize, Your Highness," Kian was on his knees in the main hall. He was looking up to the man in the main seat, but he hadn't stopped trembling. "I shall accept my punishment."A few hours ago, the moment he went outside to stop his people from hurting themselves, the shadow knights tried to pass through the gates. Some of them even transformed into their real dragon forms and kept relentlessly hitting the barrier.Kein tried to stop them and transformed too, but he was weak and tired. His energy wasn't the same as those soldiers that were controlled. They had forgotten their rationality and started moving by instinct.The walls became chaos and the barrier had many cracks because of the dragon's fire. Even the hits of their enormous bodies and strong claws shattered part of the wall.The people inside the barrier heard the sound of the battle. It was a terrifying roar, they all ran towards the other side of the Dukedom. Jano and the other knight ran
The crowd exclaimed in astonishment. Some soldiers and knights frowned with confusion, as they never thought that a powerful Duke would be tricked. However, they were biased in their opinions towards any of the luriem race. Therefore, they didn't stop thinking if the words of a dragoness, daughter of one of the most outstanding Generals in the Kingdom, could be false."Your Highness, I was in a daze when I came to the Dukedom," she said in a low and weak voice, "I didn't know why was I being escorted by Sir Rufus inside the Dukedom, I think I was under a powerful illusion. There were times I wanted to wake up, but it was difficult. The Crown Prince of the Luriems is powerful, and I couldn't do anything."The soldiers exclaimed in murmurs, while their hatred almost exploded in a shout of war again. They wanted revenge for the brothers that almost lost their lives and the ones that had taken their last breath. However, Liam only looked at the woman still without expressi
"Why is this not working?!"Gia went again into a crazy state. She threw everything when she was left alone in her room. Her hair was disheveled and her dress was all wrinkled. The pure appearance she wanted to present to the Duke and his people was nowhere.The maids were worried and scared again too. They thought that Rufus was able to calm their mistress down for a while, but it was all an illusion, a painful trick.Even more, the poor knight was still detained in the Duke's state and they didn't know when will he be able to come out, or if he will. The General didn't have enough strength to pressure the Duke or convince him. After all, his people were the ones to provoke the chaos."Why is he still thinking of that slut?!"*Crash*"Miss, are you alright?""Go away!"The two maids moved from the door when a fire attack passed through it. Their miss that was saved that day from the clutches of the Duke was imprisoned by the o
The rumors around the country started to flow like drowning the ears of the people, from the commoners the nobility, even the foreigners.Some said that the luriem silver fairy had betrayed the Duke, that she used a potion to make everyone attracted to her. On the other hand, the rumors said that some traitors to the Crown had kidnapped her to force the Duke to ask the King the crown. However, the Duke hadn't made a move to save her.It seemed that he had been using her to lure out those traitors, but he will let her die. They said he was only making her bait."He is so cruel…""What is cruel in that? She must have been bewitching him.""I don't think so, they looked so in love in the tournament.""She is a luriem, how can she be the Duchess of our Kingdom!""What are you talking about?!""The real Duchess is Miss Gia… didn't you know?""Spill it out.""The Duke had personally requested an audience w
The shadow knights were prepared for a dreadful battle. They knew what that man, Uriel, can do to the minds and how he had used his illusions to send their friends to a gruesome death. They knew it, but they were prepared.This time, the Duke was coming with them. And there is no way, their General will lose against that man at all. Not even in the last war, that Crown Prince was able to do anything against the Duke."She is going outside, get closer to her," Kein murmured, and two shadow knights followed Gia. She was sneaking out from the house of the General through a hidden path.From the moment she had returned to the General's house, they had followed her every move for more than a week, and now they finally had an answer. She will reveal the location of that man."Don't lose her," Kein murmured to a small crow in his hand, it was a magical pet he used to pass messages to his people. Only the ones with the tattoo would be able to summon it within a c
The knights followed Gia closely without missing a single move. They planned to step on the same path as her to not get lost in that man's illusion. However, if they get too close to her, she will discover them, and she will alert that man, so they had to be cautious and stay a few meters behind her. Even if that means getting there a few minutes later to capture them.Gia moved quickly towards the exit of the manor, and she jumped into a horse without getting caught. The road was very well known to her, as she had grown there and traveled around many times. She even knew where the traps were hidden. Therefore, she was sure that no one will have the ability to follow her. At least no one didn't know about the special land of the General.However, she never thought that the one following her would be the Duke's people. The special shadow knights.She thought that he was already preparing to take her with him. Her delusion made her believe that he was already head
The day Emma woke up, she was in a beautiful room adorned with soft muslins and cloths to keep the warm temperature. She felt so invigorated and strong at the moment, that her first thought was to escape."Where am I?"She stood from the bed and found out that she was dressed in simple clothes, like a commoner girl from the town, even more, the chains on her ankles had already disappeared.She looked around the room and heard some noises coming from the other side of the door. Then someone opened the door."Emma, my dear disciple!"The voice of the old man helped her feel relieved and safe. She was already preparing a few enchantments and spells to fight, however, it seemed that she didn't have to anymore."Master Jin?" Emma approached the old man with joy. "How come? What happened?""I found you, my dear…" he smiled widely while Gennie was flying around his head and chirping with joy. "There is no one who can hurt you here."
"Did you hear?""What?""About the Duchess…"The rumors around the Capital and the towns of Avalor hadn't stopped for several days. The news about the wife of the Great Duke of Avalor and her scheme with the Crown Prince of Luriem, hadn't stopped spreading around.Now, not only the towns near the Capital had known about them, but the whole country knew about them."She is a traitor!""After the end of the war, how despicable!""But… are we going to war again?""I don't think so, the King of Luriem had already sent an official response that his son had acted on his own…""How can we believe that?"The fear of another war of hundreds of years had enveloped the hearts of the population. And so, the hatred for the Crown Prince and Emma grew to new heights among the commoners.On the other hand, the nobles and ministers knew that something else was happening. There were other rumors, more li