The laughter that echoed in Alison's residence had disappeared since the arrival of the letter from the royal palace. Even if it was a sunny day outside, people from Alison's residence could only see the darkness that engulfing the place. Everyone had gloomy expressions on their faces. On a sunny spring day, Alison's residence is shaken by the sudden news.As Ariana's personal knight, Valencia could only stand in front of Ariana's door when the girl forbid anyone to enter her room. Even Duke Andrew, whom Ariana respects so much, doesn't have permission to enter Ariana's room today. Everyone could only wait anxiously outside the room. They really hoped that Ariana wouldn't be too shaken by this sudden order.“Aria still won't open the door?”From the other direction, Duke Andrew came after he finished changing into his formal attire to enter the palace. Everyone shook their heads sadly. “Lady Aria rejects everyone who tries to open the door, Your Grace,” Valencia informed. Now and then
As the news that their kingdom was going to war had been heard everywhere, the royal palace was much busier than the other day when Duke Andrew finally arrived at the palace. In front of the other nobles, the Duke got an order to go to the southern border along with thousands of troops. The trumpets of war resounded throughout the kingdom. Everyone prayed with all their hearts that the people who were sent to the battlefield would return safely in the future.After the formal ceremony, Duke Andrew walked through the palace before he returned to Alison's residence to retrieve his own troops. The man came to the castle where Prince Raoul lived before, and found that King Alexius was sitting on one of the stairs with a sad face.Duke Andrew smiled slightly, as he sat next to the king.“Seeing Your Majesty in this place reminds me of how you always hid in this place whenever the previous king scolded you, Your Majesty. I heard that this beautiful castle became Prince Raoul's residence aft
As the distance between the northern border and the capital was very far, Prince Raoul only received the news of Duke Andrew's departure a few weeks later. After the prince learned that the war was starting from the south, the man intended to take all his soldiers to go to the southern border. With the strength he had cultivated for nearly three years, Prince Raoul felt he was more than capable of defending his kingdom and defeating the enemies of the Orvel Kingdom. Prince Raoul had been on the battlefield for a long time. He knew very well, that Duke Andrew would only send his life at death's door if he went to fight the Orvel Kingdom's army without his full strength.Duke Andrew is the only family Ariana has. Just like he had only his father, that girl must have felt utterly devastated when she had to send her grandfather into battle. Raoul never wanted to see Ariana sad for any reason. For him, who prioritized Ariana's happiness above anything else, following Duke Andrew to the sou
Duke Andrew's departure has caused turmoil among new supporters of Prince Raoul. Most of them were willing to take sides because Duke Alison convinced them. However, with Duke Andrew leaving for the battlefield, Duke Alison's position is in danger of falling when only his granddaughter is controlling the current power. Some are starting to worry about their choices. And to calm everyone's worries, someone will be sent to meet Ariana in person.Marquess Curtis of the Alodie family offered to represent the entire noble group and meet Ariana. Marquess Alodie's strength was only one step under Duke Alison, so it wasn't difficult for him to convince the other nobles. The man came to Alison's residence a week after Duke Andrew departed for the southern border. His carriage was greeted by Jimmy, who had officially succeeded his father as a butler at Duke Alison's residence.“Welcome to Alison's house, Lord Alodie,” Jimmy said politely. Marquess Curtis nodded in return for Jimmy's greeting. Th
It was raining heavily that day in the Sigmund Kingdom. Since the rain had not stopped since early morning, Emilio could only stay in his palace since he woke up in the morning. The man who has now grown into a handsome seventeen-year-old man lightly touched the glass window of his room and then enjoyed the cold temperature that ran through his fingers that touched the cold surface.The crown prince didn't know where it all started to go wrong. But somehow, Emilio began to realize that his mother was busy with his own business, while his father locked himself in his study every day. He had no one to accompany him since his engagement with Ariana was simply annulled. Emilio could probably ask someone to come and accompany him. Yet out of all of them, none looked at him as sincerely as Ariana.Thinking about Ariana only made Emilio's feelings worse. Emilio thought, out of the many people who were only kind to him because he was a crown prince, he at least had the always loyal Ariana to
The atmosphere within the palace was extremely tense due to Crown Prince Emilio's accident. The royal doctor was immediately called in to check on Emilio's bad condition. The servants in the crown prince's palace were very busy until the doctor finally finished treating Emilio.However, the doctor's face remained pale even after Emilio was well treated. Queen Melisa, who had been around the room nervously, immediately approached the doctor after the man finished his job. A trace of concern was clearly printed on her face, as the woman began to ask questions about her son's condition.“How is Emilio doing, Doctor?”The doctor looked at the wounds on Emilio's body with a desperate look. After falling from a height, Emilio suffered several injuries that made the doctor nervous throughout the treatment. But, what made him more nervous was the presence of Queen Melisa. It was common knowledge within the prince's palace that Queen Melisa always overreacted regarding the affairs of her only
One week had passed since Emilio was first declared in a coma. Even though the bruises that had stained Emilio's body were gone, the man continued to sink into a long sleep without any progress. No matter how hard the royal doctor tried to treat Emilio, the man still closed his eyes very peacefully.In Emilio's room sat Queen Melisa, who hadn't moved an inch since she started sitting next to her child. Her dark eyes continued to stare at the figure of the child who lay helpless. Queen Melisa knew everything would be meaningless if Emilio really couldn't come back to his senses.Currently, Queen Melisa might still be able to control the nobles and ensure that there would be no fuss due to Crown Prince Emilio's unfavorable condition. But at this rate, even if Queen Melisa poisoned all the nobles in the Sigmund Kingdom, there was nothing she could gain as long as Emilio didn't open his eyes anymore.For many years, Queen Melisa became a demon for the sake of her child. The woman never th
The smell of blood rose into the air as another grueling battle finally came to an end. Two years. It took Prince Raoul two whole years to clear out all the bandits in the border area. During that time, Prince Raoul could no longer count how many lives he had killed with his two hands. The prince was standing in the middle of the destroyed bandit camp. Raoul put his sword back, as he knew their long battle had finally come to an end.From behind, the sound of galloping horses was heard until it stopped a few meters from where Prince Raoul was standing. A valiant man in battle armor dismounted from his horse and knelt before the prince. When Prince Raoul finally turned to look at him, Captain Allen immediately addressed the prince.“Your Highness, we have caught the leader that was trying to escape!”Prince Raoul nodded in response to Captain Allen's report. “Good job. Where is he? I have something to ask him,” Prince Raoul informed. Captain Allen led the way for Prince Raoul. The two