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
In the middle of Prince Raoul's army headquarters, there was a girl who was being served a drink by one of the soldiers. From a distance, people could already tell that the girl was a very attractive person. Even though her body was dirty and covered in dust in some places, her round eyes and red lips still caught the attention of the men in the place.What's more interesting, even though the girl had just experienced an incident that almost burned her alive, her spirit of life was still burning when she had intimate conversations with the soldiers who dared to approach her. The girl didn't mind talking to everyone, as if being in the army base and talking to soldiers who had just returned from fighting was normal for her.“His Highness Prince Raoul has returned!”It was only when people started kneeling and welcoming Prince Raoul back that the girl finally stopped talking to other people. Her round eyes stared at Raoul with a surprised look, before he immediately saluted with a hasty
Ariana read the letter sent by King Alexius many times before she finally kept the letter quietly. Her face didn't change much, apart from her lips showing a slight smile. Ariana didn't expect the struggle for the throne that she was afraid of would end up like this. Both Queen Melisa and Crown Prince Emilio have finished. As long as Prince Raoul managed to reach the capital safely, the crown would still fall into Prince Raoul's hands.Due to Emilio's coma, Emilio's supporters also began to waver with their choices. Most of them ultimately chose to agree with the election of Prince Raoul as the new crown prince. Of course, Prince Raoul's support group also had great influence over the election. With their help, Prince Raoul's position was finally secured.Ariana didn't really accept that Emilio had to end up like this on her second chance. However, Emilio's accident happened without her intervention. Ariana could only assume Emilio had bad luck on this second chance.“His Majesty's re
As per royal rule, Ariana would visit the palace first to receive her official order before going to the battlefield. Fortunately, ever since Ariana had intended to become a swordsman, her grandfather had asked someone to make Ariana light but strong armor. For the first time, Ariana ended up using the custom-made armor. Ariana's gaze softened, as she picked up her sword and went back to reading the words carved into her sword.“Be the change you want.” After Ariana mumbled those words, Ariana put away her sword again and prepared to go out and meet her troops. The knights of the Alison family probably knew her and respected her from the bottom of their hearts. But, ordinary soldiers don't necessarily do the same. Ariana has to be firm, even though she's the youngest commander at just 17 years old.With a convoy from Alison's territory, they slowly entered the capital's territory. The soldiers of Alison have always been known as the strongest of all solder in the kingdom. Not to mentio
“Lady Aria, I almost looked for you. All the troops are ready to depart. King Alexius will personally escort us out of the palace.”When Ariana came back, the girl was immediately approached by Valencia, who looked worried about her. Ariana quickly nodded. “Sorry to keep you all waiting. We're leaving now,” she informed her. With a special whistle, Ariana's horse ran on its own to approach the girl. Ariana patted her horse gently, before climbing onto her back smoothly.Before actually leaving, Ariana took the time to stare at the royal palace building for one last time. Her face was filled with complicated feelings, as she finally decided to refocus on the road in front of her. As a member of the Alison family, Ariana would automatically become the supreme commander of all forces. The girl split the line of troops to be at the forefront, while Valencia and Cornell lined up behind her, along with the Knight of Alison.With regular steps, they began to move out of the palace gates. Ari