Interestingly, the king’s narration was so loud inside her head. He spoke a lot for a little information. At first, it was fun, but as time went by, he became even more delusional. His inner thought inevitably gave her a headache.“Tone it down, Your Majesty…” Shadow’s face had become pale. “You are so loud.”“Yes? Oh!” Ali looked bashful.Syamsul pursed his lips and made a disapproving sound. He still couldn’t say anything back to her because her face was projecting her words. She wasn’t mocking but genuinely troubled by whatever Ali said although the king wasn’t as loud as she exclaimed to be.Albert took advantage of the situation. Ali looked genuinely hurt and Syamsul was looking at her as if she was an alien. Shadow had a lot of secrets. A few of them were disclosed as soon as they were binding through contract. “I will reveal one of her important secrets so you will understand her better. Her words and thoughts align with each other. Those are gravely linked together. You will
Realizing their mistake, Syamsul bowed his head. Although he knew that he was wrong. As a prideful nobleman. It wasn’t for him to acknowledge his mistake. That attitude put Shadow in a bad mood immediately. They needed to be taught the importance of apologies or to lower their pride to have a better result. Studies told her that, a benevolent ruler would have benevolent people which would have the finest end product to boost the economic status.“In his case, the royal family cares for their crown prince. However, currently, the crown prince has no military support. It is clear that this will become a great weakness in the future for him when the actual for the throne begins. The king is worried about that.”She continued to speak.“Albert also fixed their economic income by introducing a proper business setting and getting rid of the unauthorized gamble houses.”“I know. His direct involvement confused me. I thought the royal had bestowed you with the land that he promised.”“They
For a whole day after the meeting with the king and the advisor/prime minister of the wingsman clan, Albert went straight away into the hiding position, remaining still, with no body movement, a calculated breath, and sharp senses.Frankly, Albert didn’t see any point in this game until he heard the bombing sound go off right off the bat.The bombs were set under the traps. And he was talking about countless traps, at the most sketchy places. The fact that the bombs simultaneously went off was like music to his ears, making him jittery.There’s only one explanation for what is going on.Either Shadow unintentionally set off the bombs or it was intentional and acting like an actual lunatic.“The hell…”At first, he thought he was safe, hiding inside the thick bushes, next to the normal tree. Step, step, step.The sudden deliberate hurried steps resonated dangerously close to him, hovering around as if she was testing the water. “What the,” he muttered as he levered himself up from hi
“Hah~” Albert heard that disappointed sigh and his heart shattered. Pressed his fingers deep into the tree trunk, he anticipated her steps to walk away from him. Using that as an excuse, he wanted to self-destruct and maybe will become his villain origin story. Who knows. To be frank, he had improved tremendously after only his third lesson. But the speed quickly decreased as if it had met a dead end. And at first, Shadow was proud of his improvement but soon it became a snide remark from time to time. Sometimes, he was scared to face his master. Knowing his limitations, he felt ashamed for not giving what she wanted to him. He felt useless. Shadow was an exceptional leader and teacher. She knew what he needed to be improved in and constantly pushed him over his limit. Honestly, despite the setback, he enjoyed every moment they were together. However, contrary to his belief, he felt the warm small hand rubbing his back in a circular motion. “You’re not a disappointment nor
Ibrahim was staring at Shadow stoically while Aulia outwardly pouted. After what had happened previously, this chaotic place was the last place they wanted to be with their youngest. Shadow’s gaze fixated on the loud shout in the middle of the area. Her hands were clenching hard and her expression became gloomy. “This is not what I’d expected.” She mumbled alone. “The crown prince has a lot of openings, the second prince is just lacking, though I can’t fault him for that. The first princess is decent but Albert is shining the brightest.” The educational murmur deepened their frown. At this moment, they went back to the training ground. Under her request, all knights' factions were called and sparred with their masters. The massive training ground was divided into four separate spaces. Each space was occupied by her brothers and sister. It was a five versus one fight. The five knights or soldiers would be facing their respective leaders, which in this case – were Aidan, Firash, Dh
Ibrahim and Aulia threw Shadow into the herd of the maids. The enforcement of the maids was not to be reckoned with. They were passionate about their work and took pride in it. In only five seconds, she was nearly naked, revealing her scarred body. A few new maids hissed and imagined their own pain while the veterans were unfazed. Half-naked, they filled Shadow into the enormous bathtub that was akin to a small pond and helped her to clean her whole body. Rubbing the aromatic oil, massaging her twisted nerves, and cleansing her whole body. She felt so relaxed. Everything went blurry afterward. With half-closed eyelids, she vaguely recognized the firm arms around her. The maids' working ethics were flawless. They passed Shadow after she was in her pajama, dozing off – feeling the warm fingers that wrapped her head, massaging it. After they were finished with their job, they gave Shadow to her parents and Ibrahim immediately embraced her, kissing her fragrance hair and humming in sa
She was rudely woken up by other additional members sprawling all over the bed as if they were the actual owner when the real owner was sleeping like a log until morning. She woke up when the sky was still dark. It was similar to her family members. Surprisingly, Albert was also here, inside her room, uninvitedly, sleeping in the corner of the room with one pillow under his head and a thick blanket draped over his body. “What is going on?” She asked breathlessly. “Sleeping camp, they said.” Ibrahim pushed Aidan’s hand that wrapped around his thigh gently. “Good morning, princess.” He planted a smooch on her head. “Morning, daddy, mommy.” She wrapped her arms around Aulia, still half asleep. “Want to sleep a little more?” Aulia asked in a soothing voice. Shadow shook her head. “Bathroom,” placed her head on Aulia’s shoulder. “Where will you go after this? Do you have work that we shall not know about?” Ibrahim asked carefully while being careful around her room. He handpicke
After throwing a fit for the whole hour, they sat at the available chair right in front of Shadow’s office desk. The office was somehow lacking in his eyes. It wasn't as massive as the previous one.Shadow understood that gaze.Listen, the room that she was currently sitting in wasn't actually her own room. According to Priscilla, they managed to secure a few extra golds from everyone around. Furthermore, their business was thriving hard, thus, the reconstruction of Shadow’s office was inevitable.Shadow was a generous lord. All subjects under her were given a bonus whenever they had a spike in sales. Occasionally, she would even fetch her own pocket money to give them the best treatment if they had to make any trips everywhere for business.Thus, this office expansion was inevitable. She didn’t discredit their subordinates, didn’t even try to oppress them, and was so kind to them.Stern yet kind.Strict yet friendly.Ajiad looked around and knitted his eyebrows together while pressi