Day by day, time went by fast. King Panthera’s entourage entered the courtyard of the Arawn Royal Palace in the afternoon. The courtyard was very crowded, filled with the invited guests who had also just arrived, as well as the servants and palace officials who greeted the guests.
All eyes were on the carriage with the golden head of the Panther cat, waiting for the King of the Panthera Kingdom to come out. Most of them were very impatient to see the new Queen of Panthera. They were very curious to see the woman who had conquered King Arion D. Panther’s heart.
The story of Rion, who was depressed after Queen Rose died and became a man who lived without a soul was very well known.
Among women, Rion was greatly admired because he was a man who highly valued loyalty. In this era, looking for a man who was only loyal to one woman was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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Night had come. Rion and Odette were in their room. Odette already wanted to sleep, but she cancelled her intention when she saw Rion, who was sitting on the back of the bed while daydreaming.Odette, who was in a lying position, sat back up. She then looked at Rion intently.“What’s wrong?” she asked.Rion’s gaze that had been on the wall forward turned to Odette spontaneously. He smiled as he reached out to stroke the girl’s hair.“It’s okay, go to sleep,” he said softly.For a moment, Odette was silent. She looked deeply into the face of the man in front of her.“Are...you thinking of Helen?” She asked hesitantly. She added, “The bride is Lady Lucia Adhelard, that means Lucas’ family is here. Are you restless thinking about them?”Rion lowered his hand. &ldqu
The voices of people in and around the palace were heard and broke the silence of the night. In one corner of the desolated building, Rion stood opposite Duke Adhelard. They hadn’t seen each other in a long time.Looking at Duke Adhelard, the memories of Lucas sprang up in Rion’s mind. He held his breath. His heart ached and his chest tightened, filled with guilt, but he covered it with a face as flat as a board.Duke Adhelard had navy hair and eyes like Lucas’s. The contours of his face were also like Lucas. If Lucas lived to be 50 years old, he would look like Duke Adhelard.Not only Rion who remembered about Lucas but Trish too. His chest felt tight, but he knew that there was someone who felt his chest being tied tighter than him.He glanced at Rion worriedly.“Long time no see,” Rion spoke first.“You lived happily aft
Odette welcomed Rion into the room. Seeing Rion’s reddened eyes, she cupped the man’s face and asked what had happened. However, Rion didn’t answer, and he immediately hugged her tightly while crying in silence instead.Feeling the man’s tears on her shoulder, Odette didn’t say anything. She just hugged Rion while patting his back. Rion returned after saying that he would meet with Duke Adhelard, so Odette was sure that Rion became like this because the man must have remembered about Lucas, and that memory made him feel guilty again.After a while, Rion had calmed down quite a bit. He let go of his arms, and Odette immediately wiped the remaining tears on the man’s face.“Do I look that pathetic?” he asked her.“Absolutely not.” Odette took Rion’s hand and made him sit on the bed. Then, she poured water for him. “Drink to make yo
Anwen backed away and accidentally hit the table. She almost fell, but Trish was always on alert. The man pulled Anwen, so she didn’t fall backwards. However, because he purposely pulled her strong enough, the girl fell into his arms instead.Anwen’s nose hurt from hitting the man’s muscular chest, but she ignored it because her heart felt like it was going to explode right now.“Are you okay?” Trish asked, taking a half step back to make some distance. When he saw Anwen, the girl’s face was as red as a tomato.He was getting more and more convinced, but he was also cruel for constantly making Anwen puzzled. He looked at Anwen without blinking. A sweet smile curved up on his lips.“W-why are you looking at me like that?” Anwen asked with a stammer.“Nothing. I just realized that your eyes are so beautiful. I wonder why I didn&
The fire blazing in the side hall soared as it devoured the building’s wall.Rion’s eyes widened at seeing the enormous fire. All the men worked together to extinguish the fire using the equipment they could find.“Where’s Anwen?!” The Arawn King asked frantically. In front of him, there was only fire. He didn’t see anything other than that.“She’s inside. Just before the explosion, I saw Princess Anwen inside. The princess was just running to save herself, but the next explosion occurred, and she was trapped. I panicked and immediately reported it!”Hearing that, Rion was very worried about Anwen, and he immediately ran to save the girl.He took off his coat and soaked it in water. Then, he ran through the fire. The fifth prince and sixth prince followed him in the back. Meanwhile, the other princes joined in with everyone to
Everyone who saw Rion, Trish, Anwen, the fifth and sixth prince coming out of the fire approached and helped them right away. Two doctors who had been sent by the Arawn King immediately stepped forward.Those who had just come out of the sea of fire were truly relieved when they managed to breathe freely in the fresh air and felt the cold wind touching their skin.Rion laid Anwen down on the ground and the girl coughed repeatedly.“Anwen, wake up. Anwen!” He patted Anwen’s cheek, trying to make the girl sober.His worries for Anwen hadn’t gone away, but Elis and Nadin came over and told him about Odette being taken away by a group of people. Elis explained what had happened in a panic.“Your Majesty.” Trish who heard it felt anxious, but the pain in his back was really excruciating that he couldn’t do anything.Rion t
The horse galloped away from the carriage that Odette had ridden before. In the back, there was a horse carrying Lady Lucia who was still wearing her wedding dress. Somehow, the kidnapping scene looked very beautiful. While on the horse, Odette thought back to when she was taken out of the palace. The people they brought were not only her and Lady Lucia, but there were other three women. Odette wondered. Where were the three women? The masked people suddenly let her down from the carriage and continued the journey on horse. The route they passed by was straight, and they didn’t take a turn even once. There were two reasons they transferred her to a horse. First, so that they could get to their destination faster. Second, the palace troops chasing them were close, so they had to move faster. Meanwhile, Rion and the others continued to chase the masked people. He spurred the horse very fast. Ev
Odette took a step back warily, but she was already trapped.The man behind her restrained himself from killing her while the man at the front kept getting closer to capture her.Her condition was getting weaker. The blood wasn’t coming out of her neck anymore, but the white color of the open wound looked really bad.As her brain tried to think about what she should do to buy some more time, someone bolted and hit the man in front of her.The man shook his head because he felt dizzy.Odette didn’t know what had happened, but she was suddenly in the arms of a young man. At first, she thought that the person was Rion, but it wasn’t.“Who are you?” Her vision was a bit blurry, but she could see the young man’s pair of amber eyes as he looked at her.“Drystan.” The young man smiled gently.
“Doctor Ody.”“Mia?”Mia smiled and sat beside Odette.“I know you’re feeling scared right now, but we can definitely handle it properly,” Mia said reassuringly.“You’re not afraid of him?”“When Bee was born, and I saw him for the first time, I cried because I remembered when Alvin was born. At that time, I didn’t want to see his face because I hated his father so much. Every time I remembered that, my heart hurt, and I felt bad for having such a thought. Alvin doesn’t know anything, so why should he be hated?”“Mia...”“Bee doesn’t know anything either. He’s a sweet child with a heart as pure as an angel. Why should I be afraid of him?” Mia smiled, then looked at the sky. “Since my parents died, I don’t have anyone anymore. People who should be called family actually treat me like trash. Perhaps even tr
“Odette!” Hans finally came. He quickly approached Odette, who was struggling to get away from one of the firefighters who were holding her and preventing her from getting closer to the flames blazing the house.“Senior, help Bee! BEEE!” Odette let out a hoarse cry.Then Hans was stunned to see Bee being carried out by the firefighter. “Bee?”“Baby, Honey.” Odette immediately dragged her wobbling feet to approach the child, carefully taking him from the firefighter. “It’s okay, Honey. Mom is here. Mom is here.” She rubbed Bee’s back and kissed him as she hugged him so tightly. It wasn’t long before Bee suddenly lost consciousness.“B-Bee? Bee!”“Let’s take him to the hospital!”Odette and Hans rushed into the car and took Bee to the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, Bee was handled by the doctor immediately.“Bee…
In the palace garden, Rion, Trish, and Anwen sat together while enjoying dessert.“What?” Anwen and Trish were shocked to hear of Rion’s plans to retire and leave Panthera.“Are you serious, Your Majesty?” Trish asked hurriedly. “What’s wrong? Why so sudden?”“It’s not sudden. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.”“Then what about Panthera?”“There is you.” Rion casually said it as though it wasn’t something serious, then cut the cake in front of him before eating it in delight.“What?” His eyebrows raised a little upon noticing the sharp gaze from Anwen and Trish. The two of them couldn’t believe what the king had just said.“Your Majesty, your joke isn’t funny at all,” Trish said flatly.“This isn’t a joke.” Rion took a deep breath and then looked up at the sky.
Betelgeuse, Alpha of the Orion constellation.Betelgeuse D. Panther was the star in the hearts of Odette and Rion.“Bee...” Odette kept smiling as she watched Bee’s sleeping face. When the boy was asleep like this, he became very calm.Somehow, every time she looked at Bee, she was like seeing Rion’s figure when he was small.“Mom… Zzz…”“Mom’s here.” Odette chuckled when she heard Bee calling out to her. She remembered Rion also calling her name in his sleep. Indeed, Bee really was the son of Arion D. Panther.“Sweet dream, Honey,” she whispered and kissed the boy’s forehead.She then got off the bed then left the room, walking towards the living room. When she arrived, she saw Mia was busy with piles of fabrics that needed to be sewn.“Mia.”The young woman stopped her activities and turned her head naturally.&ldqu
“Drystan,” Rion called the young man again, and this time, Drystan cast his gaze at him.“Is my father…?” Drystan wanted to ask about his father’s condition but couldn’t finish his sentence. The words stuck in his throat as though, deep down, he had already guessed it.“Did you already know about this?”Drystan nodded with a faint smile, but sadness was evident in his eyes. He told Rion that before going to the capital, he went to Bosa with his father. When his father found out that Aathreya was dead, and so did Rion, he decided to take that step.“He regretted that he never gave any happiness to Odette. If you died, Sister Odette would definitely suffer a lot, and he didn’t want her to suffer anymore. I told you that my father deeply regretted all the things he had done in the past, and now he had proven it. That’s it, I’m leaving,” Drystan said in a self-deprecating man
“Big brother?” As Anwen saw Rion’s fingers moving slightly, she rushed to kneel beside him, followed by Dario.As Rion’s consciousness returned, Dario’s consciousness actually faded.“When… when you meet your sister-in-law, tell her that I’m sorry,” Dario said while looking at Rion wistfully.Anwen was silent. She didn’t give any responses, as she wasn’t sure if there would be a chance to see Odette again or not.Dario’s eyes quivered. They slowly closed before opening again, closed again, and opened again. This continued until his body slumped to the ground helplessly. Luckily, Anwen immediately reacted and supported his back.Dario’s eyes were still open, and he looked in a daze at the cloudy sky above him. At this moment, he had sunken into his trove of memories of Odette.‘I DON’T HAVE A FATHER! MY FATHER IS DEAD!’The image of Odette
Rose sat by the river while Rion lay on her lap, enjoying every second of their togetherness.“Rose, I’m sorry,” Rion said as he looked at the woman, holding her hand, which stroked his forehead gently.Rose smiled gently. “You’ve said it 100 times.”“I am so sorry.”“You’ve said that a hundred times already.”“Since you left, I couldn’t breathe properly every day, and something invisible kept tightening my heart.”“Yes… You’ve said it, and Lucas also told me.”“Lucas?” Rion got up and looked at Rose questioningly.“Yeah. He said Trish told him about it.”“Trish?”When Rose told him everything Lucas had told her, Icarus arrived at the Rose Garden. Anwen was surprised to find Dario and Saintess Angela there.Dario hopped onto Icarus’ back and carried Rion down
Aiden was finally gone as his body was destroyed from within by the combined power of Rion and Aathreya. However, although Aiden was dead, the problem wasn’t really over because Gerald’s soul had already left his body and resided in Rad’s body instead.At the moment, Gerald was floating in the air, under the purple eye that still stood firm in the sky. He raised his hands to activate the Divine Eye, but Icarus came and breathed out a powerful flame, forcing Gerald to move away to escape it.“Narine?” Anwen muttered when he saw the little fairy on the back of Icarus flying towards her.“Get the king onto Icarus’ back,” said Narine briskly.“What?” Anwen and Trish felt puzzled.“Just do it if you still want to meet the king!” Narine exclaimed in a bit of a hurry as if she was being chased by time.Roul, who was listening to their conversation, nodded to Trish as the man lo
Swoosshh…The wind blew against the leaves of the shady trees while the blooming rose swayed gracefully and gave off a sweet fragrance. Several butterflies flew around and perched from one flower to another, showing off their stunning wings.Odette walked among the roses while looking right and left. That place reminded her of the Rose Garden in Green Castle, or… was she actually in the Rose Garden?Her gaze swept around the area, looking for the Green Castle building, but no matter how far she looked ahead, she didn’t see the building anywhere.Tap!Her steps came to an abrupt halt when her eyes fixed on Rion’s figure, who stood a few steps away from her. The man was wearing a charming white cloak with gold thread fluttering slightly. For some reason, Rion looked more handsome than usual.“Rion?”The man smiled gently at her.Seeing that, Odette couldn’t help but feel an endless joy