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.