After saying a few words as a formality and a form of courtesy, Rion and his entourage returned to Panthera Kingdom.
Duke Adhelard was still staying in Arawn Kingdom to sort things out. Rion felt that the incident would definitely destroy Arawn and Adhelard’s relationship although not completely, but there must be some estrangement.
That was good!
The sound of horses’ hooves and the wheels of a carriage passing through the road were noisy.
“Rion, what did Prince Drystan say to you? And who is Freddy?” Odette started a conversation in the carriage.
“Freddy is the older brother of the late Queen Isabelle. He told Zerge to kidnap you for revenge.” Rion only gave half the information.
“I see.” Odette thought that Freddy wanted to have revenge against Rion. “Drystan doesn’t seem to blame you for Rose&rsqu
For a few minutes, the only sound in the room that could be heard was the sound of spoons clashing against the bowls and plates. It sounded very calm.Freddy ate his food while watching Dario.“Is there something wrong with my face?” Dario asked when he realized he was being stared at.“There’s nothing wrong with your face but something wrong with your attitude,” Freddy said.“Oh, really?” Dario looked at Freddy while putting the spoon of food into his mouth.“You’ve changed. Normally, you would throw a tantrum if someone hurt Isabelle, but now you haven’t done anything to the person who killed her even though you already know who did it. Why? Are you afraid of Aathreya or do you care about the child you abandoned?"“Both of them.”“What a coward.”
The atmosphere in the kitchen was very warm. Rion’s laughing and joking was normal for Odette, but for the servants and maids, it was a very rare phenomenon.“His Majesty the King looks very different in front of Her Highness the Queen. ““Of course. The queen is his wife, and he loves her very much. Hurry up and do your job.”The two maids in front of the stove chattered.Amy, who was listening to them while looking at the two couples whose faces were covered in flour and laughing, was happy. She even smiled broadly.‘Now, he really has come back to life,’ she thought, focused on Rion.Three hours later, the bread and honey cake were finally done.“Odette, what do you think if I retire from being a king and open a cake shop?” Rion asked as he put the cake on a plate.
“Who did you call a criminal?” Odette asked.“Rion.”“You’re not a criminal.”“I’m not Rion. You told Rion not to blame himself. Then, who should he blame for his mother’s death?”Odette was surprised. “What do you mean?”Rine was silent. There was no expression on his face at all. His hand pulled the tablecloth off and walked over to Odette, making Odette feel a little tense.“I’m not evil. I just want to protect him from making the same mistake. Besides, this world is very unfair to him. There is only sadness everywhere. If he dies, he won’t suffer anymore.”Odette’s eyes stared at the man sadly. Rion had been very desperate in his life.Rine walked to pull his belt and walked over to Odette
After cleaning up and changing clothes, Rion was currently lying on his wife’s lap.Odette, who was very worried because of what had happened earlier, became very considerate and wanted to pamper the man. Of course, Rion didn’t mind being treated like that.“It turns out that pain can also give happiness,” said Rion, looking at Odette who was stroking his hair lovingly.“What do you mean?”“You care more about me.”“Did I act like I didn’t care about you all this time?”“Of course, I know you care about me. It’s just that when I’m sick like this, I can feel that you care more about me. I have to thank Rine for this.”SLAP!As soon as he said that, he was hit on the forehead.“You are talking nonsense,&r
In the king’s office, Trish’s eyes filled with tears at the pile of gold coins on Rion’s desk. It was money given by the Blois Family.“Th-all this is my money. Mother… Father… I became a rich man. Sob…” Trish felt very moved. With that money, it seemed like he could be unemployed for four to five years and even longer if he used the money just for important things.Rion stared at the pile of gold coins on his right side. It was the gold coin from Duke Adhelard. The hundred knights he requested had also arrived at the palace.Very good.“What do you think of Duke Adhelard and Arawn’s relationship now?”“It should be broken. By the way, there’s a letter from Prince Noorman for Her Highness the Queen,” said Trish, taking a letter out of his pocket and giving it to Rion.&ldqu
It was nighttime, and the wind was blowing hard. Days by days in the autumn had passed in a blink of an eye, and slowly winter was approaching. Odette was restless because she was worried about her husband. It was very late, but Rion had not come back.Earlier, she asked Arlo about where Rion and Trish were. Arlo said both men were away to resolve their works outside the palace, but he didn’t tell her what kind of work they were doing.The thing she really regretted right now was, she couldn’t call Rion to ask where the man was right now.It was so annoying.She hoped the work Rion was doing right now wasn’t physically involved, which meant that Rion didn’t have to fight. The man didn’t take care of his own body.Odette sat down in the chair in front of her desk, and her mind began to wander around. She wondered, did Rion have a relapse right now, an
Cecilia rolled on the floor while whimpering in pain. “Please… help me. I don’t want to die….”Rion stepped forward and stopped three steps away from Cecilia. “I have the antidote for that poison,” he said, showing a bottle that was slightly larger than his thumb.When Cecilia heard that, she raised her face and spit out her own saliva.“Give it… give it to me,” she said, crawling closer to Rion, then holding out her hand.“G-give it to me. I beg you,” the woman pleaded in a trembling voice, while Rion stared at her scornfully.Trish walked over and said, “If you had told the truth, His Majesty would have appreciated your honesty, but you chose to keep lying.” He then stood beside Rion.“But, I told you the truth.” Cecilia cried with a pained face.
Arlo continued to dig up information from the coachman.“Can’t you see anything from that person at all? For example, the color of his eyes or what about that person’s clothes?”The coachman was silent. He seemed to be thinking, then a few moments later, he said, “I don’t really remember the color of his eyes, but I think it’s brown or maybe black. I don’t know. I don’t remember much. Please, forgive me.”Arlo sighed. “No problem. You can calm down first in the break room, Uncle. if you remember anything, please tell us right away.”He asked Edward, one of the knights, to take the coachman to the break room while he would continue to interrogate the person who first found Cecilia’s body.“You can follow him, Uncle,” Arlo said while the coachman was still sitting quietly in the chair.
“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