Hanry, who already knew Duchess Carolus well enough, just sighed inwardly. He was also confused, but he trusted the old woman.
“We understand. Thank you.”
Duchess Carolus nodded once again and allowed them to leave. “Go, and when you find the queen, give her my regards.”
The three of them nodded and left the room.
After they left, Duchess Carolus put on a serious expression on her face. “Queen Odette is really Celestial Bernard’s daughter,” she muttered. She and Queen Ahana were close friends.
Through Queen Ahana, she also frequently met Celestial Bernard. She remembered one winter day, when the palace held a winter hunt, those people who wanted to go to the tent were blocked by a group of bandits. It turned out to be Dario’s subordinates who were assigned to play the role as part of the man’s plan to ensnare Celestial.
“I WANT TO GO BACK NOW!” Odette screamed in panic.She couldn't let her husband and Aerith... get together. What if Rion got Aerith pregnant???“No, you can’t.”“Why can’t I? Anyway, I want to go back right now!”Odette said firmly and walked quickly out of the room. Theo followed her right away.“Wait, it’s going to rain right now.”“I don’t care. Even if there’s a storm, I still want to go back! If you don’t want to take me, I will go back alone!”“Then go ahead if you want to be caught by Losa. I’m sure Losa must be looking for you.”Odette stopped in the doorway of the modest house, and she turned to Theo. For a moment, she hesitated to continue on her way, but when she remembered Rion and Aerith makin
“Be careful.” Odette immediately turned and ran. Losa wanted to use her magic to stop Odette, but Theo let out his mana and immediately shot it at the old woman.“You traitor!” Losa dodged Theo’s attack. She floated in the air then shot lightning through her finger.Theo slammed himself to the side to dodge the attack.“You take care of him!”After saying that, Losa was already flying after Odette, and she laughed when she saw the girl down there running with all her might.“You can’t run from me!” Losa shot out lightning that sent the ground beneath Odette’s feet threw up, sending the girl kissing the wet ground.Losa landed and stood on the ground while Odette immediately turned and slid backwards when Losa approached her.“Do not come closer!”
“Miss Odette!” Zen said in a surprised tone.“Do you know her?”“Yes, Uncle. She is Miss Odette who helped me and Daniel. She and King Rion saved us both.”After hearing the boy’s words, the woman who was Zen and Daniel’s aunt immediately invited them in.The two couples welcomed their guests very warmly.Marin Magnolia, Zen’s aunt and Daniel asked Tyson to follow her to a room, then told the knight to lay Odette on the bed.After Odette was lying on the bed, she asked Tyson, Zen, and Daniel to come out of the room because she would change Odette’s clothes.Ten minutes later, Marin came out. Zen and Daniel, who had been pacing back and forth in front of the door like chickens immediately approached and asked about Odette’s condition.Tyson and the other
Trish, Arlo, and the others had just arrived at Carolus’ health center.Rion met them outside the infirmary so as not to disturb the sleeping ‘Odette’.“What’s wrong? Where have all of you been?” Rion asked.Trish told about the old woman who hypnotized them and made them release the kidnappers just like that.“We tried to find them, but we lost track of them. We apologize, Your Majesty.”Rion’s brows furrowed. “Is the old woman who hypnotized you a witch?”“That’s most likely, Your Majesty.”“Black witch?”“I’m not sure yet.”Rion nodded slowly. “You and the others can rest. We will return to the palace tomorrow morning.” After saying that, he returned to the room.
Theo was finally convinced. He would go to the palace when the wounds on his body got better. He even firmly said to Odette that he would definitely come and get his one million gold coins.Then, Odette bid her goodbye to the Duke and Duchess Carolus as well as uttered a few words of gratitude for their help. After that, she walked towards the white horse that Olivia was pointing at.Since Losa had not been captured, the Duke and Duchess Carolus asked Olivia to accompany the queen back to the palace.When Odette was about to approach the horse, she saw Hanry Adhelard who was preparing his horse.“Olivia, I’ll be right back,” she said, leaving Olivia and approaching Hanry.Tyson who saw it did not follow her because he knew that Odette would want to thank the man right now.Realizing someone was approaching him, Hanry immediately turned aroun
Aerith wrapped her arms around Rion’s neck. Her cheeks blushed, and she looked at Rion with shy eyes. Her body was already heating up, and she really wanted Rion right now.Aerith wanted Rion to touch her and pamper her, but the man did nothing. He just stared at her until a knock on the door from outside made Rion immediately get up.“It must be Elis and Nadin.” He buttoned his shirt again then hurriedly opened the door.Elis and Nadin brought the food Anwen had asked for. Rion then told the two maids to come in and put the food on the table. After arranging all the food, they left the room.Rion looked at Aerith who had sat back down.“Let’s eat,” he said with a small smile.Aerith didn’t move. She sat while looking away from Rion.“Don’t be mad. You’re still sick.” Rion
Elis and Nadin were very curious about what the queen had said to Duchess Scarlet. However, they did not dare to ask or snoop.While walking down the corridor, Aerith was surprised to see her father, Duke Scarlet. The man walked ahead, then turned at an intersection.‘What did he do here?’ she muttered in her heart.“Your Highness, are you alright?” Elis asked her.“Yes, I’m fine.” Aerith walked back to her room, followed by Elis and Nadiin.At the same time, Duke Scarlet entered the king’s office. The man had been in the palace since yesterday. He was waiting for the king to return to talk about the trouble his wife had caused.Trish gestured for the Duke to sit down.“It was a coincidence that you came. I was just about to invite you,” said Rion.“My
Odette immediately shouted, “TRISH! TELL THEM TO OPEN THE GATE!”Trish was very surprised to see the queen, but he was more confused than surprised.“Queen Odette?” He walked fast to them.“Thank goodness you came. Please, open the gate. Aerith has changed her face to look like me! Quickly open the gate. I have to save Rion from that evil wench!” Odette said quickly.“Open the gate!” Trish gave the order.“Where’s Rion?”“He is resting in his room.”Hearing that, Odette immediately ran inside the palace quickly and ignored Trish who asked her to stop.“Hey wait!”“I’ll explain, but I have to prevent Rion from doing something with that woman!”Odette who ran while being c
“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