It was past midnight. In a room lit by candlelight, Odette was still sitting across from Dario.
“Actually, I also lied about my father. He wasn’t dead. He dumped me and my mother, so I assumed he was dead. I had never seen him, nor did I know what his face looked like. When I asked my mother, she always said that my father was dead since I was in the womb, so I also thought that way. Just like my mother said.”
Dario held his breath when he heard that.
Odette smiled briefly and then continued her story. Her eyes revealed a faint sadness that she kept hiding deep within her heart.
“My mother wouldn’t even tell me anything about him. If I kept asking, she got sad and often scolded me. I always wondered why my mother was like that. Did my father leave us not because of death, but because of something else?”
Odette took a deep breath and slowly rele
"Wealth, power, and various forms of pleasure would bring many friends, conversely, poverty, failure, and various forms of misfortune would show their true nature."...***In Randle Forest, when the sun had just risen in the clear sky, the two groups of troops sent to search for Aathreya met.They were the Wizard Knights from Panthera while in the other group there were the knights from Archadia.“What are you doing here?” Adriel, who was leading the Panthera knights, asked the man who had funny hair. It was like the fish fins in the middle of his bald head. The man’s name was Yato. He was the leader of the Archadia troop that was also looking for Aathreya in Randle. He had fought Adriel several times in a battle.“Of course, looking for Aathreya the Wizard,” Yato replied calmly.&nb
The maids who watched all of that trembled in fright, and some even fell down on the cold floor from fear of having the same fate as them.After the tongues of the three people were cut out, Cristela ordered the knights to take them to the prison. She then stood up and looked at everyone who was staring at her with fear.“Who else among you wants to suffer the same fate?”Cristela looked at each face of the people surrounding her coldly and then said, “The person you call crazy was a child whose childhood had been robbed. For the sake of becoming a king who could protect you all, he studied and trained hard every day. If he played around, he would be beaten! If he cried, he would be slapped!”“At the age of ten, he had gone down to the battlefield to defend this kingdom. It was for all of you, and for the sake of showing that legal justice in this kingdom applied to ever
“I am glad to see that you and the queen’s relationship are much better now,” Trish said sincerely, but the person he was talking to just kept silent. “Are you all right, Your Majesty?”“I can’t be okay in this situation,” Rion said flatly, and Trish couldn’t help but feel sad for him.Since Odette told him about Aathreya, the days became very long and difficult for Rion. Fate seemed to bring him back to six years ago.When he returned to his room at night, his chest felt so stuffy. The room was filled with the memories of Odette and also Rose. When the good memories were about Odette, then the sad memories were about Rose.He stepped in and looked around the room. Sometimes he caught sight of Odette’s figure, and when he blinked, he saw Rose. He indeed became crazy, as people said.Rion smiled and laughed, but he looked like he was wailing.
Rion’s face became pale after reading the letters one by one.“Queen Rose and Knight Lucas had a love affair behind His Majesty’s back. The two of them work together to help Dario to overthrow and take the throne of Panthera. Once their goal is achieved, they will make the capital of Panthera the new capital of Archadia with Queen Rose and Knight Lucas as the leaders.”“I’m sure you must have suspected their movements. You can’t ignore this fact. If this evidence isn’t enough to convince you, I can summon witnesses to make you believe me,” William explained confidently.Rion broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that the two people he trusted really betrayed him.The letters containing the communication between Dario and Rose made him lose his composure.What didn’t he have done for Rose? He fought for Rose, risking everyt
The night was calm. There was no wind and no stars. The sky looked very empty.Rion opened his bedroom door and saw his wife standing by the window.Realizing someone was coming, Rose turned her head. She had just been crying at the thought of her relationship with Rion, which had worsened recently.When she saw the man coming, she smiled broadly.“Finally, you came, Rion. I know you can’t stay away from me for a long time,” she said as she walked closer, and Rion also slowly stepped closer to the girl.His eyes didn’t blink at all, staring at Rose’s face very closely.Rose, who still didn’t know what had happened, approached Rion without hesitation while still showing her beautiful smile. Her face was flushed like a rose that was blooming beautifully, but that smile immediately disappeared when a hard slap hit her face. It
In Lilium Residence, the night continued. The wind was blowing harder, and the snow was falling heavily.Life was very difficult to predict. At first Odette was an orphan girl, then she became a queen because she married a king. Now, she had become an ordinary girl again, working in a clothing store to make a living.Her current status was also unclear. Was she a widow or still Rion’s wife?Her magnificent blue eyes stared fixedly at the flames and recalled the time when the flames came out of her body.Odette wondered how did she emit the flames?She stared at her own palms as she recalled the incident when she set the entire building with some of the criminals inside in flames.A thought flashed in her head. If she could use that power, then her life would be easier. She always found it difficult to start flames here. If she managed to control her pow
"Dario!"“Are you sure you didn’t see wrong?” Anwen glanced around the area. There was only a stretch of white snow that covered the ground and decorated the roofs of buildings and tree branches. No one had come out of their houses yet because it was still very early in the morning.“I’m sure I’m not mistaken."“But, what is Dario here for?” Anwen felt confused, but three seconds later, she realized something. “Huh, Sister Ody. Is he here because of Sister Ody? But why? What’s his purpose? Does he have evil intentions towards Sister Ody?”“I don’t know.”For a moment, they thought hard and wondered about Dario’s real purpose. After not getting any answer, they decided to return and knock on Odette’s door. They came to find Rion who was missing from the palace, or it could be said runni
Dario’s eyes almost popped out when he saw Rion lying unconsciously in front of him.“Uncle, why are you just standing like that? Please lift him inside!” Odette said worriedly.“Me?” Dario pointed at himself. Earlier, Odette suddenly dragged him here in a hurry. He thought there was another assassin again, so he was very surprised when he found out that the girl asked for help to lift Rion into the house.“Yes. Who else? Help me, Uncle. I can’t lift him.”“Y-yeah, alright.” Seeing that Odette looked so worried, Dario immediately carried up his damn son-in-law.“Where should I slam him? I mean, place him?”“Get him over there.” Odette directed Dario to enter her room and put Rion on her only bed.“Thanks, Uncle. I’ll change his clothes. His bod