For a moment, Anwen and Trish were silent and busy with their thoughts.
“How did you know that he was poisoned?” Trish finally asked, and Anwen told him that Kaven’s condition had improved after she injected the antidote.
Even though there was a possibility of drug allergy, she was more confident in cases of poisoning.
“Have you checked the sword that Hanry used?”
Trish drew the sword hanging on his thigh.
“I am about to check it out now,” he said while showing the sword in his hand. It was Hanry’s sword which he had taken secretly.
“Before Nadin gave me your letter, I had a plan to meet you. I wanted you to check this,” he explained.
Anwen was somewhat surprised that Trish was moving faster than she had expected.
“How did you think that the poison was in the sword?”
“Because in war, this is often done. How about you?”
“The same.”
Anwen took Hanry's sword and then looked at it closely. “It’s been
The next day, Trish’s job increased with one more task. He had been quite busy with the matters of Aathreya and Rion, and now he had to deal with Kaven’s poisoning incident.Having yet to obtain sufficient evidence, he and his subordinates undertook a secret investigation.If Trish said there was poison in Hanry’s sword, people would only accuse him, and Hanry and Whitney could avoid it because there was no evidence pointing at them apart from Hanry’s statement.Then, the Adhelard Family would also accuse him of framing Hanry.Besides that…Trish’s steps stopped in front of Kaven’s room. He could see Anwen was checking on the man’s condition.He heard the girl ask about Kaven’s condition gently and affectionately.“She said she loves me, but she’s never been that gentle wi
When the carriage was running, Bee still hugged Odette tightly.“Don’t go. Don’t leave me. I beg you,” Bee repeated the sentence over and over again. He was trembling with great fear of being abandoned.Hearing this, Odette’s eyes were filled with tears. She felt her heart being squeezed hard because she knew the story about Queen Ahana’s death and how the fate of little Rion had after his mother died right before his eyes.“I’m here,” she said, rubbing Bee’s back and trying to calm him down.The snow continued to fall, and the carriage was now on the other side of the mountain. From behind the curtain that was still open, Odette saw a cliff ahead and she believed Queen Ahana was killed there.She remembered Rion’s story well. At that time, the man said that when he and his mother were about to return to the palace after visiting Hugo Temple,. They took a different route from Yato Mo
While on the carriage, Bee sat anxiously.“Dear, are you hungry?” Odette took a sweet snack in a bag she always placed beside her. She treated Bee as a child.“Come get it,” she said, and Bee took it right away.Odette smiled, watching Bee eat heartily. The man really looked like a child. She was thinking about what it would be like when she and Rion had a child. Was it like Bee? But then… her face darkened as she remembered the current situation between her and Rion.Her dream of having a happy family with complete family members was on the brink of collapsing.“This isn’t tasty,” said Bee, making Odette blink her eyes confusedly. “This isn’t the one you make. Right, Mother?”Bee stared at Odette. Odette instantly remembered the things Rion had told her before. Queen Ahana was good at cooking, and the woman was also a great doctor. The food was made not only considering the
“What?!” Whitney, who met secretly with Leana’s underling, was shocked when the door to their meeting room was suddenly closed with a loud bang.They were even more surprised to see Trish and Kaven in the room.“Both of you are caught red-handed,” Trish said, walking from the dark to the lighter part.“You?” Whitney clenched her dress tightly and stepped back. She racked her brain, thinking of reasons to get out of the problem.Meanwhile, Leana’s underling drew the sword from his waist and quickly dashed to attack Trish.Trish moved faster. He shifted and held the man’s wrist. The next second, he threw the man’s body until it hit the wall.“Stop, you are no match for me,” he said when the man got up and wanted to attack him again.“If you don’t want to be in huge trouble, you better calm down,” Kaven said, then smiled sweetly. He walked over and
It was quiet. The room became silent as neither Trish nor Duke Aldherad spoke.“You’ve wasted my time,” said Duke Adhelard after a long silence.He wanted to leave, but Trish stopped him by saying something he didn’t expect.“Then, I have no choice but to publicly reveal your plans and crimes.” Trish turned and stared at Lucas’ father’s back.“About you cooperating with King Arawn to take revenge on King Rion, about your desire to rule through Hanry’s and Anwen’s marriage, about your youngest daughter’s assassination attempt on Queen Odette, about your sister not sending the attempted assassination report that I gave to the Ministry of Justice, about your youngest daughter spreading the news about the king going mad, and about your youngest daughter ordering people to poison Kaven Carolus so that Hanry could win the duel and become a king. I will reveal everything,” Trish said c
Time was ticking, and the sun was almost over her head.Whitney, with her maids and guards, left the palace and headed for the carriage. Her sudden departure made many questions, and she kept making fake excuses about her mother being sick.Anna, her loyal maid who came with her, was surprised to hear this because Concubine Hera was fine when they left the Arawn Kingdom.“Okay, Anwen, I’ll go first. Please take care of yourself,” Whitney said, and Anwen nodded slowly.“Yes, Auntie. Be careful on your way, and I hope grandma gets well soon. I’ll be waiting for you to come here again.”Whitney smiled. She then said goodbye to Adaline and the people who escorted her to the front of the palace.She glanced at Trish who was also there for a moment before she finally turned and headed towards the carriage waiting for her.When the Arawn princess’s carriage came out of the gate, Trish felt relieved b
Anwen looked at Trish in annoyance. Two seconds later, she stood up.“Then, I will break it off myself. I will tell the royal councils that Hanry cheated,” she said, wanting to leave. However, Trish immediately grabbed her hand.“You could make two families become enemies,” Trish said.“So you’re saying I should just shut up? Trish, you know what that family did to my brother.” Anwen was irritated by Trish’s decision.“I told you to leave this to me.” Trish stared deep into the girl’s eyes. “Trust me,” he continued firmly.For a moment, they looked at each other. Three seconds later, Anwen sat back down and tried to calm herself.“Then, what’s your plan? You have to tell me,” Anwen insisted.“The person who smeared Kaven’s blade was Leana’s underling.”“What? She again?” Anwen was speechless.
Nadin and Anwen exchanged their clothes. Anwen borrowed Nadin’s maid uniform and coat to sneak out of the pavilion. She put on her coat, then jumped from the window and walked towards the palace.The clothes really helped a lot. Nadin would often go back and forth from the pavilion and palace to convey messages or carry orders from Anwen, so neither the guards nor the knights suspected anything when they saw her walking toward the castle.All Anwen had to do was to make sure they didn’t see her face.Now this palace almost felt like a prison to her. It was very different when her brother was there. She could do all things freely without worrying about anything.Anwen’s main goal was to meet Trish and warn the man about what the Adhelard Family might do to him.Since Trish irritated her, they couldn’t talk much.Anwen came to her brother’s study first because Trish usually stayed there to take care of some work r