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
When Trish entered the house, five masked men greeted him in the living room. He saw his father and mother tied up and sitting on the floor.Four of the five people stood behind his parents, servants, and guards who were also tied up. Meanwhile, the other person sat on the couch.Trish didn’t know who the four people were, but he knew the person sitting on the couch.Even though half of his face was covered by a mask, Trish could recognize the man. He was Ryan, the leader of the Adhelard Knights.“Welcome back, Commander of Panthera Royal Knights, Trish Marlen,” said Ryan calmly. “Did you bring the things we asked for?” he added.“No, I don’t.” Trish stared at his opponent with a stoic face.“Now Adhelard family is very weak, isn’t it? Besides playing dirty in the duel, you guys want to gang up on me. You even dare to take my parents' hostage. Are you that scared of me that you all
After a commotion that lasted about ten minutes, the living room of the Marlen Residence was quiet again, even more so than before.Blood and corpses filled the room floor. Broken furniture was scattered everywhere. The sight was really horrendous to anyone who saw it.When the wind blew, the smell of blood pooled on the floor could be smelled, although it was faint.Tap, tap, tap…The sound of Ryan’s footsteps echoed through the silence of the room. He walked towards Trish who was lying in a pool of his own blood.“You’re amazing, Knight Trish,” Ryan said as he stood over Trish. For five seconds, he was silent while staring at Trish’s face, who closed his eyes tightly before he looked at the four corpses of the assassins Pavel Adhelard had paid to help him.Ryan knew that there would be casualties in fighting Trish. Instead of sacrificing the Adhelard Knights, he would rather sacrifice them.After
Trish quickly turned around, and he was stunned to see the figure behind him.“Lu-Lucas?” He stiffened in his place for a few seconds. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing right now. A man with navy hair and eyes and a face that was very familiar to him.“You… are you really Lucas?” Trish asked without blinking. Instead of answering his question, Lucas repeated the question he had just asked.“What are you doing here?” Lucas had a displeased look on his face, while Trish was still looking at the man with blank eyes. He needed time to truly believe that the person in front of him was Lucas.“I-I… what do you think it is? Of course, because I’m already dead,” he answered after a while. But the next second, he was shocked because Lucas suddenly grabbed his collar.“I told you not to leave the king! Bastard!” Lucas exclaimed angrily.Trish stared intently at
Under the rain of snow, Anwen knelt in front of Trish’s parents’ graves. She had been there long enough. Her tears occasionally fell when remembering the things they had done together.Anwen already considered the couple as her own parents. Being with them made her feel that she had parents again, but now she had to feel the pain of loss.It was true that not everyone had the opportunity to feel the love of both parents, and she was one of those who did not have that opportunity.When the incident happened, Anwen didn’t see the two of them who were behind the couch along with two servants and two guards.She was too panicked and only focused on Trish. She regretted not being able to save the couple.Kaven, standing beside Anwen, bent down and gently held the girl’s shoulder.“Let’s go. If the commander is awake, someone has
The situation got even more chaotic after the Adhelard Family's evil plans were exposed.Pavel Adhelard continued to deny it. He even brought up the death of Lucas who was sentenced to death for being a victim of slander.“Roul is a Wizard Knight, and he once learned studied underfrom Aathreya. He could have done the same thing that Aathreya did to bring us down,” he said, trying to defend himself.“Why did would Roul want to bring you down?” Richard D. Scarlet asked.“How do you explain your daughter’s actions in spreading the newspapers article about the king’s going mad and attempting to carry out the assassination of Queen Odette and the assault that left the king injured?” Adaline, who was there, also opened her voice sternly.“I think we need to bring in the people at the Lilium housing Residence to serve as witnesses,” said Myles Camilo.“You don’t need to deny ag
“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