"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Princess Guen asked in a very gentle tone. Since then, she was surprised to see the man wearing a thick scarf in the middle of a very hot day.Guen was a princess who was admired and coveted by many men due to her beauty and talent.At the age of twenty-five, she had become a reliable businesswoman and now served as the leader of a craftsman's guild, Golden Ash."I'm just a little unwell," Rion said flatly."You must be tired after the long journey. You can rest first," said Cristela after they arrived in front of the room that had been prepared for the two guests. The Naturi Kingdom was a more prosperous kingdom than Panthera, even Panthera had a number of outstanding debts to Naturi. That was the reason why Cristela was so kind towards Edward and Princess Guen."I hope you enjoy your time at Panthera," she added. The two guests thanked them and entered the room that had been prepared for them, followed by the maids who carried their luggage."Can't y
"Ah! Uh!" Rion pulled his neck away when Odette was about to smear the medicine on his neck. He didn't want the medicine to touch him at all, and Odette had to coax and nag him due to his childlike behavior. "Come on. You said you were busy and didn't have much time." "Ugh. If it gets worse, I'll fire you right away!" he threatened. "It won't. Come on!" Odette wanted to roll her eyes but she held back. Rion was restless, but in the end, he complied and instantly froze when Odette got very close to him. He lowered his gaze, and when he saw the face of the girl who was seriously treating his wound, his feelings became strange. He felt like … his heart warmed up? No! He must not allow himself to be attracted to any woman. He didn't want to betray Rose's love, and he had no right to be happy anymore after he killed Rose. He didn't deserve it. He didn't deserve anymore happiness! Odette was still smearing the medicine on Rion's wound and the king closed his eyes. Because the medici
Anwen was helping Odette unstitch the coat when Arlo and two other knights came and knocked on the door that was not closed. Anwen turned her head along with Odette."Arlo?"Anwen stopped what she was doing and walked over to the three young men. "I can't join the practice today, sorry for not telling you that I'm not going," she explained."Why?" Arlo raised an eyebrow."It's okay, I just changed my mind.""Come on, Princess. We haven't practiced together in a very long time. We were all very excited when we found out that you are coming. If you don't come, I and the others would be very disappointed. Right, guys?" Arlo looked at his two friends alternately and the two men immediately nodded in approval.While doing her work, Odette occasionally saw four people standing in the doorway. Odette saw Anwen who was very familiar with the knights."Don't disappoint them, Anwen," she said which made the four people there turn to look at her."But Miss Ody."Odette stopped her activities for
Rion looked at his bandaged hand and remembered Odette treating his wound. 'Let me help you.' Now Rion remembered the words of Odette who wanted to help him. A faint smile appeared on his face. In his heart, he thanked Odette for treating his hand, but he hoped that Odette would also treat the wound in his heart, that was, his mental wound. He shook his head once and tried to get rid of the things he didn't deserve. He walked over and took the clothes that Odette had prepared earlier, then put them on and walked out. Rion felt five times more comfortable wearing the shirt than the scarf. He suddenly felt stupid. He entered his study and sighed as he looked at the pile of work on his desk. He felt tired but he couldn't rest, no but rather he didn't want to rest. His grandfather had made him that way. The old fart never let him rest if his work was not finished. "Even though you're dead, you still torture me," Rion muttered to himself. He recalled when he was young, being beaten
Rion couldn't sleep even though he felt very tired and needed sleep. He turned his body left and right, trying to find a comfortable position but all his efforts were in vain.He finally gave up! Rion felt anxious about not being tied up by Trish. Thoughts like him about to be taken over by Lucifer and killing people kept haunting him.Usually, he would take sleeping pills and then tell Trish to tie him up. Only after feeling that his body was completely immobilized and Lucifer wouldn't be able to do anything if he took over the body, he could calm down.In frustration, he pulled the drawer beside the bed to get the medicine, but he forgot that he had taken the medicine an hour ago. He went to ask Doctor Alex for medicine again.The atmosphere in the palace was quiet. Rion walked toward Doctor Alex's room and when he arrived at his destination, he immediately knocked on the door but there was no answer. He knocked again and still no answer.After quite a while of knocking, Rion finall
Slowly, the sun began to emerge and dispel the darkness of the night. Rion opened his eyes and was surprised to find himself being hugged by Odette. He wanted to get up quickly and get out of the room, but his brain was working fast. What excuse would he give her if Odette saw him and slept next to him? He figured that when Odette opened her eyes and saw a man sleeping next to her, the girl would automatically scream, inviting everyone to come to the room, and BOOM! Everyone would be gossiping. SHIT! Rion had to let go of Odette's hand that was wrapped around his waist slowly. Slowly, slowly, very slowly! Double shit! Rion held his breath as he was struggling to let go from the hug, but she hugged him again and her legs hit his lower body. Odette hugged Rion like she was hugging a bolster, it made Rion forget to breathe for a few seconds. Things got even more difficult and dangerous when Rion's body started to react. His manhood started to wake up when it was hit by her thigh. R
Rion and several high-ranking royals were sitting spread out on the side of a very wide square-shaped table."With this, the Panthera Kingdom's remaining debt to the Naturi Kingdom is three million gold coins," said a man around forty years old as he handed over a check and a file containing the total amount that Panthera owed, and the total amount already paid. That man was Lord Vincent, the royal treasurer of Panthera."Hm… actually you don't need to rush. We are friends, so take it easy," King Elbert said to Rion after reading the file."What does Your Majesty mean no need to rush? The debt has been in arrears for a dozen years. We will pay the remaining one million as soon as possible," Rion explained."I have a feeling you don't see Naturi as a friend.""Please don't be offended. I just don't feel comfortable being in arrears for too long. Even though Naturi never collects, but for years, this debt has made my shoulders feel heavy. After paying this, I will feel re
The next day, King Elbert and Princess Guen continued their journey to Pradis Beach. They thanked King Rion and Her Highness Cristela for hosting them so well, after that they said goodbye to the two people and the palace officials who were there.When the horse carriage bearing the emblem of the Ash leaves passed through the gate, Rion went back into the palace and told everyone to return to their respective activities.Today, Rion spent his time in the study. Yesterday, he had finished a pile of documents, and this morning, the pile of documents returned on his desk, waiting to be read and stamped.Without realizing that the day was getting late, in the training area, the knights were training their muscles, then after that followed by sword training. The knights cheered loudly as Anwen dueled Arlo."LET'S BEAT HIM, PRINCESS!""DON'T LOSE, ARLO!"Arlo had a hard time blocking Anwen's very fast sword attacks."As usual, you are always fast," said Arlo in the middle of the fight. The
“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