Nuri’s POVI'm in a good mood these days.After training soldiers in the army today, my right-hand man Roth asked me, “Sir Rodriguez, did anything happen to you that made you happy?”I looked at him and pretended to be serious. “Nothing special happened. Nothing unusual.”“Then why do you laugh so much today? You've never done that before,” Roth muttered.Am I making my feelings that obvious?I glared at him. “You're going for a run with the soldiers, now.”“Huh?” Roth wondered at my sudden order.Wayde pulled Roth aside before he could say another word.“You better stop talking,” he said.“Why?” Roth scratched his head.Roth grew up in the army and was a strong and loyal knight, but he had little contact with women, so he did not understand the feelings between men and women.“You'll understand when you get married,” whispered Wayde.“Huh?” Roth was even more confused.I looked at Roth.I remember when he first joined the army. He was taciturn, serious, but powerful. The other knight
Chapter 31Azariah’s POVWhen I received the invitation from Nuri, I was so happy I almost screamed.But I remained calm and elegant. I took the invitation and asked casually, “Did he just invite me?”“Yes,” replied the servant who had come to deliver the letter.I controlled my laughter and asked, “Will Princess Sibyl come?”“No.”“Okay, I get it. You tell Sir Rodriguez I'll be there tomorrow.”After Nuri's servant had left, I jumped up with joy and turned in circles with the invitation in my hand.“Mummy, you're right. Nuri will come to me.”What happened on my birthday really pissed me off. Instead of getting me a gift. He took Sibyl right out of my room, showing no concern for my feelings or our engagement.My mother said to me happily, “My dear, this is the first lesson I've taught you. If you care about a man and want to get him, you can't be too aggressive in front of him, you can't reveal your emotions. Keep your dignity and wait for him to come to you.”“But, mummy, how can I
Sibyl’s POVAmy hurried into the room and whispered in my ear, “News has come from the palace that Prince Doyle is ill.”Is my brother sick?“Has the Doctor been to see him?”Amy said anxiously, “No. Since you left the palace, the servants have treated Prince Doyle with more contempt. It is said that the prince often eats cold leftovers and is not well taken care of. Yesterday, the Prince fell ill with a fever, and the servants waited for hours before they went to see the Doctor. But when the doctor heard that the patient was Prince Doyle, they refused. They would rather spend their time making beauty pills for the queen than treating the prince.”I bit my lip.Doyle was just a 10-year-old kid. When I was in the palace, I could look after him, and the servants did not dare to go too far. But now I have left the palace to marry Nuri, who hates royalty. Everyone thought Nuri hated me and my brother, so they bullied him even more.If my brother died in the palace because of illness, my f
Sibyl’s POVThe rain and the sadness left me speechless, and my pale lips quivered."Doyle..." I looked at Manolo and cried even harder."Don't be afraid, where is he? You take me to his room." Manolo's voice is soft and powerful.I stood shivering, pointing in the direction of Doyle's house, and then I ran ahead, regardless of the mud and water on my dress.Manolo followed me closely and grabbed my arm just as I was about to fall."Doyle..." when I got to Doyle's room, I smelled something musty. His servants stood at the door, their faces sad and their heads bowed.I pushed the servants aside and went to Doyle's bed.Doyle's cheeks were red with fever. He closed his eyes, furrowed his brow, and uttered a low voice of pain."Open the south window. He needs some fresh air," Manolo told his servant. He went to bed, touched Doyle's forehead, frowned, and said, “He's had a fever for at least two days.”“Doyle... Doyle...” I called his name softly, but he couldn't open his eyes. His body t
Sibyl’s POVWe looked at each other for a few seconds and Nuri continued to patiently clean my body.But I know the atmosphere between us has changed.I regret saying that because it sounds like a complaint, even a request.Nuri's family died because of the royal family, and it is not for me to complain in front of him about the life of a crown prince.What happened today has nothing to do with Nuri. It was my father and servants who mistreated Doyle, not Nuri.I bit my lip and stopped talking.His large hands touched my body, and I could feel the calluses on his hands from his sword.“Is that why you went to the palace today?” His voice was calm, and I could not tell his mood."Yes," I replied."Your brother -- how is he?"Is he concerned about Doyle?"He was sick, but the servants kept him in his room. The doctors refused to treat him. When I saw him, he was convulsing in pain," my tears fell on Nuri's hands.Nuri saw my tears and frowned. "How is he now?"I took a deep breath to ca
Chapter 35Nuri’s POVEvery time I come to the palace, everyone is agitated.I stood in the hospital of the palace, slowly turning over the medical books in my hands.The house was very quiet, only birds and insects could be heard.The doctors were kneeling on the floor. Cold sweat was dripping from their foreheads and some of the cowards were already shivering a little.Nothing scares people more than inscrutable silence.I put down the book in my hand and asked casually, “I heard someone was sick yesterday?”The doctors looked at each other, not knowing who I was talking about.An old doctor cleared his throat and replied carefully, “We received several calls yesterday. Most of the doctors were on duty at His Majesty's Palace. The queen called other doctors because of a headache...”The Queen?I sneer. The queen is always “sick” at the right time.“Weren't there any doctors here yesterday?” I asked.The doctor paused and replied, “There was a doctor here yesterday for an emergency.”
Nuri’s POVWe spent a day at the horse farm. When dusk came, I took Sibyl and Doyle back to the palace.I was going to take them back to my castle, but seeing Doyle sleeping on Sibyl's lap in my carriage, I decided to send him back to the palace first.If I brought the Crown Prince into my home, the king and his ministers would think I wanted to kill him or use him to threaten the royal family. This action will cause a lot of unexpected trouble. Sibyl and Doyle are very happy today and I don't want any surprises to spoil their good mood.Sibyl looks down gently at Doyle, stroking his hair like a loving mother.“Thank you. I can feel that Doyle is very happy today. He hasn't smiled so happily in a long time.” Sibyl looks at me with grateful eyes.There is a sense of satisfaction in my heart. I have had many successes and honors on the battlefield, and many people have bowed and praised me, but the admiration and gratitude from Sibyl and her brother made me feel different.Maybe because
Azariah’s POV“Oh, Dear Azariah, there you are.”As soon as I entered the hall, I heard Diana's bloody melodramatic voice.I took a deep breath and suppressed my anger. I can't be angry, or she will win.“Congratulations, Diana.” I glanced at her and kept my pride.Diana is my cousin, a year younger than me. When she was five, her father won an official position with the Windsor name, and they moved to the capital. Although our family names are all Windsor, they are declining offshoots, and my family is the only respected Windsor family.Diana's father knew exactly where he stood. Over the years, he has been very respectful of us, showing a face willing to serve us, which pleased my father. That's why their family got tickets to the aristocracy. But Diana, a girl from the country, had always had a high opinion of herself and had been comparing herself to me secretly since she was a child.When I was 8 years old, I learned to arrange flowers. She learned to arrange flowers too, and del