"I must be dreaming! This is too good to be true!""This is truly impressive! What's going on here? The only person that all five military regions would possibly want to congratulate on his wedding is probably the commander-in-chief himself…""What's happening? How is that possible? I heard that Liam is nothing but a freeloaded leeching off the Stones' fortune!"The crowd erupted into a flurry of excited whispers as they speculated what was going on.Celena, the star of the show, was at an utter loss for words. She stared at the guests before her, hardly able to believe her eyes as she took in the banner flowing through the sky above her. All she could feel was a deep-seated panic. What was going on?Meanwhile, Liam stood in the living room of King Mansion, dressed in a uniform tailored specially for King Pendragon. The Biskeland national badge, with the Biskeland crest surrounded by five golden stars, glinted handsomely off his shoulder. A dagger was slung across his belt, its hi
"Sir, everything's in place according to the plan. The Pendragon Warriors have already arrived. However, there are so many of them that they cannot enter the city at once, so they have chosen to wait on the outskirts instead."As for the Pendragon Warriors who were unable to make it due to their stations outside the city, they regret their absence but have sent their congratulations via a livestream!"Liam nodded, looking pleased, then asked, "That's great. Thanks. How about the Green Dragon Warriors?""The Green Dragon Warriors arrived in Drunham City yesterday. They should be waiting for you at the Sunflower Hotel as we speak. The nationwide representatives have arrived as well."This reminds me, sir. The Four Elders and the four commanders-in-chief of the military regions were unable to attend out of consideration of keeping their identities secret, so they have sent their blessings via livestream as well!" Calum sounded overjoyed when he relayed this information and kept adjust
Wasyl, Cheryl, and the Stones stared, jaws slack with horror at the sight before them. They could not believe their eyes.Cheryl had to pinch herself hard on her thigh to make sure she was not dreaming. The jolt of pain was enough of an indication that she was not imagining all this."What… What's going on here?""Wait! Look at the car in the lead! There are flowers strapped to the front of it! It's clearly a car belonging to the groom!""I… I can see that too! You're talking about the car with the license plate 001 right? Is this possible? Could that car possibly be Liam's?""My goodness! I'm still convinced I'm dreaming! How could Liam have afforded all this?""The five military regions congratulated him, all the most important people in the nation having come personally to attend his wedding, and now, he even has King Pendragon's personal vehicle to escort him to his wedding…""I must be dreaming! What's going on? Didn't they say that Liam was just a freeloader? If that's tru
"What… What's happening?""Why are all these people congratulating Liam and Celena? What… What is Liam's true identity?""Hold on a moment! The chiefs of the four military regions all showed up in the video, but one is missing!""The Pendragon War Zone! Hold on, this reminds me… Liam served the Pendragon War Zone, didn't he?"Everyone recalled the video that they had just watched, and as King Pendragon's car slowly approached, a terrifying thought formed in their minds.The chiefs of the four military regions had all sent in their congratulations, save for the commander-in-chief of the Pendragon War Zone, the King Pendragon!Was it possible that… Liam was King Pendragon himself?There was no time for speculation, however, because the procession had finally arrived at the Sunflower Hotel!Everyone waited with bated breath, their eyes fixated on the procession.The car doors swung open, and four generals stepped out, clutching velvet boxes with red satin clothes draped over them
Liam strode over to Celena, and, with the most tender of expressions, he gently wiped the tears from her face. The next moment, he got onto one knee, offered her the bouquet, and grinned. "Celena Stone, will you do me the honor of marrying me? I promise that I will make you the happiest woman on this planet!"As he spoke, a helicopter zipped through the air above them, scattering rose petals that rained down upon everyone like a scene out of a fairytale. Celena covered her mouth, trying to stifle her tears as she gazed at the man kneeling before her. She nodded her head fervently and replied, "Of course I'll marry you, Liam!"She reached out and took the bouquet from him, then leaped right into his arms, where she knew she belonged.A radiant smile broke out over Liam's handsome face as he swept Celena into his arms, lifting her off her feet as they spun in jubilant circles. This earned a round of thunderous applause and cheerful hoots from the guests and the Pendragon Warriors wa
The Stones were soon to become the most powerful family in Drunham City! No, scratch that—the entire capital!The thought of this delighted Sherah greatly. She could already envision her being the center of attention everywhere she went, with people clamoring to flatter and get in her good graces.Yafe understood immediately what she was getting at and seemed equally enticed by the prospect of this.It was then Sherah made the decision to drag her husband and son with her as she beelined across the street to the Sunflower Hotel. She seemed oblivious to the murderous look that Cheryl was throwing her.She did not care for Cheryl anymore! After all, she would prove of no value to her. She would much rather be the mother-in-law of the commander-in-chief than the mother-in-law of Wasyl Abbott!The guests at the Sunflower Hotel watched with looks of scorn as Sherah shamelessly made her way over. Sherah and Yafe, ignoring their dirty looks, approached Celena and said, smiling wide, "Um…
Still smiling, Celena drew her hand out of Sherah's grasp and replied, "Thank you for coming, Mom and Dad. I'm happy to have you here."Sherah seemed utterly oblivious to Celena's indifference and instead snaked her arm around Celena's once more, nodding eagerly. "Of course we'd come, darling! You're our daughter, so of course we'd be here for you on your big day!"Yafe added, smiling affectionately in a way he had never shown Celena before. "She's right, Celena. You're our daughter, so how can we possibly be absent on the most important day of your life? What happened in the past… Well, I hope you won't begrudge me for all that. The spectacle involving you and Liam made us the laughingstock of the town, and I…"Yafe wanted to say that he had had no choice over his actions, but Liam had swooped in and carted Celena away before he could even finish his sentence.Liam, ignoring both Yafe and Sherah entirely, dragged Celena away and led her to the Sunflower Hotel. Yafe and Sherah di
Liam stared down at Cheryl from his towering height and snarled, "If you haven't yet realized what you just did, I'll be glad to slap some more sense into you!"It was then that realization finally struck Cheryl. What had she done?She flew into a panic and tried to explain herself, "I… I… I didn't… I was just…"Before she could even finish, though, Black Rose stepped out of the crowd, looking forbidding in her full uniform, and hissed, "How dare you disrespect our commander-in-chief's wife? A most heinous crime! Take her away, boys!"As soon as she said this, two soldiers stomped over and lifted a shaking Cheryl from the ground. Cheryl, finally understanding the magnitude of what she had done, burst into tears and cast pleading looks at her parents. "Mom! Dad! Save me! Please save me… Don't let them take me away…"Sherah stepped forward and tried to pry Cheryl free from the soldiers' ironclad grips, but she balked immediately upon catching sight of their hefty machine guns.She