100 - The Final Grip

"Matthias has gone mad. I warned him not to be rash when he got that threat, and he did just the opposite," Walking over and pulling me up in a hurry, Arthur complained about Matthias who also seemed to have understood the situation.

"Arthur, I don't understand that threat you spoke of," I retorted while determined to keep up with his fast pace. "Who exactly is threatening Matthias? Does this have anything to do with Frederick?"

"No," Arthur replies quickly. "Estella knows you are the lost daughter of Esther from the kingdom of Magnolia. And she did it to attack you. Don't you know that Theodosius' kingdom and yours are enemies?"

I swallowed my saliva along with my breath with a tightening sensation in my chest. "My parents once discussed that. The kingdoms of Theodosius and Magnolia have long been at odds."

Arthur nodded his head and glanced his pale face at me behind him. "And Estella used that to fuel the fire between the princes. She said she would denounce your true identity to W