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Stolen Crown Chapter 58
The king never replied anymore because if he did, their conversation would drag on until dawn. Thinking that Emery was already back to sleep, he put his arm on her shoulder. However, only a few seconds later, he felt a sharp slap on his arm. Still, he placed his arm around the queen again but this time, he pulled her close to his chest—his arm snaked around her back. “Just so you know, doing this won’t make me forget what you did this morning. I am not so forgiving to pardon you after you instructed Lady Hazel to come and beg for my life without even telling me ahead of time,” Emery mumbled. Hearing those words coming right out of the queen’s mouth made the king open his eyes. Not only her words were striking but the tone of her voice sounded like a mixture of disappointment, anger, and sulkiness. Then, a realization hit him. “Is that the reason why you have been so grumpy lately?” he snickered since it was his first time to actually witness her being like that. It was rather surpr
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Emery simply shook away her worries and thought that her gut feeling was probably wrong that time. She handed the scroll back to the king and did not show any complaints since she would be able to accompany him outside the kingdom without having to hide. That being said, she could perform her mission easier than before. “By the way, your daggers…” The king paused as he took one of the daggers out from his sleeve. “You can have them back.” Emery waited for King Lawson to hand it over to her but he did not so she open her palm towards him. But when their gazes locked, she saw the glimpse of hesitation in his eyes. “Hand it over, Your Majesty,” she stated. “Are you not going to tell me who made this?” he asked. Emery rolled her eyes. “Your Majesty, I have been telling you that I do not know. And even if I do know, what will you do if you know the blacksmith?” “I will ask him to make more.” “Ha! Then, it is such a good thing that I do not know or else, these precious daggers will be
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The very next day, Emery stood in front of the palace gates with her eyes reflecting the disappointed look on Lila’s face. She did not actually want to let her leave because she would be all alone in the palace but she was given no choice. And since it involved the previous queen, she also wanted to know what the Arcana was speculating against her. Lila curtsied. “Thank you, Your Highness, for seeing me off. If you shall permit it, I will gladly send you a letter if I wish to provide my service again in the future.” Emery simply nodded but did not say a word, giving Lila the thought that she was being a bit rebellious against Arcana’s decision. She could only give her an encouraging smile before turning her back on her and just left. The queen just stood on the same spot with her hands clasped together and her eyes still focused on the back of her colleague leaving her. She wanted to make sure that Lila would leave the palace unscathed so she could only watch her back. Meanwhile, t
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Emery clenched her fists, giving her the strength to speak before anything else awkward could happen. “Y-Your Majesty,” she stuttered in a low tone of voice, “we should c-continue with the inspection.” Seeing her burning red cheeks was rather satisfying for the king so he stopped and flashed a smile. He thought that she was a person who could not react like a normal lady in situations like that but he was glad he was wrong. “Yes, we should.” Saying that, he retreated and turned his back on her while wearing a victorious grin. At that moment, he thought that he succeeded in making the queen show him another side of her. On the other hand, Emery managed to catch her breath which she thought was running away from her. She lightly banged her chest with her fist as if it was some sort of ritual that would bring back the old her. What she did not like was the fact that she almost let herself be in a too vulnerable state in front of him. That was a total embarrassment! That was what she
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Emery ignored the king’s cold stare and turned her attention toward the general. She immediately noticed that General Kyan seemed a bit confused about what to do at that moment because he simply stood and lowered his head toward the king. “General Kyan, you may take your leave,” she stated before receiving a bow from him. When he left the room with only the queen and king in there, Emery started to tidy up. She could tell that King Lawson was somehow giving her the cold shoulders but it did not really matter since she knew that she did nothing wrong at all. “How is Royal Concubine Hazel doing? Is she seriously sick?” she asked, initiating the conversation. “She just needs some rest. Why ask about her? Are you somehow involved?” “Why are you suddenly suspecting me when I was with you the whole time it happened?” This time, the king faced Emery after getting some of the medicines prescribed to her. “As far as I am concerned, you once invited her for some tea just the other day. Yo
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It, then, dawned on Emery. The royal concubine’s words made her realize that this was staged by Lady Hazel herself. She purposely did all of these for the king to get mad at her. She scoffed because it was only then that she finally came to see the real intention of the royal concubine. The queen, then, started to question all her previous actions of showing mercy toward her were just in vain. Had she been played by the royal concubine ever since then? What a fool she was. Nevertheless, she was being cornered, making her feel that there was no single person in that place who would take her side, especially since Lila left the palace. Should she just scare them away? But doing such would mean breaking one of the rules of the Arcana—using one’s skills against people of no ability to fight back is prohibited unless it threatens one’s life. If she ever breaks one rule, the Arcana would cut her off from the organization and that was something Emery never considered doing. She thought that
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Jadeite immediately left her original post and hid behind the large tub of the queen. There were no windows she could escape from in that place so all she could do was rely on Emery to help her leave the West Palace. The queen, on the other hand, relaxed in order not to make it obvious that someone was inside the bathroom with her. Relaxing her shoulders, she cleared her throat. “Your Majesty, I am currently in the bathroom.” She lowered her voice and told Jadeite, “I will put on some clothes and lead the king away from here. Be careful on your way back.” A few splashes of water splashed as she stood and left the tub. After wiping off her body, she wore her robe and left the bathroom only to see the king sitting on the edge of the bed. She could not tell if he was still mad at her or anything but she did not bother trying to find out. “Is my apology not yet enough? Should I seriously step down from my throne?” she asked him. Even before the king would respond to her, she added,
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Hearing the familiar voice of the king, Emery opened her eyes and shifted in her position only to meet his usual serious gaze. She sneered. “Why? Will you be happy if I say yes? Oh, wait. That is not even a question. And what are you even doing here? Seeing your face just infuriates me so give us both a favor and leave the room.” After saying that, Emery grabbed the blanket and covered herself with her back facing the king. Seeing that she had no plans to continue talking to him, King Lawson stood from his seat and walked toward her. He put his hands on her both sides and kissed her on the head. “Have some good sleep.” Leaning away from her since he was not getting any kind of response, he headed to the door. “Next time, come to me with an apology,” Emery claimed. After that night, the two never spoke another single word to each other until they reached the capital of the Thorine Kingdom. Emery had once been here for her training missions and as she looked at the crowded and b
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It was already night time but the grandest brothel house here in the Realgar Kingdom was very much alive like it was the peak of the day. Noblemen continued to enter with much anticipation but I cannot truly tell if it was because they were planning to rise against the king or if it was for the women who will soon serve them or probably both. It was a huge party to cover up the noblemen’s real purpose of gathering here in this pleasure house. Thus, it was also a chance for me to test my girls’ ability to gather intelligence without getting caught. Beneath the main brothel, I gathered the 10 ladies I had been training for four years now for their briefing before they would go out there and do their very first mission. “I am reminding you again that all you have to accomplish this night is to gather information regarding the supposed rebellion. Serve the guests with food, wine, sweet talks, lip service, and whatnot but never engage in sexual activities. I forbid you to be in that kind
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Emery, then, turned on her heels and started to away. Taking only a few steps, the king finally spoke. “Your accusations against them will be considered treason. To add up to that, you are still the prime suspect in killing the royal concubine. If you turn your back now without proving your innocence, you won’t be able to leave this place alive.” The assassin did not bother listening to whatever he had to say and still continued to leave. With her position as queen taken away from her, she had to pretend to leave the kingdom. She also needed to speak with the Arcana Heads to ask what shall be her next move with all the situations going beyond her control. “Your stubbornness annoys the hell out of me.” King Lawson, whose patience just snapped a few moments ago, grabbed Emery by the arm and dragged her into the tent. He strictly instructed the royal soldiers to make sure that no one would ever dare step inside the tent until he says so. Upon entering, Emery was a bit taken aback when
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After the sudden appearance of the queen and Lady Mica, they met with King Lawson inside the tent, and even though he never said a word, his icy gaze said it all. He was not at all pleased with their visit as if this was some kind of vacation trip. “Your Majesty, I apologize for not telling you ahead of time about our arrival. I was simply worried about what was going on in here so I came,” Queen Natalia stated. Clearing her throat, Lady Mica intercepted since she noticed that her son was not convinced of the queen’s reason. “Lawson, that is not the way to treat your new queen. The two of you just got married and did not even spend your honeymoon in peace. At least, appreciate her efforts.” Clicking his tongue, the king shifted his attention back to the reports and said, “Mother, would you step out for a while? I need to speak with Natalia alone.” Lady Mica was about to negate but the queen gave her a reassuring look that everything would be just fine. Thus, the king’s mother left
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After a few days of travel along with a few royal soldiers, King Lawson was able to reach the western border. Just like what Vasmir reported, the planes that used to be ablaze were now only covered with the remnants of the war. He could see some of the soldiers cleaning up and gathering the dead bodies but before he could go and see what was going on beyond the borders, he headed to the campsite of the general. Seeing the king wearing his armor, all the royal soldiers got on their knees and lowered their heads. King Lawson simply passed them by and came face to face with General Kyan. Getting off his horse, he entered the tent and the general followed. “I have always regarded you as one of the greatest soldiers that the kingdom could offer. But hearing that you forbid the soldiers to fight alongside the people of the Thorine Kingdom changed my mind. You are nothing but a coward,” the king commented as he took his seat and his chin leaning on the back of his hand. Instead of getting
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Emery did not want to force General Kyan into her plan but she had no plans of staying put either. Stepping out of the tent, she walked towards the battlefield but when she felt that the soldiers whom she just led a few hours ago, she stopped in her tracks and faced them. “Our mission is considered as a failure and I apologize for dragging you into a decision I made for myself. But I won’t be apologizing for the decision I made. Our mission has ended, thus, I am no longer your leader so wait for the general’s further instructions.” After saying that, she turned on her heels and scanned the vicinity, hoping to locate where the general of the Damas Kingdom was. It was not hard to spot him despite the wide horizon as her eyes reflected their group backing away with their weapons raised above their heads. The royal soldiers, however, were a bit puzzled at the sudden change of mind of their enemies. And for the ceasefire to be led by the well-known undefeatable general, they found it rat
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Emery still did not budge and was on the verge of shooting the arrow right in the face of the general. However, she clicked her tongue when he managed to push away the royal soldiers surrounding him. With a thunderous roar, he claimed, “You will never win this war! The soldiers of the Thorine Kingdom shall back us up and your kingdom shall be eaten by fire!” Emery cocked her head and slowly dropped her weapon. She, then, walked towards the general with a crease on her forehead. “With what you said, am I right if I say that you are associated with the Thorine Kingdom? But how could that be possible now that Princess Natalia just became the queen of our kingdom?” Instead of getting a decent answer from him, Emery twitched as the laughter of the general rang in her ears. It was a burst of laughter to mock her as if she was the craziest woman in front of him. “She married him to kill your king and conquer Silex with our help!” This time, it was the general and the soldiers’ turn to l
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When the night embraced the land, Emery briefed the soldiers first on what they should do upon arriving at the site of their ambush. Though, she started to feel a bit uncomfortable as she felt their stares at her as if they were becoming more and more suspicious of who she was. Her heart almost skipped a beat when one of them took the courage to ask about her identity since it seemed like it was their first time to see her. And to avoid that topic, she simply stated that it was not the right time to know her since they were about to do something important that could either give their side an advantage or not. She even almost got busted when a few of them claimed that she looked familiar. If she were to be too defensive, it would make them more suspicious. “Captain, the general of the enemies had arrived in their camp,” the scout came to report, helping Emery get out of the tight situation. She stood from her seat and grabbed her spear. “Everyone, in your positions. At exact midnight
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Emery stared at the royal physician who was on his knees right in front of her. She did not know what it was all about but since he dragged her into an empty room, she thought that there was something going on. However, she never dared speak up and ask about it as she still felt a bit discouraged to do anything after witnessing the king getting married to another woman. “Your Highness, please forgive me. I… I know what I did is something unforgivable and I deserve to lose my head for lying but… Your Highness, I beg for your mercy,” he pleaded. He bowed to her until his forehead touched the cold floor. His lips quivered as he anticipated the reply of the queen who still remained quiet after a few minutes of silence. “I am no longer the queen of this kingdom so do not act so formal. But that aside, what lie are you saying?” The royal physician gulped. He could feel the tips of his fingers growing cold but this could only be the last chance he had to redeem himself so he had to speak
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Not wanting to be recognized, Emery immediately turned away, swinging her sword towards an enemy. She did not dare look back because she just saw a glint of shock in the general’s eyes despite the few seconds of looking into his very eyes. With a grunt escaping her mouth, she lunged towards another enemy and swung her weapon down to injure his leg. Her enemy fell to his knees, giving Emery the chance to slit his throat and end his life. She kept chanting in her mind not to pay much attention to what she just saw but her anxious heart was unsettled. The thought of her getting arrested at that very moment was not just the best idea. Just then, she felt someone behind her but before she could turn on her heels to see who it was, the general spoke. “What did you come here for?” he asked just loud enough for her to hear. Emery was able to feel a bit relieved when she heard his voice without even a hint of threat. She simply hoped that he would not turn her into the king, at least, not f
