"I am... your father."
Harriet turned to Orcenal. Her eyes immediately lit up with joy. But then, she turned back to Helena; the direction Orcenal was looking at.
"I deserved that," Helena walked closer. "Why didn't the two of you never curse me right in front of me?"
She nodded, smiling thinly. "I deserved to be called a whore by my own daughter anyways."
Harriet narrowed her eyes at her mother's statement. While at the same time, Shawn opened his mouth wide in astonishment after he realized who the middle-aged woman was, and Liam was very awkward in this weird family setting...
"If you are here, Mother, does that mean His Grace the Grand Duke is also here?" Harriet asked.
"No," Helena glanced at Orcenal. "Good thing he wasn't here, or else this man would die."
"Excuse you, who would die?" Orcenal said sharply.
"Anyw
Fashion.It was the very one thing Harriet was very interested in.Harriet assumed that her mother knew, but she never cared about it. But now, hearing her suddenly mention nail polish, her heart somewhat felt sore."I've... heard of it," Harriet answered."Mm, you must try it. It will suit your hands. They said they could also give you nail extensions... I heard it's all about fashion alchemy. Go invest in them."The whole time, Helena didn't look straight into her eyes. She looked down at her injured hand. But her voice was incredibly gentle. It was almost like the Helena Harriet knew was not here right now.Helena dressed her wound carefully like she was afraid of hurting her more. Her expression was relaxed, but she still didn't wear her heart on her sleeve.Harriet... couldn't deduce what was on her mind.At that
"...you see... this is a bad habit of mine. I gambled my money and lost them, then acquired some from odd jobs, then gambled them away. It's good to have some good friends who could lend you some money too... to eat. I never gambled my friend's money..."Orcenal's ramble made it even more awkward."Does Harriet know...?" Liam carefully asked."No, no, don't let her know, or she will let me be a leech to her life. So just... let me be," Orcenal said.Liam stifled a smile. It seemed that this man treated Harriet as someone who should not experience any grief in life. He shielded her even from his own bad habits and uncoolness because he wanted her to see him as this fun uncle she could rely on..."But I wonder, sir... there's something I am curious about," Liam said.Orcenal turned his face up and looked at this long blonde-haired man. He noticed his eyes deepe
"Actually, who... are you?"Liam's question was incredibly offputting. It was the first time he had the urge to ask such a question to anyone.But without even flinching, Orcenal just answered with a simple, "I am your wife's father."Orcenal walked away, drinking the whiskey from his metal flask. He just chuckled, as his answer did not answer Liam's question.DING...!DING...!DING...!The man's steps stopped. He turned to the church in the distance, where the bell rang throughout the area. His eyes mellowed, and Liam caught it. He heard a soft whisper from the man."...I'm sorry... Ayja."If his sense were not enhanced by his <Aura> and his Lycan blood, then he would think that this man did not say anything. It was such a thin and soft whisper.He could not understand
"LUMINE!"Thousand of light arrows rained down on the ocean. But it barely scratched the enemy's number. It was true that it burned their scaly skin, but it was not enough to slow them. They just kept coming.But Heinrich was ready. He screamed once again, "LUMINE!"Light flooded out of his hands, flowing into the air around him like a living thing. The wind roared as if in agony at this magic, its power so great he could feel it all over his body.The light spread across the sky, reaching far above the horizon and illuminating everything within sight. It was a giant light whip."HAAA!"It lashed out with blinding force. A hundred times brighter than anything seen before, the lumen ray tore through the wyverns like they were nothing more than straw dolls. They fell to the ocean, unable even to scream.One of the black-armored Wyvern Rider
CRASH!"Ah!"Two maids immediately came forward from their stand-by position when they saw and heard what had happened. Penelope accidentally dropped a flower vase to the corner of the table, breaking it and hurting her own hand.Blood trickled down her arm and into the floor, but Penelope was in a daze when the maids approached."What's wrong, Young Miss?" one of the maids asked."I... don't know..." Penelope's heart started to beat weirdly. Why was it? She... didn't quite know.Penelope's brown eyes blurred; she thought about something weird... 'Why... do I think of His Highness Hyacinth right now?'***"Duchess!"Harriet was startled by the sudden commotion. She turned to the church door and saw Ezra running at her. She broke down in tears but immediately cried to her, "Please save him...!"
Zaha walked down the palace corridor with his hands chained. It was almost ten in the morning, the time for him to check on his brother.Three guards assigned to him were glancing at him in silence. Zaha knew all of the palace guards and servants had something they wanted from him, but he kept silent.For now."Why can't you all take over my treatment if you said I am doing well?! Why must my useless little brother still need to check on me?!"In front of the King's Chamber, Zaha and the three guards assigned to him stopped. They heard the scream of Yuha from inside the room.To answer Yuha's question, Zaha could see that in this palace... no, in this kingdom, there was no one still standing on Yuha's side.Everyone was trying to assess what Zaha wanted and moved according to his subtle instruction... even if Zaha himself was not intending to instruct anythin
"Do you still remember the little rhyme I used to sing for you, Brother?"Yuha asked softly.Little Zaha used to never be able to go to sleep. He was afraid to be left alone in his vast room, forced by his mother to be an adult. He was made to be the rival to the Crown Prince.But then, his big brother would sneak into his room and sing him a song.Brother's gonna buy you a mockingbird, I'll give you the world...I'll buy a white jade ring for you, and I'll sing for you... I'll do anything to see you smile..."And if the mockingbird don't sing and the ring doesn't shine, Brother, you know what I did," Yuha sighed. "I killed your silent mother and our fake father.""But you, my brother... why do you think I never considered killing you?""Are you not the only real family I had?" the man smiled.Zah
"Madam, why did you not tell the Princess about Crown Prince Hyacinth?" Daniel asked.The moment he finished his sentence, Harriet looked into her mirror and saw herself wearing her silver armor. The breastplate was engraved with the image of a wolf on a rose-gold plate.The long-sleeved tunic was decorated with a red ribbon embroidered alongside Almandine jewels.36 hours after the portal opened on that beach, Heinrich's Ravens fell from the sky. That unknowingly gave Harriet a heart attack, and she almost collapsed.She didn't know why, but she was crushed by the revelation that Heinrich might be already..."I heard from the Duke that Heinrich Hyacinth swallowed a philosopher's stone to become an Archmage... I think it's unnecessary to cause Her Highness to worry," Harriet said.Her face was stern and focused. She walked out of the room and to the castle's