Ben suddenly laughed so hard that James, Riley and Shin thought his friend was crazy.In fact, the soldiers of the Fermoza Kingdom also looked shocked by the reaction shown by their opponent.“If the Fermoza War General hadn't cheated, there's no way he would have been killed by our War Commander. You guys are so weird!” Ben said, sounding annoyed.Apparently, Ben's words had succeeded in making the remaining enemy troops fall silent.Reiner added, “Anyone knows that a duel between two people has clear rules. If they decide not to use weapons, everyone must obey them. But, the fact is that Fabian Fermoza broke it.”“That’s right, so it wasn't wrong for our War Commander to kill him. It was an act of self-preservation,” another class one soldier continued.The enemy troops still seemed unable to accept it. One of them spoke up, “But, your commander killed a War General just to save a lowly soldier. How can their status be equalized? They are of different levels. They-”“Shut your mouth!
James' question instantly made Alen realize something. He immediately understood that he had almost spoken about something he shouldn't have. Now, all his fellow soldiers were looking at him with curious eyes. Oh, Alen wanted to sew up his own mouth that had put himself in such an unpleasant situation.“Hey, what's the matter? Tell me! Why are you keeping quiet?” James urged.Reiner also said, “Hm, but ... if it's a secret, you ... shouldn't tell us.”Alen suddenly turned to Reiner, the soldier who was Greg Sehel's potential replacement. In his opinion, Reiner was really quite wise. He was also sure that Reiner would become a great commander with charisma one day.But, unfortunately, another fellow soldier said, “Hey, you made a statement earlier. You ... made us very curious, Smith.”Alen sighed and tried to rack his brain for a safe answer. However, before he could do so, Riley said, “Did they ... I mean General Reece and Commander Sehel discuss my rescue attempt?”Alen gaped for
William Mackenzie was silent for a long time. However, Keannu Wellington waited patiently, as if to give William time to think.And in the end, Keannu heard William say, “Yes, Your Majesty. I will attend Greg Sehel's funeral.”Keannu sighed, relieved and happy that William would do what he wanted.Actually, the king with two children did not want to encourage William Mackenzie to harm Riley. Obviously this was very much different. He thought William's public appearance wouldn't bring any harm to Riley as long as no one knew Riley's true identity.So, Keannu added, “Don't worry! Riley's identity will remain safe and will not be known by anyone except those who already know. You know ... only members of the royal family and Andrew Reece know his real identity.”William nodded, not doubting at all about the truth of what Keannu said.Besides talking to William, the king also spoke to his three family members.“Actually, I still wonder why he had to hide his son's identity. If it's to pr
“I also never thought that she would be that determined. Oh my! What is she thinking?” Monica who stood up said without blinking an eye.The Queen was very surprised seeing her daughter’s way to show her affection.Her eyes were still looking straight at her daughter who was still reluctant to let go of her embrace on Riley. Meanwhile, Xylan, the young prince could only shake his head, “My sister seems to have become infatuated with General Mackenzie's son, Mother.”Not long after, the fifteen-year-old youth added, “Perhaps you should arrange their marriage soon, Dad before ... it's too late.”Keannu turned his head towards his son, “Too late, how do you mean, Xylan?”“Hm, Father. You ... must know that ... Rowena is sometimes beyond prediction. She ....” Xylan shrugged, unable to tell his father what he was thinking.However, Keannu had understood the meaning of his son's words and the king who still looked handsome at more than half a century old sighed softly.“You're right, Xylan.
Riley immediately approached and hugged his father tightly.William returned the hug no less tightly while patting Riley's shoulder. Shortly after, Rowena, who had witnessed the scene, said, “General Mackenzie, I'm going out. You can talk to Riley alone.”William threw a smile of gratitude at Rowena which was returned with a small nod by the young girl.“I'll wait for you outside, Riley,” Rowena said quietly before the girl stepped out of the Xylan residence.Once Rowena had left, Riley said, “How can you still be here, Dad?”“I thought you went straight home after the war was over,” Riley continued.William let out a long sigh, “I'd be an ignorant person if I left right away, Riley. I'll still be here, attending Greg Sehel's funeral.”“But, Dad ....”William immediately calmed his son down and said, “You, take it easy! I've arranged everything. James won't know about you ... my son.”Riley frowned, “What do you mean?”“All the royal members have agreed not to reveal your status. You
William Mackenzie immediately held his son's shoulders. He then lowered his voice, “Attend the funeral and talk to the family, Riley.”Riley was taken aback. Attending Greg Sehel's funeral was an obligation, but for the second thing his father said, Riley was not sure.“Why are you silent?”Riley moistened her lower lip, “Dad, what can I talk to his family about?”William smiled, “You'll find out when you meet them.”“But, Dad ....”“You'll find your own way. Trust me, Riley, you can do it.” William nodded confidently to his son.Riley, who still did not know what to say, could only nod back.“Riley, you have to go back,” William said then.Huh? That fast? Riley was a bit surprised. He had only been talking to his father for a few minutes but was already asked to leave.“Why, Dad?” Riley asked in astonishment.“Princess Rowena brought you here. People will gossip about you two if the princess is not seen in public for a long time,” William explained.Riley swallowed and a pink tinge
Oh, it turned out that his father's words were true. Everything a member of the royal court did quickly spread, as if there were no secrets in the palace when it came to them.Sure enough, the news quickly reached the ears of every resident of the palace. Because, the incident where Rowena took him away was indeed witnessed by all the soldiers. So, it was easy for the spies who were witnesses to look for the whereabouts of him and the king's daughter. Realizing all that, Riley let out a long sigh.“We went to Prince Xylan's palace because his residence is closest to the field. Besides, Princess Rowena ... knows what I'm going through so she ... tried to comfort me,” Riley explained a little too long so that no one would ask any more questions.But, unfortunately, someone felt that explanation was not enough and so he still asked, “Oh, then what did Princess Rowena do to comfort you?”“Huh, you want to die? How dare you ask such a personal question?” Alen said as he glared at one of th
“There's no mistaking it, it really is General Mackenzie.”Someone enthusiastically spoke, “Look at his clothes! Those are the clothes on display at the silver building, right?”One of the prospective soldiers lined up parallel to Riley responded, “That's right. I notice that. That really is General Mackenzie's armor.”“I can't be wrong, it really is General Mackenzie.”“Oh my! This is amazing, I can see the legend in person. The best general this kingdom has ever had.”But then someone whispered in a slightly hushed tone, “But, wait a minute! What is the greatest war general doing here?”“Hasn't he decided to never appear in public? Then, why is he here now?”“Is he coming back?”Someone else clucked their tongue, “Don't just talk! Isn't he too old to come back? Perhaps ... he has some interest here.”Alen Smith, who was standing right behind James and Riley, was even more interested in seeing James' reaction than in hearing the ramblings of the other soldiers' friends.The young man