Giorgino looked around. Lives were beginning to fall at an alarming rate. Not from the opposing side, but his own side. His soldiers slowly fell and decreased. In fact, it was seen in his eyes if several palace officials intervened to help fight the enemy troops. His anger was so high but sadness was eating away at his heart so fast. Bill said again, "Do you want to maintain your ego and keep attacking me or do you want to save the remaining people of your kingdom. You decide for yourself." Scream after scream was heard by Giorgino now. It seemed so torturous and disturbing to him. The man turned to the great War General and instantly dropped his rifle, sword and other weapons. The man then knelt in front of Bill, "I don't know what strategy you've used, but for now I surrender." Bill actually hated that remark. Surrender was one of the most painful words to hear. He himself had never said that one word in his life. Even when he was in a tight spot, Bill never said that word. Ho
"General Mackenzie would never kill an unprepared enemy, sir," Giorgino's men said. Giorgino sighed, "There are many people like that. I don't think anyone can really point to this until there is clear evidence." The conversation between Giorgino and the other officials and men ended there. Meanwhile, now William Mackenzie, the person they were talking about was sitting in the airplane facing Jody Gardner who had yet to open his mouth. Bill did not open the conversation or even look at Jody. It left both men looking confused. Of course, that didn't apply to Andrew Reece and Steven. Steven was still looking sarcastically at Andrew, while Andrew looked relaxed and calm. "You must have the upper hand because your war general managed to defeat two kingdoms," Steven said. Andrew smiled casually, "Before General Stewart defeated those two kingdoms, I was already on top." "Wow, you've only won twice and you're so arrogant. General Gardner has won dozens of times," Steven retorted. "
Keannu looked surprised and confused at Bill. The king replied, "Why do you ask like that, General Stewart? It's of course to celebrate your victory. You have defeated two kingdoms at once. Yoi deserve to be welcomed." Monica Wilhem who was standing beside her husband immediately realized that Keannu had committed an upset. She could see it in William Mackenzie's unflattering gaze. Instead of feeling happy about the celebration, Bill's face showed dislike and there was even a look of sadness on it. "Is this not enough welcome for your victory, General?" Keannu asked. Jody Gardner who was standing not far from Bill snorted. He thought to himself, of course that's what he was thinking. What else could it be? Steven who was accompanying him said quietly so that no one could hear, "I never expected that, General. I thought General Stewart had a humble nature but apparently he likes compliments. Well, that's very surprising." "That's right. He looks so dynamic from the outside but h
"Yes. Bill has upset you," Monica said casually. Keannu replied, "You're dead wrong. He hasn't just upset me, he's angered me." Monica, who seemed to have guessed what her husband might do, immediately stepped back. Sure enough, Keannu immediately grabbed the various trinkets that were going to be given to William Mackenzie for his victory and threw them all over the place. Not only that, but he also damaged so many other items that the area used to welcome their War General became chaotic and dirty. His anger was so uncontrollable at the moment that Monica did not dare to approach. She was still keeping a safe distance of about five meters so as not to be hit by her husband's rage. However, she certainly couldn't leave her husband in such a chaotic state so she still stayed there. Even though Keannu was still raging now, Monica was no longer afraid. This was because she was used to the man's strange behavior whenever he was angry. After he was satisfied messing up the place,
Keannu once again leered at his wife and instead smiled and kissed her briefly on the cheek and then said, "Do you now mind me bringing women into my palace?" Hearing Keannu's words, Monica Wilhelm almost lost her mind, "You ... wouldn't do such a shameful thing, Kean, would you?" "Who knows?" Keannu replied with a mysterious look in his eyes. Not wanting to get any crazier, Monica chose to say, "You ... don't deserve to be called human if you get-" "Just wait, my Queen! Just wait for a moment!" Keannu retorted. Monica, who could no longer contain herself because of the anger that overcame her, stomped her foot hard and left the welcoming area, leaving Keannu alone. When she reached her palace, Monica ordered, "Bring me some cold water, Magdalena." The trusted maid quickly fetched and handed Monica a glass of cold water which she quickly drank with her hands shaking violently. Magdalena, who had not been allowed to accompany her queen while talking to the king, immediately bega
William Mackenzie paused for a moment, then without thinking he immediately took out his cell phone and contacted the bodyguard he had assigned to protect his wife. Andrew Reece, who didn't understand what the major general was doing, remained silent and waited. "James. Is there a problem in the house?" Bill asked quickly. "Nothing, sir." Bill breathed a sigh of relief, "So, where's my wife?" "Madame has just fallen asleep, sir. Do I need to ask Mary to wake her up?" James asked. "No need, tomorrow morning I'll call her cell phone directly," Bill declined. "Yes, sir." Bill said again, "Tighten the guard throughout the house. If anything happens, call me immediately." "Yes, sir. Yes, I'll do it." After disconnecting the call, Bill turned to Andrew Reece whose face was slightly flushed. "Did you hear that, Reece?" "Yes, General." The young man replied in a very low tone of voice. Bill said, "King Keannu may not be a great king but that doesn't mean he would do such a low and
"Your Majesty," Bill called with a slightly trembling voice but his eyes staring straight ahead without the slightest wavering. No one knew at this moment whether the war general was angry or just surprised or shocked. However, what was certain was that an uneasy expression could be seen on the man's face. Keannu Wellington stood up from his throne, "General Stewart, this is just a surprise for you." "A surprise? What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Bill replied. "You've just won two battles. Of course you need to be rewarded," Keannu said. Everyone began to whisper. "A gift? Does she mean a gift for General Stewart?" "But it seems General Stewart knows her." Steven stood nervously behind his master and was obviously afraid that something might happen. Bill stepped closer and said, "A gift? What do you mean by gift?" "General Stewart, you must have missed your wife here very much. You must be very happy to see her again." Bill remained silent, waiting for Keannu Wellington to co
"He reversed King Keannu's attack, General," Steven said as he swallowed nervously. Jody Gardner couldn't even comprehend what Bill had said. The man stared at the kneeling freak in confusion. Bill said again. "Your Honor, please punish me for making you act like this." Hearing Bill's words, Monica Wilhelm blinked and would have laughed again if her husband had not suddenly stood up. "General Stewart, I don't think we need to prolong this matter," Keannu said, who no longer knew how to reply to Bill's actions that he never thought of. "Your Majesty, but I am guilty. I deserve to be punished." Keannu said in exasperation, "What's wrong with you, you've been asking to be punished?" Bill was silent. Keannu, not wanting to lose his authority, said, "It's not your fault. Never mind, there's no need to discuss it anymore." "Does this mean you forgive me, Your Honor?" Bill asked again. Keannu turned his head in annoyance, "You ... how can you be forgiven when you're innocent?" Every
James Gardner nodded, "Yes, Your Royal Highness. May I do so?"Xylan Wellington quickly nodded, "Go, General Gardner. You can talk to him."James was grateful that Xylan did not hold him back."Thank you, Your Highness," James said as he quickly left the crown prince along with three first-class soldiers to guard him.Indeed, the three soldiers were certainly no match for him. However, he chose to trust the three of them.Luckily, it turned out that William Mackenzie who looked much older by a few years was also looking for him so their meeting did not encounter any obstacles."General Mackenzie," James greeted the father of his best friend respectfully.William Mackenzie smiled faintly and replied, "General Gardner."James nodded, "You … are you alright, General?"William returned a smile and said in a low tone, "How can I be fine when I have some problems, General Gardner?"James frowned, looking rather confused.Not wanting to riddle and confuse James, William quickly explained wit
James suddenly gave Gardner a lopsided smile. He knew it was not easy being Xylan Wellington's shield. But, he really did not expect that the crown prince who he thought was so smart was also so innocent.His intelligence seemed to be inversely proportional to his knowledge in terms of understanding the world around him.However, he had already decided to replace Riley in order to make up for the few years of time he had wasted so he should try to be patient.Thus, he calmly replied, "You should start thinking about the matter of all of their opinions, Your Highness.""Why should I?" Xylan retorted, who did not seem to accept James' words.James bit his lower lip, feeling the need to suppress his irritation even more. Come on, James. Don't give up so easily! James thought to himself."Because you are the future king and will soon inherit the throne of this country. So, you should start thinking about what they think of you," James replied.Xylan was about to reply, but James was fas
The indecision on Xylan Wellington's face was evident. James Gardner, who felt that he had succeeded in making the crown prince realize the big mistake Xylan was about to make, called out, "Your Highness."Xylan flinched slightly when he heard his name being called by James.The young man turned to James, but still did not open his mouth.At that moment, James Gardner was certain that Xylan would change the decision they had just discussed.However, he suddenly saw Xylan smiling at him. That of course made James blink his eyes in confusion.But, within seconds, his confusion was answered. He heard Xylan say, "General Gardner, what you said is true. Everything is right. I ... might get some opposition for choosing Gary Davis as the king's advisor."He nodded. James immediately got a bad feeling that he didn't want to imagine."But, General Gardner. I have found no other good candidate than Gary Davis for that position. And ...."He paused for a moment, seemingly thinking about somethi
"Yes, that's right. My personal assistant who ... is currently outside the door of my father's residence," Xylan replied, not seeming to find anything strange about his answer.James was still so shocked that he was left speechless, at a loss for what to say in response to Xylan's explanation."Why, General Gardner?" Xylan asked as he looked at James who was not speaking.James moistened his lower lip, still thinking of the right words.However, Xylan couldn't wait for him so he spoke again, "General Gardner, I know what you're thinking."James blinked his eyes, looking stunned.Xylan let out a long breath, "This must be the status of Gary Davis who is my personal assistant, right?"James' eyes widened slightly until he then looked at the crown prince with an astonished look.That's what I mean, why would you even think of making a personal assistant an advisor to the king? Have you ... lost your mind, Your Royal Highness? James thought to himself.Uh, James Gardner actually never jud
"Tell me, so I can do what I should, Your Royal Highness," James added.Xylan returned the war general's gaze with a look that looked very serious. The young man who had originally made one of the major decisions finally opened his mouth, "It has to do with ... the determination of the new palace officials after I take office as king."James was silent for a moment, looking a little surprised. It was only natural that Xylan Wellington had been thinking about his future reign. However, he didn't think it was the right time.His father hadn't even been buried yet. Why was he already thinking of something else? Isn't he still grieving? James thought.Xylan cleared his throat, causing James to give him a strange look. Not wanting James to think strangely about him or even misunderstand him, Xylan hurriedly explained, "General Gardner, it's not what you're thinking."James did not respond immediately and instead waited for Xylan's further explanation.Xylan himself was smart enough to q
However, before James Gardner could think further about it, Monica Wilhelm, the queen who had just lost her husband said, "Never mind, there's no need to prolong it anymore."Afterward, Monica turned her body around and faced the palace officials who were still in the palace. She sighed softly before saying, "As I wanted earlier, are you willing to let us mourn the passing of your king before we organize a funeral ceremony for him?"Without hesitation, all the palace officials unanimously replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."One by one, the palace officials left the king's residence area, leaving only the special soldiers protecting the king, queen, princess and crown prince.Meanwhile, some of James Gardner's men also remained in the area as per James' orders."General Gardner, please help," Monica said.James nodded and immediately did his duty as the kingdom's war general to prepare all the necessities used for security.
"Uh, if you're not ready to give up that important position, shouldn't you be careful when you speak, Prime Minister? Remember, what you're talking about is not appropriate," James said in a sharp tone.Anyone who heard James' threatening voice would surely be afraid. James waited but he was sure that his threat would be effective making that prime minister afraid of him.And unexpectedly, James Gardner's threat succeeded in silencing old Philip. Philip no longer dared to speak and remained silent. However, his resentful gaze could still be seen by James.Of course, you must be very upset with me, Prime Minister. However, you certainly don't want to lose your position just because of that ridiculous accusation, James thought.This made Monica Wilhelm and her two children feel a little calmer."Y-Your Majesty, I... I ...." Philip tried to speak again, but his nervousness was so obvious that James knew the old man would not dare to say anything nonsense again. James immediately respon
Philip Crawford coughed as he heard James Gardner's words.James raised his right eyebrow, seemingly waiting for Philip's explanation.Philip cleared his throat and replied without daring to look at James, "I am not the one accusing you, General Gardner. It's just that ... the entire population of the Ans De Lou Kingdom is talking about this. Let's just say I'm just relaying what they're thinking."James laughed softly, making Philip instantly turn to him. Likewise, Monica and her two children looked surprised at the war general's reaction."W-what's so funny about what I said that you're laughing, General Gardner?" Philip said in an offended tone.James stopped his laughter and sighed softly before saying, "There's nothing funny. It's just that I find you very cowardly, Prime Minister.""Cowardly? What do you mean, General?" Philip widened his eyes, clearly taking offense."That's right. Of course you're just a coward. You're acting on behalf of the people's opinions, when it was you
"So, you can give us time to mourn our family members, right? You have not forgotten that Keannu Wellington was not only the king of this country, but he was the head of our family. He is my husband, the father of my two children and a grandfather to my grandson," Monica said in a flat but firm tone.The queen's words apparently succeeded in making the palace officials look at each other and finally fell silent.Some of them seemed to take a few steps back as if they really didn't want to disturb members of the royal family anymore. James Gardner himself smiled to see the palace officials, some of whom were important ministers, not moving in front of the queen. James could not help but be impressed by the queen's ability to make people obey her orders. It was because according to James it was very rare.Before he gave up his post as a deputy general of war, he had met so many queens from various kingdoms around the world. However, not many queens had authority. Monica Wellington wa