From behind the tree, Dario watched Odette approach them. When Odette stood a few steps away behind them, Lucifer immediately turned his head, followed by Trish and Anwen. Odette’s steps suddenly stopped when she came face to face with Lucifer. A gust of cold wind gently blew her hair. She squeezed the hem of her own shirt, trying hard to keep herself from running into the man’s arms, but the thing beyond her helpless wish happened. The man strode to her and hugged her very tightly. Her eyes opened wide. She was very surprised. She then looked at Anwen and Trish questioningly. “I missed you,” said Lucifer. Anwen signaled to Odette that it was Lucifer, but Odette didn’t understand what the young girl meant. Then, she was really surprised when Lucifer suddenly stumbled forward and was about to fall on the cold ground. 

Day after day passed quickly. Rion relapsed more and more often and sometimes, he almost hurt other people. The people in the palace began to fear him and felt restless every time they met him. To restrain him, Roul was called back from the task of searching for Aathreya in Randle Forest and focused on the king. Meanwhile, the mission was carried out by the wizard knights from the north tower. They divided the search area. Some searched in Randle, and the rest looked around Panthera Kingdom, joining the palace knights who had been given the same task. Announcements had been made in various provinces, and posters of Aathreya had been spread all over the place. Aathreya suddenly became very famous because of these announcements and posters. The news was talked about by everyone, causing it to spread very quickly like a hay-devouring fire. The people who knew Aathreya were shocked, and those who didn’t really know the

It was past midnight. In a room lit by candlelight, Odette was still sitting across from Dario. “Actually, I also lied about my father. He wasn’t dead. He dumped me and my mother, so I assumed he was dead. I had never seen him, nor did I know what his face looked like. When I asked my mother, she always said that my father was dead since I was in the womb, so I also thought that way. Just like my mother said.” Dario held his breath when he heard that. Odette smiled briefly and then continued her story. Her eyes revealed a faint sadness that she kept hiding deep within her heart. “My mother wouldn’t even tell me anything about him. If I kept asking, she got sad and often scolded me. I always wondered why my mother was like that. Did my father leave us not because of death, but because of something else?” Odette took a deep breath and slowly rele

The maids who watched all of that trembled in fright, and some even fell down on the cold floor from fear of having the same fate as them. After the tongues of the three people were cut out, Cristela ordered the knights to take them to the prison. She then stood up and looked at everyone who was staring at her with fear. “Who else among you wants to suffer the same fate?” Cristela looked at each face of the people surrounding her coldly and then said, “The person you call crazy was a child whose childhood had been robbed. For the sake of becoming a king who could protect you all, he studied and trained hard every day. If he played around, he would be beaten! If he cried, he would be slapped!” “At the age of ten, he had gone down to the battlefield to defend this kingdom. It was for all of you, and for the sake of showing that legal justice in this kingdom applied to ever

Rion’s face became pale after reading the letters one by one. “Queen Rose and Knight Lucas had a love affair behind His Majesty’s back. The two of them work together to help Dario to overthrow and take the throne of Panthera. Once their goal is achieved, they will make the capital of Panthera the new capital of Archadia with Queen Rose and Knight Lucas as the leaders.” “I’m sure you must have suspected their movements. You can’t ignore this fact. If this evidence isn’t enough to convince you, I can summon witnesses to make you believe me,” William explained confidently. Rion broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that the two people he trusted really betrayed him. The letters containing the communication between Dario and Rose made him lose his composure. What didn’t he have done for Rose? He fought for Rose, risking everyt