Night fell and stars spattered the sky. It looked so beautiful. However, there was a more amazing sight.
Hundreds of red roses grew on the land that lay wide. A gust of wind gently swayed the petals of the flowers. A sweet fragrance perfumed the air while the golden coloured moonlight gently shone on the flower and made its beauty shine even more.
Surely anyone who saw this thought that the roses were not from the earth but from the garden of heaven.
Among the flowers, Rion stood and stared at one of the rose petals that was there. A petal that was still a bud and had not yet opened. Maybe when the sun rose tomorrow, then the bud would open?
Rion's hand moved slowly and touched the flower petals gently and carefully.
Rion smiled, but his eyes stared sadly. His hazel eyes were a mist of sadness.
From a distance, two servants and a soldier looked at their king who was in the middle of the rose garden.
Call them servant A, servant B and the soldier.
"Even though it has been six years, the king has not been able to forget the queen. I feel very sorry for the king. He loves the queen very much, and he is very sorry for his actions," said servant A as they looked on at the king sadly.
"I thought true love like that only existed in fairy tales. I didn't think that love like that actually existed in this world," said servant B, who also looked at the king.
"But if the king really loves the queen, he should trust the queen completely, right?" the soldier commented, he looked young. Maybe twenty years old.
The two maids beside him immediately gave a sharp glance.
"How could that be? After all, King Rion is a king who must uphold law and justice. Those who commit crimes must be punished. Too bad that time all the evidence pointed to Queen Rose and Knight Lucas. What do you think would have happened if all the evidence pointed to Queen Rose and Knight Lucas, but the king didn't punish them?" said servant A.
"The king will be judged unfair in enforcing the law," said the soldier.
"If you saw how much the king suffered at that time. Although he was very angry with Queen Rose and Knight Lucas, it is very clear that it was very difficult for him to sentence Queen Rose and Knight Lucas to death." Servant A spoke as he gazed up at the sky. He recalled the time when the king stood on the altar of execution. "At that time ... the king's eyes looked very empty. He was in a lot of pain, but he tried to cover it up."
He remembered the king's eyes that shone on his subjects below. Those hazel eyes were very empty.
"Hah. All this because of that rotten Queen Helen. I hope her soul will always be miserable," said servant B who couldn't help his frustration when he remembered Queen Helen.
"Heeey, watch your words, don't let Princess Anwen hear it." servant A reminded them.
"Oh, I forgot."
From behind the wall, Princess Anwen listened to the conversation of the three people. Anwen's purple eyes were closed, and water was running down her cheeks.
After a moment of silence there, Anwen left the place.
The conversation between the three previous people had not ended.
"We are lucky to have a very fair king. I hope the king will soon have the same happiness as before," said servant A.
"By the way, the woman the king brought earlier that afternoon, has she regained consciousness?" asked the soldier.
"Not yet."
"Who do you think that woman is? I think that woman's appearance is a little strange."
"Hey, you two, what are you two doing here? Come in and help me quickly! There's still a lot of work to do!"
Before the two servants could answer, the butler came and grumbled and asked the two subordinates to finish the job immediately.
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After a few seconds passed, Rion let go of the flower petals and stepped towards the open building in the middle of the rose garden.
Before actually reaching the building, Rion passed the edge of a pond. The water in the pool was so clear that it could reflect the shadow of Rion's late night stroll and the starry sky above very clearly.
Rion stood in front of the building. For a moment, he looked at the entire building before he went and crouched near a gravestone. It was the headstone of the queen who died from being beheaded.
The sadness in Rion's eyes, which had been vague for a long time, was now very clear.
"I'm back, Rose," he said and touched the queen's headstone.
"Rose, are you still mad at me? Can't you forgive me yet?" Rion smiled bitterly. The heavy clouds within his chest were about to rain down. "It's okay, Rose. Don't forgive me. I don't deserve to be forgiven."
Two hazel eyes closed. His tears fell and sank onto the grass of the queen's grave.
After his mother died because she was killed by enemies of the kingdom, Rion was raised by his grandfather. His father was busy with various government affairs and always went to war. But not long after that Rion's father fell ill.
At that time, Panthera's glory had slowly faded, so the enemies took the opportunity. There were some rebellions, followed by coalitions which turned to the enemy's favor.
Even so, the king, with all the efforts he made, helped by several loyal allies, finally managed to defend the Panthera Kingdom from its enemies, who wanted to overthrow him and seize his kingdom.
To increase his power, the king married Helen, who was the daughter of the king of Arawn. Although the Arawn kingdom was small, the soldiers there were the best.
The king fought hard against his illness. He wanted to survive to defend the kingdom, at least until Rion was ready to take over the royal throne and took his place in the lead.
Because Rion was the only heir, the grandfather educated Rion very hard. Rion was not given any play time at all. Every day little Rion spent his time on swordsmanship, archery, fighting and learning everything needed to become a true king.
Due to his grandfather's strict upbringing, little Rion forgot how to play and have fun.
Since the death of his mother, Rion never again felt love, warmth, and affection.
Ever since his mother left Rion for good, Rion was a broken vase until he fell in love. Many years later, Rose came into Rion's life and fixed everything. The woman put the broken vase back together.
Rose made Rion feel the warmth he had forgotten, such as love and happiness. When he was with Rose, Rion felt human, not a warrior.
Rion's thirst for love and affection disappeared because of Rose's presence.
However, because of his own stupidity, he lost Rose. This time, it was not the enemy who took the life of the woman he loved but himself.
The vase that had been broken before, shattered and ruined to the last pieces.
Now, the vase was too broken to repair.
Rion's tears fell across his face and was soon accompanied by a soft sob.
Slowly Odette began to open her eyes. The first thing she saw was a silhouette of a person's shadow until a few seconds later, it became clear."Huh?" Odette was surprised to find the face of a purple-eyed girl so close to hers."You finally woke up," said Anwen with a sweet smile."Wh-who are you?" Odette immediately got up. The hunching Anwen looked at the face of Odette, who looked like she was about to wake up. She thus stood up straight.Odette's eyes wandered, and she found herself in a very strange place again. She was in a golden room. On the walls, there were decorative paintings, that if one looked closely, they all looked like… roses?Odette's blue eyes shifted to the grey-haired girl standing next to her, then to the two women standing behind the girl. The clothes worn by the two women reminded Odette of the maid outfits she had seen in the colossal dramas her mother always watched.Where was she now? And who were these pe
The wind blew the long grey hair of the man who was stood with the pointed sword aimed at Odette. His cold hazel eyes glanced at Trish who was standing behind him, then drew back his sword. And without a word , he just walked past Odette. The surprised Odette turned her head and continued to see the back of the man, who continued to move away. "Are you okay?" "Huh?" Odette turned back to the front and found a brown-haired man bent over while giving a helping hand. Handsome. Those were the first words that crossed Odette's mind when she saw Trish's face. After three seconds of fascination, Odette finally nodded and took Trish's hand to stand up. As soon as she stood up, Anwen jumped from the window that Odette had previously passed. "Miss Ody, what are you doing here?" asked Anwen as she stood by Odette. "Ody? So your name is Ody. Nice name. I'm Trish," Trish introduced himself as he reached out for a handshake, but Odette just smiled wryly and stepped back slowly, which made Tr
Rion stared at Odette in silence until a few seconds later, he said, "I'm sorry. I misunderstood."Odette's eyes blinked. She doubted what she heard. "Huh? W-what did you say?"Before he gave a response, Rion first took and put some food dishes on his plate."Yesterday, I was senseless and under the influence of an aphrodisiac. I hope you can forget what happened yesterday. I didn't do it on purpose," he said in a flat tone but sounded very annoying in Odette's ears because Rion seemed to have no guilt at all. Even Rion seemed to think that what happened yesterday was a trivial matter.Odette looked back at the man in front of her sarcastically. "You think the memories in the human brain are like android data that you can store and delete at will?"Hearing the word 'android' Rion who was about to put a spoon into his mouth suddenly stopped and looked at Odette with one eyebrow slightly raised."Andr ... andro what?" He asked, but Odette paid no heed to Rion's question.The brunette wo
The sun's rays slowly began to sting.Odette was currently in Rion's study. She carefully stared at the image of a large open scroll on the table. If one looked closely, one could see that it was the picture was a map. While Odette tried to read the map, Rion who was seated across the table watched Odette as well as Trish who now stood beside Rion.Odette was currently looking for the name of her country. After breakfast this morning, Rion asked where Odette lived because he would send Odette home if Odette wanted to go home. But when Odette mentioned the name of the city and country, the man didn't understand at all.Odette was annoyed because she felt Rion was playing with her. Rion no longer knew how to make Odette understand that the country she mentioned didn't exist. So, he finally invited Odette to look at the map to find her own country.Odette had been looking at the map for an hour but couldn't find the country she was looking for. In fact, she realized that all the name
The two women watched Odette, and Odette also looked back at them. 'Why is everyone here wearing old-fashioned clothes,' Odette thought when she saw the appearance of the two women who were dressed as royal knights. After she stayed silent for about three seconds, the two female knights, who were none other than Knight Erika and Knight Erina, walked up to Odette. "He-hey." Odette greeted timidly upon seeing the swords hanging from the waists of the two women. Those looked real. "Who are you?" Erika asked with dipped eyebrows and piercing eyes. She looked unfriendly, and it made Odette feel tense. "If you ask with a face like that, anyone will be scared." Erina patted her sister's shoulder, then turned to look at Odette and smiled. Erina's attitude looked completely different from Erika's. She looked friendlier. "Can we help you? I noticed you were confused," said Erina. Her attitude made Odette feel relieved. Earlier, she had been worried because she thought she would not get he
"Do you have any copper or silver coins? I don't have enough change for these gold coins." "I only have this coin. Is there a bank around here or can you tell me where to exchange this money, Aunty?" From a table, Odette watched and listened to Anwen's interaction with the middle-aged woman. The woman was the owner of the diner that Odette and Anwen were stopping at now. When they arrived at the village, Anwen invited Odette to have lunch first before they continued their journey. In addition, Anwen also bought supplies for dinner because Anwen said that they would arrive in the forest by night time. However, when Anwen wanted to pay for all her groceries, the shop owner didn't have enough change for the money Anwen gave her. Odette noticed the gold coins that Anwen had placed on the table as well as some of the copper coins that the shop owner had issued. Those coins also looked ancient, just like the clothes worn by everyone that Odette saw there. "Fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fif
Caw … caw … caw …A crow flew out of the forest.For a moment, Odette's soul seemed to have been swept away by the current of the river.From Anwen's explanation, it turned out that Odette was really stranded in the Mid-Medieval era. She had woken up in a forest that was in the territory of the Panthera Kingdom, and the bastard's name was King Arion D-Panther, the king of the Panthera Kingdom.Odette couldn't believe it. But all the facts she had encountered justified it. No wonder no one knew the city and country she was referring to. They were in different times.In Odette's time, Rion and Anwen would have become fossils.Seeing Odette was silent while staring blankly, Anwen crawled and looked up closely at Odette from a distance of five fingers. "Miss Ody, you-"Whoa!Odette, who saw Anwen's face so close, immediately jumped back and slammed her buttocks on the ground again."A-Anwen you surprised me," she said, while adjusting her position."Oh, I'm sorry." Anwen scratched the bac
Rion, who was followed by Trish, spurred his dark horse very fast. His hazel eyes shone sharply at the direction ahead, as if he wanted to cut all the distance between him and Anwen quickly. "Why are you always so desperate? What if you get hurt?" he muttered to himself as he remembered Anwen's smiling face. From behind, Trish watched the king's back closely. Then, before long, he smiled and turned his attention back to the road. Dawn had turned to dusk and they had finally entered the forest. Rion, who saw the former bonfire on the river bank, immediately stopped his horse. "Looks like Princess Anwen and Miss Odette rested here last night," Trish said, looking at the burnt logs and food wrappers. Rion also noticed the same thing. But after five seconds, he pulled on the horse's reins again. Meanwhile, Anwen and Odette had exited the forest and arrived in a clear area. On the back of the horse that was still running, Odette was surprised to see bloodstains scattered in various p