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Chapter XXXVIII
Kenneth ate his breakfast alone today as the queen went to the village. For the first time, he did not enjoy the silence reigning around the dining room. He used to have Alec by his side to nag at him and order him around. But the young guard was not there anymore. It was painful to think his loved one believed him a murderer and a perpetrator.
Alec's absence felt like a stab to his heart. Only months ago, Kenneth cared less about the people surrounding him and he always prefered to stay alone. Now, loneliness killed him.
The doors opened, interrupting his sighs, and Keith appeared in the room. He nodded to the guards, who left them alone and looked around before he took off his mask.
Kenneth lifted a brow when he saw how pale his face was. "What is wrong?"
Keith gulped and took
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The salty drops wet Alec's shirt and their warmth weights on his shoulder, weakening his body. But he had to stay strong and still to hold the king who was crying in his arms. Kenneth sniffed, and his sobs quietened for a moment. He wiped his tears and lifted his head slowly until he rested his eyes on Alec's. Their faces were close, and their noses almost brushed. It was silent in the middle of the forest, and they could only hear the cicadas singing, as well as their heavy breaths."It is all my fault," Kenneth whispered, his hands and legs still trembling. "I should not have been a coward and killed them. I should not have held that sword."Alec shook his head and took his cold hands, "You were a child. You could not have possibly fought those guards.""How could a future king hold that horrible memory in his mind?" Kenneth as
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The sound of slow footsteps echoed in the forest as Alec and Kenneth walked, side by side, in silence. Their earlier conversation made them think a lot about their future. Each one worried about a different thing. The pressure on Alec's chest started disappearing as now the king was next to him. He was concerned for the last two days about his safety but had to stay for his father's funeral. His feelings for the king were too strong that he could not stop thinking about him despite his mourning. The fact that he was alone in the palace, surrounded by people he could not trust bothered him a lot. Thankfully, Kenneth was still alright. He was with him now.Alec widened his eyes when he remembered what he saw before they found his father collapsed on the ground. He was on his way to the castle to warn Kenneth about Gwendolyn's lie but ended up staying at the village. The image of the queen taking off the pillow from under her dress reappeared in his mind, and he stopped wa
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Keith grabbed Carolyn by the back of her neck and dragged her between the tents. She pretended to stumble on her feet as her eyes looked down. Keith looked around to see if there were any guards around. He spotted some of them and tried to copy their movements and how they treated their prisoners. He could not risk being suspicious."Did you see where your mother headed to?" Keith whispered to Carolyn, who looked to the side and nodded, "The tent on your right," she whispered back."You!" Keith froze when a guard called from behind. He gulped and took a deep breath before he looked around."Who is she?" the man asked, pointing at Carolyn."I found her roaming in the forest," Keith imitated his rough voice. "I couldn't risk letting her spread the word,"
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Keith put his mask on and approached the castle gates. The guards let him in, and he took a deep breath before he walked inside. He was away only for two days, and many things happened. He stopped walking when he noticed blood drops on the shiny floor. He widened his eyes, and his heart almost stopped as he feared something must have happened to the king.Keith followed the red stains until he arrived at the main hall where the king sat on the couch, looking worryingly at Alec, whose leg was bleeding."Alec?!" Keith ran and knelt in front of his best friend, "What happened?!" he yelled."Someone attacked us," Alec muttered, "His target was the king.""This is why you should not have gotten involved," Kenneth mumbled, frowning as he watched the physician clean Alec's wound.
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Alec and Keith froze as they understood what the king meant bythat night. "I was only but a child," Kenneth whispered as he eyed every inch of the man's face. "You made a child hold a sword and kill his parents." Gasps and whispers sounded in the room after they heard the king's last words. Kenneth never spoke about the past before. He let people around the palace and the villages believe all sorts of stories about the late sovereigns' death. That haunting memory was too painful that it made him weak, too weak to defend the truth. "I remember you," Kenneth cupped the man's face with one hand and squeezed his jaw tight, "Your laughter still sounds in my ear every night before I sleep. You enjoyed that, didn't you?" he squeezed tighter until the man groaned with pain. "You loved seeing an innocent child ending his
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