Odette stroked Daniel's head gently, and said that the bandits would not be able to hit Daniel, because the king would protect him. "Yesterday, the king fought and defeated them all easily. Now they are in prison."
"Is that true?" Daniel looked at Odette, the boy's face looked very innocent.
Odette nodded and hugged the child warmly. It was a hug that made Daniel feel safe.
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In prison, Trish again interrogated the four bandits that survived, and pointed out why he was called the king's savage dog. Rion had ordered Trish to make the four bandits tell him to whom they had sold the children and women they had abducted. If they didn’t want to confess, then they would be tortured until they gave up.
"I'll ask you again, where did you sell the children and the women?" Trish asked emphatically. He tightly gripped the collar of one bandit's shirt and stared intently
Odette, along with Anwen, Zen, and Daniel, had just arrived at the palace. Odette returned to the place, just to get her money and belongings, then continued her plan to live in the Lilium Residence. When the horse carriage had stopped in the palace courtyard, Arlo immediately greeted them. He then asked them to follow him to the king's chamber. Zen looked amazed at the splendor of the palace in front of him. He couldn't even blink. Meanwhile, Daniel, who was being carried by Odette, seemed to focus on the pond on the edge of the building. "We'll go there later," said Odette, when she saw Daniel being interested in the pond. The boy was curious because he had just seen such a thing. "Come on," said Anwen. The four of them followed Arlo, and within minutes they had ar
Rion wrote a letter to the ambassador of the Panthera Kingdom, who was in Naturi. In the letter, Rion told the ambassador about the children and women who were sold to Naturi. He gave orders for the Panthera ambassador to rescue the women and children, and arrange for their return to Panthera. Rion sent his letter through Adriel. After Adriel left, Rion ordered Trish to form a team. They were tasked with finding and arresting the entire syndicate of human traffickers, who were scattered in various cities. He wanted the case to be completely crushed. Trish nodded obediently. He and Arlo immediately left the room. Rion snorted, then stood up from the sofa, and walked towards the window. For some time, the sound of someone's laughter disturbed his ears. From behind the window, he saw Odette playing with Daniel. The woman laughed heartily, and her face was filled with happiness. "You really like kids, don't you," Rion muttered. He remembered that Odette had told him she liked children
That night, Odette took her things out of the cupboard. There was nothing much, just the clothes she wore when she came from the future: a white dress and underwear. They would all be precious keepsakes for her if she really couldn't go back to her time. She sat on the edge of the bed and looked down at her white dress. It was the dress she wore when she wanted to visit her mother's grave. She also missed her mother very much. In the past, when she missed her mother very much, she would visit her grave. Sometimes, she would go to the places that she and her mother often went to spend time together. Now, she couldn't do that. She was now in a place far away from her mother's grave, so far away that she didn't know how to get home, and didn't know if she could go home or
"What did that witch say to you?" Rion asked, after letting the atmosphere be silent for five seconds, it made Odette slightly knit her brows. "Witch? Who?" "My grandma." "You call your grandmother a witch?" Odette felt incomprehensible. From the first time she came to the palace, she saw Rion always looking at His Highness Cristela with displeasure. "Just answer my question." "She didn't say anything." "If you don't answer my question, you won't be able to get out of here." Odette looked at Rion with surprise. What was really wrong with him? "Huh?" She was somewhat surprised when R
In the morning, Odette escorted Daniel and Zen to the palace courtyard, to the horse carriage that was waiting for them. The two children were going to be escorted by two royal knights to the Magnolia residence. "I will miss you very much," said Odette, who was currently crouching down in front of Daniel. The boy didn't say anything, but he hugged Odette tightly. Odette kissed Daniel's forehead as soon as the boy let go of her. "Please grow up healthy." Now she turned to look at Zen, and the boy's face immediately turned red. What's more, when Odette touched his cheek gently he looked like he was about to burst into a cry. "You are amazing. Daniel is very lucky to have a brother like you," said Odette. "Th-thank you. You are so kind, like an angel, I'm lucky to
In Odette's room, Anwen tried hard to persuade Odette not to leave. "Miss Ody, please don't go. If you go, I will have no friends, and I will be lonely. Miss Ody, please think again, for my sake." Odette turned to see Anwen, who looked at her with pleading eyes. With a heavy heart, she could not grant the princess' wish. Rion just kicked her out, if she stayed in the palace, that meant she was a shameless person. Odette touched Anwen's cheek, for a moment, her hand remained there. "Please, don't be like this, and please understand my situation. If you want to meet me, then you know where to look for me," she said, then hugged Anwen. After that, she wiped Anwen's tears that had fallen, and then she walked out. Anwen offer
Those voices made Odette frightened. Who was it? Odette was scared but she realized forced herself to get up. She got out of bed and staggered toward the door. From there, she peeked out through a gap and was surprised when she saw the scene outside, which was very chaotic. Things were strewn on the floor, while the tables and chairs were overturned, as were the shelves near the cupboards. Who did all those things? Was it a thief? Her eyes shifted slightly from the mess and widened when she saw a gray-haired man tinkering with an empty cupboard. Was that Rion? Did she miss him so much that she saw the thief as Rion? She blinked her warm eyes a few more times and then tried to focus and get a good look at the man out there.
Rion got out of bed, and a basin of water caught his attention. He furrowed his brows in confusion, then turned to look, and picked up a folded piece of cloth near the basin. "This… is…?" He rushed to touch Odette's forehead. It was slightly hot. He felt worried and relieved at the same time. He was worried because he knew that Odette had a fever, and he was relieved that Odette's fever wasn't too bad. He fell silent again while he looked at Odette. 'I told you to leave because I want you to always be fine, but seeing you like this… what should I do?' He snorted, then pulled his hand from Odette's forehead. He looked around before he finally walked out of the room. When he came out, he was surprised again when he saw the chaos that was currently in front of him. Obje