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Standing side by side, King Lawson and Emery both stared at the head eunuch to explain what was happening all of a sudden. It even seemed urgent, making them curious. The head eunuch, thus, held his hand over the other and bowed. “We have heard of the news that Her Highness is pregnant. It is best to let the royal physician check her to make sure that she is well. Also, a prescription is needed for Her Highness to have a healthy baby.” Upon saying those words, everyone got on their knees and laid their foreheads on the ground, and in synch, they said, “The gods have blessed us with an heir!” Emery immediately caught a glimpse of Royal Concubine Hazel who seemed to have heard the announcement as well. She was standing beside Princess Garnet but she turned and ran away, probably hurt by the sudden news. Instead of being frozen in place, the queen jabbed King Lawson on the side. She cannot believe he had the guts to just stand in place when they both saw Lady Hazel misunderstanding th
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Emery tried to shake off the hold of the guards as they descended the staircase leading to the dungeon. Thankfully, it did not smell of rotting rats but still, it was darker than Emery expected. Only a few candles were the source of light, and inside her cell, a small window was open for a few rays of the sun to enter. As the metals clanged while the guards locked her up, the queen did not dare look away from His Majesty. “You two.” He turned his attention toward the guards. “Leave us alone.” When the guards were out of sight, the king spoke while wearing his usual indifferent expression. He just felt like Emery was up to something as to why she seemed desperate to leave the palace. And until he finds out what she was hiding, he will not let her leave the cell. “You will stay here until the time comes when you get to know your role as this kingdom’s queen. I have tolerated your rebellious actions before but this time, you have to learn what it means to be the queen.” Emery took a f
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Seeing that she had no time to stall, Emery grabbed the reins of the black horse and immediately got on it. She ignored the owner calling out to her because her main priority was to get away from the eyes of the royal guards. With her horse galloping away from the capital, the guards spotted her and got on their horses as well. Before she could totally leave the city, she had to pass through two more gates and she needed to hurry as fast as she could. It was for this reason that the royal guards could give the gatekeepers guarding the center and outside gates the signal to shut the gates. If that happened, she will surely not be able to step out of the palace once more. Behind her, a man wearing a mask was riding on a white horse and overtook the royal guards. On his back was a quiver filled with arrows and on his shoulder was a bow. His amber eyes were locked onto the back of the queen running away. “Send a signal to the other gatekeepers to shut every entrance and exit of the city
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“Your daughter left the capital despite the king pursuing her until at the very last gate. How will we gain control over the throne if our trump card is now gone?” one of the ministers asked. They were all in the royal court upon hearing the news about the queen. They were all anxious in their places as they waited for the king’s arrival. The prime minister glared at the minister beside him and it was enough for him to shut him up even without saying anything. “I already sent people to go after her. She will not be leaving without doing helpful at all,” Prime Minister Korun stated. When they saw the king by the entrance, they bowed their heads and greeted him as he went towards the throne. His expression was just as indifferent as it used to be but his aura said otherwise as it was cold and dangerous, making every minister in the room never dare speak a word. Finally seated on his throne, the king rested his chin on the back of his hand. “Bring the maidservant in,” he ordered. L
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The king grabbed the handle and saw that it was a dagger exquisitely made. The tip of the handle was a mixture of silver and gold seemingly woven over each other. Between the handle and the blade was a dark grey gemstone shaped like a shield and its crossguard and quillon were shaped like that of a wave. Securing the dark grey gemstone, two silver and gold snakes crossed over each other with their tails ending at the edge of the crossguard. The blade itself was also carved with the gold and silver wave until it reached the tip. It was a dagger he had never seen before so he could not pinpoint the place where it could have been made. Staring at it lifted the curiosity of the king about the queen. With Prime Minister Korun not visiting her even once before their marriage, he suspected that there was something Emery was hiding from him as well as from her father. Keeping the dagger underneath the long sleeves of his clothes, he left the chambers of the queen and asked for the blacksmith
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After their bath, the three assassins went to the dining hall where Jadeite was already gobbling up some food in her mouth. The long, wooden table was filled with different dishes as if they were celebrating the king’s birthday. Holding a chicken leg in one hand, she waved at them. “You are all taking too long to finish bathing so I went ahead and ate first. Help yourselves with the feast.” “Are we the only one summoned?” Emery asked as she sat just across Jadeite. Jadeite simply nodded in response. She cupped her bowl with both hands and sipped the soup, making a loud slurping sound and catching everyone’s attention in the room. When she was done, she just gave them a wink before turning her attention back to her chicken. “The others are too far away to be summoned and cannot leave their posts so only the four of us are available. But I wonder what it was all about,” Cataleena stated. “It’s all about the revolt of the people at the western border of Silex Kingdom. Perhaps, Her Hi
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Before midnight, the four assassins-Emery, Jadeite, Secora, and Cataleena- were all ready to depart from the headquarters after briefing themselves on the plan they had to follow. Each of them was wearing their identical combat apparel with their faces covered with a mask and was equipped with their weapons before they got on each horse. It was rather chillier that midnight compared to the other nights, but Emery thought it was just probably her feeling that way. She had gone through many missions before but this time, she felt like something bad was going to happen… something that she was not expecting. The moon was full that night, making their travel a bit easier but they also needed to be more cautious of being seen. This was their first group mission after years of doing solo missions so they felt kind of uncomfortable, especially since it was their very first time working with each other. “I want to remind all of you to just gather information and help the families in leaving
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Seeing the face of the general, Jadeite also knew that they had to tread more carefully now that they bumped into one of the best generals in the kingdom. Meanwhile, General Kyan was a bit suspicious of the two women, especially since they were covering half of their faces as if they were hiding from someone. Besides, seeing them in such a place was suspicious enough. He sent the groups of guards away to start their tasks before facing Jadeite and Emery. “What are you here for?” he asked. “As travelers, we are used to stopping by this village,” Jadeite replied. Still suspicious of them, he stared at Emery who dared gaze back at him as if her fear of getting caught never existed. There was a moment of silence between them and Jadeite could feel the tension between the two. She wanted to intervene but somehow, her amusement with the situation got the better of her so she simply stood at the side and watched them, waiting for what shall happen next. “I want to make sure you are not o
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