The whole dining hall was surrounded by soft melodious music while we had supper. If no melody were played, everything would be awkward since neither of us was even talking. Or perhaps, it was because His Majesty was busy enjoying the music while he was chuckling when the courtesans were flirting with him. I suddenly felt sick, wanting to leave the dining hall immediately, but Henry and Eustacia seemed alright. The same goes for Demetrius and Niccolo.What surprised me was that these two had lived in the royal palace since they arrived at the mourning ceremony. Henry accommodated them until Demetrius managed to rebuild the Leveaux Duchy and recruit some rogues to be his members in the Nocturnal Crest pack."Since Demetrius has been taking some classes for succession lessons to enhance his leadership skills, he is also preparing for his succession ceremony that shall be happening before the hunting competition. The same goes for Niccolo as the next Beta of the Nocturnal Crest pack,"
Waiting in the training ground before the said time had bestowed me enough time to contemplate as soon as Henry bestowed the reports I needed last night.The reports were detailed as he promised. He never left out any single thing, so I couldn't make his decisions questionable."It will soon be over..." I muttered, looking up at the familiar dawn sky.I felt a presence behind me. I quickly turned around and threw the dagger in that direction."Oops!" My eyes widened upon seeing Demetrius, who fell to the ground—or, more likely, he did that to avoid the dagger that was about to hit in his direction."You're here..." I said and approached my carbon copy with Valerian's eyes.Demetrius accepted my hand with a beaming smile. "Because you are my mentor, Lady Dominixe. You have no idea how I looked forward to being trained by you again!"Looking at this young man... Why did he always look so thrilled to see me? It was kind of annoying, but it was hard for me not to soften."Get that wooden
When Demetrius learned what he did when he passed out, he was embarrassed and distant from me. I felt sorry for him, but I remained as solemn with him as possible, pretending that what he did was not affecting me.Henry had learned what had happened. He was chuckling while I threw the crumpled parchment in his direction. "That boy already had enough. Can you halt, you bastard lycan prince?" I couldn't help myself grimacing."Pardon me..." He wiped the tears that escaped from his eye. "I mean, I am not laughing at him. I am laughing at you."I smiled, a fake one. "Oh, I did not know I was good at spouting jokes," I said. "Good then. Hope you die from laughing." Henry chuckled one more time before he halted when we were interrupted by some knocks. "Your Royal Highnesses?"I frowned and returned from reading the Royal Ordinance Volume Five. It was part of my training to become a Crown Princess. I must memorize all the laws of the Yuanzhong Kingdom.My training was so painful that I had
"No way... It happened again..."I was in disbelief, seeing that my surrounding had frozen again. I immediately fished out my pocket watch and saw that the hands were not moving. It really froze—the time had frozen!My eyes scanned the area to ensure that I was only the one moving before my eyes settled on Demetrius, seeing that his jaw dropped looking at me. Even though he looked petrified, his eyes still sparkled as if he was relieved that I was there for him.Then it hit me that it almost happened to him.I picked up the arrow that stayed in midair and snapped it in half before I settled my eyes on the gallery. Even though I did not understand why the time had stopped, I felt that it was natural for me that it had been going like this. I gave myself a boost before leaping to the gallery balcony to see the culprit, who almost dared to shoot Demetrius. "Now, who are you, bastard?" I squinted my eyes and unveiled the mask that the man was wearing. I snarled upon knowing who it was.
'Is it... unnatural that the Moon Goddess is helping me that I kept returning to the day before the tragedy?' I asked Henry when we were sauntering to the divine temple near the royal palace.We were in disguise, dressing in peasant clothing since we did not want to alert the other people that the crown prince and his fiance were 'dating.' We were not. That was not possible.'Yes. Especially if you are not a member of the divine temple and the royal lycan family.''Is it really alarming?''For me, yes. I want to confirm my suspicion of you.''That is?'"We're here."I looked up at the divine temple in the capital, Temple of the Moon Goddess. It was said that our Moon Goddess Herself built this temple so Her creations could worship her. She built the other main temples in the Waevalon, Sowinski, and Estasia Eglaria Kingdom."This place..." I eyed the establishment up and down. "This feels like home...""What did you say?"Seeing it was enough for me to know that a warm feeling was ling
Henry led me to a purely soundproof drawing room. Arriving there, I happened to meet for the first time the two chiefs of all of the divine priests and priestesses. High Priest Redgrave, the chief of all the divine priests. High Priestess Shea, the chief of all the divine priestesses. "We greet the little sun, Crown Prince Henricus, and the future little moon, Crown Princess Dominixe," they said in unison, bowing their heads before us. I eyed them up and down, eyeing their vestments, especially on their purple stoles with imprinted golden lavender-shaped designs. They were even wearing turbans, indicating they were the divine temple chiefs. "Greetings, Redgrave, Shea. It has been a while." It was Henry who managed the talking. "Indeed, Your Royal Highness." It was Redgrave who answered. "Shea and I are really expecting to meet you, and of course..." he paused and glanced at me, bowing his head before me. "Crown Princess Dominixe." I almost squinted my eyes, noticing that it look
Niccolo halted when he was about to reach my corset. He met my gaze before his eyes traveled south before he inhaled sharply and looked away."I do not know what you are talking about.""Right..." The feeling of bitterness was corrupting my whole being for no apparent reason. "Despite the fact that the circumstances have changed, you still return to the one who treated you a like a pet. How engaging..."My eyes followed my dress on the floor before I saw I was naked. I spun around and saw Niccolo averting his gaze from me."What do you mean about what you said?"I crossed my arms over my chest, scrutinizing this man. I was still reading him as if he was pretending to have no idea. Or it was my fault for keeping assuming things."Nothing. You may now be dismissed." I walked past him and went under the sheets, feeling like I was being drained right now. "Lock the door when you leave," I said to Niccolo, who hadn't moved to leave."As you wish." I snuggled closer to my pillow as soon as
It caused a colossal fuzz since everyone did not expect the royal lycan family would bestow two prizes.It was because the prize for the winner had changed this time. Last year, the winner of the hunting competition should be granted a wish that would be fulfilled by the royal lycan family.And now... this year, they were sacrificing the blue diamond chalices.This was crucial, especially since they were bestowing two blue diamond chalices. It was said that the Moon Goddess had carved those chalices Herself. It served as a pact between Her and the members of the royal lycan family with silver eyes that they were royalties.There was a rumor that those chalices glowed in the lunar eclipse, which was happening to the members of the royal lycan family with their silver eyes. The chalices are substantial national treasures of the Yuanzhong Kingdom. To think that they were using those national treasures as part of the prizes... what was Henry thinking? I knew this did not happen in the p