In the end, the Emperor did not let Captain Marshall go back to his unit and just sent him to the Consort’s Palace to rest. Captain Marshall was still in a puzzled state when he realized that he was lying on a bed, looking at the ceiling. He does not know what he is feeling as he looks at his bandaged injury that was wrapped by the Emperor herself. He could feel slight pain but it is manageable. However, what keeps lingering in his mind is his inability to describe his feelings.What is this? Why… does he feel comfort?It was a novel feeling for someone like him. All the days he lived in his younger years, he was abused in the Marshall Estate whenever Count Marshall was away. His step older brothers and step mother would never let him rest for a bit when he is alone. They would make him do things a maid should do. They would feed him rotten food. They would always make him an errand boy. It is not just the ridicule that he keeps being patient of, it is also the constant beating from h
That moment, Lorenzo had been doing something he does not usually do. Maybe it was because he had no hope of the future that he did everything he could to be on top of everybody else. He killed monsters during the war and inevitably became the Vice Captain of Captain Quira. He was so proud of himself to have accomplished such thing and now he can possibly go to his father and tell him about his achievements.But just as soon as they came back to the Capital City after castrating all of the monsters in the Alvellor, he read the news about his mother being sentenced to lifetime imprisonment after attempting to murder the Crown Princess. He was devastated.What even made him more devastated was upon hearing that it was his father who sentenced the punishment.His body went cold as if he was poured with ice. For a second, he questioned himself whether his father really loved his mother. How could his father sentence such punishment to his lover?! He had become irrational at that time. He
Darya watched Zale prepare a tea for him as she just sat there in his living room, looking at him to check on his health. It was the last day when he got discharged from the clinic. The stab was deep and he should have been barely alive but maybe because he is not an ordinary human that it miraculously healed within a short period of time. He looks quite excited as well. Now she is curious as to why.“I am glad to have seen you doing well, Zale.” She started a conversation when Zale put a cup and a tea in a kettle on the table between them.“Yes. It is thanks to the immediate treatment that I was able to survive.” Zale smiled, “I am happy to have lived with good people in your Empire.”She chuckled, hearing that a person is happy to have lived in the Empire for the first time.“You were the first one to have thanked me with that reason.”Zale was surprised. “Really? But I can tell that many people are feeling the same.” He started pouring the tea on the cup.“All of the people I have
General Theobarlt was having an evaluation to every knight unit at that time. He visited all units from across the Empire. What made his brows furrow was when he came to the Marshall Unit and the Captain was not present at that moment. He asked about Captain Marshall’s whereabouts and heard that he was called to the Imperial Palace and did not come back for two days.Upon hearing that, he just nodded and proceeded to watch their training. He had also pointed out mistakes of some knights and advised them to do something to improve themselves. He left the Marshall Unit during the sunset. Before he could leave the unit, he saw the Imperial Eagle flapping towards him. So he raised his hand to be landed by the eagle. He then took the letter that was on its feet.“This is Lavenorth, please come to see Her Majesty. She is not feeling well today.”After reading the letter, he immediately commanded his Vice General, Leon, to take care of everything before getting a stallion to go to the Imperi
Darya and Desmonde are both preparing themselves for their trip. Darya was being groomed by the maids while Desmonde was being assisted by the butlers. They were only wearing simple garments as the maids packed extra clothes and many kinds of food. When it was the time for Theobarlt to pick her up, as soon as their eyes met upon opening the door, they burst out laughing at each other’s dark circles under their eyes.“You look like an old man who’s stressed out for not winning a chess competition.” Darya laughed.Desmonde could not retaliate and just shook his head. He walked closer to her to wrap his arm around her waist.“But at least, this old man could not be beaten in swordsmanship.”Darya chuckled as they started walking to leave. “You are not old by the way. You are twenty five.”“Who said that I am an old man?”“Me,” Darya chuckled. “It is just because you bawled your eyes out last night that you look like an old man for a second.”He snickered, “Said by the one who had bigger
Duke Esteban arrived at the Imperial Palace just before the Emperor departed. When he received the Imperial letter about his summon, he immediately went to the Imperial palace. Seeing the few carriages lined up near the main gate, he got worried that it was so few that the Emperor might not be comfortable with her travel. However, as soon as he saw General Theobarlt standing beside her, not wearing a uniform, he sighed in relief thinking that he might be coming with her.He took off his carriage and immediately went out to greet the Emperor who’s waiting for his arrival. He took Darya’s hand and kissed the back of her palm. He then leaned close to kiss her lips. He was not intending to kiss her openly but he missed her so badly that he could not help but do it abruptly. The last time he saw her was when Lorenzo got betrothed to her and now that he saw her again, she is leaving for a few days.Meanwhile, Darya had an indifferent look when Duke Esteban did that. Although it was to be ex
A day passed since Emperor Darya left the Imperial Palace to Duke Esteban’s hands. Both Lorenzo and Reginald heard about this and only Reginald was able to face Duke Esteban first, in disguise of greeting the first consort.That time, Duke Esteban had just taken a meal for lunch when Reginald arrived at the Emperor’s office and greeted him. After greeting him, Reginald asked if he could help with the workload and of course, Duke Esteban would decline.“Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, Casmiri. However, the Emperor specifically lent me this responsibility alone.”Duke Esteban knows that Reginald is head over heels when it comes to drawing the Emperor’s attention and he must not let him take any workload on such important matters, especially that he is coming from an enemy kingdom. Who knows what Reginald is planning to do later if he found something he could use to his advantage? Darya specifically trusted him with the Empire so he must not disappoint her as well.Reginald sm
It took two days to arrive at the town of Alvellor. It was a town surrounded by massive trees and mountains, making it likely to become monsters’ nest. It was a dark forest before but people began to live there because of its high resources. There are rivers nearby and the massive trees can produce many different products. The town of Alvellor is the Empire’s greatest source of papers, wool, and furniture. Now that the town is almost wiped out by the monsters, they need a big renovation and rehabilitation of the area.After three years, the town was still in the state of rehabilitation and people could go back to their homes not until it was reported that there is an infectious disease that is caused by the monsters’ blood if the place would not be thoroughly sanitized. This is the reason why the place is under strict surveillance and people must not come as they please without proper implementation of safety precautions.When Emperor Darya arrived at the vicinity, she was immediately