When Emilio woke up again, he felt that thousands of stones had crushed his body. The man couldn't help but cough as he tried to wake up suddenly. His vision was a little blurry. Emilio could only hear someone faintly calling his name before he finally regained consciousness enough to look around.As soon as Emilio glanced at the buzzing sound that had been bothering him for a long time, the man found his mother who had been locked up in a secluded castle staring at him with teary eyes.“Emilio, thank goodness you're awake, Son. Don't worry, we'll soon be out of this place. I've thought about it well. There's no revenge or other crimes. I just want to live happily with you from now on.”Emilio's brows furrowed as he didn't understand what his mother meant. Even though Emilio's body was still weak and shaking slightly when he forced himself to wake up, the man still got up from his sleeping position to process what had happened. Emilio only remembers that he was poisoned by Cornell in t

From her castle, Queen Dowager Melisa heard the trumpet signaling that the war was over. Emilio had died, and the Kingdom of Sigmund had succeeded in returning to its rightful heir. The people's happy voice outside the castle managed to destroy all of Queen Dowager Melisa's hopes. The woman was stunned before tears flowed non-stop from her eyes.With Emilio's death, Queen Dowager Melisa's urge to escape immediately fell to zero. The woman stared at the war that was over from her bedroom window, then turned to look at Teresa, who was still loyal to accompany her.Even if their status had changed, Teresa's loyalty remained the same until the very last moment. Queen Dowager Melisa had dragged Teresa into this revenge and suffering. Yet, even now, Teresa didn't complain at all as she simply continued to stand behind Queen Dowager Melisa to accompany the woman.Seeing Teresa's persistence to stay with him until the end, made Queen Dowager Melisa sad again. A cracked smile appeared on her f

In the king's study, both Marquess Curtis and Captain Allen glanced at each other as Raoul, who had been king for several months, took another deep breath. The man's gaze looked sad, as his hands continued to move to work on the pile of tasks in front of him.The two men who had been watching Raoul for a while knew that even though the king was doing his job, his mind was actually elsewhere. Another sigh sounded again, as Raoul finished with another paper.“Your Majesty, is there something wrong?”As the new prime minister, Marquess Curtis felt that helping to lighten Raoul's burden was one of his duties. Raoul did look at him after he asked. But not long after, Raoul's head drooped again, as if the man had given up on what was on his mind.“Are you thinking about Lady Ariana, Your Majesty?”When it was Captain Allen's turn to ask, the originally limp Raoul immediately became embarrassed when the new head of the royal knights asked him. “How, how did you know?” asked Raoul in disbelie

As the Sigmund Kingdom's economy had improved over the past few months, Raoul managed to save enough money to throw a grand party to celebrate Raoul's appointment as king of the Sigmund Kingdom. Since early morning, various luxurious carriages passed through the streets of the capital to go to the royal palace. Because King Raoul was so famous in the eyes of other kingdoms, queues to enter the royal palace caused congestion on the streets of the great capital.Ariana, who had come with Cale in the horse carriage, couldn't believe it when they too were caught in the traffic jam. It seemed that even before Raoul became a king, his popularity had already spread across many kingdoms. Ariana could see that most kingdoms sent their daughters as royal representatives. They did that, probably because they knew that Raoul still didn't have a queen until now.“Your Grace, thank God you arrived safely.”As soon as Ariana got off her carriage, she was immediately greeted by Captain Allen, who gre

“Curtis, should we get married? With your status and age… People must have been urging you to get married too, right?”Seeing Marquess Curtis' shocked face, Ariana finally realized that she had asked the impossible. The girl was pensive before she averted her gaze from Marquess Curtis.“You see, many people have been constantly sending me letters and gifts since His Majesty ascended the throne and everything was … Really over. They know I'm the only one left in my family, so I have an obligation to continue my family lineage. I thought that instead of marrying a noble I didn't know well before … It's better if I can marry someone I already know well.”Marquess Curtis is a man who is intelligent, gentle, and never distinguishes the status of others. Apart from Alison's family, the Alodie family was probably another noble who managed to maintain the prosperity of their territory even in times of chaotic reign. Marquess Curtis also always treated Ariana well. So, the girl thought, maybe M