Inside the duke’s office the four of us, Duke Monroe, Marvin, Bob, and I were sitting down the receiving area. Tea and snacks were brought in by the butler and maid just a while ago and we were having refreshments right before going to the serious conversation that we need to discuss. "Is it okay for me to start?" I asked them. I know that Marvin also has an important message to deliver so I asked if I can go first and discuss the topic about the queen. "Of course your highness." Marvin said with a gentle smile. "I can relay King Ragnar’s message after you." I nodded in agreement. "Duke Monroe." I shifted my gaze to the duke. "As you know, my aunt Queen Fiona is also a Spartan princess like me. She has been held captive after the war by the former king of Geneva and he did...terrible things to her." I scrunched my face in disgust just by thinking how the former king of Geneva defiled my aunt. The former king’s action gave birth to the cold hearted Queen Fiona now, thinking about it

The conversation in the duke’s office flowed quite in my favor. We were deep in our talks when I heard something from the direction of the door. I looked at that direction and saw the door was opened slightly. ’That’s weird.’ I thought to myself.As I remember, the last ones that came inside were the butler and maid that brought our tea and snacks. I was sure they closed the door before they left. Two guards are also stationed just outside the door. "I will excuse myself for a while." I told the gentlemen in a hushed voice.I stood up and walked towards then slightly opened door. I made sure to walk at the blind spot, if ever someone is really peeking inside the room and eavesdropping in our conversation. When I was just by the door, I quickly opened it and in one swoop someone fell down on the floor with a thud. "Aww, aww, aww." I hear a familiar voice of a girl. "Sasa?!" I looked surprised. I never thought that the one eavesdropping on us was Elsa. "H-Hi big sis." Elsa said shy

[Ragnar’s POV]After our long journey we have arrived at our destination, the junction in the Euphrates River. I have already sent word of my arrival to General Austin in advance and so he had a small group of his soldiers to meet us. "Greetings to the sword and shield of the Avalon Empire." The soldiers made a formal greeting and bowed. "Rise." I said with authority. The soldiers obediently followed my words. "Your majesty, we will escort you to the general’s camp." The leader of the group said. "Mm, lead the way." I said.The soldiers got back to their horses and led the way to the hidden camp. The ride didn’t take too long. We arrived at the hidden camp set up the General Austin’s men. Along the way the soldiers in camp gave their salute to me.After coming to a stop I alighted from my horse and gave the rein to one of the servant boys on standby. "Tell the stable boy to take care of the horses well. They just withstood a long journey." I told the servant boy while gently patt

The sky started to darken and night fell. There was silence in the surrounding area and only the splashes of water that hit the ship’s bow were heard. "Your majesty, we have arrived at the junction as scheduled." The admiral and the commander of the naval fleet of Geneva said to his queen. "If I may suggest your majesty to go to a much safer place before we commence the attack."On the deck of the biggest ship on the Genevan naval fleet, Queen Fiona was looking on ahead with a serious expression. "That won’t be necessary admiral." Queen Fiona said with a flat tone. "I trust that our naval fleet can deal with a few ships defending the junction. This ship is in the most rear of the fleet so I doubt the battle would be felt from here." "W-Well, you are correct your majesty." The admiral was reluctant to let the queen stay on the ship while there is a battle being fought.The ship where the queen is currently in was the lead ship. In this battle with a small number of enemy ships, only

"What?!" Queen Fiona stood up in surprise. "How can this be?!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*Explosions left and right are heard in the vicinity. The queen stood up in a hurry from her seat and dashed past the vice admiral. "Y-Your majesty?!" The vice admiral was surprised with the sudden movement of the queen. "Please wait."The queen ascended the steps towards the deck. The yelling and screaming of people were being heard more clearly with every step she takes. By the time she reached the deck, she looked around and saw a sea of fire in front of her. "What is happening?!" The queen screamed with the mix of anger and surprise. "This shouldn’t be happening. Our plan was flawless."The vice admiral and the lady in waiting were able to catch up to the queen. They were panting while trying to catch up to her. "Y-You majesty..." The vice admiral was catching his breath. "I-It’s not safe here. We need to leave and lead you to safety." "Tell me first what is happening!" The queen shouted in an