Gale walked closer to Draco's, standing on the shore of the lake. Lycus Lewis stood not far from Draco while Zergenth hovered in the air in miniature beside Draco.
“The secret power of the Elves? Are you kidding?" Draco asked, wincing in surprise.
Gale shook his head and looked at Draco earnestly.
"Do I look like I'm kidding with you?" Gale asked Draco.
"No, I don’t think so. I believe that you're talking seriously," Draco replied quietly.
Gale took out a scroll of parchment from his cloak and raised it in the air.
"Do you remember this parchment?" asked Gale.
"Yes, I remember that. I delivered the parchments to King Ruven Omanelis on behalf of Albus White. But I don't know what's in it. The writing on the parchment only appears in the hands of the official recipient of the parchment,” Draco replied.
"Yes, because the contents are very confidential. Do you know the reason Albus asked you to deliver the parchme
When Astrid opened her eyes, she was in a giant birdcage. Her feet were chained in shackles locked to a stake that stuck to the bottom of the cage. Both of her wrists were handcuffed with handcuffs that were connected by strong chains. Astrid looked around and noticed that the birdcage was hanging in a grand and luxurious room with a high ceiling. On one side of the room, there was a throne which was quite magnificent.The walls of the room had magnificent carvings made of the finest quality gold and gems. The throne chair was made of gemstones and pure gold. Astrid realized the hallmark of the carvings made on the chair. Bowen made the throne chair. The jewel attached to the throne chair had extreme magic power. Astrid recognized the aura of power. Those gems were dragon magic stones.The armor's helmet with spears and drawn swords lined the sides of the room from the throne to the front of the large door that provided the entrance. Astrid narrowed her eyes to get a b
Astrid burst into tears before the throne of the ice palace. Albus's spirit embraced Astrid gently and let the girl cry until she was satisfied. Albus embraced Astrid like a very handsome and charismatic father would embrace his daughter. After crying for a long time in Albus's chest, Astrid finally let go of her arms and stared at Albus with her swollen eyes."Thank you, Albus," said Astrid, her face flushed with embarrassment at her spontaneous hugging of Albus.Albus patted Astrid's head gently."Pleasure is mine, my child," replied Albus softly."Tell me how I can get away from Leonard and get back to Draco?" Astrid asked, wiping her tears with her sleeve.“Obey Leonard and earn his trust. Tell him you want to live and have fun. Tell him you want luxury, power, strength over other humans. He will definitely treat you well," said Albus advised."But, that means I betrayed Draco. I don't want to fellowship with Leonard,” Astrid
One month later.Brighton Estate.Edmund was standing on the training ground watching the preparations for the training drill being carried out by the knights of Brighton. The knights all looked so serious about sparring while sweating. Some of them were only shirtless with a chest protector on their heart.“Again! Swing your swords! Don’t be such a lazy! Are you a lady?" exclaimed the knight leader who trained each of the squads.“No, Sir!” said the knights in unison.On a different field, the spearmen were training. Meanwhile, some of the men in charge of climbing and launching explosives were training in different areas.Clank!Edmund had just thrown his opponent's sword until his opponent fell to his knees. Edmund swiftly drew his sword exactly an inch in front of his opponent's neck.“You are a dead man. Try again!" said Edmund, heaving his sword and holding out his hand."Thank you, si
Astrid looked at herself in the mirror. Over the last few months, she had learned about royal etiquette. She learned how to stand, how to walk, how to greet, everything she needed to know as a queen. Despite the fact, she would only become a puppet queen without power or strength. Yet by making her queen, Leonard had a real grip on her.The reflection in the mirror revealed a beautiful woman's face that looked foreign to Astrid's eyes. Her skin was so smooth and soft, and her complexion was enchanting. Her shoulder-length brunette hair was well styled and decorated with jeweled accessories. Her round amber eyes were adorned with sheer eye shadow and eyeliner that emphasizes the beauty of her eyes. The cosmetics covering her face made Astrid hardly recognize herself in the mirror. The woman's figure in the mirror looked so beautiful, but her eyes were blank and cold, as cold as Astrid's heart ever since she separated from Draco and realized the harsh reality that haunted her.
Astrid’s heart was beating fast as she tried to stare out the window from inside the horse carriage. Since earlier, without realizing it, her hands were busy squeezing her gloves, trying to feel the ring that Edmund had given her in her grasp. For Astrid, the ring was living proof that she was still connected with Draco and his friends. She hoped to escape from Leonard's grasp as soon as she managed to find out the secret of the warlock's weakness. Be patient a little more, Astrid. There must be a way out. She just needed to put on a poker face and put on her best acting to show that she was volunteering to side with Leonard.“Your highness, we have arrived,” said Maria, interrupting Astrid's daydream.The carriage’s door opened, and a knight led and helped Astrid off the horse carriage. The maids and footmen were lined up and bowed to pay their respects.“The king is asking for your audience, Your Highness. I will escort you to his
Where was this? As far as the eye could see, only darkness was visible. Nothing could be seen but a vacuum in the darkness. Amid the silence, Draco could hear the wind blowing through the gaps.Was this place hell? Or not? Draco had no idea. He vaguely could not remember what had happened before he passed out.Draco was wrapped in a cocoon shining with magical energy flowing from the Mana Tree. His heart was still twitching faintly while the Mana Tree energy was knitting magic within the borrowed dragon’s heart from Jergintarth. Draco felt so comfortable that he curled up on his knees, not wanting to open his eyes and forget everything. Inside the Mana Tree trunk, Draco could not detect how much time had passed."Draco... Draco... Wake up..."A distant echo was echoing within the space inside the mana tree trunk. It sounded like the sound of the wind having tones and blowing among the leaves."Dragon’s Prince... wake up..."Draco
Western Frontier Region. The Barnabas Kingdom.The makeshift barracks made of tarpaulin tents were full of people passing by. People could see several people dressed in medical clothes wearing masks walking back and forth bringing medical equipment. Some of the injured patients with shredded flesh groaned in pain. Spilled blood seemed to soak the floor. A pungent fishy smell from the patient's rotting wounds wafted through the barracks. The condition of the western frontier regieon looked miserable and terrible. Despair was everywhere.Many commoners and border guards were seriously injured. The corpses were piled together and burned before decomposing even more. They had to do that to prevent any disease that might infect healthy people. The inhabitants of the western territory border did not have time to bury those who were dead. Every day they faced terrifying war situations. Their focus was only one, which was survival.Edmund walked fast on his horse. He br
Zach dashed out of the castle, followed by his guests from the duchy of Brighton. He rode his horse at high speed towards the fortress. He saw for himself knights and commoners running in fear in the opposite direction Zach was aiming for.The sky was dark, and black clouds rolled over the frontier fortress. From within the black cloud appeared gigantic winged demon-beasts. The demon-beasts have long, dirty claws, leathery wings, and rows of razor-sharp teeth. When wounded, they bleed black acid. The archers and snipers had tried to fire at the winged demon-beasts, but their skin was too thick for the arrowheads to penetrate.Zach watched wide-eyed with great fear as the army of archers broke apart and was slaughtered helplessly. The horse on which Zach was riding lifted his feet in the air while neighing in terror. The horse threw Zach down to the ground, then ran helter-skelter away from the slaughter arena, leaving Zach there alone.Zach saw one by one the ar