"Who are you people?". "Calm down Lea we are not going to hurt you and if we wanted to hurt you why would we bring you here and tell about ourselves ha? It would have been easier for us to do something to you when you trusted us right?" Ria said as she gently placed her hand on Lea's shoulders and sat down next to her. "Yes Lea me mean no harm, we bought you here not to hurt you but to save you" Sharen added. "Save me from what?" Lea asked genuinely confused this time. "From the Knights of Gantrick," Rayan said from the side. "They were the ones who poisoned you at the beach and tried to take you with them," Liam added. "What? Why would they attack me?" Lea exclaimed with shock and then looking at the way the others were looking at her she added "I mean I don't even know these people why would they simply attack me". Everyone ignored the initial doubt and answered her "Even we don't know why they attacked you. Not only that they are from our world and they coming to the human
Elizabeth smiled lightly as she said, "You did nothing wrong, my dear, it was a bit too perfect so all of them here were shocked". "So how are you feeling now? Any dicomferts?" Elizabeth asked. "No…No, I am feeling perfectly fine now" Lea said with a sweet smile on her face as she looked Elizabeth directly in the eye. Looking at the Lea in front of her Elizabeth felt that something was not right as the Lea looked a bit too comfortable in this new place. Keeping her doubts to a side she said "Then let Master Li have a look at you so that we can be sure that there are no side effects left by the poison on your body" To which Lea nodded in agreement and then Master Li stepped forward to check her. Once Master Li assured them everything was fine Elizabeth asked the others in the room to step out as she wanted to speak with Lea in private. At first, they hesitated but later on, Lea assured them she was fine with speaking to Elizabeth they left the room. This interaction bet
Elizabeth composed herself digesting all the information she just found out and then asked Lea "Can I see your hand first?". To which Lea nodded understanding her reason and extended her hand. Elizabeth placed her palm over the mark on Lea's arm and inserted her spiritual energy to test if that was real or not. Then once she found out it was real she sighed deeply. "Why are you revealing your identity to me now?" Elizabeth asked after a few minutes of silence. "Because I don't want any kind of conflicts between our kingdoms in the future, at least not because of me. Though I have not seen how close you and my mother were, I have heard ample stories from my father. And he understands your anger as well as he also blames himself for my mother's death. And it's not a big deal telling you about me as the others might not know about the existence of the white dragon and the unfinished war but all the Kings and Queens from all the kingdoms know about it. So by reviling my identity, I
In Elizabeth's office…"Allen I want to know why and on whose order Lea was attacked by the Knights of Gantrick" Elizabeth said."Yes my dear queen" Allen answered."And prepare a good room for Lea to stay in as she will be here for a few days. That guest room is too small and make sure no information about her gets out till the things are under control," Elizabeth said.Allen nodded in understanding he spoke againg, "My dear queen if I may be bold".Elizabeth looked at him and said, "Speak"."Why are you showing so much concern to a mare human girl Your Majesty? Is she really Princess Aisha as they guessed before" Allen asked with expectant eyes.Elizabeth smiled lightly as she said "I wish she was.... I really wish" Elizabeth sighed deeply before continuing "She is not Aisha… She is Henry and Diana's daughter Elena"."Your Majesty…" Allen was shocked."I was as shocked as you are when she told me the truth," Elizabeth said."But how is this possible, Your Majesty" Allen asked still i
As she opened the door of the room Vickey and Jenny almost fell on her as they were leaning on the door trying to listen to what conversation was going on inside. Then she looked at the others in the corridor where Liam was walking front and back worried and the others who were standing on the side with a grim expression on their face. As soon as they saw Elizabeth coming out everyone rushed to the door and peeped behind her trying to find out if Lea was fine. Then looking at her sleeping peacefully they sighed in relief and looking at this reaction of the group Elizabeth just shook her head and said "Your friend is completely fine I did not eat her up". Listening to Elizabeth's words everyone just bent their heads in embarrassment. Then Elizabeth said as she closed the door behind her "I just wanted to know what kind of a person she is and does she have any other motives coming for here, as she is going to stay here for a few days". "So can she stay?" Ria asked mekely.
Lea ended the call and dialed her father's number using the same app as any call from this app was untraceable.This was something she designed herself.The call was received even before it could thrice."Hello, Elle where are you? Why was your phone not reachable?" Henry Beaufort's worried voice came through.Lea could hear the voices of her brothers as well in the background urging him to put the phone on loudspeaker mode."Elle, are you hurt?" Erick asked. "Elle tell me where are you I am coming to pick you up now," Daniel asked. Lea felt a headache listening to all the questions asked at once without giving time for her to answer."Dad, Brother I am fine, I am not hurt," Lea said as she heard a sigh on the other end of the call. "I am sorry for worrying you like that, I am at a friend's place at the moment and the signals here are not good so my phone was not reachable" Lea added. "Stop lying Elle, I know my daughter enough that she would not be so careless to not inform us if
At this moment they heard Lea speak, "And have you both forgotten who I am brother? Trust me I am fine and as Dad said this might be an opportunity given by Hevens to change things around for good. We need to get rid of the differences between us before the war starts. If we are fighting among ourselves how will we fight the enemy?". Listening to her words both the Beaufort brothers went silent, after a few minutes Danil spoke defeatedly, "We know you are capable of handling all of this but we are worried because of your present condition. If something unexpected happens to you what will we do? We did not want to send you to the human world in the first place, we only agreed because you agreed to take William with you for your protection but still look at what happened. You were attacked by someone. Now you want to stay at Asterin whom we don't know to consider as an enemy or a friend and that too without anyone out there to protect you…". After a bit more convincing the
Lea and Alisha joyfully talked about any random things they could think of like old friends who met after a long time. By the time they realized, the sun was setting outside. "God we have been talking for so long," Alisha commented looking at the sky outside the window. "Yes, even I did not realize that it's been so long" Lea also added. "So Elle if you are feeling better tomorrow let's go shopping as it does not sound appropriate to go back to the human world just to get clothes or to ask uncle to send it" Alisha suggested. "If that's fine with you I have no issues" Lea agreed happily. "Then it's set," Alisha said happily. Just then they heard a familiar voice ask "What is set?". As both the girls turned their heads toward the voice, they saw Liam walking through the door with Allen by his side. "What are you doing here?". "I came to give Lea the mobile so that she could contact her family" Liam answered as he waved the phone in front of Alisha and then questioned her
While all of this was happening inside no one noticed Liam, who just stood frozen at the door. His hand still resting on the frame where he had instinctively reached out—but never knocked. His eyes were wide, his breath shallow as he took in the gravity of what he had just heard.“Closed-door cultivation… dangerous… months, years…”The words echoed relentlessly in his mind, each one hitting him like a hammer.Liam just let out a frustrated sigh and then just turned back and went away from there wanting some time for himself.….After speaking for some more time Master Kai Von left with Kevin following behind him.As for Henery and Elizabeth, they stayed with Elena for some more time talking anything and everything. Once done with lunch they also left Elena’s room, leaving her to rest.Once they left the smile on Elena’s face disappeared as she just lay there on her bed, staring
Elena nodded in understanding as she said “I understand.”Just as the words left her lips, another knock echoed softly on the door, followed by Kevin’s voice once more “Master… Mr. Henry and Mrs. Elizabeth are asking if they can come in now.”Master Kai glanced at Elena, his eyes silently asking if she was ready. She took a steadying breath and nodded.“Let them in,” Master Kai called back as he brought down the invisible barrier.The door creaked open, and Henry and Elizabeth rushed in almost at once. Relief flooded their faces as they saw Elena awake and sitting up, her complexion pale but her eyes clear and focused.“Elena!” Elizabeth cried, hurrying to her side and cupping Elena’s face in her trembling hands “Oh, thank the heavens, you’re awake. We’ve been so worried.”Henry also moved to the other side of Elena’s bed and sat down cupping her
Elena just sat there in a daze after Master Kai completed reciting the story as she processed the information inside her head. Master Kai also sat there dazing of thinking over the old memories.Knock, knock…The soft knocks on Elena’s room door brought them back to reality. As both of them turned towards the door they say Kevin peeking his head in through the slightly open door.“Master, Mr. Henery and Mrs. Elizabeth are waiting outside” Kevin spoke softly.“Just give us a minute” Master Kai replied with an expressionless face, to which Kevin just nodded in understanding and closed the door.Master Kai turned back to Elena as he opened his space ring and took out a jade slip. He handed it to Elena as he said “This was given to me by queen Zenobia before her death, she told me she would be reborn to complete the task that she had left to un complete and I should give this to her when she started rememberin
Her grief had transformed her. Hardened her. She had become relentless—a queen cloaked in vengeance. She tore through every clue, followed every trail, spilled blood with her own hands if it meant getting closer to the truth. Her enemies began to whisper of her not as a ruler, but as a storm.Yet after all the years of searching, she found nothing. The truth eluded her. Because the one she was looking for… had always been by her side.It was Ernest.The boy who had once followed her through gardens. The man who had stood at her side through war and loss. The friend who offered her support while hiding the truth.He had colluded with the dark forced, completely deviating from the path of spiritual power. He had mastered the dark power to the extent that he had now become their lord ruling over them.Earnest had watched Zenobia weep and rage and kill for answers he already held. He had whispered counsel while burying the past beneath car
The Queen Zenobia was still a princess when she got engaged to the Crown Prince of Alynthia, Richard Beaufort, but Ernest did not like it.He and the Queen were childhood friends, if I have to be truthful he had no other friends other than her.They grew up side by side in the quiet gardens and sunlit corridors of the palace, sharing secrets and laughter beneath the shade of old olive trees. Ernest, the son of the royal falconer, had always trailed behind her like a loyal shadow. He was kind, clever in his own rough-edged way, and he adored her—utterly and silently. But his place was always at her side, never in her world.Zenobia, on the other hand, had never seen him as anything more than her closest companion. Her confidant. Her safe place in a world that often felt too heavy for someone so young. She cared for him, deeply. But not in the way he hoped and she never pretended otherwise.When she met Richard Beaufort, everything changed.She
Not having the heart to scold Elena Master Kai Von turned to Liam as he breathed him “You brat why did you not inform me as soon as my dear disciple woke up?” Liam blinked, caught off guard by the sudden shift in attention “She just woke up,” he defended, raising his hands slightly “I was going to tell you, but then… well, we were talking and—”“Talking?” Master Kai’s voice lifted incredulously as he stood and turned to fully face him, his eyes narrowing with something between suspicion and fatherly protectiveness “Talking about what, exactly?”Liam opened his mouth, then closed it, cheeks flushing a bit “Just… some important things.”Kai narrowed his eyes further, clearly not buying it “Did not you tell you had dossed of, that’s why it got so late for you to open the door just now?”Liam blinked wide eyed, caught up in his own lies not know
Her eyes shimmered as she looked up at him, one hand slowly lifting to rest over the one still cradling her cheek “You’re not angry?” she asked, her voice a fragile whisper.Liam shook his head slowly “No,” he said simply, his gaze steady “I was scared. Worried. But not angry” He hesitated, then added, “I don’t need to know everything right away, Elena. I just need to know you. And I do.”His words struck something deep inside her, a place that had always braced for rejection, for suspicion, for betrayal—never for acceptance. Never for this.Elena closed her eyes for a moment, breathing him in—the steadiness of him, the strength he gave her without asking anything in return. When she opened them again, her voice was steadier “I don’t deserve this,” she said quietly.Liam frowned, not harshly, but like he hated hearing her say it “Don’t do that,” he
Elena breathed, each shaky inhale slowly growing steadier as Liam held her. His hand moved gently up and down her back, slow and grounding, letting her feel the rhythm of life—the simple, steady beat of being here, being safe.When the worst of the tremors passed, Liam shifted slightly, glancing down at her “You should rest a little more," he said softly, brushing a few strands of hair from her damp forehead "I’ll call Master Kai Von, just to make sure you’re okay as you have been unconscious for three days now."But the moment he started to move, Elena's arms tightened around him in a panic, her fingers curling into the fabric of his shirt like a lifeline “No,” she whispered sharply, her voice trembling but sure “Don’t go. Please... stay.”Liam froze, feeling the raw desperation in her voice, in the way she clung to him like he was the only solid thing left in a crumbling world. His heart twisted painfully at the thought of leaving her, even for a second.He let out a quiet, resigned
"Over my dead body," Richard snarled.Ernest’s smile widened cruelly "That my plan exactly."At Ernest’s signal, the cloaked men surged forward like a black tide.Richard rose, one arm still around Zenobia, and drew his sword in one swift motion, the steel catching the faint light of the enchanted forest.They clashed with a deafening ring of steel.Richard fought like a man possessed, fuelled by love and rage, his blade a silver blur. He felled two of the men quickly, moving with deadly grace—but there were too many, and he was alone.A sword slashed across his side—he staggered but didn’t fall.Another cut along his arm—his grip tightened stubbornly around his sword. Blood darkened his tunic, dripping into the moss, but Richard fought on, each movement slower, heavier.He could feel his strength leaving him. Zenobia was still unconscious on the grass behind him, unaware of the battle raging