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Oden picked up the quill pen and listed the number of men each duchy could bring to the mission. On the next line he wrote strategy, he drew two arrows extending out from strategy and on the end of one arrow he wrote down Dame Killion and on the next to placed a question mark and looked towards Cornelius.Looking at the board, Cornelius started to speak, this time, his thoughts were more organized “Samuel, take your men and head south towards our gates bordering the east kingdom. That is your responsibility to protect and guard with your life. This is an order from you sovereign. Do you accept?”Samuel was about to step forward and receive the order when Cornelius spoke once again “Samuel, you have the freedom to reject this order. I know it is not fair on you to send you on such a dangerous escapade without official orders and sufficient men. Although it is a personal request, once you accept this mission, the punishment for voluntary withdrawal or dereliction of duty will not be any
Martin didn’t disappoint Cornelius’s faith; he retold the whole story animatedly, without missing a beat, making everyone hold their breath till he finished.“Where was I? How come I didn’t know?” Annemarie perked up as she looked at her brothers in confusion. Such an exciting event, how could she miss out?“You were with your boyfriend…. How will you have time for us poor brothers?” Martin retorted without even thinking.“You have a boyfriend?” Tyson asked in shock, his face turning pale; his little butterfly had already been taken, even before he had a chance.“Um” Annemarie nodded innocently without noticing the color draining from the poor boy’s face.Thomas hooked his yebrows towards Jack as he noted his brother’s abnormality; he knew his little Tyrant had taken a fancy to Annemarie. He had never seen his brother pay so much attention to anyone before; he disdained the company of kids, even the famed little beauty in their social circle was despised by his little brother.“He is y
Dame Killion had retired upstairs even before the guests started to dwindle under the guise that she was extremely tired and needed to rest.Thomas kept Jack and the Ward brothers overnight after seeing Almera worrying over their safety as they were so drunk that they couldn’t even stand straight. There was no excuse needed for Cornelius and his family to stay over as the friendship of two generations was no secret in the entire kingdom.However, once all the guests left and the servants retired to their quarters, the hopelessly drunk Jack, the Ward brothers and even the previously travel worn Dame Killion were all sitting attentively in the secret chamber at the Love garden palace.“We have no time to waste.” Cornelius spoke with urgency as soon as everyone was gathered; there was no trace of the festive mood from before, instead his brows were furrowed with deep concern.“How many men do you have that are battle ready?” Cornelius turned his gaze towards Orseus and Thomas.“About 50 t
Stella sighed theatrically and introduced “This is my sister Amy. What do you think about her?” Even though Martin was whispering, almost everyone heard him as they were standing crowded closely in a small circle.Amy blushed further as she lowered her head; she wished she could dig a hole and hide inside. There were no saving graces from the embarrassment her third sister could bring her. Even so, she was curious to hear Martin's response; she could feel her heart beating senselessly as she stole a side glance at Martin.“Huh?? Me??? Think???” Martin blurted with an expression that was mixed with shock and confusion and mumbled “I rarely think…”“Ha…ha…ha…” Mira burst out laughing; there was no helping it… Martin looked too adorable…“Ha…ha….ha….” everyone joined in as Amy turned as red as a tomato; this was too hilarious, they had never seen such a naïve and candid person before.Martin turned his bewildered gaze towards Jack hoping to find answers, but his dear cousin only coughed i
“That’s the duchess of Southamberston.” Rose whispered quietly to her father. She didn’t know how to feel about the duchess that she had admired a few weeks ago. “Um” Duke Rovner nodded before asking “Didn’t you say you loved the dress she wore to the coronation and wanted to ask her where she got it from?”Rose bit her lower lip as she hesitated, her inner world was very conflicted at this point in time; she didn’t know what her attitude towards Mira was.“Come, father will introduce you.” Duke Rovner smiled affectionately, feigning ignorance to her hesitation and pulled her along “She is the daughter of father’s acquaintance.”Mira and Almera were discussing how to tackle the orders that were getting stacked at Almera’s shop when Duke Rovner approached them with Rose. Jack was standing beside her but engaged in a conversation with Aldrin, a few young lords who were Aldrin’s acquaintances along with Oden and Martin.“Your graces.” Duke Rovner greeted Mira and Almera as he bowed poli
Both Matthew and Harry had similar expressions of disgust as they waved their hand trying to feign indifference; Matthew opened his mouth in response to Duke Rovner’s sincere questioning gaze, feigning reluctance “We know that lad… he… he used to be entangled with my daughter…. They were a pair till we broke them apart and got her married.”Duke Rovner knitted his brows as he asked feigning confusion “Why break them apart if they were a pair?” he continued in a low voice “Wouldn’t it be nice to have such a good lad as your son-in-law?”“Good...heh!” Harry scoffed unable to restrain his temper “Such a good lad that while he was professing his undying love for our daughter, he had to remain entangled with other women, that too right under our noses; such a good lad that even after we married our little girl off, he still wanted to remain entangled…. Poo…poo! Whoever wants can take such a good son-in-law…. My daughter doesn’t need that trash.” Harry’s temper flared, his face turning red;