Know nothing

'You know nothing about me '

Raphael kept thinking about what Valerie has said to Tyson Nester. Not only Tyson, no one knows anything about her. She is a mystery. She appeared out of thin air and he found her pulling a poisoned saber out of his mother's stomach. He can never forget that day, which changed everything for him. He was supposed to take the Raven crown. But after what happened to his mother, he refused to sit on that throne until she recovers. But as the days passed by and Valerie refused to tell about what happened that night, his anger and resentment towards her increased to the point where he began to hate her. Despite what his mind thinking against her, he became obsessed with her. What she does, whom she talks to, what she eats, what she wears, he took control of everything.

'I deserve everything '

He rubbed his face feeling frustrated.

"What do you mean by that? Did you hurt my mother intentionally and regret it now? But what about when you refused my claims when i accused you of hurting my mother? What is right and what is wrong? What games are you playing now Valerie?" he asked himself.

An idea popped into his mind.

'Yes, this should work. Her drama has gone too far now. Now it's time to end this' he thought.

Raphael dialed his commander Roman.

"Good evening Prince Raven, what can I help you with?" Roman asked respectfully.

Raphael knows that this is the best plan.

"Roman, I am releasing Valerie. She is no longer my slave. She can go where ever she wants. Turn her away from the palace gates" he instructed.

If Roman said that he is not shocked, then that would be a lie. He is confused at the sudden decision the prince made. He is not courageous enough to question the prince, no one is.

"Please forgive my curiosity, Prince Raven. May I know if you found out about how to cure the Queen?" he asked with fear and a hint of interest.

Raphael cannot fault Roman for his question. Queen Irina is loved by everyone. Roman is loyal to the Ravens and he has been extending his services for over ten years now. 

"No, but I am sure we will find it soon. Did you find out anything about her family or where she came from?" Raphael inquired.

Roman's shoulders sagged with regret.

"Apologies prince Raven, I failed to find details about her," he said with shame.

Raphael knows that, but he asked if Roman could find out anything in these last couple of days. 

"I know you are trying your best Roman. I hope my plan yields us the results which we all are searching for" he murmured.

That's when the commander, Roman realized that their prince is baiting Valarie.

"I will immediately instruct the security near the gates to send Valarie away," he said. 

Near the gates, Valerie is feeling sad about everything that happened with Tyson. The young prince truly cares for her and she has to a tiny little crush on the handsome prince. But her situation is not at all ideal to have a crush on anyone, let alone a dragon prince.

"Stop, you are not allowed inside the palace" the guard's gruff and rude voice snapped Valerie out of her thoughts.

Valarie looked up with shock. She looked around thinking that the guards must be speaking with someone else. But she is alone. She understood that the guards are speaking with her. A heavy weight settled over her shoulders.

"You must be mistaken. I belong to the Raven Prince" she said softly.

The guards gave her a once-over.

"Look at you? It's a miracle that the prince was interested in you for this long. He must have gotten bored of you. We were instructed not to allow you inside the palace. You can go back to your home" he said rudely.

Valerie is shocked. 

'What? Prince Raven is sending me away? Does that mean the queen recovered? Isn't it why he wanted me to stay here? To find out about the kind of poison they used on that saber?' she thought.

She is happy that the queen recovered. 

"May I visit the queen once? Please?" she begged.

She wanted to apologize for what happened that night. The queen suffered a lot because of the incidents that happened that night.

The guards gave her dirty looks.

"Don't forget that you are a slave. How dare you forget your status and ask us about our queen? You don't even have the status to speak about her with that mouth of yours. Now get going before you anger the prince" they berated her.

Valerie became stiff at their words.

'I am not a slave. My circumstances forced me to become one ' she wanted to shout and announce it to them. But instead, she turned away from the palace gates and walked away from there.

She never liked the Raven palace when she was forced to stay there. But now, when they are sending her away, she is oddly feeling sad. Her heart is heavy and Raphael's face popped into her mind. 

'No, don't think about him. Just think about where to go. You were running from the only house you know after you turned eighteen that night. You cannot go back there. She shuddered when a glimpse of her past flashed in front of her mind.

'No, not there. Never there ' she thought as fear began to grip her in its iron hold.

"I should find a place to stay for the night. It will become dark soon" she thought and began to search for a safe place to stay.

The Raven palace is situated in a place named Windsor. 

Windsor is a quiet place where almost all the rich people live. There is a small area at one end of Winsor where the poor people live. This place is unofficially called Rural Windsor, and the other part is called Urban Windsor.

Windsor is a posh place with more than a couple of malls where you can find all the branded stuff. Posh Saloons, Restaurants, boutiques, you name it they have it in Winsor. 

Windsor is like the capital of the Dragon nation, where all four Dragon clans reside. No one knows what's outside the Dragon nation. Humans and Dragons reside in the Dragon nation. Humans are treated as weak and are given low-level cleaning jobs. 

Dragons rule this world.