The palace had been in a chaotic situation for quite a while. First thing foremost was the arrival of the Alpha King in which alas, he would finally make an appearance to the public in less than four days on the day of the advancement ceremony. Not only that, the mourning ceremony would be happening tomorrow.
The families of deceased soldiers had to attend and witness the burial of their beloved person with the presence of Grand Alpha King. Since the newly-crowned Alpha King couldn't make an appearance yet, the Grand Alpha King would do this on his behalf.
I was patrolling the south side of the Waevalon Kingdom where Antsers Graveyard was located in the town of Standford while watching the caretakers burying holes where we would lie all of our brave soldiers tomorrow.
Sighing, I sat down near the tree that was resti
The Advancement Ceremony...I blinked as I couldn't believe who was in front of me right now. I couldn't believe they invited Storm and Casey! They just arrived from the fancy coach of our pack. They wore fancy clothes that almost looked like one of the noble families."Rachelle!" Luna Casey almost screamed when she hugged me. "I couldn't believe it! You'll become a General today!" She giggled."Luna... Alpha..." I bowed and thanked her. "You two are a bit early. The ceremony will start after an hour.""We have to visit the Grand Alpha King right now. He will be busy once his son arrives," Storm said and winked at me after he gave me a meaningful smile."You mean the Alpha King?" I arched my eyebrow. Why did he sound
As they both sat down after greeting their father and their sister, they sat down to their respective seat. Claude, I mean the Alpha King, sat in the middle while his seat was embellished with gold.I even saw Storm approaching Casey and stood beside her like he was her royal knight. It was as if they weren't husband and wife after all...This was all surprising for me.I mindlessly walked to the stage when it was my turn to be pinning a medal by the Alpha King himself. I tried my best to put up a stoic expression.There was a twinge of pain again as soon as I was in front of him. When he looked at me, there was his icy stare like he was looking down on me. I suddenly felt so small when he emitted his aura. I took a deep breath and bowed my head.
In the end, even if I wanted to get away from this gathering, I was ordered to come by the Alpha King himself. All the high socialites, nobles, and part of the royal family were all here gathering in the banquet hall.This gathering gave me a dull impression that I couldn't last to stay here. I was in the very corner, hiding from the eyes of the nobles. I am already tired of making social interactions with them. I knew that this was the start but I could have wished General Cairo and General Benedict were also here with me. But they chose not to go here for some reason even though they were invited. Maybe they found this very dull just as I am having a thought right now.If I wasn't ordered to come here, I wouldn't be here in the first place.I silently clicked my tongue, holding a glass of white wine as my eyes swa
"General, please. You can't just stroll around again," Jack, my secretary, said as I was heading out after finishing the tasks he asked me to do."Jack, I don't like staying in one place, alright?" I smiled as he looked so stressed from my action that I was going out."Stop being so lazy!" He huffed and fixed his glasses. He looked like he was about to cry.I chuckled and winced his hair. "Chill, Jack. You'll have wrinkles if you are being so hot-headed to me."He shot me a glare. "Come back here, you lazy General." He held my arm and pulled me back to my desk.I slumped my shoulders and frowned seeing another pile of papers on my desk. "Can't I take a break?" I asked wryly as he gave me papers in front of me.
Even he, too, was shocked from what happened seeing how his eyes widened.I immediately got off from him then I gasped because we came from the second floor and landed on the ground floor. I approached him and helped him to sit up as he was groaning."A-Are you alright, Your Majesty?" I asked, panicking.My heart leaped as his eyes darted on me."Y-Yes." He nodded. "How about you?" he asked and scrutinized me up and down."I-I am alright. Thanks to His Majesty," I said, feeling guilty.We looked at each other. I suddenly felt nostalgic for the way he was looking at me. I felt like I was throwing back to the times when he was still my supervisor with a mischievous expression on his
"There is no need to offer me a chair to sit in, Your Majesty. I am fine just sitting here." I made a turn and sat on the railings. "Why did you summon me, old man?" "Are you trying to jump again at this height?" I snapped my head to Claude. This man was getting on my nerves already. What he was doing right now was making my blood boil. "Why are you so quick to judge, Your Majesty?" I narrowed my eyes on him. Punish me for making eye contact with His Majesty. I just couldn't take this kind of treatment he was giving me. He had liked this ever since the banquet happened before. Although I told him that he would act hostile against me, he needed to act professionally sometimes. But how could I even suggest that? I would get beheaded if I dare to speak what's inside of
"I don't get why you have to come around, Your Majesty," I said as I was already frowning."Claude.""Huh?" I blinked, tilting my head. He didn't answer me so I scrutinized him up and down. "Why are you even dressed like that, Your Majesty?" He was also wearing a very cheap tunic which is the same as mine but it is more ankle-to-floor length. He wasn't wearing some fancy clothing to signify his wealth as the Alpha King.He stopped walking and faced me. "Call me 'Claude', Rachelle. It is just the two of us so you don't need to address me like that."I raised my eyebrow. "You'll go by the name of Claude Hackworth again? Just as you always pretend way back?" I huffed and passed by him.I didn't hear anything from him so I made h
We spent our whole afternoon eating some variety of sweets before we settled on the nearby brook and stayed at the nearest tree. My feet were soaked in the water while lying in the grass.Claude remained standing while his eyes were focused on the bridge that was connected to the next district, the Southside. I wasn't sure what was fascinating about it but maybe he was thinking of a new project for the kingdom.I stared at the sky while raising and waving my hand. Then I clutched something thinking it was a sword bathed with wolfsbane."I want to go to the war," I said out of nowhere. I just want some bloodshed killing some rogues who dare to defy and ruin the order of the kingdom.Especially Magnius Lothim. I am itching to kill him for having my soldiers killed.