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"Other than that incident, were there any other strange incidents that happened?" Rhydian requested. The men looked at one another before they all simultaneously shook their heads and chorused. "None, my Lord.""Alright, if that's the case, you all can retire for the night. Tomorrow, we can take it up from there."The guards bowed their heads and left the courtroom, leaving Aldridge and Iza. After they were gone, Rhydian cleared his throat, knowing that in particular that someone was pretty curious about why Valen was back. "If you have any questions, ask." That was a much better way to start the conversation. Iza's stomach turned. Ask? He should ask? He knew Aldridge must have known about this. He was the only person who was clearly thrown into the dark INTENTIONALLY by the King and now he had to ask?If he didn't, wasn't he worth giving an explanation to? Iza didn't notice that he had become the moment of the show for all of them as they were now staring at him, waiti

Iza's heart skipped a beat. "Huh?" "You heard me correctly. Could you help me take it back? That throne belongs to me. Rhydian has had enough of that seat. I am done watching him play with the lives of our people and our tradition..." "No... no, I won't. This looks all fishy. Why do you think I will do it? I have sworn an oath of allegiance to the King, I won't betray." The man laughed, "That was soothing to hear. But I love the confidence. However, you didn't swear it to the King, you swore it to the throne. You don't owe the King. It's the throne you owe. It's the throne you're to worship and protect, not the King. The throne and its people. Moreover, it's not as if Rhydian cares about you either way." Iza's heart sank after hearing that. "If you and Aldridge were in danger, the first person he would have thought of saving would have been no one else but Aldridge. You're seen as the little troublemaker in the family, that one person who can't handle important

Iza pushed the few people blocking his way so that AJ could have a clearer view. Indeed, the two guards' bodies were right there, dried blood on their faces. Iza frowned as his head turned, his eyes checking the surroundings as if the perpetrators might still be around. "Get the bodies back to the palace." He ordered the guards that had come with him and they did so, matching ahead of him. Iza was in deep thought.Who could be behind this? This was the second death that they'd experience. The first one was the teenagers from months ago. From the looks of the bodies that the guards were carrying, they were not attacked the same way the teenagers were. This one particularly happened in the environment not inside the forest or across the border. They had no claw marks on their bodies, which leaves him with only one option: they were killed with their swords. But why? Who was the murderer going around and committing these atrocities? Was it the same murderer, perhaps, or a

"Star, my dear," Seraphim said with a struggle as Gold entered the room. She was about to stand up but because of her weakness, she fell back. Gold rushed towards her and supported her until she was sitting back comfortably. "Aunt, please you have to take good care of yourself."Seraphim coughed, "Yeah. I am trying to. Any letters from Valen? Did she send you anything?" She asked, but the glimpse of hope in her eyes vanished when Gold slowly shook her head. "Nothing yet, Aunt."Star had not gotten the chance to converse with Valen ever since the day they fought. It was only to her surprise when she found out that she had gone back to the Lycanis. "Are you two still fighting? Did she not settle things with you before she left?" Seraphim blew her nose. Star felt her hand get taken into Seraphim's soft yet weak ones. "Not really," "What was the fight about? I feel like there was more to the fight than what I'm seeing now. Will you tell me what it was about

Iza stepped into the room and indeed, the man he was waiting for was waiting for him in return. He had his back turned against him like that other night so Iza couldn't see his face. "Hey, good evening." Iza managed to greet after noticing that no one would say a word at his arrival. "You're here." The man said, "I wasn't expecting you to reach a decision even though I knew you were going to come back." He added. Iza was going to fight against that statement but restrained him. It was better not to. "I had to come back because something happened." "Does this mean that you're ready to join us?"Iza took his time, pinching his fingers behind his back with his eyes staring at the ground. If he entered here, it was all over. He wouldn't be able to go back on his promise so he knew that he needed to be careful. "Before I respond, I would like a few questions to be answered for certainty's sake." He cleared his throat. "Go ahead with your questions." The man urged him. "Who are