Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

Just when prince Ellen opened her mouth to ask questions the door was pulled open in a hurry. 

One, accompanied by princess Ellen's two maids and Grater got in. 

"The king is dead and prince Craig has seized the throne. We must leave now," One said in a single breathe.

Princess Ellen and lady Catherine were taken by surprise. "How is that possible?" princess Ellen asked. The king look healthy the previous day. Besides, there was no rumor about him falling sick.

"I do not have the time to explain we have to leave now," one said impatiently. Princess Ellen nodded her head and allowed One to lead the way.

Lady Catherine followed after them. "what are you doing? You do not have to come with us," princess Ellen said when she noticed that lady Catherine was also present when she was about to enter the carriage.

"What do you mean? The king orders me to be your maid for a month. It has only been three days. I will naturally follow you since you are leaving with your maids," Lady Catherine said.

Princess Ellen knew lady Catherine's reason can not be that simple but there was no time for arguing, so she entered the carriage. 

ONE got two of the guards from the crown prince Quarter to follow them. 

Lady Catherine and the other ladies enter the carriage and they rode out of the Palace as quickly as the carriage could move.

After riding for four hours they eventually met king Roderick armor-bearer who was prince Sébastien's spy. He was the one that sent a message to One asking him to leave, that the king has been murdered.

"you have arrived safe," the armor-bearer said. Lady Catherine recognized the man immediately. She knew he was the late king's Armor bearer.

Lady Catherine was indeed surprised by his presence. If the crown prince could have someone watch the king, then they were nothing to him. The prince must have known about all their plans.

She suddenly felt stupid about all the time she wasted trying to help her husband snatch the throne. 

"How did the king die?" One asked the question that has been in his mind.

"prince Craig killed him. I guess he saw his brother's absence as an opportunity to get rid of his father and steal the throne," the armor bearer answered.

"So evil, for him to have the heart to kill his own father. Does this not make our crown prince very pure. The king has treated him wrongly over the years but he had never laid a finger on him," One said with a proud smile.

The Armor bearer nodded in agreement. Meanwhile, princess Ellen and her maid including lady Catherine were shocked to hear this. "The king had been murdered by his son," it was indeed surprising.

" I would have never imagined that prince Craig's Greed for the throne will push him that far, " Lady Catherine said.

Princess Ellen nodded her head again. When she first met her brothers in law she had felt that there was more to prince Craig than meet the eyes. Even then she could not have guessed that he will be vicious enough to hurt his father, the man who gave him life.

"How can he seat on the throne after killing his father?" princess Ellen asked. She suddenly felt scared thinking about Queen Regina killing her father to seize the throne for her son.

"Prince Craig had been very smart. I only knew he has a hand in the king's sudden death because I saw him putting something in the king's wine this morning. I guess he resolved to this since his brother left the kingdom with just ten thousand soldiers. He feels that with the remaining soldiers under his command he will be able to win his brother. With no evidence that he killed the king, he can indeed seat on the thone," the Armor bearer explained.

" I am so glad I chose to come with you, " Lady Catherine suddenly breath a sigh of relief.

" And why is that? This fight has nothing to do with you. You could have chosen to stay neutral, " the Armor bearer said.

" says who?  My husband may be dead but I am already involved in the mess. Prince Craig wanted me to join him and hurt the princess. If I have stayed back I would have lied to him for him to spare my life. Only for me to lose it after the crown prince defeat him. Would he believe me if I told him it was a lie? " Lady Catherine said.

" Why are you so sure the crown prince will win? " princess Ellen asked. She knew that lady Catherine did not like her husband. Although she might be doing this to live her openly declaring that prince Sébastien will win was something that took the princess by surprise.

" is it not obvious? If his twelve years self can defeat the four great kings, the prince Craig is just an ant that he can kill with a single strick," Lady Catherine said. It was because prince Julia knew of his brother's skill that he never attacked him openly.

"ahh! If you are this good at analyzing a situation how did you fall for my tricks?" princess Ellen asked. She knew that deep down she trick lady Catherine into calling her husband a beast.

"you look weak and naive. Who would have thought you were the opposite?" Lady Catherine gave an honest answer.

Princess Ellen was stunned by her answer. I"n what way do I look weak and nieve," she asked.

" your face,  it looks too delicate to carry such a scheme mind," Lady Catherine's answered surprised the princess again.

" Do you think a weak and nieve girl will survive a marriage to the crown prince of Avalo for more than a day? " princess Ellen asked when she thought of the attempt to poison her from her wedding day.

"True, I should have thought about that," Lady Catherine said.

"We should head to Pontus, the war will be over already, we can not stay here in case the new king sent people after us," the Armor bearer said.

"No, you have the communication book. Let him know what is going on. We will move at his instructions," One said.

He knew that the prince was angry with Jeffrey the last time for bringing the princess to the battlefront. 

The other man nodded his head. A battle filed is not where to bring a lady. 

He took out a small knife and cut himself a little. 

He then picked up the brush and started writing in the book. Lady Catherine and princess Ellen watched in surprise. They couldn't explain why the man will use his blood in place of Inc. 

If he remembers to carry a feather with him how did he forget the ink? 

They were more surprised when he closed the book after writing. "are you not sending the message?" princess Ellen asked when she saw him closing the book.

"Do not worry the prince will reply soon," One said.

Princess Ellen wanted to ask more questions about the book but he shut her mouth and patiently wait to see how they will receive a reply when they were yet to send the message birds. 

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