Trapped In Hisstory

King Cadell could not take any more of his words and so he looked away, clenching the fists of his hands that were resting on the arms of the throne. A snort came out. Air let out in anger.

A satisfied smile formed on the lips of the King of Canopus upon seeing Cadell's reaction. 'What a cute old man,' he thought, 'and annoying.' he added and rested his cheek to his hand, his elbow placed on the armrest of the concubine's seat.

Meanwhile, Lady Caroline, the King's Royal Consort, who was sitting on the seat behind his husband, cannot help but feel pain in her heart. Hearing Lady Melanie made her feel bad, she does not deserve the hate that she is receiving just because she gave birth first to a son than to her, the consort. At the same time, her heart ache at the last line that Leonidas said.

'I will make her my queen.'

Such a thing was not possible for her and King Cadell. After all, she was only a consort. Although a consort was favored more than the concubine, that was not enough to make her feel better. She will always be behind Queen Charlotte. She knows that the King of Antares, Cadell, which she married, will never forget the former queen.

Queen Charlotte was the mother of the current Crown Prince, Charles Howard.

As well as her sister.

Charlotte and Caroline were sisters. They both look similar to each other and they are both complimented for their beauty. There were times where she had doubted the affection of the King for her, thinking that maybe Cadell married her because of the strikingly similar features between her and the deceased Queen of Antares, but she stayed silent.

She glanced at the King in secret and returned her gaze to the front to observe as the celebration unfolds.

"I wonder how Anna is doing," Leonidas asked and glanced beside him, where his aide, Weston, was standing at.

"Your Majesty does not have to worry, I am sure she will be fine in the Jupiter wing." Weston answered.

"Hmm, how how can you be sure whether she will be fine or not?" the King asked, "Anything can happen at any moment, we do not know what the Goddess has planned out for our fates," Leonidas said with a smile.

'Your Majesty is speaking too deeply, all I said is that she will be fine.' Weston said in his head, as he let out an inaudible sigh. He glanced at the King with a finger on his chin. "Could it be...Your Majesty is worried that Lady Anna will escape?" he asked.

Weston saw the lion's smile disappear for a short moment and it returned as Leonidas looked at him. "Do you think she will leave?" he asked. Weston stared at the smile that would not leave the King's face, and it scared him. "N-no, sire." he immediately responded while shaking his head to the sides.

"Anna will not leave." Leonidas said with confidence. "I know she would not."

Who would have thought that among many women they had lined up just for him, that they have been doing for months, Leonidas was finally able to pick one to be elected as his consort. 'Queen...' Weston thought. Although he knows that something is forming between the courtesan and his master, he never knew that he is now actually planning to make Anna a queen.

Weston did not say anything and just smiled. He could see the look on his master's face that he was so sure, so confident, that the lady he had picked will stay with her, 'I do hope so.' he thought.

Leonidas returned his gaze straight in front of him and his eyes wandered around the room looking at the nobles who attended the celebration, aside from him and his brother, Caliber, that comes from the Royal House of Stein, no other house from Canopus attended.

It may be because Charles is not acquainted enough with other families from Canopus and so they only invited those he had already talked to or have a connection with the Royal family, Howards. 'Surrounded by a lot of Antares nobles are not too pleasing.' he thought and rested the side of his face in his hand again because of boredom.

His eyes dropped down and the Crown Prince, who was standing beside his brother, the Second Prince, caught his attention. "The poor child must be surprised." he said.

Weston nodded, "I had caught a glimpse of his reaction when you entered the celebration room after the messenger announced that the King of Canopus has arrived." he said. "He is indeed in shock. What does Your Majesty want to do?"

He looked at his brother, who was staring at the Crown Prince. He must have many questions as to why the two of them had already met before. He has to prepare because he knows that Caliber will ask him many questions without even getting tired.??

"There is still a lot of time. Let us not rush. I will hold a conversation with the Crown Prince later to explain my side." Leonidas said. "The child must have a lot of questions, I do not want to seem as if I was fooling him all this time."

Weston slightly bowed, "I shall arrange a time for you to have a chat with His Highness."??

"I will leave you to it."

Chance and Caliber, along with their servants, excused themselves to go to a table so they would not just stand near the two kings for the whole day.

Chance watched as the people offered their hands to their partners for a dance. All of the pairs waltzed around the center in sync as if all of them practiced as a group, preparing for this day. They all danced and let the music possessed them, abandoning their thoughts and just danced.

"They are all great, do you not think so?" Chance muttered, striking a conversation with Caliber who has been silent since earlier.

"The scene might be much better if both of us were there." Caliber responded.

Chance almost spat out the drink he just finished sipping. He swallowed it and laughed. "We cannot do that here. How would you think they would react when two men danced together in the middle of the ballroom?" he asked.

"I would rather look at your face as we dance than to see their reactions." he said again, and Chance felt his cheeks slightly burn.

"I do not want my dance partner to be beheaded right in front of me." Chance joked, although it was not entirely a lie. He was scared that Caliber will be punished, causing him to not be able to see him again.

Caliber chuckled, "Between me and Cadell, guess which head will be cut first."

Chance also laughed even though they are not supposed to talk about such a thing, especially in the same room as the King and nobles of Antares. He stopped his chuckle when he caught a glimpse of Caliber's expression, realizing that he was not kidding.

"H-hey," Chance called out and placed his hand on the Second Prince's back, "Do not be like that." he said.

Caliber stared at his face and chuckled. "Of course. If I were to kill His Majesty now, death inside a ballroom would be too grand."

Chance hit Caliber on the back. "Caliber!"

"Just a jest, my prince." he replied and laughed.

Chance was relieved to hear that, but he was indeed scared when he uttered those words with seriousness in his eyes. Caliber might have taken it too much when Chance cried outside the room, he thought.

"Has he still not arrived?" Caliber asked, facing his aide, Niro.??

"His grace has yet to arrive inside, Your Highness." Niro answered.??

Chance looked at them in confusion. He did not want to overhear their conversation but now he is curious as to who they were talking about. "His grace? Who is the person you are waiting for?" he asked.

Caliber turned to Chance when he heard his question and smiled. "A friend of mine. He is from a house in Canopus as well." he answered. "I believe you two have met each other, but did not converse for long."

'Someone that Charles knows? House from Canopus?' he thought.

'The only thing we are sure of was the House of Cameron.'1

Chance gasped, 'Shit.' he cursed in his mind. 'I forgot the Duchy of Canopus would attend as well. I wonder what their relationship was with Charles?'??

The familiar hitting sound of the staves was heard, meaning that someone will enter the ballroom. Caliber smiled. 'Just as we speak, here they are.' he said and Chance looked at the door, waiting for it to open.

"The Duke of Canopus, Jarvis Cameron, has arrived!"

A man entered and Chance almost thought that it was the friend that Caliber was talking about. But Duke Jarvis1 looked too old to be a close friend of the Second Prince.

Just as Chance started to wonder, the knights hit their staves to the ground once again.

"The Son of Duke Cameron, Jasper, has arrived!"

'This must be Caliber's friend...' Chance thought as he stared at the man who entered, that was about the same age as Caliber.

Chance's heart almost stopped, and he did not even bat an eyelid as his eyes were glued to Jasper of the Cameron House. The man he does not know yet but at the same time the man he was close with.??

The man with a lot of silly jokes that never failed to make his introverted self smile.

"F-fuse..."