[Music Recommendation: "I Will Go To You Like the First Snow" by AILEE - Goblin OST (Instrumental only) - available in Youtube or Spotify] ~ Please listen to it in loop while you read this part to experience the utmost beauty of this scene T_T ~
"Stop? You're asking me to stop?" the king raised his eyebrows and scoffed. "Ha-ha-ha! And why would I do that?" his eyes reflected nothing but hatred and madness. "All of you should just die!"
"Your highness! Please don't!" Servus suddenly came from his back and pleaded with him. "She's the maiden! The saviour prophesied by the Great Oracle! I beseech you, calm your anger!"
The king raised his chin and looked down on Rania. He frowned, pondering over the said truth. But then, his face suddenly lit up, as if a great idea came to his mad mind.
"Right. She is the maiden that's supposed to save us, huh? In that case, I really can't kill her."