"We would like to know how is my precious Prince doing," the Queen started with teary eyes. If you could see her, you will cringed in her face. What a drama queen. "And would like to talk about his punishment,"
The 20 nobles inside the room are the high ranking officials of the Kingdom, except Duke Winterialle. Duke Tierrien rolled his eyes in a gracious way, while Duke Grainor smiled and Duke Aeras was writing everything in his notes. Also, Marquis Fordenn is present.
The Vice Chief nodded, "Thank you for granting me an audience, Your Majesty." then he sit down and started taking his things out.
"Oh, you are very welcome!" the King grinned, and the nobles cannot read the room anymore. They think that shouldn't they be wary of the presence from someone like the Magic Council.
"I am the Vice Chief of the Magic Council, Lukerian Vivaldouz, and I am here today to announce the punishment for the Crown Prince Darius Hernaioux Eternal," this made the nobles to talk to each other because of the confusion. He looked so serious.
"The punishment is to remain the prince for three years in the Magic Council Prison until his magic were purified. He needs to reflect his abrupt actions, and thus he needed to be---" he was cut off by a sudden question.
"Excuse me, but what did the Crown Prince did?" Duke Aeras asked that made the Queen frowned.
"Are you hearing yourself, Duke Aeras?" the Queen snapped and raised her eyebrow. Truly befitting to be a wicked queen.
"Yes, I am just confused, did he not do it for the sake of the Kingdom?" he asked again that made the nobles look and talk to each other. What he said made sense. Prince Darius just wanted to execute 'his' parents because of they excessive use of riches and making the people that believes in them suffer. The nobles cannot take it to their hand, well, if they said anything they might as well expect their heads rolling next thing in the morning.
Lukerian faked a cough to get the attention of everyone in the room.
"Yes, that is right,"then Lukerian standed and handed a scroll using magic to His Majesty.
"It is a peace treaty agreement made for the East Empire and Eternal Kingdom by the Magic Council," he stands up, "We wish for you cooperation. We do not want any more blood shed and war." The King started reading what's inside and this made Queen Nefaria grit her teeth.
"Peace treaty? We can take them down with the help of West Kingdom!" Marquis Fordenn proudly announced that made Duke Granoir laughed.
"Luckily Lady Laria get her brains from her mother, and not from you, Marquis Fordenn," he grinned.
"West Kingdom is involved?" Lukerian was shocked. "What is the meaning of this?"
"Didn't you were the one who assisted them in taking the Prince?" Duke Aeras was confused.
"No, the Prince came himself." he said that made the room silent.
***
"What does that mean that Prince Darius came to the prison himself?" the King asked his loyal servant, Earl Lofardi. They continue walking into the hall.
"That bastard is really full of himself! Throwing our Kingdom in chaos!" he finally reached the room and started throwing things in anger.
"From now on, ban the Prince from coming back! Make sure not even one step in the territory of Eternal Kingdom! And--- and!" he look at his table to get a bag of gold. "Give a hefty reward to whoever will be able to gave his head on us!" he announces.
"Rush the Crown Prince banquet and send an invitation to the West Empire! We'll make sure the East Empire cannot stand at their own feet." he said packed his fist.
**
Princess Kylie is beautiful as ever, even when she is not wearing her usual attire. He is wearing a hunter clothe for women. It gives justice to every curve of her body. Her dazzling eyes looked determine.
"Princess, are you sure about this?" her maid Clara asked, and she started entering the magical carriage she had rented outside of the palace.
"Yes, I must do it, I need to see my brother!" she said.
"Make sure no one knows that I am not here, Clara," she get something from her pocket. "Please," and handed it to her maid. Clara was about to refuse when Lukerian suddenly appeared from nowhere.
"Who are you?" Princess Kylie asked seriously and did not get off the carriage.
"You didn't mean to go to Magic Council using this carriage, my lady?" he asked that made Kylie smirked.
"No, I mean to," she smiled and eyed Clara to use her magical tool that erases memory on him secretly. She loves mocking people and using it. Too bad it does not work on Laria and Darius.
She just think that the man is just some annoying noble who wander around the palace or get lost in the way. So she just shrugged her shoulders and did not pay him mind.
"Clever lady,"
"Kyaaah!"
"Princess Kylie!"
Kylie was shocked to see the man suddenly sitted beside her in the carriage.
"What--- WHAT?!" but the man is sitting comfortably and is yawning.
"Gimme a ride back, my Lady, oh--- Princess Kylie," he smirked and closes his eyes.
"No, wait! hey! hey!!!!" Kylie continued waking him up and asked Clara to take him out but he is so heavy.
"Damn, just start the carriage!" and they set out a journey to Magic Council.
***
Meanwhile, Shizuka founded that the necklaces they are currently working on is gone from the inventory.
"What? Where is it?" then she continue looking in the other cabinets of the research room.
"Oh my gosh, those necklace are dangerous!" She started panicking then run towards outside to go to the Fordenn Estate.
Her family is a well off family too, she is the only daughter of Count Bright. Laria is a daughter of a Marquis, so her status is well off too. It's just that many nobles wanted their daughters and sons to get away from Laria because of financial status they are facing, and the possible dismissal of the noble title.
They know that the Royal Family does not like the Fordenn Family, because of Marquis Fordenn, and you know, to possess the land where the Goddess Rosana lies, and also, the mines they have. It was just mismanage. But if you ally with or close with the Fordenns, the Queen keep an eye on you too and will consider you an enemy.
"Where is Laria?" she asked upon taking off the carriage. The butler greeted her.
"Welcome, Lady Bright, what brought you here?" the Head Butler, Baron Michael asked, because it's as if she is in a rush. Baron Michael was given a title of a noble that is not inheritable because of his years of service.
"I need to see Laria right now, it's very important," she stated.
"She is not in the Manor right now." The butler said, "She've gone to the Winterialle Estate,"
"What? That's too far! This is an emergency!" she started panicking. "Do you have a way to contact her?"
"I'm afraid there is none, my Lady," that brief reply made her panic more.
"Oh, that is why the House is quiet for some time now," Fierro entered the scene, wearing his usual mug expression, and a cute bird with two horns is following him behind.
"Who are you?" Shizuka asked and raised her eyebrow. "Baron Michael, I really need to see Laria right now!" Baron Michael sighed and was not able to give a proper reply when Fierro interrupted.
"I think I have a way in travelling a far distance, My Lady," that made Shizuka tilt her head and get her full attention. She goes to him.
"What? You do?" she asked.
"Yes, if you've just been more polite, I do," and he grinned.
"What do you want me to do, my Lord?" she rolled her eyes. She is indeed in a desperate situation now.
"Bow down to me and address me as your Master HAHAHAHA!" and the bird in his shoulder laugh too.
"What?! wait--- you laugh too?! The bird is laughing?!" and she pointed in the bird and was taken a back.
"Yes, My Lady, I am Loki, nice to meet you," and the bird winked at her, that made her step back.
"How--- what---" she cannot utter the right word because of the strange bird in front of her.
"Don't be afraid, I don't bite," then Loki giggles.
"But he spit out flames," Loki then spit out flame and then the two laugh together again but that made Shizuka lose consciousness and fell to the ground.