Finally, King Gerold was allowed to enter the castle, and as expected, there were so many people inside the castle, and they all stared fiercely at the King.
The thing that hurt the King the most was the fact that those people used to be loyal to him. Those people were officials as well as some soldiers who used to swear to remain loyal to the blonde King, but now they wouldn't even greet him when he entered the castle.
Those people raised their chins and looked down on him, and King Gerold couldn't even blame them for their impolite attitude. After all, it was his idea to lie to his people about Elennora's identity, and after eighteen years had passed and the truth had finally surfaced, the King could only accept the bad treatment he had received from his subjects.
That was his punishment. He kept telling that to himself.
