In the study of the king, grand Chamberlin and the king were discussing the political issues when a servant asked for an urgent audience, they both straightened their backs when they heard it's the news from the front line, the soldier came inside running he said
"your majesty the war has stopped the enemy troops were retreating,"
They both stilled at the news when the prophet who was reading a book at the corner came Infront of them and coughed to get their attention he said to the soldier
"This is such a Goodnews call the general for an audience, be sure to inform the further news, you may leave now"
After the servant left the grand Chamberlin jin spoke first in delight "the pawn I groomed so well has shown its obedience, your majesty"
The king nodded his head while smiling he said "well that's bound to happen when this Zhen along with my trusted aides' plan"
He chuckled a little "Jīn alert our spies in the Dragao kingdom along with other kingdoms they may have some news for us, as for the spies of Dragao ask them to find what they did with the treaty we sent"
Grand Chamberlin jin nodded his head and went outside to inform the rest of the anxious ministers, the prophet was standing throughout their conversion with a calm smile, seeing his calm smile made the king feel uneasy, but he ignored that feeling with an assurance of the prophet Iis on their side.
The grand Chamberlin who went to his personnel office after his meeting with the rest of the ministers,
he went directly towards a large picture of a map in the room he tapped the frame in a sequence all of a sudden, the frame slid to the side making a room to go inside the grand Chamberlin went inside with a lamp in his hand there is a large birdcage with a women bound with Iron chains making the whole atmosphere gloomy and eerie he went near her to check on her and when he made sure she was dead he left the room with the body.
The prophet was now waiting in the grand Chamberlin's study, when the grand Chamberlin came out and saw him, he gave a helpless smile "my king even though you are acting as a prophet at this place we need to vary of these humans with power"
The prophet stood up smiling "as you wish. She is dead huh!!"
The grand Chamberlin then placed the women at the prophet's feet. the prophet then unhooded himself revealing a flawless face he smiled evilly as he devoured the women with black mist releasing from his heart and hands.
While this was happening the 6th princess was in the audience with the other prince and princess when a servant hurriedly came inside to relay the news of war, the 6th Princess shivered uncontrollably at the news of war,
alarming the others they immediately called upon the physician to check her condition, the physician prescribed her a sleeping medicine and diagnosed her sudden illness as a trauma. Listening to his diagnosis the crowd in the room clam down and let her sleep as they left the room,
They were not surprised by her diagnosis because the usual 6th princess who was a troublemaker and well-known naughty princess was petrified by her mother's death and became so calm surprising everyone including the king and the grand Chamberlin,
After everyone left the room 6th princess who was on the bed yet to sleep, started crying she closed her eyes painfully, the day her mother died changed her entire world,
the start of her nightmare began with the journey of when Estelle was sent as a peace treaty to the kingdom of Dragao she felt very happy and was on cloud nine because sending her as a scapegoat was all clear to her because of the grand Chamberlin,
From the beginning, 6th princess never liked the existence of Estelle, and when her father suddenly decided to take Estelle as a princess she felt enraged and argued with her father later with the assurance of her father and the grand Chamberlin she accepted it,
6th princess hated her because her mother always asks her to take care of the stranger than asking about her,
so when Estelle was sent on the journey 6th princess came to her mother's room to share this news and want say something but then she stopped when she reached to open the slightly open door by the voices inside the grand Chamberlin whom she respects and feels so close and her father whom she trust's and loves so much revealed a big truth by talking themselves, she quietly escaped from there without anyone noticing her,
As soon as she entered her room she find herself hyperventilating since she sent the maids out there is no one in the room and she stood in the middle of the room taking deep breaths while mumbling something.
she got startled when the doors of her room opened at once and a servant ran in while crying she said about her mother's death 6th princess shuddered at the news and broke down crying hysterical, after that incident her whole manner has changed, her usual behavior was nowhere to be seen, alerting the king,
The king and grand Chamberlin came to check up on her along with a physician, her statement about her change surprised them, she said she regrets not listening to her mother when she was alive and she wishes to listen to her words as her mother's last wish, by that the king and grand Chamberlin convinced themselves and stopped paying attention to her,
Earlier when she fainted she recalled that if the war ended that meant Estelle died and so do her mother. She felt ice needles were pricking at her heart remembering her past actions.
The prophet was in the same room along with the king when he heard the princess fainting with trauma his eyes narrowed in suspicion.
KINGDOM OF DRAGAO
The former queen was angrily making her way towards the former king's personal study, she was enraged by his sudden action of seizing most of the power from the newly crowned king with the excuse of being inexperienced and having a lot to learn.
She pushed open the study room doors seeing the former king standing before the window she questioned him loudly
"your majesty why did you do that to your own son? "
"Why? You ask?" he stated calmly then continued "I have no desire of placing the kingdom in the hands of an imbecile who only knows to hide behind his mother's dress"
"I...You...you are this all just to protect that insignificant girl?" she said furiously
"Think as you like I am done talking with you so leave"
The former queen smirked at his nonchalant words as she asked him in a soft tone "your majesty must be missing his niece so much that you felt the need to replace her absence with an insignificant one huh?!"
The former king turned towards the king as whiplash he pointed at her and said in a threatening tone
"That child has done nothing to you she only trusted and loved you as her mother and what you did to her is unspeakable, a snake-like you doesn't deserve her love"
He stood Infront of the former queen, he choked her at once and said threateningly
"You messed with the wrong person and now I will protect this child as a replacement for my niece, I will make sure you won't even be able to touch her"
The former queen struggled in his hands and when she was almost out of breath did the former king pushed her down with force, the former coughed hard as she stood up and laughed hysterically looking at the king
"we will see"
saying the former queen left the room walking out in rage, in the quiet hallway there was a shadow lurking behind the corner pillar which no one noticed, the shadow disappeared when the queen left the study.