Chapter 231: Desperation of a fake female lead.
Emmah was not having a very good day, it had not been a good week or month either. From the moment she abandoned the Windrider’s, she had been living in hiding, not daring to show her face in public. While she was hiding out on Benjamin’s estate she had been living like a fugitive. Desperate to hide the news of her presence there, she had kept a low profile. Normally, she moved around the estate like an overlord, barking orders, stepping on servants and firing those that displeased her.
However, since she was in hiding when she went there this time, she had been meek like a baby lamb. Her language was polite, when she met the servants and Benjamin’s foster children she was nice.
It had killed her to behave that way but she had done so because she did not want to draw unnecessary attention to herself. Things became much worse when Prince Benjamin decided to pick a leaf from Prince Firron’s behavior, choosing the most advantageous female to be his first wife.
Emmah had known that there was not much she had to offer anymore since she was no linger a Windrider so she suggested possible brides for him. Being the clever woman that she was, she had suggested women from small noble families. Those that would not be a threat to her position if she ever married Benjamin.
Benjamin however had spoken to his advisors and they all recommended that he court Mauve Rosewood. She thought he would reject them outright but he had done the opposite.
He had accepted the suggestion gracefully and even called Mauve exquisite. Emmah had been eavesdropping on the conversation and she had almost burst through the door to rip off Benjamin’s head. He had said he loved her, how dare he find another woman exquisite!!!
Reality had hit Emmah really harshly, giving her a much needed wake up call. She was not the daughter of a noble, she was not a powerful mage, she was not wealthy. As a transmigrator, she had nothing to show for herself for all the time that she had been in Eldoria.
So, she pondered on all the ways that she could reclaim the glory which she so desperately wanted to claim and her mind turned to the Eclipsion sword. The sword could only be wielded by a mage. The king who was desperately collecting the shards of the word was no mage.
If she could get her hands on it, she could use its power to overthrow the Maximus family and become Empress. She would not stop at conquering Eldoria, she would make her way to Nemoris, Medoris and even cross the ocean and conquer Solandor. The entire continent would be hers as long as she had the sword which was said to split the world in two with one slash.
After coming up with a plan, she roped Benjamin in. He took her to the royal castle and they pulled the king into it. What she did not expect was that after the last shard was acquired, they would be attacked.