Chapter 467: Crisis
It almost came like lightning. Before they knew it, something had happened. It was on an unassuming morning, Dani remembered. Her relationship with Abel was proceeding smoothly, and he was even starting to show more and more affection to her, to the point that she was sure she’d hear the three magic words that she was waiting for him to utter. It was only a matter of time then. Of that she was sure...
But then, the news came of King Nikolai’s death.
"That... That can’t be," Dani gasped as she heard the news from Abel. "Surely, that’s not true."
"Unfortunately, it would seem that the news is indeed real," Abel regretfully sighed as he hugged her. "There are already talks about who would be the next king and the amount of work that has sprung up because of this is already piling up."
Dani hissed through her teeth in both grief and annoyance. King Nikolai was a good man, and to think that he died of some random plague was almost incomprehensible. And speaking of the plague, the Demonic Plague that caused this mess in the first place was starting to spread further beyond what they anticipated. Sure, it was currently still contained in the province of Gaza, but there were already a few reports of the disease jumping borders to the nearby provinces.
Somehow, she doubted such claims, but it was always better to be safe than sorry in situations like these.
"I’m assuming that you’re gonna be busy in the coming weeks then," she sighed.
"Unfortunately," Abel grimly nodded. "And you’ll be busy as well, I take it."
"Quite..."