Myths Reawakened

Buckingham Palace.

At eight o’clock at night, Wayne and Darienne finished dining at the palace, and he drove off with the ice queen in his car. Queen Sophelia wasn’t there. During this time, she had been staying at the headquarters of the Ministry of Magic, transferring power while helping Auston learn how to efficiently manage a country in chaos.

The process should’ve taken place at Buckingham Palace, but Auston insisted on doing it at the ministry’s headquarters to avoid suspicion.

To be honest, it didn’t work well. Every noble knew about the Queen and Auston’s affairs. Avoiding suspicion? Clearly, they were just tired of the palace and wanted a change of scenery.

Auston always ignored the rumors. Nothing fazed him anymore. When the rumors that Wayne was his illegitimate son spread, he had already resigned himself and barely bothered to correct others.

Embrace giving up, and life would suddenly feel easier.

Auston had a clear conscience, so when he heard the gossip, he just treated it as a joke and moved on. He had made the effort to avoid suspicion because he didn’t want Silvia to misunderstand and because he didn’t want Sophelia to hold onto false hope.

Business was business. There was nothing personal about it. He hoped that the Queen wouldn’t bring up their past and destroy the last of their goodwill for each other over politics.

While the Queen was absent, no outsiders were allowed to enter Buckingham Palace. In the past, Wayne would never have been able to dine in the palace, but things were different now.

He only had to say that his father was Auston, and he would be able to go anywhere in Londan. Not only could he have free meals at the palace, but he could even sleep with the Princess if he wanted.

That... was the perks of rebellion!

During dinner, Darienne had spoken little and chewed slowly, doing her best to maintain her ice queen image. If Wayne was to be honest, really honest, the silver-haired knight was really, really nice when she wasn’t talking.