Book 14: Chapter 4
Inside the Imperial Palace in the North.
The return of the imperial family members wasn’t publicised this time. As opposed to saying that they came back from a holiday, it’d be more correct to say they returned home after escaping death.
The atmosphere inside the palace was extremely grim and ominous. On a table was a cup of tea with steam coming out from it. Freya sat to one side. Her eyes were so red that she couldn’t shed a tear. Because she kept wiping her eyes with her handkerchief, her face suffered friction burns. Nier aggressively strutted back and forth; she littered the ground with broken vases she threw at the ground. Lucia sat in a chair to one side, staring at the roof lifelessly. Tanya silently sat to one side, but her gaze brimmed with fury and murderous intent.
Ying stood to one side feeling completely lost. She was supposed to have found a house and settled down. They called her over for some reason that escaped her. The meeting had nothing to do with her. Looking around the room, all of the women present were related to Troy.
Empress Elizabeth, however, suffered severe wounds as a result of Vyvyan’s beating and was still in recuperation. She was lucky to be alive after being smashed into a cabin. Vyvyan didn’t show any mercy back there. She genuinely intended to kill everybody in her way. Nier and Lucia had to swim a long distance to get back to the ship.
Nier took in a deep breath. Voice shaky and seethed with anger, she roared at Lucia, “Is this the elves declaration of war against humanity? You injured our Empress and snatched my husband away. This is your declaration of war against humanity!”
Nier grabbed Lucia’s collar with one hand and went on, “So, do you know where that bitch, Vyvyan, took my husband or not?! What’s this supposed to mean?! Troy is my husband and my child’s father! He’s not dead yet! Did you not see him come to?! What right does she have to snatch him away?! What right does she have?! We can take care of him as long as he returns!”
“I told you already…” Lucia reached out to press her hand on Nier’s hand in an exhausted and sorrowful manner. Her tears landed on her hand. She softly continued, “I already explained to you countless times that if Queen Vyvyan wants to take His Highness, then it’s impossible for us to find him. We’ll never be able to find her unless she wants us to find her. Troy isn’t your husband alone. He’s also my husband, the father of my children. Moreover, he’s Queen Vyvyan’s son. I didn’t want this to happen, either, but I believe Queen Vyvyan won’t harm our husband. I’m sure she understands mana better than us. They’ll definitely find a treatment method. I’m sure he’s n-”
“How are you so sure? If that was the case, why did she have to hurt Her Majesty and snatch Troy? What, would we actually stop her from treating him? What else could it be besides snatching my husband? I must search for him whether or not I can find him. I must see my husband whether he’s dead or alive. I married Troy; I married him, so I must stay by his side! I want to be by his side even if it’s just his corpse!”