Chapter 270: Keep Me
Looking back, Raine was surprised to see that it was Nathan who had arrived on the scene.
"My King! Thank heavens you’re back!" Sasha cried out, making her way to the front to greet her King. "There’s an intruder present, and she must be arrested! We can’t erase the fact that she attacked our territory first and caused chaos!"
Raine’s face flinched at the sight. Keeping her composure, she flashed a taunting smirk as she said, "I guess we can call it even then? You succeeded in launching a counterattack on our territory, and you all even managed to kill the King of the Moon Clan." She then kept her pace as she moved closer. "And that’s not to mention the finalization of the peace treaty. So here I am, claiming my right as your Queen in recompense."
Letting a devious smile, Raine couldn’t help but saunter around Sasha as she flaunted her moral victory. With a raised brow, she added, "If I were you... I’d be exercising the proper ways of paying respect to your Queen. I can’t promise that I’ll be as lenient as he is toward those who would mess with me, you know."
Sasha growled at the woman smugly grinning at her. Immediately, she positioned herself behind Nathan and barked out, "My King! Look at the audacity of this bitch! How could she be a Queen when she’s an outsider?! And above all, she’s the daughter of Marcus! The man who was hellbent on killing our kind!"
Hearing her valid points, the audience around them was set abuzz with conversations. Despite hearing some opposition, however, Raine kept her composure in check. She even gave them all a sweet smile as she said, "Ah, I guess you haven’t heard the news? Apparently, I’m not King Marcus’s real daughter." She gloated the fact, raising her shoulders as she shrugged, "I’m apparently a Princess from the Sun Clan, the daughter of Prince Lark Tai from Ava, the fallen angel that King Arthur took under his wing."
"W-What!?"
"I guess that’s enough to clarify the issue?" Raine kept on going, ignoring the burning curiosity from those around her. "Let it be known to all of the Convel Society that I, Raine Yue, will not bring harm to my King’s people. Instead, I will only be a good Queen, one who will support her King in his endeavors."
Finishing her speech, she then turned to Sasha. With a raised eyebrow, Raine kept her smile going. It wasn’t a sweet one, of course, but a dangerous smirk as she went on the offensive. "These are my terms. Keep in mind that my terms will not include those people who’ll try to kill me. And that goes doubly so to those that would do it behind my back..."