Chapter 202: Sacrifice To Fulfill A Price
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Back in the Royal Chevalier Palace, everyone had gone to the fields to watch the clash of valor event, leaving behind Lady Agathe who had come up with yet another excuse to avoid going with them to the event. With Ivan’s absence, the people were most likely to focus on the royals that will be present, and it would bring unwanted questions if she is absent today as well.
"You weren’t present for the first round of the event," Abdiel had said to his wife as she escorted him out of the Palace. "If you keep up with this charade of yours the guests will start talking. What do you want them to think afterwards?" Abdiel questioned Agathe whose expression softened into worry.
She lowered her gaze and spoke softly. "I will be there, I’ll only arrive late." She reassured him. "What I have to do is equally important, His Majesty will be returning tonight, and a small celebration will be held for those who can succeed their way to the third round of the event. Helena gave me a list of the requirements I requested her to make, I need to relay them to Albert before leaving."
Agathe explained the matter to her husband, and Abdiel finally nodded in approval since there was nothing he could do about it. If it concerned Ivan and the little celebration happening tonight, they were both important, and to Agathe’s relief, he let her off the hook with a quick reminder.
"I want to see you there."
"Enjoy the event." She smiled at her husband and waited for him to get into the royal carriage. When he was out of the Palace to the point his carriage could no longer be seen, her lingering smile instantly morphed into a look of indifference, replacing her earlier warmth with a spine-chilling iciness that drew the armored guards attention to her.
When she walked into the Palace, the door closed shut behind her.
Agathe made her way through the spiraling stairs and the labyrinth path of the corridor. When she got to her chamber, which wasn’t the room she shared with her husband, Agathe made sure to scrutinize the area before opening the door and stepping inside, and one could hear the faint clicking sound of the room door being locked.