VERHAR

ollow her out and towards the palace's front entrance. The gathered crowd whispe

ous drawing room and down a long hallwa

yes down," Princes

as she leads t

head and bow their heads

return. Your father eagerly awaits your p

ipated your early arrival. We shall prepare one

ahead. The two soldiers on guard quickly open the doors and stand asi

again. The floor is covered with plush carpets, the walls have gold and silver engrav

I am guessing they are Princess Rowena's infamous si

Rowena orders and

a slave for a moment. I am surprised tha

accept the proposal of whichever of King Roderick's sons became the emperor

, father," Princess Rowe

ose none of King Roderi

nd the sisters sc

arranged for me to marry the empero

ing them. Why would the eye of Elowen's

emains stoic and I realize that

. "The crown cannot have rejected all it's poss

her guards to step forward. The guard bow

ena's claim. We watched the crown reject eve

ounds like I would not have been executed after all. Unless the prince

ols deserved the crown's powers or your hand in m

rns to leave the room. She pulls on my

?" her father su

t," Princess Rowena r

s dungeons?" King Reginald questions. "You have disgrac

particular slave took both of those," she states i

golden doors. "Your highness, we have a warm bath a

guards. "Make sure to clean and feed my slave. Also lock him up s

father like she had claimed. She bought me after attending the grand c

ing me?" I boldly ask but immediately regr

queeze, cutting of my air. She got the extraordinary str

you the right to ques

to do without air. I am about to lose my consciousness

away," s

* *

S ROWEN

t human slaves wouldn't dare. It gives me hope that ther

nothing can confirm my assumptions, yet. But the only way I could be wr

gdom's wines into my golden chalice and b

lk beddings just like I ordered. But forgot to take

e wine when one of my father's

are here. Your father demands your presence

hart is the rightful heir to Elowen's crown. Why else would King

have discovered his m

k's beta and several other men stand in front of my father and his gathered co

ell the human slave. His majesty King Roderick requests h

y trembles upon not

ad in a fake show of humble respect. "We seek . . . to reclaim th

n the darkness of the night to recover an

itates for a

o him falls to his

nly after he was gone and Elowen's crown had rejected all our prestigious Princes that we d

at?

. . unbe

ed that I got the emperor, the key to the powers of Elowen's crown. I doubt even he wou

and got the key to his chains. He is my rightfu

e in shock. He too falls

you ten times the amount you bought the sla

ire to sell my

urse they realise the importance of having the heir

rty, regardless of King Roderick's obvious regrets," my fat

rise to their feet

r wisdom will undoubtedly strengthen this kingdom, Rowen

bel Everhart is m

o celebrate this great a