The Hall of Heroes was silent.
"You know, Thales, when Soria died …"
"Guard against theft!"
Thales adjusted his breathing and heartbeat as he looked at King Nuven.
"Anger, madness, hatred … It made me want to unleash the wrath of the Walton Family and Dragon Clouds City at all costs." The old king's eyes were lifeless, as if he was looking at another world through Thales. "In comparison, gaining benefits and even conquering Constellation seemed to have become secondary."
Thales did not speak. It was inappropriate for him to say anything at that moment.
King Nuven slowly raised his gaze and looked at the grief-stricken Mirk.
"Why didn't you protect him and Soria, Mirk?" The king's expression was very unpleasant. "You are a White Blade Guard. You should have been by his side to protect him."
Mirk bowed his head deeply.
His expression became even more pained.
Alex seemed to be very concerned about this topic. She looked at the grief-stricken King Nuven, then at the grief-stricken Mirk. Her breathing quickened, which made Little Rascal, who was behind her, less nervous.
"Mirk …" the king's granddaughter whispered pitifully, "I —"
"Not now, my lady!" Mirk shut his eyes tightly. His breathing was rapid as he interrupted Alex.
Alex's face turned pale. She curled her lips and trembled slightly. She grabbed Little Rascal's hand behind her. The latter had a frightened expression on her face.
"I cannot absolve myself from the blame for Prince Soria's death." Lord Mirk clenched his teeth and looked sad. "Your Majesty, you were merciful and did not punish me. Nicholas only grounded me for a few days as a token gesture. But after twelve years, that guilt …
"That kind of guilt tortures me day and night, all the time, all the time."
King Nuven stared at him silently and sighed after a long while.
"Yes." The old king swirled the wine glass in his hand. "I have no reason to blame you.
"Not only that, I trusted you even more and promoted you to be the king's administrator.
"Because I know." King Nuven's expression was gloomy and his tone was gloomy. "You are Soria's most trusted person. He unreservedly entrusted his life, safety, and family to you."
Administrator Mirk shuddered.
He placed his right fist on his chest, bowed, and said with a trembling voice, "I will devote the rest of my life to serve you, Lady Alex, the Walton Family, and Dragon Clouds City."
Thales sighed softly.
At that moment, many faces appeared before his eyes: King Kessel, Queen Keya, Duke Arunde, King Nuven, Archduke Poffret, Gilbert and Mirk, Lady Jines, the Kingdom's Wrath, the Fortress Flower, the veteran Genard, the new recruit Willow, and so on.
It seemed that what happened twelve years ago had changed the fates of many people.
Regardless of whether they were Stars or Colossal Dragons, regardless of whether they were nobles or commoners.
King Nuven sighed softly. "Soria, you have been by his side for many years, starting from the White Blade Guards …"
"Mirk." Just then, Alex's lips trembled. She tugged at the corner of Mirk's shirt. "I think …"
Mirk tried his best to calm himself down. He turned around and comforted Alex. "Don't worry, Miss Alex. Soon …"
Alex shuddered again.
Thales furrowed his brows.
In the next second, Alex's eyes rolled back, and her whole body went limp!
* Thud! *
Little Rascal, who was behind her, was startled and cried out.
Mirk's expression changed drastically. He knelt beside Alex and helped her up. "Lady Alex! Lady Alex, what happened to you? "
However, Alex only stared at the ceiling with lifeless eyes. Her limbs swayed unconsciously, and her entire body began to twitch!
Thales jumped down from the stairs and stared at Alex's abnormal condition in shock.
'What happened?
Does this young lady have some kind of disease?
Epilepsy or something else? '
Little Rascal shuddered in fear.
Mirk's face was pale. He held Alex in his arms and raised his head to look at the king. He said urgently, "Your Majesty! Lady Alex, she … we have to hurry … "
"Yes." But King Nuven still seemed to be immersed in the past. His gaze drifted as he pretended not to hear. He continued, "I remember that you were the closest of friends and brothers, whether it was on the battlefield or at banquets …"
Seeing Alex's abnormal condition, Mirk was extremely anxious and could not help but shout, "Your Majesty!"
Alex, whose face was pale beyond recognition, opened her eyes and stared at Mirk. Her gaze was filled with endless fear.
She raised her trembling hands and scratched Mirk's clothes in agony, like a drowning person grasping at straws.
Thales watched all of this in disbelief. A few seconds later, he came to his senses in panic.
King Nuven only stared into the distance with unfocused eyes.
Alex's mouth twitched. Her face was drenched in cold sweat and her expression was one of extreme agony.
Alex opened her mouth wide and sucked in huge mouthfuls of air, but it was as if she was suffocating. The only sound she made was an indecipherable choking sound. "Ahh …"
Little Rascal, who was watching from beside her, covered her mouth with both hands and stepped back in horror.
"No, no …" Mirk held Alex in his arms. His eyes were filled with fear. "Miss Alex …" Alex looked like she was in great pain. Mirk's eyes were filled with fear.
The administrator no longer cared about King Nuven's reaction. He picked Alex up and turned around abruptly, roaring at Little Rascal, "Don't just stand there! Go get the doctor! "
Little Rascal was startled. Still in a state of shock, she turned around instinctively.
But Thales reacted faster than her.
The Prince of Constellation clenched his teeth and ran out of the hall. As he ran, he shouted,
"Is anyone there?! Help! I need a doctor — "
However, a voice that was even colder and more terrifying blocked Thales' words of help from his mouth.
"Don't bother."
"It's a poison refined from Blue Vine Grass. It takes effect violently and quickly."
"It takes effect within a minute. From the 'Beautiful Archduchess' of Anlenzo Dukedom six hundred years ago to the eldest son of the King of Constellation twelve years ago, they all died from this poison."
Thales shuddered violently.
He stopped in his tracks and turned around in disbelief.
Lord Mirk also raised his head in horror and stared at the top of the stairs with the most incredulous gaze.
There, King Nuven opened his ice-cold eyes.
He stared at Mirk and his convulsing granddaughter, as if he was uttering the most vicious curse.
"She's already dead."
As if to prove the old king's words, in the next second, Alex, who was in Mirk's arms, jerked backwards, almost breaking her neck!
She stared at Mirk with her frightened eyes, as if she did not understand what was happening.
Then, Alex Walton, the last direct descendant of the Walton Family, slowly closed her eyes. Her body gradually became limp, and she stopped convulsing.
Her hands hung in the air, swinging back and forth. Her head was tilted to one side, right at Little Rascal.
Little Rascal looked at Alex's expression and screamed in fear, falling on her butt.
Thales subconsciously took a step back, his breathing quickening.
'Why.
'Impossible.
'How could this be?'
Thales could not accept the situation at all. He widened his eyes and fixed his gaze on Alex. After a few seconds, he turned to King Nuven, whose face was ashen and gloomy.
Especially … the ring on his right little finger, which King Nuven was stroking.
It belonged to the Emperor of Poison, Kessel Carlose the Sixth — Triumph.
And the wine glass in King Nuven's hand.
"It's you." Thales gasped for air and stared at King Nuven in horror. "You poisoned him?"
"Hmph." King Nuven snorted gloomily. "And you, didn't you? The one who handed her the wine glass. "
'Handed her the wine glass?'
Thales clenched his fists so hard that they almost cracked.
He gritted his teeth and glared at King Nuven. He felt a strange emotion brewing in his chest.
Lord Mirk's body trembled uncontrollably. He looked at the little girl in his arms.
A few seconds later, Mirk, whose face was stiff and his mind seemed to be blank, finally reached out his trembling right hand and placed it under Alex's nose.
Then, as if he had touched the hottest flame, Mirk shivered and withdrew his right hand.
* Thud! *
Mirk, who was holding Alex, fell to his knees.
The administrator raised his head and looked at King Nuven, his eyes filled with despair and pleading.
"No, no, no …" Mirk shook his head violently. His face was contorted as he stared at the motionless girl in his arms in disbelief.
He looked at His Majesty in panic and fear, then at Lady Alex, who seemed to be asleep in his arms.
At that moment, Mirk's terrified face was filled with helplessness.
Thales stared at the motionless Alex in a daze.
Little Rascal, who was sitting by Thales' feet, seemed to be scared out of her wits. She just stared at Alex's body blankly and shivered from time to time.
Mirk's face began to contort.
"I beg you, Your Majesty …" He knelt on the ground. His voice had changed as he spoke. He sounded like an asthmatic, gasping and pausing.
Tears rolled down Mirk's cheeks and dripped onto Alex's face. Then came his pleading voice, "Why … Why …"
Thales clenched his fists, lowered his head and exhaled.
Mirk cried and screamed at the king, "Why?"
"Why?"
King Nuven seemed to have just recovered from his silent contemplation. He stared at Mirk, who was trembling and crying, and uttered through gritted teeth, "Byrne Mirk.
Byrne Mirk. "
Thales' mouth fell open. He stared at Mirk and the little girl in his arms in a daze.
'Bloodline?
'Not the Walton bloodline?
'Doesn't that mean the Walton Family, which has been around for six hundred years …'
"And this reminds me of many things," King Nuven said coldly. "Soria loved to hunt, but he never brought a woman with him — not even his wife."
"Tell me," the old king said in a low voice, "What happened in the assassination twelve years ago?"
Mirk listened to the king's words as if he did not hear anything. He subconsciously hugged the little girl in his arms tightly, sobbing, tears falling continuously.
King Nuven seemed to have exhausted all his patience. His face was ferocious, and he roared like a terrifying lion, "Speak!"
Frightened by the roar, the nervous Little Rascal shrank back with a yelp.
Thales tried hard to sort out the situation before him. He exhaled forcefully, walked to Little Rascal, and pulled her up.
Little Rascal grabbed Thales' arm tightly, as if she had found someone to rely on. She looked at the terrifying scene before her from behind her glasses with a terrified expression.
Mirk's eyes were filled with despair and desolation as he cried. He looked at the girl in his arms and snorted, as if he was crying but not laughing.
"Twelve years ago … Soria brought Madam Adele out of the city … because …"
His words were mixed with his panting, like the last words of a dying man.
"Because what?" King Nuven stared at him.
"Because …" Mirk stroked Alex's hair painfully. "Because Soria found out …"
"Found out what?" The king's voice was bone-chilling.
Mirk's face was filled with pain, as if he was tormented by the biggest nightmare of his life.
"He found out … about us …
"About me and … Adele."
Thales stared at the short-haired warrior in shock.
Little Rascal tugged at Thales' arm and hid behind the Prince of Constellation. She gritted her teeth and looked at the scene in disbelief.
"Yes …" Mirk wailed in despair. "Alex … She is …"
"My daughter …"
* Clang! * King Nuven could not take it anymore. He threw the wine goblet on the ground with a force filled with hatred. The iron goblet clanked on the ground, accompanied by the administrator's sobs.
Thales took a deep breath and tried to understand the situation before him.
Only Mirk's sobs and the old king's heavy breathing could be heard in the hall.
"Hahahaha …" King Nuven's suppressed laughter came from his throat. There was a hint of sadness in it. "You? Soria's most capable subordinate? Best friend? Most trusted brother?
Just like that, you repay his trust with betrayal and deception! "
The king's voice reverberated in the hall.
Mirk, who was kneeling on the ground, sobbed and raised his head.
"No!" As if his greatest dignity had been violated, he roared with tears and snot in his eyes. "I did not betray him! I did not betray Soria! "
Thales looked at the scene before him with an unpleasant expression. He felt bitter in his heart.
"I …" Mirk looked at the girl in his arms and sobbed softly.
"Prince Soria, he … Soria was a good brother, and I was willing to give up my life for him!" He growled, "In the White Blade Guards, we trained under Kaslan to become the most valiant warriors!"
"When we were in the Thirty-Eighth Sentry Ground, he crawled with a broken arm to block a fatal hammer blow for me!
"When my mother was seriously ill, and my sister came to Dragon Clouds City to look for me, he personally sent a doctor to save my mother's life!
"When we were surrounded in White Mountain, he and I had our backs against each other. Those sharp-eared arrows pierced through my left shoulder and his right shoulder. We cursed each other's luck and fought back to back as we retreated. We persevered until Kaslan came to help us …"
"I still remember the day I went back to my hometown to get married. That bastard," Mirk said with a smile through his tears, "Soria brought his brothers from the White Blade Guards and came to our village with a tray full of rye wine and roasted meat. He raised the Red Dragon Flag and the Cloud Dragon Spear Flag …"
"The local counts and knights all came. The expression on the village chief's face was even more exaggerated than when his son became a tax collector. Mother was very happy. She finally felt that her son had made a name for himself …
"Soria …"
"I have always treated him as my closest brother, my comrade, Your Highness!"
Mirk roared angrily with tears streaming down his face, "I will never betray him!"
King Nuven stood up abruptly, his hair and beard bristling with anger.
"Bullsh * t!"
Thales felt his hand tighten. Behind him, Little Rascal began to tremble again.
He could only try his best to hold Little Rascal's hand and comfort her.
"You cheated on my son, the man you were supposed to be loyal to." King Nuven's eyes were burning with anger. He said loudly, "You cheated on my son, the man you were supposed to be loyal to, and even gave birth to your child!
"You tarnished the Walton Family's dignity and bloodline … Do you think this is not a betrayal?
"You never treated him as your brother in the White Blade Guards, the man you were supposed to be loyal to with your life and honor!
"Traitor!"
Kneeling on the ground, Mirk listened to the king's words. He looked at Alex in his arms, his daughter, and roared in grief and indignation, "Ah!"
"No!" He closed his eyes in agony.
Thales gritted his teeth and frowned as he watched the confrontation between the king and his vassal. He felt a wave of sorrow in his heart.
"It's not like this!
"Adele, she was so good … so gentle, so …" Mirk lay on the ground. He clenched his right fist and pounded the ground miserably. "She shouldn't have married into Dragon Clouds City … Shouldn't have met Soria!"
"Should have met you?" King Nuven's words were filled with terrifying emotions. "Shameless traitor?"
"Adele … Adele … That was, that was a mistake!" Mirk's teeth trembled as he caressed his daughter's face. His expression changed several times, as if he was looking at another person through her. "Whether it was me and her, or Soria and her … It was all a mistake!
"She shouldn't have left Camus Union, Vine City, the flowers, and the blue sky that she cherished. She only belonged there!
"As for Soria, he's a good brother and a good warrior, but he never cared about women … Prostitutes, women he captured after the war, maids in the castle, and ladies of the nobles … None of them made a difference to him …" Mirk put his face against Alex's and cried, "Soria, Soria, Soria …
"In Soria's world, there was only wine and battles, politics and victory. The only people he cared about were warriors, friends, and enemies …
"On the night of their wedding, Soria was dead drunk. I stood guard outside their bedroom …
"That sound, that sound was like sex. I guess Soria thought that it was a celebration after another battle …
"The next morning, Soria went hunting … He left me to watch over Adele. Her expression was not the expression a newlywed wife should have …" Thales listened to Mirk's desolate and painful confession with an unpleasant expression. "Finally, one day, I saw Adele trying to cut her wrist with a pair of scissors …
"I told Soria and tried to persuade him to treat his wife better … But Soria thought that she had insulted the Dragon Spear Family … Every time, he would only pick up a whip in anger, wanting to 'teach her a lesson' …
"At that time, I stood at the door, clenching my fists … Listening to Soria's roar and Adele's screams … I was angrier than Soria, more in pain than Adele …"
Mirk hugged Alex tightly. His eyes were closed, and tears poured down his cheeks like an unstoppable flood.
"Since then, Adele wanted to commit suicide more than once, and I stopped her more than once. But I hid it from Soria, because I didn't want Adele to be hurt by him again …
"Adele … She's like a flower that has been trampled on and abandoned. Soria's attitude towards women is even more terrifying than the most inflexible Northlanders. When he's in the mood, he'll force her. When he's not in the mood, he'll ignore her and be indifferent to her …"
Thales closed his eyes and sighed heavily.
"Adele … She was too lonely, too pitiful." Mirk stroked his daughter's hair, his eyes filled with sadness. "She traveled a long way to come here, while Soria … Soria didn't know how to cherish her. He only treated her as a puppet and a chess piece, a bargaining chip to form a marriage alliance with Camus Union …
"I just, I tried everything … I just tried to make her happy, tried to stop her from committing suicide again …" Mirk, who was emotional, mumbled incoherently, "From magic tricks, to flowers, to finding girls from Camus Union to relieve her boredom, to the night when she didn't want to … I tried my best to get Soria drunk …"
"Adele was very grateful to me, and happy that I did these things for her. She stopped trying to commit suicide, and started to smile, even though it was only to me … And my wife passed away in my hometown. When I didn't know how to raise the five-year-old Kroesch before me, it was Adele who took care of her … This made Soria's attitude towards her much better …
"We became more talkative. She teased Kroesch in the room, and I giggled outside the room … She asked questions in the room, and I answered her outside the room …"
King Nuven's expression was cold, but he did not say a word.
"Finally … that day, we won the war against the White Elves and the Alliance of Freedom." Mirk sobbed softly. "We returned to Dragon Clouds City in triumph, and Soria drank with us all night …
"But that day, all I could think about was her … Adele …" Mirk stuck his face close to his daughter's. His tears did not stop, and his right fist was almost crushed. "They were all drunk. I went to Adele's room, and I wanted to listen to her voice as usual … But at that time, my wound burst open, and Adele asked me to go in and bandage it …" Thales' gaze darkened.
Thales' eyes dimmed. A memory surged up from an unknown place in his mind.
"Hey! Brother Brainiac, you're actually reading a romance novel! "
"What the hell is a romance novel? This is a bestseller written by an American sociologist …"
"This title … Strange, why would you read this kind of book? What are you thinking about? Hehe … "
"This … Don't think too much about it, it's just a classmate asking …"
"That's not right, could it be … Hehe, why are you blushing …"
"The weather is hot …"
"Hahaha! Why are you touching my face, I lied to you! Hahahaha, it's so funny … Alright, don't be angry, I'll give you a Vitality Kiss … Hahaha! It's still very funny, what should I do? Hey, don't be stingy, come, come, come, tell me about it! "
"Ugh … How am I supposed to explain this? Alright, the above mentioned something interesting: In the Western world, love originates from cheating …"
"What the f * ck? Cheating? That's so cool … "
"For example, in Celtic mythology, the story of Lancelot and Guinevere is like this: The marriage of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere was only a political function, and there was never any love to speak of. True love is the taboo love between a knight and a queen. That is emotional, impulsive, and pure love. "Another example is in 'Don Quixote', one of the dreams of the protagonist is to be a knight and have a true love with the wife of the lord he serves. This originated from the Middle Ages, especially the Crusades …"
"Alright, alright, you can shut up now! I'm still on the side of the king and Lan, get lost, Aardwolf! Queen Lily, get lost, get lost! Hmm, I'm going to watch it again … Oh, right, so we're having an affair now? "
"You can't use this analogy in different social situations, sister!"
The memory fragment slowly faded. Thales looked at Mirk before him and could not help but sigh deeply.
Mirk continued to sob on the ground, "God knows how much I regret it … But, but Adele …"
"Soria began to suspect not long after Alex was born … Soon, he found out the truth …" The administrator gently brushed his daughter's hair aside and said in a hoarse voice, "I could see the pain and hesitation in his eyes. I really wanted him to kill me with a sword …"
"That night, Soria told me that he was willing to let me and Adele go. He would clean up and cover up …" When Mirk said this, he hammered the ground in grief and indignation.
Nuven listened quietly.
"The next day, Soria took us out with him to finally resolve this matter … It was that day, the assassin …"
Thales felt Little Rascal trembling behind him again.
"The assassin's first strike wasn't fatal. The assassin saw Alex and didn't stab a second time …"
"But, but Adele …" Mirk opened his mouth and howled in pain, "Adele didn't know Soria's motive. She thought His Highness wanted to execute us … So, when she saw Soria fall, she …
"She picked up a dagger …"
Hearing this, King Nuven seemed to lose all his strength and sat down on the stairs weakly.
In the Hall of Heroes, only Mirk was left sobbing in grief.
At that moment, Thales, who was watching the indescribable scene before him, only felt a chill in his heart.
So, are we having an affair now? "
"You can't use this analogy in different social situations, sister!"
The memory fragment slowly faded. Thales looked at Mirk before him and could not help but sigh deeply.
Mirk continued to sob on the ground, "God knows how much I regret it … But, but Adele …"
"Not long after Alex was born, Soria began to suspect … Soon, he found out the truth …" The administrator gently brushed his daughter's hair aside and said in a hoarse voice, "I could see the pain and hesitation in his eyes. I really wanted him to kill me with a single stab …
"That night, Soria told me that he was willing to let Adele and me go. He would clean up and cover up …" When Mirk said this, he hammered the ground in grief and indignation.
Nuven listened quietly.
"The next day, Soria took us out with him to finally resolve this matter … It was that day, the assassin …"
Thales felt Little Rascal trembling behind him again.
"The assassin's first strike wasn't fatal. The assassin saw Alex and didn't stab a second time …
"But, but Adele …" Mirk opened his mouth and howled in pain, "Adele didn't know Soria's motive. She thought His Highness wanted to execute us … So, when she saw Soria fall, she …
"She picked up a dagger …"
Hearing this, King Nuven seemed to have lost all his strength. He sat down on the stairs weakly.
In the Hall of Heroes, only Mirk was left sobbing in grief.
At that moment, looking at the indescribable scene before him, Thales only felt a chill in his heart. So, are we having an affair now? "
"You can't use this analogy in different social situations, sister!"
This piece of memory slowly faded. Thales looked at Mirk before him and could not help but sigh deeply.
Mirk continued sobbing on the ground. "God knows how much I regret it … But, but Adele …
"Not long after Alex was born, Soria began to suspect … Soon, he found out the truth …" The administrator gently brushed his daughter's hair aside and said in a hoarse voice, "I could see the pain and hesitation in his eyes. I really wanted him to kill me with a single stab …
"That night, Soria told me that he was willing to let Adele and me go. He would clean up and cover up …" When Mirk said this, he hammered the ground in grief and indignation.
Nuven listened quietly.
"The next day, Soria took us out with him to finally resolve this matter … It was that day, the assassin …"
Thales felt Little Rascal behind him start to tremble again.
"The assassin's first stab wasn't fatal. The assassin saw Alex and didn't stab a second time …
"But, but Adele …" Mirk opened his mouth and howled in pain, "Adele didn't know Soria's motive. She thought His Highness wanted to execute us … So, when she saw Soria fall, she …
"She picked up a dagger …"
Hearing this, King Nuven seemed to have lost all his strength. He sat down on the stairs weakly.
In the Hall of Heroes, only Mirk was left sobbing in grief.
At that moment, looking at the indescribable scene before him, Thales only felt a chill in his heart.
So, are we having an affair now? "
"You can't use this analogy in different social situations, sister!"
This piece of memory slowly faded. Thales looked at Mirk before him and could not help but sigh deeply.
Mirk continued to sob on the ground. "God knows how much I regret it … But, but Adele …
"Not long after Alex was born, Soria began to suspect … Soon, he found out the truth …" The administrator gently brushed his daughter's hair aside, his voice hoarse. "I could see the pain and hesitation in his eyes. I really wanted him to kill me with a single stab …
"That night, Soria told me that he was willing to let Adele and me go. He would clean up and cover up …" Mirk said as he hammered the ground in grief and indignation.
Nuven listened quietly.
"The next day, Soria took us out with him to finally resolve this matter … It was that day, the assassin …"
Thales felt Little Rascal behind him start to tremble again.
"The assassin's first stab wasn't fatal. The assassin saw Alex and didn't stab a second time …"
"But, but Adele …" Mirk opened his mouth and howled in pain, "Adele didn't know Soria's motive. She thought His Highness wanted to execute us … So, when she saw Soria fall, she …
"She picked up a dagger …"
Hearing this, King Nuven seemed to have lost all his strength. He sat down on the stairs weakly.
In the Hall of Heroes, only Mirk was left sobbing in grief.
At that moment, looking at the indescribable scene before him, Thales only felt a chill in his heart. So, are we having an affair now? "
"You can't use this analogy in different social situations, sister!"
This piece of memory slowly faded. Thales looked at Mirk before him and could not help but sigh deeply.
Mirk continued to sob on the ground. "God knows how much I regret it … But, but Adele …"
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