The crescent moon hung in the night sky, accompanied by the stars.
A group of black honor guards were gathering swiftly.
Not only were the riders dressed in black, even the horses they rode on were black. The emblem of the Warren Royal Family had turned black and white at this moment.
Mary, who was wearing a black dress and a mourning hat, was walking in the middle of the group. Beside her was Kieran and behind them was the coffin of King James VIII.
There wasn't a body inside, just some personal belongings and clothes.
There weren't any complicated rituals or prayers.
After the group gathered, they headed towards the cemetery outside Riverdale.
Before the reign of King James III, the royal graveyard of Warren had always been at the back of the palace, but as time went by, more and more of the royal family's dead passed away and the small graveyard was no longer enough. Therefore, during the reign of King James IV, the royal family built a new royal graveyard outside of Riverdale.
After exiting the palace gate, the group went through the inner city and entered the outer city.
A lot of civilians appeared on the street.
All of them changed into black clothes and sent King James VIII off on his own.
King James VIII was the combination of the Crown Raven and King James VIII. From a traditional point of view, he wasn't a good king.
But he wasn't bad either.
He didn't rule tyrannically, neither did he kill the innocent.
Quite the contrary, he would lower the taxes every year.
The civilians didn't know much but they remembered it was because of the lowered taxes that they survived through several tough winters.
Because of that, they were grateful to the king.
More and more civilians sent King James VIII off on his own.
They prayed softly.
Some of them even sobbed.
This kind of atmosphere infected the already solemn team.
Mary, who had been holding back her tears, had tears in her eyes.
Then …
The tears slowly slid down.
The young princess didn't cry out loud.
She didn't have such deep feelings for her father.
She didn't allow herself to do so either.
'Remember to be strong when you bear responsibility!'
She kept her mother's teachings in her heart at all times.
Even with Kieran as her support, the young princess would choose to work hard and persevere on her own.
Kieran, who was walking beside, looked at the stubborn Mary, his eyes showing admiration.
He admired a strong person.
Just like how he himself was a strong person.
Perhaps it was because of this that the two of them quickly became close when they first met.
The team continued to move forward.
After passing through the outskirts of the city, Kieran arrived at the outskirts of Riverdale. He followed the path that was decorated with black cloth and slowly approached the royal graveyard.
Two hundred fully armed guards guarded the royal cemetery. Even if they were called in at a critical moment, there would still be enough people left here.
There was no lack of grave robbers in any era.
Especially when faced with such a clear target.
Eldar in black stood in front of the grave, waiting patiently. After the group entered the grave, the elderly duke didn't say a word and followed his old friend's coffin.
To the old Count, Roland's eyes were filled with disbelief.
The being in the coffin seemed to be his old friend.
Kieran glanced at him.
After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed to have aged even more. His back was crooked and his footsteps were a little unsteady.
It was obvious that the news that night was an unparalleled blow to the old duke.
However, Kieran couldn't do anything about it.
Things had already happened. It wasn't his doing or anyone else's willpower that could change it.
King James VIII's grave was behind King James VII's, and the ones in front were King James IV, V, and VI of Warren. Warren's founding king's statue was placed in front of the grave in the form of a statue. The statue was shrouded in moonlight, looking like a God protecting his descendants.
Regardless of whether they were alive.
Or …
The dead.
The final ceremony of the funeral began.
With the Knight escorting it, the coffin of King James VIII slowly entered the grave.
Other than the pallbearers, only Mary, the heir, was allowed to stand aside. The others gathered in a circle and faced outwards.
The spot where Kieran was standing was coincidentally where he could see the statue of King James I. He looked up at the statue.
Even after meticulous maintenance, the statue still had traces of time on it.
However, even so, one could see how beautiful the statue was when it was completed. It was really vivid.
However, a sense of doubt appeared in Kieran's heart.
"Are you curious why there isn't a statue of Queen James II here?"
Duke Eldar, who was beside Kieran, suddenly spoke.
"Yes."
Kieran didn't try to hide it.
According to Kieran's understanding, the reason why the Warren Kingdom was able to have its current territory was because of the queen from back then.
Not only did she turn the tides, but she also expanded her territory and united three small kingdoms on her original land.
In simple words, the queen had a more illustrious battle record than King James I.
Logically speaking, the queen's ceremony should be respected by her descendants.
However, it wasn't the case.
Not just in the graveyard, but in other places as well, it was rare to find records of the queen.
Kieran had some guesses before, but he preferred to listen to the opinions of the experts.
But he was more inclined to listen to the opinions of experts, and the old Count beside him was undoubtedly one of the best experts.
When he saw Kieran nod, Duke Eldar suddenly smiled.
He said word by word, "Not telling you!"
Kieran was stunned.
Just when Kieran looked at the duke in astonishment, Duke Eldar spoke again.
"Light of Death Silence.
Piercing through heaven and earth.
This is what those bastards wanted to know.
I've told you, so my mission is considered complete.
No need to thank me, no need to feel grateful. I'm just completing my mission. "
Duke Eldar then turned around and left.
Kieran turned around and saw Eldar walk towards the tomb of King James VIII.
The coffin of King James VIII had entered the tomb and sealed it from the inside. The guards of honor gathered again, paying their respects to the king from afar.
Duke Eldar walked to the tomb under everyone's gaze and took out a bottle of wine and glasses that he had prepared beforehand.
Bang!
The cork flew up high and Eldar poured the wine into two glasses.
"To Freedom!"
A loud cheer later, Eldar drained the wine in his glass.
"To Death!"
Another shout later, the other goblet of wine was poured in front of King James VIII's tomb. Then, the elderly duke staggered and leaned on the wall of the tomb. His eyes looked up at the night sky, and when his gaze faded away, he was no longer breathing.
He had completed his mission.
He had completed the task entrusted to him.
He …
To search for the era that belonged to him.
There were memories that belonged to him.
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