True King's Ecstasy

After that incident, all the people in the capital questioned, what caused something like that to happen causing heavy damage like that to the specific area, which was restricted by the new government of Velian.

"I heard it's an assassin from the empire, they wanted to kill our new king and rescue their emperor,"

The people in the taverns, guilds and markets started making their opinions, and Velian not appearing in front of them for a long time, caused these wrong ideas to spread like wildfire.

"So did he get injured? I feel bad, he was so handsome and for our sake, he became the target of these bad people," Ladies of the kingdom were more sympathetic to Velian than others since, they didn't want to see their new handsome idol getting any scars on his body, even though some of them fancied the idea of battle scars on his face.

"What did our new nobles say about this? They should know what happened to him,"

"Most of them met with Lady Daphnia, and she made sure that he's safe, but injured from the attack,"

One of the soldiers, who overheard this conversation joined and said what he heard from the noble house he served.

*Tsk

"Those vile empire people won't leave us alone,"

The anger of the citizens of the kingdom started rising as soon as they heard it, but before they could talk any further, suddenly they heard the loud noise of drums outside the castle gate.

"What is this?" None of them knew about drums, so it confused them but Velian used this method to communicate with the mass crowd and provide important information to them.

The streets were filled with whispers and murmurs as citizens gathered to discuss the shocking news and see what this announcement is about.

Velian had only recently ascended to the throne, following the rebellion of the people. He quickly won the hearts of the people with his kind and just rule, and his injury was a devastating blow to the entire kingdom.

"I'm happy to see my beloved citizens gathered here today," Lyra started reading the paper, she was holding like it was a message from someone.

"I'm saddened to admit that I was targeted in an assassination attempt and now I'm injured, but I have no intention of delaying any of the projects we started so carry on with them,"

As soon as they heard Lyra's words, everyone couldn't help but feel uneasy. They felt angry.

"How can someone hurt our young king?"

"Who is responsible for this?"

The people started shouting but with one loud drum sound, everyone went silent letting Lura continue her speech.

"I will make a fast recovery thanks to everyone who wishes me good health, but don't forget even If I die, we have to keep moving forward, we won't obey injustice and mistreatment anymore,"

With that she ended her speech and tried to leave but, all the people gathered in front of her started questioning.

"Lady Lyra! Tell us who did this. Is it the empire?"

"We should get revenge,"

Lyra quickly turned with a saddened face and announced.

"It wasn't the empire, It was the Montero Kingdom, they want to take this land from us in our weakest time," She announced and left the place leaving angered people to make things easy for Velian a group.

Rumours spread quickly about the extent of his injuries, with some claiming that he had been gravely wounded and others insisting that he would make a full recovery. But the truth remained shrouded in mystery, instead, they pointed their anger at the kingdom, which knew nothing about this.

As the days passed, tension grew between the people and the enemy kingdom. Some demanded immediate retaliation, while others urged caution and diplomacy. It seemed as though the fate of the kingdom hung in the balance, and the people of the Rapidclaw kingdom waited anxiously for news of their king's condition.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the royal palace released a statement. Velian was alive, they said, but his injuries were severe. He was currently undergoing treatment and was in stable condition, but it would be some time before he was able to resume his duties as king.

Relief flooded through the kingdom, but it was tempered by a deep sense of anger and betrayal. How could the enemy kingdom have stooped so low as to attack their king? And what would they do in response?

As the days turned into weeks, the people of the Rapdiclaw kingdom watched and waited. They watched as their king slowly recovered, and they waited for the day when he would once again sit on the throne and lead their kingdom to glory.

Only Ducal houses knew what really happened and they felt this situation is ideal for them to create hatred toward their enemy.

"Veli, people demand we fight, this is the first time they wanted to fight without being forced to do it," Delviny said with a smile on her face.

Daphnia, who always had a soft heart felt bad that they were using the people's anger, but even she knew this wasn't anything bad since it essentially help them to overcome fear.

"We can't yet, I need to find a clue about that black smoke, I won't wage anything," Velian said and looked at Delviny.

"We need to find that prime minister, and Julius might help us,"

Delviny wondered how she could accomplish this, but no matter how she tried to think, it felt like a dream how that prime minister suddenly vanished from the house prison.

"I can grow my hand back in three days, until that make our defence tight and try to search everywhere," Since Naomi couldn't move, Delviny took the commander position of the assassination unit.

"And we need to announce the survival of the old royal family and Julie's marriage to me," As soon as Velian announced that, everyone looks at him with sour faces but knowing that it was only going to be a pretend marriage, they quickly calmed down.

"What if she really falls for you, Veli?" Daphnia questioned since she saw it as something that will most probably happen.

"I won't fall for anyone, I have all of you to take care of and protect, I'm not interested in other girls," He said that bringing smiles to the faces of the girls, but Daphnia knew their family won't stop here since she knew her son better than everybody.