Chapter 69 - Find the Spy (Part 4) (1/2)

[Continuation of Anne's version.]

That time we were young and naive, my dear bride. Although you had your knights, the secret knights of the hidden Mill's guard at your service, still that Thomas was just too cunning.​​

And he hadn't stopped, he had been doing the same things over and over, year after year, and I was about to go crazy. You know me, how can some little boy challenge me, the evilest princess of them all, into a battle of evilness?

I just couldn't believe it.

First, he went and planted some spies into the kitchen of Moira, why would he do that? I knew that the cure for happiness was tempting but why in the kitchen of Moira. Sigh… Callum had to make them blow with a little pyrotechnics show.

Hehehe… that was so funny, even that wizard added to the show a small part of his magic. Now that I think about it, he was enjoying it too much, I wonder why. Is he going to the dark side too?

Okay, I will stop deviating from the confession time, but don't be mad at me, my dear. I did everything for a good reason, maybe a little evil reason but never to harm you, the others... maybe. That James brought it on his own, though. Hopefully, Moira doesn't go that far with Collin, or I will have to hide that idiot golden fish for a while.

”…”

What? Didn't you know?

Come on, my dear, you should have noticed it before, right?

There were many signals, clear signals all over the years.

First, he came that year with the arrogant request to be me the one to guide him around the Palace grounds. Why? Well, he knew it was perfectly fine for a cousin to meet another cousin.

Second, he dared to diss you, to not show any sympathy or respect for any of my friends. Of course, he wanted me to speak alone with him.

Third, what about that thing of not training as a knight but hinting that the north needed soldiers and the teachings of Master Ives. You should have seen his eyes that sparkled with enthusiasm every time he saw the knights. It was obvious that he wanted to train, but someone was trying to hinder his progress.

Then, the fear, my darling, the fear to see Callum and Moira in the Palace, that made him so frightened but at the same time, safe. He knew that something was moving in the shadows and the presence of those two red-eyed would bring a disadvantage to those hiding in the dark. So… he gave me hints for many years now.

Well… and that is what happened… Oh my, we have to go. The bell is ringing.

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The Princess of Lith, the most outstanding girl of Lith managed to escape the confession, but Henry didn't need anything more as he was sure of what happened that time.

*Five hours before the main event (The Queen's birthday party) Refer to chapter 26.

”Speak!”

The knights from the Mills Dukedom had captured two men in black clothes and black masks sneaking inside the castle.

”We will never speak!”

”We are loyal to the North!”

They had a circle tattoed in their hands and were about to recite some spell when a certain wizard Druon paralyzed their mouths. He had arrived on top of his cloud and smiled with a strange crazy laughter that it could be as evil as any evil little princess of the world.

”Muahahaha, do you think you can get away with it?”

The two guards were now trembling with fear embedded in their eyes.

”Do you think I don't have a way to make you speak?”

With one movement of his hands, he erased the circle on those men's skin. They struggled, but who can get away from the enchantment of that man? Just when he is showing that smile, that crazy smile, but more than anything, and what was more terrifying than any strange expression on his face, was the blue eyes that changed colors to a bright bloody red.

”Now, you see it,” he smiled, ”this is why you should talk or… I will start to play… with your bodies...”

He threw a potion to one of Henry's men. ”Make them drink it, it is the cure for sadness.”