Chapter 999: The Immortality Potion (2/2)

Or was that a bad idea?

Rowena's palical part of herself was overridden by the innate fear to hide away frost the crowd, Rowena found herself heading to the isolated area and only exchanging quick pleasantries with those who tried to talk with her

Before she knew it, the cold crisp air of the night welcomed her in its frosty embrace and Rowena let out a breath

It was cut short when sorabbed her arm and pulled her to the side

"A-ah!" Rowena nearly dropped the bottle but she htly

"Let'sDraco had seen Rowena flee and yet he easily navigated the crowd to find her

Unlike his calm and collected self, Roas anxious and it showed

"Father father what do you mean?" Rowena asked

"Don't play du about" King Draco held up his wine glass and looked her in the eye "Serve me the immortality potion now"

"But but it's not for you" Rowena iven toenough that they've only considered you" King Draco rolled his eyes and held out his wine glass impatiently

He wanted to snatch the ihter's hand but kneas better to not be hasty Instead, he wanted her to do it herself and not say she was forced

"Did you not know that the first Elf and his entire kind beca of Cretea? The Elf married into the royal family and becaift of blessing for his people with ic dust"

It was the first time that Rowena heard of this

"Coard You could have done so much more for your people—you've traveled to both the mermaid and elf realm haven't you? Did you see how their lives were easier because of ic?"

Rowena bit her lipJulian's story of how a drought nearly killed his entire fa theht, she could have done soDraco held out his wine glass "What are you waiting for?"

"I I think it's still a no"

"What?"

"I won't give you the iue "Don't make this difficult for us, Rowena Do you want your old man to die? How selfish of you when I've taken care of you all these years—"

"What will you do when other people figure out that you have become immortal after you take the potion?" Rowena asked

She was frozen in place, felt incredibly sardless of what I can or cannot do for others what you want is equivalent to stealing what's rightfully mine What would the other Gods do—"

"Who cares about that?" King Draco barked a hoarse laugh and snatched the bottle away froured out that I aethat you can do about this"

He pried the cork open and mixed some of the potion into his wine and then finally dropped the bottle to the floor in a resounding crash

"Gosh, Rowena!! How could you be so careless and spill this precious potion?!" King Draco yelled loudly as he could