35 HIS FIRST REINCARNATION PART III (1/2)

Loyalty and Pride.

The ministers had left the Main Hall.

The First Prince still on his knee.

I sat next to the First Prince.

”First Grandson, when did you plan all this? I'd always followed you, why didn't I know about this?” My heart almost fell to the ground when he pointed his sword to the Crown Prince.

For a moment the word 'betrayer' popped up in my head. I thought maybe I was a betrayer and it runs in the family.

Fortunately, it was all the First Prince's schemes. I wouldn't want to witness both of grandsons to swing their swords against each other.

”Dear Brother, explain to me what hadjust happened. You almost got me when you drew your sword,” the Crown Prince asked.

He looked relieved but somehow there was something unreadable behind that facade.

”They came to me after His Majesty announced his decision to abdicate. I just played along with them and gained their trust by agreeing to plan a revolt.”

”Why did you wait untill today?” It surprised me that there was a suspicion in his tone.

”I'd wanted to make them to show themselves. I'd only met few of them and the others remained silent not until today. I believed they trusted me and decided to show themselves.If you knew early, you might had them killed long before and we might wouldn't be able to disclose the others' involvement,” the First Prince explained. His head still lowered down.

”How can I be sure that's all of them?”