100 A Tragedy (2/2)

”Are you telling the truth? you can help her?” Riya was filled with hope and Arrora could see it in her eyes.

Arrora's plan was simple, if Prince Nikalas could be trusted Arrora would bring him to Don and she had a feeling that he could help Vivian somehow and if he could not be trusted she would simply put a couple of drops of healing potion into Vivian's mouth and pretend to be sorry to Riya for not being able to help.

”First tell me everything about her and the prince”

Seeing there might be hope for her royal highness Vivian, Riya started to tell the story of the prince to Arrora.

The story was not complicated but slightly sad one, so Arrora could easily understand it.

Prince Nikalas's father Calderon was the younger brother of King Harold. Nikalas's father and Vivian fell in love with each other while he was learning to be a runemaster from Vivian's father in the Yeven Kingdom.

Unlike Calderon, Vivian was a warrior and a good one at that, their marriage happened without any problems and both of them started to go on adventures and roamed around the continent happily.

However according to Riya, their happy adventures didn't last long as in their last adventure took Calderon's life and nobody knew what happened to Vivian since she was found unconscious and injured by some travelers and brought back to Korrinth. And after a few months, Prince Nikalas was born but he was born crippled.

Also according to Riya, King Harold hated his younger brother Calderon since he was better than Harold in everything and the fact Harold's father decided to crown Calderon as the king flamed the hate fan in Harold's heart hence after Calderon's death Prince Nikalas was treated like dirt by him and seeing the hatred King Harold had towards Prince Nikalas, everyone started to treat Prince Nikalas as bad as King Harold to be on Harold's good side.

Fortunately, Riya's mother was a loyal servant to Vivian as she raised Riya and prince Nikalas before she died and left Riya to serve prince Nikalas as she served Vivian.

Since Prince Nikalas was cripple and hated by King Harold, he didn't get any education or resources to cultivate like Darlene or Kate and basically Arrora could guess that he had been treated worse than a servant even though Riya did not go into details on how bad they treated him.

After hearing the story, Arrora's interest in Prince Nikalas peaked because without having any help Prince Nikalas was self-taught himself to be a runemaster just using his father's diary.

”Even after everything that they did to him, he never got angry or disrespected King Harold. His royal highness Nikalas is the kindest soul in this world Adria” Tears were flowing down on Riya's cheeks without her knowing as Arrora gently wiped the tears away with her hand

”All he wants is his mother to wake up and love him, he begged countless times to King Harold to help him get a healer from the capital but King Harold didn't give a damn”

”That's cruel” Arrora said and she was genuinely wanted to kill King Harold

Riya slowly nodded ”it was Queen Bella and Uncle Steve who brought some healers to check what's wrong with her ” Riya looked at Vivian's peaceful face ”but they didn't find anything and they said that as far as they know, she's sleeping”

”Don't they know if she's sleeping she would have woken up ” Arrora couldn't help but ridicule them thinking about their answer.

”So tell me Adria, can you really help us?”

After hearing everything that happened to these poor fellows and the fact that Prince Nikalas could be easily recruited as well as turned into a real asset to Everlight, Arrora decided to give it a shot to help them an even if she couldn't help them with Vivian, she could provide them a better life in Everlight, after all Arrora was not a heartless person.

”Yes I will talk to his majesty and if anyone could help her it's him”

”You mean King Don who's going to marry Princess Darlene” For some reason, Riya frowned when she heard Arrora talking about Don and kinda looked a little afraid

However seeing Riya, Arrora giggled and asked

”Are you afraid of him?”

”A little bit he looked ”

”Scary?” Arrora interrupted Riya as her giggle turned into a laugh

”He may look scary and cold but he's the sweetest person I've ever known ”

Riya seemed a little relaxed after hearing Arrora and smiled to reveal her pearl white teeth

”Alright don't tell anything I've said about helping to Prince Nikalas”

”Why?”

”We don't want to get his hopes up, you understand?”

Riya nodded as an answer

”Where's Prince Nikalas's room and yours?” as Arrora asked this question Riya suddenly started to blush

”What?you are blushing”

”I have no separate room I'm staying in the same room with his royal highness” Riya's voice was so low that Arrora could barely hear it

”Oh? Then it's even better, tomorrow night stay in your room I will bring Do” Arrora coughed to hide the fact she called him as Don as usual and said

”his majesty Don there, keep your door and windows open”