Chapter 564 - Five Hundred And Sixty-four: His Majesty (1/2)

The third point of view:

Isabella's threat worked effectively because Jacqueline had gone easy on them in the next lesson. The woman had stopped treating them like naive subjects she could easily manipulate but students.

Currently, they were having a tour of the palace but Neon decided to have communion with nature. Hence, while others visited other interesting places in the palace, he was all alone in the garden. Well, not alone, he had his mouse for company.

Neon laid on the soft carpet glass staring at the bright sky and enjoying the sweet earthy smell of nature. In times like this, he enjoyed being alone with Mr. Smuff junior. It was their quiet time together. Yeah, both of them were an inseparable couple.

”You like nature too?” A smile broke across his face when he saw his mouse gnawing at the vegetation.

Neon sighed, ”You must be very lonely with no family to play with,” He tried to imagine himself in the mouse's situation, ”It would have been nicer if Mr. Smuff was here. At least, that way you would get company just like I have Allen and Ailee,” The mouse squeaked as if acquiescing to his statement.

”But don't worry, as soon as we get back home. I'll find you a wife and then you will have children - lots of children- and you will not be lonely. Sounds good, right?” Neon was delighted at his plan not knowing Isabella was not a fan of mice litters.

He was so engrossed in his happy imagination that he didn't realize Mr. Smuff junior had crawled away.

”Huh?” Neon finally noticed his absence, ”Mr. Smuff junior? Smuff Jr.? Where are you?” he panicked.

This wasn't the first time the mouse got missing only to be caught a few hours later. No matter how Smuff junior went, Neon trained the mouse to return to the spot he frequented the most.

But then, this was Lincolnshire and a garden he visited for the first time plus the fact the servants might kill Mr. Smuff thinking he's a wild mouse.

Oh no, he got to find Mr. Smuff junior before it was too late. How could he lose him? He was an irresponsible parent.

And just like that, Neon went in search of his mouse on all fours. It was far better on his knees than standing since mice were excellent climbers and hiders.

The garden provided a good hiding spot with its bountiful flowers and trimmed bushes. But then, because he has been taking care of the mouse for long, Neon might have unintentionally adapted to the mouse's cogitation because in no time, he found Mr. Smuff junior trying to squeeze into a two inches gap in between a bush.

”There you are,” He picked the little squirming thing, ”You are a bad boy. Do you know how scared I was?” Neon scolded him by tapping its pointed snout as he slowly rose to his feet. However, at the corner of his eyes, he spotted two figures and ducked immediately.

Neon's heart began to pound so hard when he saw it was that unpleasant man from that day. His luck was really bad, how could he meet that scary man again? He was just about to leave when the conversation began.

”How are the plans going?” Lord Albert asked one of the captains he had convinced into his cause.

The guard looked around and after making sure they were truly alone, said to him, ”With your influence, it wasn't hard to convince the guards. Right now, about sixty percent of the guards are on our side. The rest are extremely committed to the royal family and we can't afford a leak in this plan. You do know what we will lose if this fails,”