The halls was quite, the only sound that can be heard is the sound of vases being broken, and an angry voice
"I ordered Alistair to not meet with her, so I could go meet her.. but how dare you-"
"I am the Emperor, you're ought not to raise your voice at me, Jerome."
The dining hall became quite, four men at the table, one is the Emperor, and on the other end of the table is the crown prince, then the second prince on the side
"The lady was dragged to her chambers by the order of a bastard, and you won't do anything to that? Your Future daughter in law is being confined on her own home!" The crown prince gritted his teeth
"Rather than worrying about that, send your men to find the Duke," Alistair spoke
"Forget about that Duke! The-"
"She won't leave her quarters for the mean time, while the Duke has a possibility of death, and even if we take Lady Reillana out of her chambers, there's no point if she isn't named heir." Alistair cut off his words
"Can't the crown do anything? Strip off that bastard title! Remove him at the House of Millaber." Jerome said angrily again
"House Millaber cannot be touched. They're powerful enough and is one of our pillars, if we disrespect them, what would we gain?" The emperor finally spoke
Jerome fume in anger, clenching his fists, "Powerful enough you say? As if the Duke himself isn't hungry for power that he pushes his only daughter to do things beyond our expectations?"
He spoke, before a moment of silence he spoke again, "..Or are you waiting for their downfall and not dirtying your hands by watching?"
The room fell silent again, then the door opened, a red hair with red eyes
Oh my.. what a tension.. Jaehan thought as she entered the room
"Your majesty, The Empress" Alistair stands and bows, as well as Jerome
"Reillana escaped." She spoke, sitting beside the Emperor, "She'll reach Zeta at dawn"
"Zeta? Why is she going through the border?" Alistair asks
"Who knows.." she chuckles, "Ren."
"Y-Yes, your majesty?" Ren asks, stepping forward
"The border of Marfester, the Zeta, that town, what goes after that town?" She asks
"It is another town, your majesty, although it had been in ruins for years, rumors has it that the souls of the ones who used to live there is haunting anyone who passes, making it impossible for citizens to immigrate to Kallister."
She chuckles, "hm.. do you think.." she glances at the Emperor, "... She'll cross the border and go to the Kallister Empire..?" She glances at Alistair, "..This is the second time she went there afterall."
Ren hesitates for a bit, "She knows the Marfester Empire is secure and she can be found soon enough and be brought back to the Millaber Estate--"
"Find her and bring her here, the palace, not there." The crown prince, Jerome says.
"I said.. the Millaber Estate cannot be touched! End the investigation immediately, I'll send my men to find her myself." The emperor spoke
As Ren, Alistair and Jerome left the dining hall, Jaehan chuckles, "Of course, she has to prove herself to the Duke if she wants his favor.."
"Reillana can't kill the Duke if she runs away. And Reillana can't kill the Duke if the Duke is already dead!" The emperor gritted his teeth before grabbing Jaehan by the collar
"Kruzul. This isn't the future that you saw, is it?"
"..The fate had changed, But the ending will remain the same."