Chapter 54: Celebration: Damion's Truth
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CHAPTER 54
At the appointed time, the party began as the kingdom's top aristocrats and Lords came to grace the occasion. For many kings who had now turned dukes, they felt saddened that Elrad was no more and his people gone for nothing.
Even more, they felt so much pity for Era who had just been married to the kingdom and had her family exterminated just like that.
"One would have thought that being married to the king would actually grant one that favour you so desire and save your people," one of the dukes, voiced out to his mates.
"It actually turns out that being married to the devil was in no words better than the situation you were in before."
"Now, it seems as though she just went from the frying pan to the fire."
"I sincerely am glad my daughter was not in her shoes," another man added.
"Exactly. Considering we envied Elrad when she got married to Etheria. It is such a shame though," the fifth man chipped in.
"A shame? I think her luck was good but unfortunately, nothing lasts forever. She ran out of luck."
"If not that her parents were the greedy and stupid ones, do you think that they could have gotten them so easily? It is unfortunate that she is the one paying the price for all these things," the first duke added.
"I am sorry to say but you all are so quick to judge," another man said, walking towards them.
"Lord Damian. What do you mean by that?" the second man asked.
"Very simple, Lord Edward. You all just believe Elrad is stupid enough to do that?"
"What are you insinuating, Lord Damian?" the third man asked, looking more confused than the rest of them.
"Are you trying to say that they were framed and all this was a plot?" Lord Edward, inquired again causing Damian to let out a deep sigh at their level of ignorance.
"I never said anything. You insinuated it yourself."
"Why you…"
"Hold your horses. I only stated that you all are too eager to judge, nothing more, nothing less."
"But…"
"But nothing. Not all you see is as it seems. Everyone knows why Meribia has still been standing tall and proud till today. Elrad dared to do what none of us could, betrothing his pride and joy away for the sake of his people. He has always been careful and calculative. Of course, I do not think he is stupid enough to not count the cost and consequences of his actions were figured out."
"I think he did and believed that having his daughter here, Vidor would fall and be an easy prey."
Damian shook his head at his poor and stupid way of reasoning. "I pity your people. It is no wonder you gave easily and surrendered under him," Damian scorned.
"Me? You are one to talk to. What about you? Aren't you a duke?"
"Hmm. Never you lump me in with the likes of you. My stand remains where it is. Next time think before pointing fingers."
"Lord Damian, you said think before pointing fingers, meaning you are insinuating that the king is lying and di that for ulterior motives or he has someone doing the dirty work behind if I am not mistaken, that is what you said."
"It is like you who have said it and has nothing to do with you hearing it from my mouth. Goodnight great kings, I mean Lords."
With that, he ignored them and continued on his way to God knows where.
'It seems as though with each passing day they are left under Vidor's reign, they become more stupid and what is worse is that they seem more relaxed now that someone else was in control. Lazy bastards as kings. I pity their kingdom. No wonder they fell easily without a fight.'
As he left the ballroom, he gazed at the sky and stopped.
He could feel how deeply the wind did blow and the strong aura in the atmosphere. There was a deep sadness in the sky and he knew where it came from. It was the air carrying with it the pain and grievances of the dead.
"Hmm… May your souls rest on. One day judgment shall come for you."
He stayed there watching the empty night sky as his memories began to flood into his mind.
It was about ten years now since he came under the rule of Vidor. Under every other Lord that willingly surrendered, he did not.
He was one of the most feared kings in history but he had a weakness and that was his young daughters. He had lost his wife when they were a bit younger to sickness and vowed on her death bed not to ever allow anything happen to their twin daughters.
Knowing this, Vidor sought to take over his kingdom but was threatened by the might of his armies as he was the fourth most powerful king in the land but that was not the challenge.
His fighting spirit and his might, as well as courageous and daring behaviour, made him an enemy not to be reckoned with.
Knowing full well that battling it out would cause a great loss on both ends, Vidor sought other means to make him surrender.
In the process, he kidnapped both his pearl on one of their horse riding journey and threatened to kill them if Damian did not surrender.
Although Damian was tempted to go to war, he couldn't as Vidor brought the idea that they had trespassed into his kingdom and had all right to kill them for touching his fruits.
A clear mistake on the part of the girls who were lured in. Seeing that he had carefully thought it out and with no way of not losing his pearls, he surrendered willingly to avoid the bloodshed of his people and daughters.
And just to ensure he was kept in line, Vidor prevented him from seeing them till that very day.. One wrong move and they and his people would die just like what he did to Era.
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CHAPTER 54
At the appointed time, the party began as the kingdom's top aristocrats and Lords came to grace the occasion. For many kings who had now turned dukes, they felt saddened that Elrad was no more and his people gone for nothing.
Even more, they felt so much pity for Era who had just been married to the kingdom and had her family exterminated just like that.
"One would have thought that being married to the king would actually grant one that favour you so desire and save your people," one of the dukes, voiced out to his mates.
"It actually turns out that being married to the devil was in no words better than the situation you were in before."
"Now, it seems as though she just went from the frying pan to the fire."
"I sincerely am glad my daughter was not in her shoes," another man added.
"Exactly. Considering we envied Elrad when she got married to Etheria. It is such a shame though," the fifth man chipped in.
"A shame? I think her luck was good but unfortunately, nothing lasts forever. She ran out of luck."
"If not that her parents were the greedy and stupid ones, do you think that they could have gotten them so easily? It is unfortunate that she is the one paying the price for all these things," the first duke added.
"I am sorry to say but you all are so quick to judge," another man said, walking towards them.
"Lord Damian. What do you mean by that?" the second man asked.
"Very simple, Lord Edward. You all just believe Elrad is stupid enough to do that?"
"What are you insinuating, Lord Damian?" the third man asked, looking more confused than the rest of them.
"Are you trying to say that they were framed and all this was a plot?" Lord Edward, inquired again causing Damian to let out a deep sigh at their level of ignorance.
"I never said anything. You insinuated it yourself."
"Why you…"
"Hold your horses. I only stated that you all are too eager to judge, nothing more, nothing less."
"But…"
"But nothing. Not all you see is as it seems. Everyone knows why Meribia has still been standing tall and proud till today. Elrad dared to do what none of us could, betrothing his pride and joy away for the sake of his people. He has always been careful and calculative. Of course, I do not think he is stupid enough to not count the cost and consequences of his actions were figured out."
"I think he did and believed that having his daughter here, Vidor would fall and be an easy prey."
Damian shook his head at his poor and stupid way of reasoning. "I pity your people. It is no wonder you gave easily and surrendered under him," Damian scorned.
"Me? You are one to talk to. What about you? Aren't you a duke?"
"Hmm. Never you lump me in with the likes of you. My stand remains where it is. Next time think before pointing fingers."
"Lord Damian, you said think before pointing fingers, meaning you are insinuating that the king is lying and di that for ulterior motives or he has someone doing the dirty work behind if I am not mistaken, that is what you said."
"It is like you who have said it and has nothing to do with you hearing it from my mouth. Goodnight great kings, I mean Lords."
With that, he ignored them and continued on his way to God knows where.
'It seems as though with each passing day they are left under Vidor's reign, they become more stupid and what is worse is that they seem more relaxed now that someone else was in control. Lazy bastards as kings. I pity their kingdom. No wonder they fell easily without a fight.'
As he left the ballroom, he gazed at the sky and stopped.
He could feel how deeply the wind did blow and the strong aura in the atmosphere. There was a deep sadness in the sky and he knew where it came from. It was the air carrying with it the pain and grievances of the dead.
"Hmm… May your souls rest on. One day judgment shall come for you."
He stayed there watching the empty night sky as his memories began to flood into his mind.
It was about ten years now since he came under the rule of Vidor. Under every other Lord that willingly surrendered, he did not.
He was one of the most feared kings in history but he had a weakness and that was his young daughters. He had lost his wife when they were a bit younger to sickness and vowed on her death bed not to ever allow anything happen to their twin daughters.
Knowing this, Vidor sought to take over his kingdom but was threatened by the might of his armies as he was the fourth most powerful king in the land but that was not the challenge.
His fighting spirit and his might, as well as courageous and daring behaviour, made him an enemy not to be reckoned with.
Knowing full well that battling it out would cause a great loss on both ends, Vidor sought other means to make him surrender.
In the process, he kidnapped both his pearl on one of their horse riding journey and threatened to kill them if Damian did not surrender.
Although Damian was tempted to go to war, he couldn't as Vidor brought the idea that they had trespassed into his kingdom and had all right to kill them for touching his fruits.
A clear mistake on the part of the girls who were lured in. Seeing that he had carefully thought it out and with no way of not losing his pearls, he surrendered willingly to avoid the bloodshed of his people and daughters.
And just to ensure he was kept in line, Vidor prevented him from seeing them till that very day.. One wrong move and they and his people would die just like what he did to Era.
*************CHAPTER 54At the appointed time, the party began as the kingdom's top aristocrats and Lords came to grace the occasion. For many kings who had now turned dukes, they felt saddened that Elrad was no more and his people gone for nothing.Even more, they felt so much pity for Era who had just been married to the kingdom and had her family exterminated just like that."One would have thought that being married to the king would actually grant one that favour you so desire and save your people," one of the dukes, voiced out to his mates."It actually turns out that being married to the devil was in no words better than the situation you were in before.""Now, it seems as though she just went from the frying pan to the fire.""I sincerely am glad my daughter was not in her shoes," another man added."Exactly. Considering we envied Elrad when she got married to Etheria. It is such a shame though," the fifth man chipped in."A shame? I think her luck was good but unfortunately, nothing lasts forever. She ran out of luck.""If not that her parents were the greedy and stupid ones, do you think that they could have gotten them so easily? It is unfortunate that she is the one paying the price for all these things," the first duke added."I am sorry to say but you all are so quick to judge," another man said, walking towards them."Lord Damian. What do you mean by that?" the second man asked."Very simple, Lord Edward. You all just believe Elrad is stupid enough to do that?""What are you insinuating, Lord Damian?" the third man asked, looking more confused than the rest of them."Are you trying to say that they were framed and all this was a plot?" Lord Edward, inquired again causing Damian to let out a deep sigh at their level of ignorance."I never said anything. You insinuated it yourself.""Why you""Hold your horses. I only stated that you all are too eager to judge, nothing more, nothing less.""But""But nothing. Not all you see is as it seems. Everyone knows why Meribia has still been standing tall and proud till today. Elrad dared to do what none of us could, betrothing his pride and joy away for the sake of his people. He has always been careful and calculative. Of course, I do not think he is stupid enough to not count the cost and consequences of his actions were figured out.""I think he did and believed that having his daughter here, Vidor would fall and be an easy prey."Damian shook his head at his poor and stupid way of reasoning. "I pity your people. It is no wonder you gave easily and surrendered under him," Damian scorned."Me? You are one to talk to. What about you? Aren't you a duke?""Hmm. Never you lump me in with the likes of you. My stand remains where it is. Next time think before pointing fingers.""Lord Damian, you said think before pointing fingers, meaning you are insinuating that the king is lying and di that for ulterior motives or he has someone doing the dirty work behind if I am not mistaken, that is what you said.""It is like you who have said it and has nothing to do with you hearing it from my mouth. Goodnight great kings, I mean Lords."With that, he ignored them and continued on his way to God knows where.'It seems as though with each passing day they are left under Vidor's reign, they become more stupid and what is worse is that they seem more relaxed now that someone else was in control. Lazy bastards as kings. I pity their kingdom. No wonder they fell easily without a fight.'As he left the ballroom, he gazed at the sky and stopped.He could feel how deeply the wind did blow and the strong aura in the atmosphere. There was a deep sadness in the sky and he knew where it came from. It was the air carrying with it the pain and grievances of the dead."Hmm May your souls rest on. One day judgment shall come for you."He stayed there watching the empty night sky as his memories began to flood into his mind.It was about ten years now since he came under the rule of Vidor. Under every other Lord that willingly surrendered, he did not.He was one of the most feared kings in history but he had a weakness and that was his young daughters. He had lost his wife when they were a bit younger to sickness and vowed on her death bed not to ever allow anything happen to their twin daughters.Knowing this, Vidor sought to take over his kingdom but was threatened by the might of his armies as he was the fourth most powerful king in the land but that was not the challenge.His fighting spirit and his might, as well as courageous and daring behaviour, made him an enemy not to be reckoned with.Knowing full well that battling it out would cause a great loss on both ends, Vidor sought other means to make him surrender.In the process, he kidnapped both his pearl on one of their horse riding journey and threatened to kill them if Damian did not surrender.Although Damian was tempted to go to war, he couldn't as Vidor brought the idea that they had trespassed into his kingdom and had all right to kill them for touching his fruits.A clear mistake on the part of the girls who were lured in. Seeing that he had carefully thought it out and with no way of not losing his pearls, he surrendered willingly to avoid the bloodshed of his people and daughters.And just to ensure he was kept in line, Vidor prevented him from seeing them till that very day.. One wrong move and they and his people would die just like what he did to Era.
