A bolt of lightning fell and hit the big tree that Robin and Ayana were sitting under. It happened so suddenly, and the tree burned and split in two and fell on either side of the mother and daughter, leaving them speechless and out of breath.The bowl in Robin’s hand had long dropped, and she looked at her daughter in shock.The shock on both their faces soon turned to amazement, as the wooden tree that had fallen on the ground was still burning. Had that tree fell on top of them, they would have both died for sure.Both of them looked up at the sky, ignoring the rain crashing on their faces, and thanked God with tearful eyes for protecting them, and then Robin took her daughter and ran into the house just as Dustin came out to check on them.Somewhere else in Syslon.Ulmer was on his way returning to his home, but then heard a cry from below. He couldn’t ignore that cry and came down to that spot, where he saw an old lady had just fallen to the ground and bruised her knee.All the w

“My son died because of you and your family,” Francis growled with tearful eyes. “I will send you and your family off to where my son is resting!” He rushed toward the house along with seven more men.Dustin locked the door, but what could a door do against people who were in level tens and twenties?They managed to easily break through the door. Dustin tried to stop them by pushing a table against them, but they broke the table and then slashed their knives and swords t him with no mercy whatsoever, causing his blood to spray all around.Robin and Ayana rushed out of their room and screamed in horror to see Dustin getting ruthlessly attacked.Francis saw the two women and glared at them. His gaze especially fell on Ayana. “Ayana Revers… I’m going to cut you to a thousand pieces tonight!” He leaped toward her and viciously slashed his butcher knife.Robin jumped into his path, and she was struck down by his knife.“MOM!” Ayana howled in absolute horror because Robin’s gut was split op

After Ulmer assured her that things would become clear after a few days, Ayana raised his hand and pressed it against her cheek.Her eyes turned wet. Ulmer saw that and pointed at the sky, where the moon was still visible because it was still three at night.“Can you hear me, Moon? Can you hear me, stars? Can you hear my heart?” Ulmer said. “If you can, then please shine a bit more and make my wife smile a little.”“She’s a little baby, so don’t leave her alone, or you’ll be scolded at by everyone,” Ayana replied as though speaking in the moon’s stead.“Next time, ask the moon, stars, and the wind where I am,” Ulmer said, “and they will tell you.”Cold wind blew past their faces and tickled them. The stars twinkled in the sky, and a faint smile bloomed on the moon’s lips.“If they won’t tell me, then what?” Ayana quickly asked.“If they won’t answer you, then that’s their loss,” Ulmer said. “After all, they’d be losing a soft-hearted friend whose smile can brighten anyone's mood.” He

At Dracarius’ mansion in the capital city.“I can’t believe that the Knight Beater was the one who stole the national treasures,” Dracarius was saying, “but it makes sense now. He’s so strong. He must have been the one who stole those items and then disappeared just like how he vanished after the dragon showed up.”“It’s even more hard to believe that he killed Alveron before escaping,” Nirvan blurted. “There’s no way he could have defeated Sir Alveron by fighting fairly. He must have made a sneak attack.”“Losing Alveron surely is a big loss for us,” Dracarius sighed. “But there’s no point worrying about what if he was still alive. Since he’s dead, we need to think about filling his spot. I want someone who’s on our side to be Princess Brianna’s personal knight. She’s going to become the empress sooner or later, so having our man close to her will benefit us immensely. We don’t have to personally visit her every time we want to know what she’s up to. Her knight will keep us updated w

At the Foster family’s mansion.By the time the knights arrived there to capture the entire family, Mirianne and her mother had already escaped somewhere with Rever guarding them.Only Edward and Zebron were left in the mansion.Because Zebron was there, Drake had to personally come to capture Edward.“This is just a procedure, Zebron,” Drake said. “You know that he will come back soon if he’s proven innocent. So please don’t make this complicated. If you fight us now, you will be stripped off your title, and you will be considered a criminal. Even if Lord Edward proves himself to be innocent later on, your crime will still not be pardoned. Meaning… you will lose your knighthood forever if you raise your sword against us now.”Zebron gritted his teeth and grabbed the hilt of his sword.“Don’t do it,” Edward told him.“But, Lord… This whole thing feels ominous,” Zebron said. “I think some people are conspiring to get you to rot in jail.”“No matter what the people may plot,” Edward sai