Chapter 200

Dario let his gaze wander around the throne room, taking in the majesty that surrounded him. Every single thing around was a testament to his journey.

He closed his eyes and leaned back against the throne, allowing his mind to drift and be filled with the memories of his past.

The thoughts of days when he had nothing, when survival was a daily struggle, and he and Maria had to scavenge abandoned leftovers on the street.

Those days, when they returned to their home on the street after going out to scavenge for food, Maria would ask, “what did you find?”

And Dario would also ask, “Were you able to get plenty?”

The bitter cold nights coupled with the gnawing hunger and the hopelessness that often threatened to consume him.

But he also remembered the moment things got a little bit better; when Sir Davis miraculously came around. It was still hard but it got better.

Life was humiliating and filled with insults until everything suddenly turned around for good. From a ‘nobody’ one night,