"General Commander... General Valentine... Ugh, General Valentine...?"Rovira slowly blinks her eyes before she focused on Sir Gabriel who is now calling to get her attention. He is holding a stack of papers in his hands. Looking at his face, Rovira can also see a few bruises on his face. Noticing that his General Commander is looking at him, Sir Gabriel stands up straight and waits for his superior to speak.Right now, General Rovira is in her office to finish a few documents that she left unattended for several days. Sir Gabriel is with her to help. After working for three hours straight, they already finished two-thirds of the documents on her desk. It was because Rovira had been working on these documents in secret while she was in the White mansion as Lady Charlotte.A lot of things happened since yesterday. Last night, Countess Rosalyn kept apologizing to her eldest daughter and asking for a second chance. Although Charlotte refused to show her emotions too much, it doesn't mean
"Big sister!" Rovira is surprised to see the little boy who is energetically running towards her. When he reached her, Mifa hugs her waist tightly and shows her a bright smile. Because of the overflowing happiness of the little boy, Rovira cannot help but smile back at him. Her smile is visible since Rovira did not bother wearing a mask today. Soon, a young lad who is trying to catch his breath appears behind them. "Mifa, you should not run like that. It will be rude if they see us—General Commander!" "I can see that you are also doing well, Riva." Because of nervousness, Riva gently pulls Mifa away from Rovira and forced the little boy to bow in front of her with him. Although Mifa pouts his lips, he still follows his big brother's movement. Their parents said they should be respectful of his big sister because she is a noblewoman. "Please forgive our rudeness just now, General Commander. And thank you for meeting us today." Riva said while bowing. "Enough with the formal greet
"P-Please, have mercy...""W-We will n-never do it again...""Please...""H-Help us..."Rovir ignores the pained moans and cries of those people tied in separate chairs inside the ice prison. Only eight people are still alive. The others died just a few seconds ago after the General Commander stabbed her sword into their necks and chests. They were killed brutally but Sir Gabriel, who is standing at the corner and waiting for his General's orders, thinks those people are very lucky to die early at this point.As for the remaining eight people alive, they will surely suffer more now that General Commander Rovira personally visited them. No one can stop her now even if Sir Gabriel tries to ask him not to kill them. And besides, the Vice General thinks his neck is more important than these vicious criminals."P-Please, give mercy to us! W-We will never do it again.""W-We will change... Just let u-us go...""Please don't hurt us! I-I don't want to die yet!""J-Just let us go. We a-are go
"You look tired.""And you look ugly.""That's rude. Do you want me to put you inside the jail?""As if you can do it.""Well, fair point."General Commander Valentine enters the Crown Prince's office and sits on the sofa. She let out a sigh before rolling her neck. Prince Marius sits on the vacant chair next to her. When he snaps his fingers, the curtains on his windows close."You cannot use your magic anytime," she warned him."I know, I know. I am just too lazy to stand up and close it by myself." Prince Marius defended himself. "Anyway, you can remove your ring in the meantime."When the General Commander did not say anything, the Crown Prince let out a sigh."Don't worry. No one will dare to enter my office without my permission. I just want to feel relaxed. That's all."The female General stares at him for a moment. But she soon shakes her head before removing the ring on her thumb. In an instant, her chestnut hair and onyx eyes return to their original colors. After that, she
Fourteen years ago, four out of fifteen children were separated from the group. The people who abducted those children congratulated the four saying they were different from the others. After that, these four children were temporarily locked inside an old building.These children were Charlotte White, Aster Castella, Prince Marius Iryl Demitria, and his twin sister, Princess Andrea Violyn Demitria.The royal twins were kidnapped while they sleeping. At that time, Emperor Halil and Empress Veronica were not in the castle because he was visiting the other empire. It turned out their nanny collaborated with the kidnappers and put sleeping pills on their dinner before they had gone to sleep. When they woke up, the twins were already tied with the other children.Aster Castella, the only son of their Grand Duke, was also abducted. According to him, Aster joined his father to learn how to hunt in the forest when he got lost. Soon, people dressed in black appeared out of nowhere and hit him
When Prince Marius woke up, he discovered they were inside a clean room. Each one of them has its own bed. There was also a huge table in the middle of the room filled with delicious food. And that made the prince suspicious.It's because that place was a far cry from the old laboratory where they locked them for months. When he looked around, Prince Marius saw his twin sister and Aster were still sleeping on their beds. Fortunately, their conditions were good and it was obvious they had plenty of rest. But before he could let out a relieved sigh, Prince Marius noticed that someone was still missing in their room.It was Charlotte. Without thinking, the prince frantically knocked on the metal door to get their kidnappers' attention. He remembered the deal that Charlotte had proposed to those men in exchange for their safety. The prince did not stop hitting the door until his knuckles bled. Soon, someone opened the door and brought Charlotte inside the room.Prince Marius will never
A week had passed since the four of them were rescued. Empress Veronica became more attentive towards her children and Charlotte. The Empress was so gentle and kind as if she doesn't know how to get mad. But she was specifically kind towards the princess and Charlotte.When her son told them the truth, Empress Veronica blamed herself for their misfortune. If only she brought her children on their trip, those horrible things would never happen to them. Prince Marius never blamed his mother for their abduction and he's very sure his twin sister is also thinking the same. If there's someone who needs to be blamed, those are the people who kidnapped them.Of course, they also asked about Charlotte's identity. Emperor Halil admitted that he was quite surprised to see a child like her. Although her body was small and thin, Charlotte's eyes were something very familiar to him. Her eyes were similar to a soldier who survived a lot of war and still have the vigor to fight for another one.As p
Emperor Halil and Charlotte stayed inside the office for a long time. During those hours, Charlotte told him everything he wanted to know. Aside from a few selected questions that Charlotte refused to answer, she readily gave the Emperor all the things he wanted to hear. When she finished answering his questions, Emperor Halil fell silent while his eyes are busy observing the little girl in front of him.In just one look, everyone can tell that Charlotte is younger than his children. But this small child was the one who protected the twins from getting more harm in those years they got separated from their family. That small body of hers endured all the possible pain she can felt inside the laboratory just to keep her friends safe. Even the Emperor might not be able to endure being tortured every day.Then out of nowhere, Emperor Halil kneeled in front of Charlotte and thanked her for saving his children. The Emperor should never kneel to anyone. But at that time, he tossed his pride