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
As expected, Emperor Halil told them not to tell others about their abilities. Aside from the fact that they didn't know exactly how these things happen, they also don't want to arouse the nobles' suspicion towards the twins. The people were already unsatisfied with their Crown Prince who they haven't seen for years now thinking he was not willing to go back to their empire yet. If they learned that Prince Marius has a suspicious ability, he may lose his support from their faction and even his position as a Crown Prince.Emperor Halil also moved the date when can show his son to the public. He needs to make a grand show to everyone and make them all believe that the Royal family is still as strong as before. He also needs to put more powerful supporters around his son so no one can easily move him from his position. And there are several ways to do that.As for Charlotte, the Emperor had made plans for her. But it can only happen if she agrees to it. He plans to make Charlotte a war h
When Charlotte returns to their mansion, Butler Mel informed her that the Countess visited a friend while Lady Roselyn is inside her room. The butler also informed her that the Count will be soon finished with his business trip and will arrive tomorrow morning. After reporting these things, Charlotte tells the butler that he can go back to his post as she returns to her room and take a rest. There's a sudden change in her schedule since Charlotte returns to their mansion earlier than expected. Before she leaves the palace, Charlotte finished everything including the reports that her Vice General has to finish. It is her way to compensate him for cutting his day off short. The female General Commander also informed Prince Marius that she will continue investigating the appearance of the demonic creatures as well as the kidnapping incident that happened in the plaza the other day. Charlotte believes those two incidents are connected. When Charlotte returns to her room, she notices the
"General Castella wants to see me?" Charlotte asked. "Now I am curious why."Annie did not say anything. She is aware that Charlotte is avoiding the newly appointed General Commander of the Solaris Knight especially when she is in disguise as Rovira Valentine. Although there are times when she asks for her reason, Annie still knows when to open her mouth. Aside from it, she doesn't want to irritate her lady.Soon, the butler himself visits her room to inform Charlotte for the second time that General Commander Castella is now in their mansion to see her. When Charlotte didn't say anything, Butler Mel thought she is just nervous. To his knowledge, this is the first time she will be receiving a guest. Usually, it was Lady Roselyn who always have guests visiting her in this mansion."Lady Roselyn is now in the receiving room to accompany the Young General. You do not have to be nervous, Lady Charlotte." Butler Mel said in a kind voice. When Roselyn heard that General Commander Castella
When General Aster leaves the mansion, he enters his carriage with a frown on his face. Lady Roselyn tries to stop him saying Lady Charlotte was rude to him because she hasn't learned the proper etiquette but he did not listen to her. For Aster, he feels like his ears will bleed because of Roselyn's high-pitched voice. But to avoid making any rude remarks, Aster simply shut his mouth close and quietly leaves the mansion.As expected, Lady Charlotte refused to talk with him. But although he already expected it to happen, that doesn't mean Aster will not get upset about it. Her rudeness only shows how she hates the idea of seeing her today. Still, the General Commander cannot blame her for it because he is the one who visited their mansion without any prior notice. After he closed the carriage door, Aster let out a sigh before leaning his back on the leather seat inside. He also loosens the buttons of his coat to let the air to let himself breathe properly. After that, he turns his hea