In the royal city, teams of knights were rushing through the streets.
The silver-white armor flashed with a stern cold light, and the orderly footsteps echoed in the space.
Occasionally, a few citizens walked by, all in a hurry, walking at the edge, staying far away from the knight team.
"Hey, what's going on? Why are there so many patrolling knights all of a sudden?"
"Haven't you heard? It's said that someone is plotting a rebellion!"
"Treason?! Who is so bold?"
"He seems to be a wandering knight, and many people have taken refuge with him!"
"Great rebellion! I've been looking forward to this day for a long time!"
"Hey, keep your voice down, or you'll be caught..."
"No more talking, no more talking, come back quickly, I hope this will be over soon..."
Two pedestrians on the roadside walked away quickly.
A pair of knights came from the other side of the road. The leading knight raised his hand and the team stopped.
"Any findings?"
"Captain, no findings."
"Okay, continue patrolling and don't miss any suspicious places."
"yes!"
………
In the palace dungeon, the dim candlelight flickered a few times, and the guarding knight bowed respectfully and welcomed a person from outside.
A luxurious fox fur cloak dragged on the ground, and a diamond-studded crown gleamed in the candlelight.
The king stopped at the door of a cell, half his face hidden in the shadows. "Elena, do you know you are wrong?"
Inside the cell, Elena sat hugging her knees on a pile of messy straw. Her long, lusterless algae-blue hair lay tangled around her body. "Father, I'm not wrong. You're the one who's wrong."
She just wanted to be with the one she loved, there was nothing wrong with that.
"If you don't admit your mistake, you will be locked up here forever. Elena, have you considered this?"
Elena panicked and rushed to the door of the cell, grabbing the wooden stake with her hands, and said excitedly, "Father, you can't do this!"
If she was locked up in this dark cell forever, she would never see Ash again!
The king looked down at Elena, his eyes devoid of emotion, as if he was not looking at his own daughter, but a stranger with no relationship to him. "Those who disobey should be punished."
Elena raised her head and looked at the king with a dazed look. Her father...how did he become like this?
Indifferent, ruthless, even vicious.
A few days ago, she brought Ash back to the palace and happily went to see her father.
The father looked at her coldly, just like he is now, and then asked her who was the person who came back with him?
She said Ash was the one she liked.
The king didn't say anything, but immediately had her and Ash arrested, and threatened to kill Ash.
She struggled to help Ash escape, but she was locked up.
"If you don't admit your mistake, I will release you. The prince of the neighboring country will arrive in the royal city soon. When that happens, I will personally officiate your wedding."
Elena looked at the king in disbelief, "Father, the person I like is Ash! How can you let me marry someone else!"
"If you don't want to be imprisoned in this dungeon forever, then admit your mistake. As for that wandering knight..." The king curled his lips coldly, "I will throw his body into the glacier and seal it forever."
“………”
Elena was frightened by the king's appearance, but since this matter concerned Ash, Elena suppressed her fear and begged the king, "Father, I beg you not to hurt Ash, he is innocent."
"Innocent?" The king sneered, "He is the first and will be the last person to challenge my authority."
"I will use his death to warn those who are restless. If anyone dares to challenge me again, that wandering knight will be their fate!"
After making these harsh words, the king left the dungeon.
Elena slumped on the ground, all she could think about was Ash's safety.
Ash was alone and was no match for the king.
Elena cried for a while, then she stood up and banged on the cell door, "Let me out! Let me out now!"
Ash, wait for me, don't get into any trouble!
"Let me out! Someone, let me out!"
Elena banged on the cell door until her voice became hoarse, but no one came to pay attention to her.
Elena continued to knock on the cell door. Her delicate palms were broken and bleeding, but Elena still did not stop.
The strong smell of blood finally attracted the guarding soldiers.
Elena's eyes lit up and she leaned over the cell door, "Hurry, let me out!"
The soldier walked over to take a look, and after confirming that Elena's hand was only broken and there was no serious injury, he left again.
Elena looked at the soldier's back as he walked away and fell to the ground in despair.
………
The king came out of the dungeon and walked through a dim corridor. Outside was a beautiful and quiet garden.
A palace maid came over hurriedly, "Your Majesty, the Queen... the Queen wants to see you!"
The king walked outside, past the palace servants.
In the magnificent palace, the king stepped into the door, and a beautiful woman slowly turned around. Her long algae-blue hair was tied up behind her head, her light golden eyes were slightly drooped, and there was a hint of melancholy between her eyebrows. Her temperament was elegant, but breathtakingly beautiful.
The queen lowered her head slightly, "King."
The king walked past the queen and sat down on the high seat above. "The queen wanted to see me, but what is it?"
The queen raised her head and looked forward, but she did not look at the king. "Please, King, release Elena."
The king's face was expressionless. "Elena made a mistake, so she must be punished."
"It's just that I have someone I like, is that a mistake?"
"It's wrong to like someone you shouldn't like."
The king and queen's eyes met in the air, and the queen looked away first. "Who Elena likes is her own business. It's not up to you to decide. She's not wrong."
The king lowered his head and looked at the armrests of his seat. "I am the king. Everything is decided by me."
The queen said nothing more and turned and left the palace.
The king looked at the queen's receding back, gripped the armrest of the seat, and his fingers kept tightening.
"I am the king, everything...must be done by me."
………
Three days later, a rebellion broke out in the north of the royal city.
A group of wandering knights, led by a silver-haired young man, killed a team of patrolling knights and occupied the area north of the royal city.
In an ordinary house, Ash and a blue-haired woman sat face to face. Ash poured a glass of water and handed it to them with a respectful attitude, "Your Majesty, please drink some water."
The queen took the cup and drank gracefully, "Elena is still imprisoned, you need to move quickly."
Ash nodded, "Don't worry, Queen. I will do my best to rescue Her Royal Highness the Princess."
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