James Williams
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Naturally, this escape wasn't missed by those that were inside the manor. An hour later, the fourth prince found out that the prisoner was missing and he flew into a rage. "How could you let him escape?" The fourth prince said as he pointed his finger in Duke Yuletide's face. Duke Yuletide his head down as he said, "I'm sorry, your highness. I never expected him to suddenly make a break for it. I'll be sure to punish the guards that let this happen." Though he said this, it was clear that he…
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Though Duke Yuletide said he understood, the things that he did showed that he was thinking the opposite. After meeting us at the gate, we were led to his manor where he would be hosting us. Along the way, we didn't meet a single person. It was as if in this large Vayne City, everyone had disappeared. There wasn't a single person who was walking in the streets, it even seemed like the streets had been completely cleaned up of any traces of people with how barren it was. The fourth prince knitted…
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Over the next few days, I was dragged to several other towns and cities. The visit to each town and city went the same way where we were greeted by the nobles and I was shown off to them. The reactions from the various towns were different, but at the same time, there were similarities between them. The first town was the one that had the strongest reaction as almost all of the nobles were against punishing me. But in some of the other towns, it was clear that there were nobles that weren't…
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As we passed through this town, there were some nobles that suggested that they clear out a space so that the fourth prince could make a speech in front of their citizens. Of course, that would also include showing off me, who was sitting in the cage. They wanted to bring down my prestige as much as they could and to make sure that everyone knew that I had fallen this far. They wanted to kick me when I was down. It was clear that the nobles in this town were not on my side. It was clear that…
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When we reached the gates, the crowd that gathered had reached its peak. The area around the gates was completely surrounded by people, so much so that the guards at the gates even had to come out to help out with crowd control. It took a while for them to keep the crowd away so that the cart could continue forward. As for outside the gates...the entry into the capital had been completely stopped for this matter. With how serious this was, it was better for them to suspend all entries until this…
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After the punishment was decided, the fourth prince didn't waste any time. With a snap of his fingers, there were several more royal guards that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The nobles were naturally surprised by the appearance of these royal guards, but they weren't afraid of them. Rather, the ones that had spoken up the most against me were all looking at me with looks of schadenfreude on their faces. The royal guards quickly surrounded me and made sure that I wasn't able to do…
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The nobles were all shocked by my reaction before quickly looking at what the fourth prince had in his hand. It was a small round and smooth white stone that didn't seem like anything special, but to anyone that had the ability to sense it, they would be able to feel the magic energy fluctuations coming from this stone. It was clear that this wasn't just any normal stone. After the fourth prince came out, he didn't say any word until he was right up beside the throne. Then holding up the stone,…
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Two days later, the nobles were all gathered in the throne room. I was also brought there, but it was different from before where I was allowed to move freely. I was accompanied by two royal guards who seemed to be stopping my every action. It was as if they wouldn't allow me to move a single inch other than where they were allowing me to stand. I was brought forth in front of everyone like this When I came into the throne room, I could see the way that the nobles were looking at me. It was…
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The discussion about the plan lasted for a while and when it was over, the sun had already set. Since the sun had set, it meant that it was time for dinner. So all four of us headed to the royal dining room. This was one of the parts that I enjoyed about staying in the castle. The royal castle was the home of the royal family, which meant that it was a place where the best resources of the nation were gathered. That meant that the best cooks were gathered here to make meals for the king and his…
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The king raised a brow when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at me with this brow raised for a bit before saying in a whimsical voice, "Should I punish you? You're the one that suddenly ditched all your work to cause this large commotion for a 'detour'...that was what you called it. You didn't tell us anything about this 'detour' and just headed off on your own." The way that he said this, it was almost as if he was teasing me about this which made a bitter smile appear on…
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