e weight of the royal crown she had once worn gone. The people watched in eerie silence, their faces a mixture of fear, grief, and

s now solidified. The death of Alaric would show the world that the old royal bloodline was truly gon

risk and she hope he is still alive and safe, same with the twin. The rope around her wrists was tight, but she barely noticed. Her thoughts were

ard was the soft wind rustling through the leaves of the trees, as if nature itsel

bloodline." Her voice rang out, strong and unshaken. Macus lips curled into a sneer, he didn't know about the were abou

anna fell to the ground, her life slipping away in an instant. The crowd gaspe

nd victory was complete. But what Macus didn't know was that his reign was far from secure

older man who had been with the royal family for years, had always sworn to protect the royal bloodline. W

death spread, the servant remained hidden with Caelum, carefully choosing the safest path to take him far from the citad

young to understand the full weight of what had happened, but the servant could see the quiet sadness in his eyes. The boy would grow up in a world

pered, his voice gentle. "We have much

e filled with hope and laughter now echoed with silence. The people moved through their lives

led the streets, their eyes searching for any signs of rebellion. Macus reign was harsh, and any who dare

had not yet been extinguished. Some believed that Caelum had been taken into hiding, that the child was alive

ight. He had seen the loyalty in the eyes of the servant, the way the man had acted when Lyanna had been executed.

as alive, mascus needed to find him before th

the young heir caelum though he wasn't a child but not fully an adult. There were rumors, rumors that Caelum had been taken by someone loyal to the ro

child take away everything he had fought for. He knew the boy had to be out there, somewh

cus whispered, his eyes narro

ng heirs. Every step they took was careful, calculated. The servant knew the danger that Caelum and

he truth. He would start to connect the dots. The rumors, the whispers, they couldn't be ignored forever. And when Macus be

never knew. They are hiding somewhere, and Macus could feel it. It was only a matter of time before the