“Bring that girl here right now!”
It was a well-known fact to anyone working in the palace that once Queen Gilsis started to act tyrannically, no one could handle her. However, even the head maid, who had been here for nearly twenty years, had never seen the Queen act so terribly and violently before.
“What I’m saying is! It’s not like that! I’m saying bring that girl here! Bring her here!”
Every time the Queen shouted, the furniture and fixtures in the room would tumble around noisily. It had already been a mess for a long time, but no one had the courage to clean it up, so the room was in a truly miserable state.
When Queen Gilsis heard that Flavia had been taken to the interrogation room of the Palace of Magnus, her reaction was lukewarm. She had already dealt with Count Bloset and Margit, so she had nothing to be afraid of.
She had no intention of going to the trouble of defending someone like Flavia. She also thought that even without going that far, King Jedekayer would have no choice but to forgive the second Princess, since there was no clear evidence anyway.
It was right after she heard the real reason Flavia was taken to the interrogation room that she started to lose her senses and go wild. The servant who knelt before the Queen and told her story almost had his tongue cut off on the spot. When Queen Gilsis heard that the second Princess had dared to kill the Crown Princess out of love for the Crown Prince and had also participated in the kidnapping incident, she immediately started to go wild.
The Queen did not know that Flavia had tried to harm Judith without her knowledge, or that she had already been involved in this attempted incident. She was furious that Flavia had turned her eyes to another man, leaving her son Krald behind. If Flavia had really been brought in, the Queen would have probably had her eyes gouged out by the Queen.
“Wow, Your Majesty.”
The maid opened the closed door slightly and stuck her face through the narrow gap. As soon as her eyes met the Queen’s, she became lost in thought and quickly lowered her gaze and whispered.
“His Majesty has arrived.”
The Queen's eyes, which had turned their heads, were bloodshot. King Jedekayer looked around the room with a look of mixed fatigue and worry and finally looked at Queen Gilsis' face.
“What the heck is this disgrace?”
The Queen's fingertips pointed toward the King. However, even as she waved, no words came out. With her lips that had turned almost purple, trembling, she took a step toward the King as if staggering.
"You..."
“Be calm and keep your dignity. The seat you are sitting in is that of a Queen. You must know that everyone is watching.”
“How can I be the Queen by insulting me like this?”
The Queen's scream was almost a scream. The anger that burst out uncontrollably was enough to make her look like a madman. But the King did not move from where he was standing. He did not even raise an eyebrow.
That indifferent face drove the Queen madder.
“Bring the second Princess. Bring her here! I will kill that girl myself. How dare you... How dare you turn your eyes away from my son! I will never forgive you! Bring her here immediately!”
“I said stop!”
“I told you to bring it!”
The Queen, screaming in a voice that seemed to rip, rushed towards the King. At that moment, King Jedekayer raised his hand and struck Queen Gilsis in the cheek.
The air that had been swaying and shaking froze in an instant. Even the maids who had been watching this scene from the room across the way were shocked and ran away when they saw the Queen's face turn around. Queen Gilsis crouched down for a moment as if she had been hit, and then she raised her head, gritting her teeth. Her eyes were filled with resentment.
“The second Princess attempted to murder the Crown Princess, so she will be dealt with according to the laws of Rotair. The Queen has no right to interfere.”
The queen's shoulders trembled. Blood flowed from her tightly clenched lips. Her gaze seemed as if it would stab the King to death at any moment. The King accepted even that in silence.
“Does Your Majesty know anything about the death of Count Bloset and his wife?”
Queen Gilsis's eyebrows twitched.
“Why are you asking me that?”
“The Count’s wife was the Queen’s closest maid.”
“Why are you asking me about what that woman did in collusion with his husband? Are you doubting me?”
The King did not answer and just stared at the Queen. Of course, he had a suspicion. There were many who saw Count Bloset frequently visiting the Queen's palace. Some of them also said that Count Bloset seemed to be doing bad things under the Queen's orders.
Queen Gilsis was acting like she was possessed by evil, but she was still thinking. She had Margit deal with Count Bloset and also sent Duke Laetian to shut Margit’s mouth. As long Laetian didn’t go crazy, there was no need to worry about this matter leaking out.
But perhaps something had come to light from somewhere she didn't know about. The Duke of Laetian didn't notice that there were other witnesses...
“Wouldn’t it be stranger if I didn’t suspect the Queen?”
The King spoke in a quiet voice. The Queen tried to laugh, but her mouth wouldn't move. Her entire face was stiff as if plastered over it.
“That... what does that mean now?”
“If I look back on all the things the Queen has done so far, even excluding what you did to me, you probably haven’t forgotten what you did to the young Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.”
“What the...!”
“If by any chance any evidence is revealed that the Queen was even slightly involved in this incident, you too will be punished according to the law.”
"Your Majesty!"
“I have already forgiven Your Majesty’s sins many times. I could have made you dethroned, but I did not. I also felt that I owed you some of my debts, but you should not expect mercy from me in the future.”
King Jedekayer turned around after delivering the unilateral notice. Then he called the chamberlain who was waiting outside the door and gave this order.
“From now on, anyone wishing to enter the Queen’s Palace must write down a clear reason and receive permission from the King. The Queen will not be prevented from leaving the palace, but you must keep an eye on the Crown Prince and Crown Princess so that she cannot approach them.”
“I will follow Your Majesty’s orders.”
The Queen, who had been listening to this in a daze, suddenly stomped on the floor. She began to scream incomprehensibly, but King Jedekayer disappeared out the door without even giving her a glance.
“How could you do this! How could you treat me like this! I would rather die than be treated like this! I would die!”
As the rampaging Queen began to really bang her head against the wall, the maids who had run far away kicked open the inner door and rushed out. The Queen's bedroom was a scene of complete chaos as those who tried to stop her and those who tried to push her away tangled together.
“Your Majesty! Hold on! You can’t do that, Your Majesty!”
“Let go! I can’t let go! Let go! How can you treat me like this! Treating me like a criminal without any evidence! Aah!”
The Queen, who had been struggling, groaned and then collapsed. The maids were lost in thought and were at a loss. Some went to call the palace doctor, and others ordered the maids to bring cold water. However, the Queen had not lost consciousness. Her eyes were still wide open. However, the convulsions in her body did not stop. The pent-up anger exploded and she could not move a finger.
All the words the King left behind were torturing her. The King's attitude of believing that she was guilty even though there was clearly no evidence, as well as the words, 'I forgive you because I know I owe you a debt,' drove the Queen mad. It would have been better if he had gone mad, but since he didn't, it was a case of going crazy.
'You owe me debt'?
The Queen's strangely turned-up eyelids fluttered blue. What she saw was not the messy upside-down scenery of the sediment. At that moment, Queen Gilsis was looking at the dead figure of the former Queen, Emerea. Emerea, with her beautiful red hair hanging down, was standing in front of the palace gate, looking down at Queen Gilsis with pity.
“Get out! Get out of here! Get that thing out of here! Get rid of that thing! What are you guys doing!”
The maids suddenly looked at the Queen who was writhing and running wild, their expressions filled with fear. Queen Gilsis kept pointing at the door while screaming with foam coming out of her mouth, but there was nothing there.
“Your Majesty! Calm down! There’s no one there, Your Majesty!”
“There it is! Get rid of it! Throw it out! This is my palace, I am the Queen!”
Emerea. The Queen who was praised by everyone and loved by everyone. The King loved his wife terribly. But Gilsis could have none of it.
No, she didn't mind the admiration of others. There was only one thing she wanted. The affection of Jedekayer was all she wanted, but even that was not granted to her.
The Queen would sometimes gnash her teeth and curse Emerea. Perhaps she should not have died. It would have been better if Emerea had lived longer. Looking at her ugly and withered body, Jedekayer should have felt the misery of seeing his great love turn to dust.
But Emerea is no longer in this world. He fell in her beautiful days, leaving a wound on the King's soul that will never heal. The dead do not age. They do not become ugly. The living was never able to be Emerea's opponent from the beginning. No living person could be more beautiful than the dead.
What on earth was she supposed to do? Was she supposed to live her whole life as a ghost, wearing a name that was just a facade to fill Emerea's empty spot? Why? For whom?
The Queen's eyes, which had been wide open as if they were going to pop out, suddenly rolled back weakly. At the same time, her struggling body also fell limp. The maids screamed in unison, but the Queen's ears, which had already closed, did not hear the sound. In her fading consciousness, she saw the King's back. She reached out her hand to him, but could not reach him, and despaired once again.
It was a well-known fact to anyone working in the palace that once Queen Gilsis started to act tyrannically, no one could handle her. However, even the head maid, who had been here for nearly twenty years, had never seen the Queen act so terribly and violently before.
“What I’m saying is! It’s not like that! I’m saying bring that girl here! Bring her here!”
Every time the Queen shouted, the furniture and fixtures in the room would tumble around noisily. It had already been a mess for a long time, but no one had the courage to clean it up, so the room was in a truly miserable state.
When Queen Gilsis heard that Flavia had been taken to the interrogation room of the Palace of Magnus, her reaction was lukewarm. She had already dealt with Count Bloset and Margit, so she had nothing to be afraid of.
She had no intention of going to the trouble of defending someone like Flavia. She also thought that even without going that far, King Jedekayer would have no choice but to forgive the second Princess, since there was no clear evidence anyway.
It was right after she heard the real reason Flavia was taken to the interrogation room that she started to lose her senses and go wild. The servant who knelt before the Queen and told her story almost had his tongue cut off on the spot. When Queen Gilsis heard that the second Princess had dared to kill the Crown Princess out of love for the Crown Prince and had also participated in the kidnapping incident, she immediately started to go wild.
The Queen did not know that Flavia had tried to harm Judith without her knowledge, or that she had already been involved in this attempted incident. She was furious that Flavia had turned her eyes to another man, leaving her son Krald behind. If Flavia had really been brought in, the Queen would have probably had her eyes gouged out by the Queen.
“Wow, Your Majesty.”
The maid opened the closed door slightly and stuck her face through the narrow gap. As soon as her eyes met the Queen’s, she became lost in thought and quickly lowered her gaze and whispered.
“His Majesty has arrived.”
The Queen's eyes, which had turned their heads, were bloodshot. King Jedekayer looked around the room with a look of mixed fatigue and worry and finally looked at Queen Gilsis' face.
“What the heck is this disgrace?”
The Queen's fingertips pointed toward the King. However, even as she waved, no words came out. With her lips that had turned almost purple, trembling, she took a step toward the King as if staggering.
"You..."
“Be calm and keep your dignity. The seat you are sitting in is that of a Queen. You must know that everyone is watching.”
“How can I be the Queen by insulting me like this?”
The Queen's scream was almost a scream. The anger that burst out uncontrollably was enough to make her look like a madman. But the King did not move from where he was standing. He did not even raise an eyebrow.
That indifferent face drove the Queen madder.
“Bring the second Princess. Bring her here! I will kill that girl myself. How dare you... How dare you turn your eyes away from my son! I will never forgive you! Bring her here immediately!”
“I said stop!”
“I told you to bring it!”
The Queen, screaming in a voice that seemed to rip, rushed towards the King. At that moment, King Jedekayer raised his hand and struck Queen Gilsis in the cheek.
The air that had been swaying and shaking froze in an instant. Even the maids who had been watching this scene from the room across the way were shocked and ran away when they saw the Queen's face turn around. Queen Gilsis crouched down for a moment as if she had been hit, and then she raised her head, gritting her teeth. Her eyes were filled with resentment.
“The second Princess attempted to murder the Crown Princess, so she will be dealt with according to the laws of Rotair. The Queen has no right to interfere.”
The queen's shoulders trembled. Blood flowed from her tightly clenched lips. Her gaze seemed as if it would stab the King to death at any moment. The King accepted even that in silence.
“Does Your Majesty know anything about the death of Count Bloset and his wife?”
Queen Gilsis's eyebrows twitched.
“Why are you asking me that?”
“The Count’s wife was the Queen’s closest maid.”
“Why are you asking me about what that woman did in collusion with his husband? Are you doubting me?”
The King did not answer and just stared at the Queen. Of course, he had a suspicion. There were many who saw Count Bloset frequently visiting the Queen's palace. Some of them also said that Count Bloset seemed to be doing bad things under the Queen's orders.
Queen Gilsis was acting like she was possessed by evil, but she was still thinking. She had Margit deal with Count Bloset and also sent Duke Laetian to shut Margit’s mouth. As long Laetian didn’t go crazy, there was no need to worry about this matter leaking out.
But perhaps something had come to light from somewhere she didn't know about. The Duke of Laetian didn't notice that there were other witnesses...
“Wouldn’t it be stranger if I didn’t suspect the Queen?”
The King spoke in a quiet voice. The Queen tried to laugh, but her mouth wouldn't move. Her entire face was stiff as if plastered over it.
“That... what does that mean now?”
“If I look back on all the things the Queen has done so far, even excluding what you did to me, you probably haven’t forgotten what you did to the young Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.”
“What the...!”
“If by any chance any evidence is revealed that the Queen was even slightly involved in this incident, you too will be punished according to the law.”
"Your Majesty!"
“I have already forgiven Your Majesty’s sins many times. I could have made you dethroned, but I did not. I also felt that I owed you some of my debts, but you should not expect mercy from me in the future.”
King Jedekayer turned around after delivering the unilateral notice. Then he called the chamberlain who was waiting outside the door and gave this order.
“From now on, anyone wishing to enter the Queen’s Palace must write down a clear reason and receive permission from the King. The Queen will not be prevented from leaving the palace, but you must keep an eye on the Crown Prince and Crown Princess so that she cannot approach them.”
“I will follow Your Majesty’s orders.”
The Queen, who had been listening to this in a daze, suddenly stomped on the floor. She began to scream incomprehensibly, but King Jedekayer disappeared out the door without even giving her a glance.
“How could you do this! How could you treat me like this! I would rather die than be treated like this! I would die!”
As the rampaging Queen began to really bang her head against the wall, the maids who had run far away kicked open the inner door and rushed out. The Queen's bedroom was a scene of complete chaos as those who tried to stop her and those who tried to push her away tangled together.
“Your Majesty! Hold on! You can’t do that, Your Majesty!”
“Let go! I can’t let go! Let go! How can you treat me like this! Treating me like a criminal without any evidence! Aah!”
The Queen, who had been struggling, groaned and then collapsed. The maids were lost in thought and were at a loss. Some went to call the palace doctor, and others ordered the maids to bring cold water. However, the Queen had not lost consciousness. Her eyes were still wide open. However, the convulsions in her body did not stop. The pent-up anger exploded and she could not move a finger.
All the words the King left behind were torturing her. The King's attitude of believing that she was guilty even though there was clearly no evidence, as well as the words, 'I forgive you because I know I owe you a debt,' drove the Queen mad. It would have been better if he had gone mad, but since he didn't, it was a case of going crazy.
'You owe me debt'?
The Queen's strangely turned-up eyelids fluttered blue. What she saw was not the messy upside-down scenery of the sediment. At that moment, Queen Gilsis was looking at the dead figure of the former Queen, Emerea. Emerea, with her beautiful red hair hanging down, was standing in front of the palace gate, looking down at Queen Gilsis with pity.
“Get out! Get out of here! Get that thing out of here! Get rid of that thing! What are you guys doing!”
The maids suddenly looked at the Queen who was writhing and running wild, their expressions filled with fear. Queen Gilsis kept pointing at the door while screaming with foam coming out of her mouth, but there was nothing there.
“Your Majesty! Calm down! There’s no one there, Your Majesty!”
“There it is! Get rid of it! Throw it out! This is my palace, I am the Queen!”
Emerea. The Queen who was praised by everyone and loved by everyone. The King loved his wife terribly. But Gilsis could have none of it.
No, she didn't mind the admiration of others. There was only one thing she wanted. The affection of Jedekayer was all she wanted, but even that was not granted to her.
The Queen would sometimes gnash her teeth and curse Emerea. Perhaps she should not have died. It would have been better if Emerea had lived longer. Looking at her ugly and withered body, Jedekayer should have felt the misery of seeing his great love turn to dust.
But Emerea is no longer in this world. He fell in her beautiful days, leaving a wound on the King's soul that will never heal. The dead do not age. They do not become ugly. The living was never able to be Emerea's opponent from the beginning. No living person could be more beautiful than the dead.
What on earth was she supposed to do? Was she supposed to live her whole life as a ghost, wearing a name that was just a facade to fill Emerea's empty spot? Why? For whom?
The Queen's eyes, which had been wide open as if they were going to pop out, suddenly rolled back weakly. At the same time, her struggling body also fell limp. The maids screamed in unison, but the Queen's ears, which had already closed, did not hear the sound. In her fading consciousness, she saw the King's back. She reached out her hand to him, but could not reach him, and despaired once again.
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