But it was an abominable thing to say.
In this place were the Queen Dowager, Valdina's high-ranking officials, and the captain of the guard.
If the Regent truly wanted to bury his niece's mistake, he should at least not have revealed it here.
'Joaquin, is this kid really saying what he says?'
The Queen Dowager suspected the Regent's intentions, but she could not deny them.
"I searched the entire palace, but I could not find Her Highness Medea. I am sorry, Your Majesty."
Moreover, the Queen Dowager's knights, who arrived shortly afterward, supported the Regent's testimony.
They said they had found it in the Princess's space and handed the Queen Dowager a purple fan.
"This is a gift I gave to Medea..."
The Queen Dowager stumbled when she realized the debt.
'Medea, you fool. If you were so afraid, you should have come to me! No matter what happened, this old woman would have protected you. But why-'
Then she realized that she had never been a complete protector of that chiId.
So Medea ran away alone.
"Alright."
"Your Majesty!"
The Queen Dowager's legs gave way to a feeling of regret and guilt that tore at her heart, Madame Pinatelli quickly helped her up.
The Queen Dowager did not see the regent and the Queen Dowager's knights exchanging glances.
The regent walked forward as if to say that what he said was correct.
"I will protect this country on behalf of His Majesty the 'absent' King and Princess Medea who 'ran away'."
"How could you! Up until now, all you've shown me is your pitiful self, worrying only about your own safety. Aren't you trying to frame Medea this time too?"
Rather, the Regent held the hand of the Queen Dowager, who was suspicious of him and spoke firmly.
"Mother, do you remember when Katzen invaded Valdina while my father and brother were away in the south to deal with the drought? I fought them off before I even reached adulthood. I almost got decapitated by Katzen's sword."
Although they only outwardly talk about friendship and exchanges, Katzen was an obvious enemy of VaIdina several decades ago.
The Regent pulled down his clothes, revealing a faint scar on his shoulder.
"..."
"At that time, I was the same age as Medea is now. But I didn't run away."
The sturdy knights of the Duke's family, seen behind, stood proudly as if to back up their words.
"The blood of the Valdina royal family flows through me. So I will set this tottering kingdom straight."
The regent Duke struck his chest. The eyes of those who were moved and looked at him as if he were their savior made him feel even more elated.
People's reactions to the regent's words varied.
While some could not dispel their doubts, like the Queen Dowager or Montega, some were fooled by his lies and praised and supported the Regent, saying that the royal blood was different.
The elated Regent shouted loudly at the rebels.
"You wicked traitors, as long as this Claudio is here, you will never be able to attack this castle! What are you doing! Quickly, raise Claudio's flag!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
His thunderous roar made him seem like an unparalleled hero.
People felt strange.
The Princess, who had been the heroine of the kingdom until just recently, ran away, and the regent, who had been criticized as a villain, stayed behind to protect the country.
That's why they say that a person's true colors can be seen in a crisis.
When a national crisis arose, the regent's bold and even shameless proactive attitude was seen as an incomparable strength in the eyes of the people.
Of course, compared to the Princess who was so scared that her butt fell off.
People were caught up in the atmosphere and completely forgot about Medea's appearance when she stood up to the Katzen Empire.
"Mother, I will gather the noble ladies and take care of the wounded. It will be hasty, but it will be better than having no hands at all."
Duchess Catherine Claudio, wife of the Regent, calmly suggested ways to support the soldiers from behind.
"Grandma, please let me go forward and fight."
His son, the young Duke Samon, bravely asked to go out of the castle, even though his body had not yet fully recovered from the beatings.
The example of Duke Claudio was worthy of being an example to all.
At this point, when everyone was just watching and stepping back, they were the only ones who stepped forward against the rebels without hesitation.
Meanwhile, the Duke's knights raised the Duke's flag in unison next to Valdina's flag.
The turquoise flag fluttering in the wind made itself clear.
"I, Claudio, will solve the national crisis of Valdina. Mother, leave the command of the Imperial Army to me!"
At that moment, the sound of horse hooves rang out.
A soldier riding a white horse quickly climbed up the wall. He was skilled at maneuvering his horse up the steep stairs.
"What on earth are you talking about, Uncle?"
Then, a bright voice rang out.
The little soldier took off his helmet and threw it down. His silver hair rippled with the sound of the helmet rolling on the floor.
"Your Highness?"
Didn't the Regent say you ran away?
What happened?
People's eyes widened.
But no matter how much they compared them, nothing could compare to the surprise of the Regent's family.
The regent almost lost his flagship.
"Me, Medea, how did you... How? Why here? You must be... by now."
Shouldn't you be held captive by rebels, way out of the castle?
His eyes, which had grown as large as lanterns, showed no sign of shrinking.
Catherine and Samon, who were there, also looked like they couldn't believe it. They didn't seem to have any idea where or what had gone wrong.
Samon paused.
"Simon, I can't go that fast. I have such a terrible memory of falling off my horse that I can barely hold on to the reins."
Samon remembered Medea, who was crying on the hunting grounds one day.
But now, as she jumped off her horse, she didn't look afraid at all.
No, rather, the way she handled her armor and horse seemed so natural, like a general who had spent his entire life on the battlefield.
'No way...'
It was at that moment that a strange intuition struck Samon, even though he thought it could never happen.
"Forgive me, uncle."
Medea got off her horse and headed towards the regent first.
"My uncle gave me a safe escape route to escape the rebels, but I simply could not follow it."
Escape? People's ears perked up.
What does this mean? Isn't it different from what the Regent said a little while ago?
"Am I not the Princess of Valdina? No matter what hardships and disasters may come, I have to protect this place until the very end, when this country falls apart."
Medea lifted her chin and slowly looked around the inside and outside of the castle.
The gaze looking inside the castle where the soldiers were was gentle, and when looking outside where the rebels were, it was sharp like a well-honed blade.
"Joaquin said you ran away in fear."
She tilted her head at the Queen Dowager's question.
"Escape? My uncle came to my palace himself, told me about the secret passage, and even gave me the Duke's knight. I think there was some kind of misunderstanding."
Medea looked at the regent as if to say, "Isn't that so?"
"You, you...!"
Regent Claudio's face turned pale, just like his hair had turned white. That was when.
"You greedy royal dogs! Look! The true face of the royal family you were protecting!"
A loud shout was heard from the rebels beyond the walls.
[When the Duke's flag flutters on the castle wall, show the kidnapped Princess to the world.]
This was a signal that the Regent had sent in advance, keeping in mind that it would be difficult for the rebels to communicate with each other once they entered the palace.
"Chief, the flag of the Duke Claudio has been raised."
"Yes. The signal has arrived. Now! Bring the sacrifice!"
The chieftain Horols, who could not have known about the sudden situation at the wall where Medea appeared, remembered the implicit signal and went to the promised stage.
'No!'
The regent screamed inwardly.
Although he didn't know the details of why Medea was here, it was clear that his plans were completely ruined.
He hurriedly motioned for the knight to lower the flag.
"I captured the Princess of Valdina!"
But, faster than that, the sound of Horrols's screams could be heard from far away. A delicate girl with a sack on her head was dragged out with her hands tied.
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