Joaquin Dejury's body rests in the temple of Anduhe.

Although His Majesty's attitude towards the gods was well known during his lifetime, he involuntarily became a "devout believer" after his death. The priests claimed that the king's soul would dwell on the Holy Mountain and find eternal peace under the silent light of Anduhe, but Kezia was skeptical.

How much truth can the soul of the deceased know, and will it refuse a peaceful home, preferring to wander in this world and become mad and mad in order to avenge itself?

She tried not to think about it, and she thought that she had never been afraid of ghosts, but she woke up from her dreams more and more often, and finally took her two daughters to live in the temple of Anduhe.

Ever since his father's death, Sercio has been staying here every night.

According to Anktan's custom, the king had to rest in the temple for nine days before he could be buried, and his firstborn children had to accompany him. Borena is Joaquin's eldest son, but since he is also the murderer of his father, he is naturally deprived of all rights.

The quiet and solemn temple usually bores Kazia out of boredom, but now it does make Kazia feel a lot calmer. Whether there will be ghosts or not...... At least they can't be in the temple.

But she still never approached Joaquin's corpse, for the sake of grief—even though it was still cold, the corpse had been treated and it was still smelling of rancidity. The terrible smell even stained Sercio's body, making her not even want to go near her own son.

Celcio didn't seem to want any comfort from her anyway.

The thought of this Kezia filled with anger. That's her son! She may not be a gentle and considerate mother. Maybe she's too Cercio, but isn't everything she does for him?!

Annoyedly, she ripped off the necklace and threw it in the mirror. As a queen who had just lost her husband, she could not wear any jewelry...... She always forgets this.

Meg Sterling walked in with light steps. The woman walked like a cat without any sound. Sometimes it makes Kazia happy, sometimes it disgusts her.

"What's the matter?" she asked impatiently. She was familiar with the slightly deliberate immobility on Meg's face, which was not usually good news.

Meg leaned over and whispered in her ear.

The rage instantly burned Kazia's blue-green eyes with extraordinary brightness. She stood up without a sound and rushed out of the room.

Rushing into the hall of the Dead, she pointed straight at the man standing in front of the king's corpse, and commanded the guards with her:

"Catch him, throw him back to the black jail, that's where he should be!"

Borena De Juri ...... How dare he appear here!

She didn't expect that the first one to stop her would be Celcio.

"Lay down your weapons!

The boy's voice may have been slightly dry from exhaustion, but it was surprisingly powerful. The guards looked at each other and had to step back respectfully and awkwardly.

"The god of water has pronounced his innocence. Mother!" Her pretty, innocent son stopped in front of Borena, his face pale. But he was stern: "He has the right to accompany his father." ”

Kazia stared at him dumbfounded - "He has the right"?

Does this naïve child know if Borena gets back all the power that belongs to him, he and his mother, his sister. There will be nothing left of it?!

"You need not worry, Your Majesty. Borena still had the most annoying smile on his face, seemingly respectful, but obviously nonchalant, "I just want to spend a little more time with my father...... The day after tomorrow I will leave Llewellyn after his burial, Prince...... His Majesty the King has given permission. ”

Kazia stared at him coldly, "Do you think I'm going to believe you?, do you think I'm going to give you the chance to kill even my son?!"

Borena shrugged helplessly: "I think the knight in the back has proven that I am no match for him at all - if I really have any evil intentions." ”

Behring Grion stood motionless in the shadows of the hallway, as if he hadn't heard anything, his armor glowing in the magic that filled the hall.

Of course, Kezia knew that the young and loyal knight would not leave Sercio alone or in any danger. She just couldn't stand the look on her face.

He seemed to know that she was helpless against him—he thought she was helpless against him.

Kazia angrily turned away.

She shouldn't even have agreed to let Borena go back to his original home...... But in fact, it was not her turn to agree or disagree, before informing her. Gilbert had already made a decision with Celsio, completely ignoring her presence.

Her angry roar could probably be heard by everyone in Blackcastle, but she was powerless to change the fact that she didn't really have any real power. In Anktan, obedience to fathers, husbands, and sons is a silent rule for all women, and her father's favor, Joaquin's tolerance, and Sercio's meekness allow her to ignore such shackles. But she was too proud to take people's obedience and compliment for granted, and it was only then that she suddenly realized that she had nothing to call a friend in and out of Blackcastle. Or allies.

After Borena came back from the dead, those who had shared the same goals as her for their own benefit either immediately changed their positions or shrank aside and watched silently. And the only family she can rely on...... As Eli said, her brother Reezer was a waste, he didn't even show up in Llewellyn, but stayed in his own domain because he was sick, and only sent their half-deaf uncle to mourn the death of the king on behalf of the Longfu family.

Kezia had to put up with it - at least, Gilbert was still busy with Sergio's coronation, and no one questioned whether Borena should succeed to the throne.

And Borena will definitely die. Borena must die.

Eli promised her. He will do it for her.

After Kazia left, the silence in the hall returned, but it seemed more unbearable than before.

As the most revered deity of Anktan, the temple of Anduch is located in the heart of Llewellyn and is perhaps more important to many than the Black Castle. Like all Anduhe temples, the boxy stone structure perched high on a staircase that stretched upwards on all four sides, its thick walls shielded it from the hustle and bustle of the city, and all the faint sounds sounded like prayers - it was indeed a fitting resting place for Joaquin De Jury.

"You just have to stay there. ”

That's what Ethan told Borenna.

But even if it's just to stay here...... It's not an easy thing to do.

Borena exhaled slightly, and involuntarily looked at his father's corpse.

He always felt that it was not Joaquin who was lying on the stone platform, obscured by a magnificent suit of armor - the shell would seem so strange when the soul was gone.

He didn't like the plan, it felt like he was using his dead father, but Ethan silenced him with a word—"I don't think your father would mind being used like this." After all, this is also to find out who killed him. ”

There was a faint rancid stench in the hall. It's not that Borena didn't smell the same...... Even more intense and terrible taste, but this came from his father after all.

And his death is most likely because of his own appearance.

As the shock and joy of his resurrection faded, it was not his own fate, not the answer he had been bent on his quest, but the guilt that he could not get rid of.

Even though he knew it would be useless, he kept thinking that if he hadn't come to Llewellyn, maybe nothing would have happened...... Joaquin would live, live for a dozen or twenty years, and hand over a more stable country to Sercio in peace.

Borena looked at Sercio, who was standing to the side. The boy had been standing there with his head hanging since Kazia had left, looking somewhat depressed.

He's still a kid...... There is no child who does not want to be recognized by his mother.

But he still stood in front of him, rebelling against his mother for him.

Borena had despised the pale, slender little blonde prince, but now he knew that there was a brave soul hidden in his not-so-strong body.

He chose the least popular honesty when a simple prevarication, even extenuating silence, could easily put Borena to death, his greatest enemy.

Not smart enough...... But it's admirable. Borena thought he could probably understand how he had gained Behring Grion's loyalty. In time......

"You're going to be a great king, Sercio. He blurted out. This sentence is sincere, and there is no falsehood in the slightest.

Sercio looked up at him, as if he was a little overwhelmed, but then nodded earnestly: "I'll try." ”

Borena's heart softened, and he almost reached out to touch his head, as he used to do to the children of the Kuz estuary.

But he couldn't, that would be an offense, even though they were brothers by blood.

If he could, he really wanted to apologize for everything that was about to happen. Ethan wouldn't tell him the whole plan anyway, as if he were just a decoy - but he knew that the whole thing had something to do with Kazia, and that anything that would hurt Kazia would inevitably hurt Sercio.

How could he keep Celcio away from all this......

Borena thought for a long time, and suddenly it dawned on him that this might be the reason why Ethan refused to tell him all the plans.

He knew he was going to turn around and run away in a pinch—so he didn't have any room to flee at all.

(To be continued)