When the sky was bright, the palace was brightly lit. A lot of people came and went in the aisles, reporting all kinds of news. Princess Laura, dressed in her usual clothes and with her hair not carefully groomed, hurried to the king's chambers.

She was accompanied by Marquis Francisco, the minister in charge of court ceremonies, and her martial arts teacher, the Great Swordsman Salmeron. Because the guardian knight Tavares was seriously injured and had not recovered, the staff member Liu Pengfei was imprisoned, she suddenly felt empty around her, and for a moment, she even felt that the younger brother who was upsetting her was still by her side at this time, it would be a good thing. At least they can face this moment together.

Master Salmeron seemed to sense the princess's emotions and said, "Your Highness, you must especially keep your peace of mind at this moment. Just like holding a sword in your hand for the first time, some things may seem like a challenge, but in fact, if you face them, the rest will be natural. ”

"Yes, teacher. The princess replied, "I have only you to rely on now." ”

"No, Your Highness, I would like to protect you all the time, but I want you to be able to rely on no one. The road to kings is inherently lonely. If you can't stand this loneliness, you can't take on this responsibility. The stern middle-aged man gave his own admonition, but it didn't make the princess feel any better.

"I see. The princess nodded.

They hurried to the door of the king's chambers. The guards guarding the door pushed the door open, and a strange smell of potions came to your face. The kingdom was lying on a large bed, and three people stood next to it. They are Emily, the high-ranking mage of the Tower of Healers, Vinci, the priest of the Temple of Nature, and Isaac, the alchemist of the Imperial Physician.

When the three of them saw Princess Laura come in, they greeted them together.

The Imperial Physician Isaac said, "Your Highness the Princess, I'm afraid the time is coming. His Majesty's life has come to an end. His return to the bosom of the god of nature would be within an hour or two. ”

"Is this time finally coming?" Princess Laura's eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes, and although she had imagined the scene more than once, and wished she was as strong as a true queen, she still couldn't control her tears from flowing down her cheeks.

"Yes. Your Highness Princess, we have all done our best, but His Majesty the King no longer has a trace of life energy in his body. It's like a candle that is about to burn out, and no matter what we do, we can't prolong that little flame for longer. In fact, even if it has dragged on until now, it is already the effect of potions. Emily of the Healer's Tower explained.

"Now you have a choice. That is whether or not to use end-of-life medications. Isaac gestured to the crystal bottle that was being warmed by magical flames on a side table. There were some bright red potions tumbling inside.

"What does this potion do?"

"Pain brings sobriety. If His Majesty had been given this potion, he might have been able to gain a moment of sobriety, but at the cost of having to endure the pain of being cut all over his body in the process. Isaac explained.

"If he doesn't let him drink the medicine, he'll leave like this, won't he?" the princess confirmed.

"Your Royal Highness, it is not necessarily a bad thing to leave unconscious in peace. Priest Finch said.

The princess wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, took a deep breath, and said, "Let him drink it." As a king, dying in silence is disrespectful to him. As a father, he should bless and admonish his daughter in his last moments, and as the bearer of the throne, he should see to whom the last crown passes. ”

The Finch priest sighed softly.

Isaac said, "As you wish, Your Highness the Princess. ”

He took the crystal bottle from the magic circle, went to the king's side, stuffed a funnel into the king's mouth, and put the dying potion inside.

When the potion was gone, he removed the funnel and waited with everyone for the potion to take effect.

After about a minute, the king's whole body began to turn red and hot, and he suddenly twitched, leaving black blood at the corners of his mouth, and then let out a low roar.

The king's eyes widened, his breathing became very rapid, and he cried out in pain and screamed in pain.

"Can't you make it less painful for him? Princess Laura asked.

"Your Royal Highness, pain is an important part of the effect of this potion, if there is no pain, I am afraid that Your Majesty will immediately fall into eternal sleep. Isaac said regretfully.

After a while the king began to get used to the pain and was able to concentrate. His eyes began to roll, then he looked at the group standing beside the bed.

"I ...... I'm ......," the king spoke, and his words were still clear.

"Everybody, please get out. I think this last time should be left to me and my father. Princess Laura said.

They left the room as they were told, and closed the door, leaving the princess alone in the room.

"It looks like we don't have time to waste. I'm going to die, am I?" said the king, struggling to prop up his head and look at Princess Laura.

"Yes, Father. Unfortunately, you're running out of time. ”

"You're the only one here, and what about your brother Javier, is he still alive?"

"Alive, he was taken away by Metatron. But I wasn't going to kill him. I just want him to stay with me quietly. ”

"Is that so? Did he and his mother take refuge in the Tower of Radiant Wings?"

"Father, a lot has happened since you fell asleep. The Tower of Radiant Wings is destroyed, and the Sage of Sasso is dead. The queen was assassinated, and the whereabouts of her brother are unknown. ”

There was a look of astonishment on the king's face, and it was obvious that the princess's words were beyond the limits of the dying old man's thinking, "Ahem, it seems that you are many, much more capable than I thought. I don't know exactly what you did, and I don't have time to know. I just wanted to give you a piece of advice. The balance of the kingdom is fragile, and there are empires out there ready to pounce on and bite into the flesh. You don't have that much capital to play with fire. ”

"You're saying the Empire will take advantage of the opportunity to attack us?"

"Ah, it hurts, I'm going to kill the guy who gave me this potion. Listen, that young emperor will only be more ambitious than you. It's not just him, but the damned aristocrats in the country. Arias, or someone else. In short, my daughter, your path may be more difficult than mine. But that's not about me anymore. I'm tired and I'm going to spend time with my wife, the poor, woman you killed. ”

"Father, is that the last thing you want to say to me, not even a specific suggestion?" Princess Laura's mouth pursed into a line.

"No, no, the king is a man who deals with messes all day long, and you should learn that. You've got a classic start, my queen, hahaha......" The kingdom laughed as if choked, and suddenly stared at it silently.