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A dim light flickered over the array of glinting weapons as the torches were snuffed out. Everyone present understood the implications of what lay before them.
Michael commanded that Blake and the severely wounded capital guards be taken for medical treatment while the others were rounded up and led away.
As for Eleanor, he had no authority to execute her. Instead, he stationed guards at the dungeon and assigned others to watch her. His action allowed her some freedom of movement but forbade her from leaving Harmony Palace.The decision of how to deal with the situation rested with the king, who would decide the fate of all involved.
Blake and four other capital guards were gravely injured, and were taken to Harmony Palace’s household physician for immediate treatment.
Rosalind had sent some people to summon more physicians, who arrived one after another. Michael had also sent for physicians from the Ministry of Health, tuming Harmony Palace into a makeshift hospital.
Zane and the other high priests departed from Harmony Palace. As he turned back for one last glance, he knew he wouldn’t need to return the following year.
No more innocent lives would be lost here.
Under the capital guards’ arrangements, Daniel, his family, and the other ladies left in an orderly fashion. As they stepped outside, their hands and feet felt icy, and cold sweat dripped from their brows.
They could hardly fathom that Eleanor could be so ruthless. With her status, she could have forbidden her prince consort from taking concubines. Yet, she had permitted them to enter her home only to treat them with utter cruelty.
Molly was visibly shaken. As she climbed into the carriage, she exclaimed, “Grand Princess Eleanor is too brutal! It would have been better if she had just killed them all!”
Fiona’s expression was dark. She was already troubled by the events in the dungeon and anxious for news, so she felt a surge of irritation at Molly’s words.
“Be quiet!” she snapped.
Molly was startled at Fiona’s response. She whipped around and snarled furiously, “How dare you speak to me like that?!”
She raised her hand to slap Fiona, but her intended target quickly seized her wrist, twisting it until she cried in pain. Then, Fiona retaliated swiftly and struck her across the face.
“Idiot! Don’t you realize the gravity of the situation?” Fiona yelled.
Molly was stunned. She clutched her face in disbelief as she looked at Fiona. “How dare you hit me? I’m the rightful wife, and you’re just a concubine…”
As her furious gaze met Fiona’s icy, merciless stare, a chill ran down her spine. The words on the tip of her tongue were suddenly swallowed back.
Fiona had always been obedient and submissive. Why was she so terrifying right now?
In Harmony Palace, several matriarchs and Rosalind gradually left, leaving only Natalie behind. With so many women in need of treatment, it was essential to have someone in charge, especially since Eleanor had yet to be captured.
After Blake and the others finished their treatment, they waited for the capital and garrison guards to complete their work before sending them back. They were placed on the elevated platform, separated from the women in the building.
Once Michael had dealt with the household soldiers and secured the servants of Harmony Palace, he gathered the stewards in one place. He ensured the situation was under control before turning his attention to Blake and his group.
“How are you holding up?” Michael asked.
Among the five, two were severely injured. Their bleeding had been staunched, but they remained in critical condition. The household physician had advised against moving them, so they were covered with thick blankets. Blake and the other two had also sustained serious injuries, but their situations were relatively better as none of their vital areas had been hit.
It was only now that Blake began to feel the searing pain. When Michael asked about his condition, he gritted his teeth and replied, “I’m managing.”
Michael nodded. “Good. That’s what I like to hear.”
Blake hesitated momentarily before asking, “Sir, have the assassins been caught?”
“All the assassins escaped. Not a single one was apprehended,” Michael replied.
A surge of anger welled up in Blake as he recalled how close he had come to dying in the dungeon.
“Sir, I suspect we’ve been used. I came face to face with one of the assassins. Although he was masked, I recognized him.”
Michael chuckled softly and gave Blake’s shoulder a reassuring pat. “Do you know how I found the dungeon where you were held? Blake, you’ve done well.”
Blake froze.
Had he done well?
He hadn’t entertained that thought, nor did he have time to ponder it.
Blake mulled over Michael’s words. How had he been found in that dungeon? After Eleanor entered, the dungeon door had been locked. If one didn’t know the entrance, there was no way in.
Had the Hell Monarch turned back to open the door and let Michael and the others in to rescue him?
But with so many soldiers from the Capital Guard and Garrison Unit around, wouldn’t it have been dangerous for Rafael to turn back after escaping? There would be no way to clear his name if he got caught or recognized. It would be impossible, even if he sacrificed himself in this battle.
Blake was skeptical, but the thought of having achieved something ignited a surge of excitement within. Regardless of whether that man was truly the Hell Monarch or if he had come back to unlock the dungeon door, the fact remained??lake had both accomplished something and been saved.
He desperately needed to prove himself. Initially, he had thought he was doomed to lead a mundane life as a capital guard. Now, though, he found himself with a glimmer of hope.
Perhaps it was just his usual bad luck, but the heavens seemed to have dropped a slice of pie right into his lap.
Meanwhile, Harmony Palace was ablaze with light.
Eleanor Sanford was her name, given by Augustus himself rather than the Ministry of Protocol. It meant benevolence”, as Augustus had wished for her to be broad??inded and cultured.
Unfortunately, she hadn’t become what her father had envisioned.
Harmony Palace echoed with her furious roars.
“Why are you following me?! Get away! I’ll kill you!”
Her voice was nearly hoarse, yet she continued to scream, her rage carrying from the backyard to the front. Every person she could see wasn’t from her residence. The only one able to roam freely within Harmony Palace was herself.
“Where’s Florence? Where is she?!”
Stepping back into the main hall, Eleanor’s hair was in disarray, and she appeared utterly unhinged.
The battered and injured women in the main courtyard trembled in fear. Their terror of Eleanor had seeped into their bones, and just hearing her voice made it hard to breathe.
Natalie paid Eleanor no mind and focused instead on watching the physician treat each injured woman. She had already spoken to those who could talk and learned they had all been abducted.
Almost all of them weren’t locals from the capital. Only one woman was from the capital?? pitifully thin one named Melanie Lester. She was so weak, she could barely sit up. She had been coughing relentlessly, nearly bringing up blood.
Eleanor grabbed Melanie’s hair, her eyes wild with fury. “You wretched girl! Who permitted you to come out? Get back to the dungeon!”
No one anticipated Eleanor’s sudden outburst. After all, she had walked through the main hall several times without acknowledging these women.