Ayesa, who was sitting on the ground, couldn't help but to be black-minded. She didn't know what she would feel and began to regret everything that she did, but because of that, she no longer had a face-to-face with Axel, who was in front of her, and even though this man screams, you can really feel his anger.
"No one. I did that on my own."
She said weakly
Axel took a lot of breath and looked at the woman kneeling in front of him with pity, a trusted maid who was replaced by the obsession he felt for her.
Axel didn't want to push it because everyone who hurts women is beneath him, so he didn't bother looking at her pitiful face and shouted!
"Exile her!"
Ayesa didn't have a choice and got up on her own. She didn't beg or shrug at being held by him, and instead she went peacefully.
The exiles were sent to the departments of the border where they had to survive on their own while being counted as the King's people.
Attacking a higher rank with a silver or metal was considered a sin; a silver to someone's skin is fatal, like a fire burning clean paper.
Axel left the dungeon with a heavy heart. He didn't know what to do. She could have told him everything she knew, but instead she just accepted her faith as if nothing really happened.
Axel went upstairs and was about to check on Sophie, who was in the room with Flora.
"My lady, d-didn't you say that you couldn't read?"
Axel, who was about to enter the room and held the knob of the door, was taken back and listened to their conversation without his knowledge.
Sophie chuckled, which melted Axel's heart. She said, "I was thinking of reading, so I know I didn't just say it because you said you don't know how."
Axel observed her face that had a small bandage and was wearing a low-tubed dress inside the room where the healer and Hugo were also there. Axel was wondering when she only had a bandage that shouldn't be and realized that she must have asked for the healer to treat her wound in a normal way, but the silver knife might have left some particles that needed to be removed, but he stood still and observed.
Flora laughed and said, "Well, why can't you learn to read? You are a Luna."
"Am I?" Sophie asked her back.
And they started laughing, being so focused on Sophie.
Axel didn't notice that Hugo and the healer were already at the door, and the healer was about to greet him when he signaled them to be silent and just went a long way with them to ask the healer about why it was bandaged, and Hellious said it was Sophie's idea.
Axel was assured but about what Flora said. He couldn't get it out of his mind, 'Well why can't you learn to read? You are a Luna.'
It was known that only those people who were stable with gold could think how to read when Axel was still a boy, but now the system has changed thanks to him, so he just thought that Sophie was a late bloomer and learned to read at an old age, which impressed him the most.
"My Lord?" Hugo asked.
And Axel just said, "Okay, let's return."
Hugo paused and said, "You won't even say goodbye to Miss Sophie?"
Axel just smirked and said, "Let her miss me."
Hugo felt shivers because of what Axel said, and in a split second, Axel held Hugo's hand while laughing, and they were back at their business.
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The three days passed and the Gothic palace was not as gothic as it was before and everyone inside the palace was in a good mood. The news quickly spread that the palace was open for some children on a tour, especially since their guide was the Lycan queen herself.
"Is that true?"
"Yes, I heard that the palace was not that gloomy."
"I'm still afraid to leave my child unattended."
"Yes, I will not agree."
"No, they allow parents to go now to eliminate the issue that was mentioned."
Everyone was thrilled and looked forward to the stated date.
They were still hesitant, especially because that was happening before, but some of the kids came with their mother or father and some by themselves only.
"Hello everyone, welcome!"
Sophie greeted them with the most exciting tone. When Sophie appeared, she was glowing as if she was the only shining thing inside the palace, and every child was hesitant to walk towards her. Her bright white cloak was slipping on the floor, and she decided to kneel and say, "Are you guys ready for some tour?"
With a smile, the little boy stepped forward to Sophie and said, with stammering words, "Are there scary monsters inside?"
Sophie chuckled and said, "Yes, there are, but do you want to know them with me?"
Sophie prepared something special for the kids because she knew they would come back, and Sophie held her hand towards the child as if asking him to dance with her, when the child held her hand.
They all entered, and everyone was thrilled that the rumors were true and that the palace was not as gothic and scary as it was before.
They were escorted by Sophie while passing the pictures of the Lycan Kings and then stopped at the bibliotheca room and said, "Are you all ready for some fun?"
The children all cheered, even though they didn't know what to do. They sat in front of Sophie in front of the fire pit, and Sophie said, "The little red ridding hood."
Every child listened and Sophie found the best words for the children to understand. Even the maid and guards stopped just to listen to her story, and some of the people didn't know that Axel was there with them.
Sophie was laughing with the other kids when her eyes looked in a direction and she saw the man who was looking at her smiling.
Sophie couldn't help but run towards him and embrace him in front of the crowd, exclaiming, "Welcome home, Axel!"