CHARLOTTE: The Injured White Peacock
The Prince's

“Before the Queen leaves, she always gives peace to us who are in the Forest of Curse. No other race made it there, except for Queen Charlotte. His affection is like a mother, so we often call him Great Mother and he never objected to it.” Leonie recounted at length with deep-seated eyes, looking an immense longing.

Everyone listened and no one cared about the fainted and unnamed man.

“As long as there is a Queen, we become like her spoiled and over-dependent son. Until finally the Queen left because betrayed someone!”

Varl who was listening to it looked screeching, but no one knew except Ellena who accidentally glanced towards Varl. What is that man hiding?

Ellena kept the question, but she did not dare to speak. Indeed, from the beginning, the more often with Varl, he increasingly felt the peculiarity of the attitude of the curly-haired man.

“I feel that Varl is hiding something! Later, maybe I tried to find out about his identity because he was the only one I didn't recognize. Previously, I recognized the visual traits of Yuya, Manu, and some friends that I might meet here. However, in the novel I read earlier, Ruby said nothing about Varl The Wanderer. I guess, this guy is indeed hiding a secret, the inner” of Ellena is trying to guess what Varl is hiding.

Everyone listened to Leonie tell her the reason why she came out of the Forest of Curse that she was supposed to guard.

“You, my colony is screwed up and I want to pick up Her Majesty the Queen!” Leonie's eyes were wet. His net was sharp, full of great determination. Leonie was very excited and convinced that she could bring her Great Mother back.

“Look, Queen. You're so admired by so many,” inner Ellena again. He also felt compassion for the Everfalls who lost their ruler only to treason.

Sudden.

“I... S-Stevens. I-I'll help you guys!” The man who had fainted just now, just suddenly spoke, making everyone startled. The battered face of the man was no longer helped, it felt very sorry if left.

“Why did you wake up la—”

“Wait, Leonie,” serve Ellena instantly. He stopped Leonie who was preparing to put her claws on, about to attack the poor man.

While the man was sobbing like a helpless child. Of course, he was already tattered with a tied body and no one had noticed him from earlier. Such is the fate of a figurehead.

Ellena approached the man. Without seeking anyone's consent, Ellena intends to untie the bond that shackles the poor man. However, he was surprised when he saw the crown carving but it was vaguely on the back of the right hand of the nameless man.

After the rope came off, the man got up. “I am Steven The Prince.” The man who was apparently a crown prince also showed the back of his hand which there was engraved a small crown although faint, could not be seen if the distance was two meters. It must be seen from up close.

The man named Steven came closer, proving that he was a crown prince. He tried to convince the people gathered here for the same purpose.

“I'm Steven The Prince who is serving a sentence of exile,” the man said. “It's been almost half a year I've been here for violating the Queen's orders. I'm trying to find where the portal that connects castles.”

Silent.

No one responded.

Suddenly, Manu looked down respectfully, and so did Ruby. Followed by Yuya, Varl, and also Leonie whose face is flushed red. The girl held in shame, apparently this man who attacked her was a crown prince!

“Please don't punish me, Your Majesty.” Leonie looked down embarrassed, because her feet had lowered the crown prince. He could only say that sentence so softly.

Although Leonie had lowered her head to apologize, but Steven instead picked up the rope that had tied him. “Hehehe, I will not let you go, Griffin!” Steven tried to catch Leonie, of course the girl instantly activated her claws.

Things get messy, Steven's back to craze. I don't know what he thinks or who owns him. However, Griffin? Wasn't that one of the spirits that had died?

“You mistakenly thought, Prince Steven!” ellena shouted for a moment, making the surrounding wind run amok for a moment. The leaves are mixed with dust. “Leonie is just an ordinary lion, not a Spirit Griffin!”

“Hah, what do you mean? He is clearly a lion and half an eagle! He's Griffin, I'm sure he's alive! You must be tricking me, right?!” steven, get everyone confused by his argument.

“I know why Prince Steven is crazy and attacking Leonie like this,” Ruby said amid tensions. Then, the little girl flew up and approached Steven.

“What do you want, Strange Boy?!” Steven looked terrified at the little girl with the red cape, but Ruby didn't just stop. He wanted to solve this problem in order to speak well with Steven who became a 'insider' of the palace but his fate was unlucky.

“Hold her body, Varl!” ruby command instantly. He told Varl the wanderer to help him, for only the man had a stocky body. Not like the others.

Although a little reluctant, but Varl still carry it out. “Who are you asking, Little Boy?! I Varl The Wanderer, will catch the source of this problem!” Varl's sneaky smile looked charming. He was actually confused by all this. He wants to put an end to the madness of the prince and try to find out information about Charlotte that could ease his mission.

Steven was running scared, he didn't want to be arrested by anyone. While others make a fortress, preventing Steven from escaping everywhere.

“Hoi, I am a prince. Where is your manners?!” Steven was fed up, but he was also scared because people seemed to smirk in satisfaction and surrounded him without giving him the slightest gap.

“Because you are a prince, then you must not reject this, Prince Steven.” Varl whispered behind Steven's ear, giving the man goosebumps instantly and immediately Varl bent Steven, leaving the prince's body unable to wiggle.

Steven continued to rebel, but Varl's arm holding him from behind was stronger. There were many significant differences between the two men. One was used to the wild, and the other was only a spoiled crown prince whose work was playing around in the palace.

Finally, Ruby can now approach again even though Steven can not calm down because he tried to release himself. “Steven's mind is haunted by Griffin. I'm sure this is Queen Charlotte. I don't know what mistake Steven made until exiled and cursed, which is clear Steven's brain was controlled by a shadow of a trick about Griffin so that seeing ordinary lions fall even see Griffin. Steven also could not think clearly because his brain was already poisoned. I'll clean it up.”

Ruby put her tiny hand over Steven's forehead. “Heal,” says Ruby as a mantra. Then, a bright red light appeared, blinding the eyes. Steven who had been revolting earlier, now he began to remain silent and until the end...

“Steven not breathing!”

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