The Five: The Fight for the Imperial Throne
Chapter 24: The Death of Duchess Broglie (3)

"What are you saying, Helena? You don't have to apologize, you're cured it makes me happy so you don't have to apologize. Now the most important thing is your health, you need to rest, don't talk much." Duke Broglie said.

"Ti-no.. a. I have to say it seka..rang..ju.ga." Duchess Broglie said as she tried hard to sit on her bed.

"A-I'm happy. bi-can meng.enal ka-you, Lou.is. I-I hope...you can be happy when.. a-I've been. ti-no a.da."

"Se.na, Eu.geo ka-kalian ha..rus men..keep one sa...ma la...in, ka-kalian too.. ha...rus mem.. ka.lian." ka."

"Ohuk..." Duchess Broglie said with a bloody cough again.

"D-and, k-you pe..rempu..an yes.ng stand d-in sam... Ry.yin.din..." Duchess Broglie said as she pointed at Alice.

"Sa-my?" Alice asked in surprise because suddenly Duchess Broglie pointed at her.

Be..nar, you're a girl de..ngan ra-my hair..ning." Duchess Broglie said, waving her hand, telling Alice to go to him.

"A-i. I want to ask.. uhuk..." Duchess Broglie said with a bloody cough.

"Mother!!"

"Damelene!!!"

"Mrs!!!" Shouted everyone inside Duchess Broglie's room.

"Helena, don't force yourself. It's resting now, your face is getting paler than before." Duke Broglie told his wife to rest.

"Ti..dak, I don't. can. isti..rahat.... I-I ha-must me... said it.. now."

"W-what's the name..you, son?" Duchess Broglie asks who intends to match her son to Alice before she dies.

"My names are, A-alice, Madam." Alice was trembling in fear.

"Na.ma the ba..gus se.kali. A-alice, please ja.ga Eu...geo d-and Sena, a-I also ti.tip me...reka, te-teruta.ma Eu...geo, to-please hi...bur he d-in the moment. I don't-nothing..." Said Duchess Broglie with a slightly breathless breath and her voice was soft.

"Well, my mistress promised to always comfort Eugeo and take care of the two of them. I promise, Madam." Alice said with tears in her eyes and also felt a little confused by what Duchess Broglie had just said.

"Well, I'm so, so-so.. it's time.. I went, once again... I-I asked for ma...af, Lou.is, Sena, Eu.geo. I-I love ka-kali.an." Duchess Broglie said as she breathed her last.

"Jeedeeerrrr" The sound of lightning accompanied the departure of Duchess Broglie.

"D-no!!!! Helena!!!!"

"Mother!!!!" Shouted Duke Broglie and the two children together while shedding tears and holding hands and hugging the body of Duchess Broglie.

The sound of rain and the roar of lightning striking repeatedly made the atmosphere in the Broglie residence look gloomy, the departure of Duchess Broglie made everyone who was in the room feel very devastated, he said, especially Duke Broglie who felt very, very devastated when he saw his beloved wife exhale his last breath right before his own eyes.

A few minutes later after the departure of Duchess Broglie...

"Louis, come on, stop crying Helena's gone, she's gone, she's not coming back." Count Castina's words appeased his friend, Duke Broglie.

"You're right, now all I can do is hold a proper funeral for her and avenge her." Said Duke Broglie as he stood by the side of his bed, Duchess Broglie.

"You're the one standing there."

"Y-yes? S-me?" The waiter was surprised.

"Yes you, tell everyone that Duchess Broglie has left all of us, and tell them also that I will hold a funeral for the Duchess tomorrow morning." Duke Broglie said as he held back his tears and left his wife's room with the Count and Countess Castina.

"Sena, Eugoe you better get some sleep, it's night." Alice's words calmed the two of them but Alice's words were ignored by them.

"Don't be sad, if the Duchess is still alive she would be sad to see you like this. I have also experienced something like this, although it was hard for me to let go of my parents, but I keep trying to remember them in my heart and I'm sure that they'll both always be watching us up there."

"So please, you should go back to your rooms, it's been rainy night and day. If you don't rest now you'll be sick, Duke Broglie will not want you both to be sick at a time like this and us." Alice begged her two friends to return to their rooms.

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A few minutes later after the departure of Duchess Broglie, Berkouli Palace, the dining room...

"Your Majesty, there's an emissary from Duke Broglie." Said the soldier who entered without permission.

"The mouthpiece of Duke Broglie?" Ask Her Majesty the Queen in astonishment

"It was not usual for Louis to send emissaries to the palace. What's he bringing?" Ask the Emperor who was astonished.

"The mouthpiece carries a black flag at half-mast, Your Majesty and the envoy are waiting for you in the meeting room right now." The soldier explained.

"Black flags at half-mast? Don't tell..." Shouted His Majesty as he got up from his seat and rushed off towards the meeting room followed by everyone in the dining room.

Arriving in the meeting room...

"Greetings, Your Grace. I have a message from Duke Broglie that Duchess Broglie, Helena De Broglie, passed away last night from wisteria poison." Said the envoy while giving a formal greeting to the Imperial family.

"Helena's dead? That cheerful and feisty Helena died?" Asked Her Majesty The Queen was dumbfounded and shocked simultaneously.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Said the messenger.

"Geez, I didn't think Helena would leave us this soon." Said His Majesty in a sad tone.

"Finally, the most troublesome person had disappeared, now all that was left was Duke Broglie and those followers." Princess Ellie said inwardly as she tried to hold back her smile.

"When will the funeral be held?" Ask Princess Lea

"Tomorrow morning, Her Royal Highness Princess Lea, at Broglie's residence and will continue at the temple of Milano. Mr. Duke hopes you and your family can attend the Duchess' funeral later. Then I say retreat first, Your Majesty." Said the messenger.

"All right, you can go." Said His Majesty while holding his head.

"Heah... I didn't expect someone jolly to leave so soon. I hope Louis can deal with it with patience. Indeed, losing the person we consider special is something that is very painful. And, I hope Helena's calm up there." Her Majesty the Queen is empathetic.

"Alright, it's late so you can go back to your rooms, then I and Isabella go first. Good night everyone, that's may you have a good dream." Said His Majesty as he left the meeting room with his wife.

"Good night to you too, Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen." Said the four of them while giving a simple salute.

"Then I go first, uncle, aunt, Ellie. Good night." Said Princess Lea who left the meeting room.

"I'll excuse you first, Quinella. Good night." Prince Michael left the meeting room as well.

"All right, now it's just the two of us here. So, Ellie will you come to mom's room now? We have to talk about your future." Princess Quinella's Royal Highness said to her son.

"All right, mother." Princess Ellie said briefly.

"Good, this opportunity has finally come." Said Her Royal Highness Princess Quinella in her heart.

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While on the way to Her Royal Highness Princess Quinella's Palace the atmosphere felt very tense and awkward until they finally arrived at Princess Quinella's room.

"Come in, I'll get the waiter to serve you some black tea to help you sleep well." Said Her Royal Highness Princess Quinella while telling the waiter to pour a cup of tea for Princess Ellie.

"Thank you." Princess Ellie said to the waiter who had poured her tea.

"So, what did you tell me to come here? And surely my mother's goal was to tell me to come here instead of talking about my future." Said Princess Ellie while sipping the black tea that had been prepared.

"Silverfufu... You look a lot like me when I was young. All right, let's get to the point, Ellie, I told you to come here because I wanted to do something to you. Last time we met you seemed to want to give up, but now I'm gonna help you. Well, now you're breathing these flowers." Said Her Royal Highness Princess Quinella while giving a red amethyst flower to her child.

At that instant, Princess Ellie who received and inhaled the scent of red amethyst flower immediately felt a very heavy dizziness in her head. When Her Highness Princess Quinella saw her son in a drunken state, she immediately put her child's body on the bed and led her son to chant a spell that could manipulate one's mind.