If she sought someone who resembled her husband, she would not feel as though she had betrayed himâ¦
âIâve said this before.I have more important things to do, so I canât stay in Yggdra.â Dukeâs voice was icy and carried a dangerous edge to it.
âYour Majesty, please understand that I can have either Black Party surrender or rebel.Youâd best let me go, or there will be unbearable consequences.â
âI will endure any consequence,â Mavice said with a smile.
âI will give you another twenty-four hours to think about it.If you still refuse, donât blame me for using a different method.â She turned around and left the dark room.
She locked the door from outside.
There was silence all around.
Duke held his breath and listened closely for any movement outside.
When he was certain that the coast was clear, his two hands, which were tied behind his back, wrapped several loops around the rope and his bonds came free.He crouched down to untie the ropes around his legs.
and picked it up.His phone battery had finally run out.He gritted his teeth and put the phone inspect the dark room.It was about eight stood on a chair, he could see the eerie, dark corridor from it.The corridor he could window was able to crawl out through a vent above him, and it was just large when he suddenly heard voices from my mother to bring him some food royal guards outside the dark room took out their keys and opened the door.They led the princess through the long corridor iron door was pushed open.The light from outside shone in, making to have a few words with him alone.You may Highness two guards closed the door and his two hands behind him end of the âIf I take the princess hostage, what are my chances of escaping?â
âTerry, I will open the door later.Make your escape quickly before the guards can react.â The princess came forward and carefully untied the rope for him, looking anxious.
Duke narrowed his eyes.
âAre you here to rescue me?â The princess shoved a gun into his hands.
âYouâve done so much for our country.You shouldnât have to suffer like this.â
âThis is the territory of Yggdra, even if I escaped, I canât run from the queenâs clutches.Iâm afraid the Queen might retaliate,â Duke said.
âIsnât it better to suffer for freedom than to become another person entirely to please someone?â
Theprincess said hoarsely.
âRun away.Staying here wonât do you any good.â
âThe queen promised me the position of cabinet minister.I suppose I could consider the offer.â Duke sat there, unmoving.
âNot many people get to be the queenâs guest of honor.â