Chapter 98 - KING LIAM CANNOT STAND IT ANYMORE

"What do you think? You drain my patience every day. Who are you messing with the royal?"

King Liam looked at Freya there seriously. He actually knows that Freya will do something behind his back, but he didn't know she will went after his royal family instead of fighting straight to him. He didn't like it at all.

"You won't kill me. At least not yet. Because I have knowledge that you needed the most."

"Probably. But I won't hesitate to hurting you back to back again. Now I have Jieun by my side, I can do that and ask her to heal you back, over and over again. How about that? Let see if you still think I'm a joke! " Liam is slicing Freya's shoulder a little making the witch screaming in horror there.

"Argh! Stop it!" Freya panting there now.

Liam stopped his torture then. Then he drawn back the bloody sword, put back into its sheath. He didn't plan this but the witch piss him off each days. Makes him unbearable to be patient anymore.

Freya can actually end the king's life in the blink of an eye if she is in a good condition, but at this point because her energy has been depleted because of Princess Mia, she doesn't want to add more problems. After all the king got something that weakened her. Which keeps her loyal all this time. As long as she doesn't get it back, she can't never rebel completely.

"We're never friends to begin with, so I'm not surprised if one day you stab me from behind. But isn't it too dirty when you're aiming for my family. Also it's too early for you to show your true nature."

"Hah!" Freya laughed a little there.

"Don't make me laugh Liam. You never care about them anyway. Plus, they're not your real flesh and blood. We both know who you love the most and care the most. Besides, you're the one that asks me to see Jieun yourself. I am just following your order. "

King Liam narrowed his gaze there. Warning the witch in silence. He just barely holds himself to not kill her just now and she seems like ordering death again.

"Tch. You got too many excuses Freya. I just said that you can see her, not assault her. This is already twice you did that to her. Also, don't say something like that as if you know me very well.  You are just happen to be an old woman that stay here since I was young."

Listen to the sentence of her age mentioned there. Freya was a little angry. She never likes to mention that and Liam clearly know. But, set that issue aside, she just decides to mocking the king further.

"What? Isn't what I said true? You never love anyone after that historic day. The Queen that you have now also just become your puppet to manage this land." Freya starts to get brave there because she knows Liam won't attack her again.  Plus, King Arthur is coming tomorrow and wants to meet her to see his future. So of course she has to be alive for that purpose.

Pang!

Freya and King Liam were a bit surprised there. Queen Anna suddenly rushed into the courtyard and slapped the witch with all her heart until the witch was lying on the floor again as her strength had not yet come back.

"Bitch!" Queen Anna is cursing there. Its not her normally does, but the witch really presses herself at that time making her erupt and unable to control herself. As she can't chase Mia due to the princess run so fast she just give up there and hope that the girl cools down by herself first before she meets her later. And now, she gets back here, listen to what her husband and the witch are saying and butt in now as she can't stand the witch anymore.

"I've never liked you making a deal with Liam in the first place as I know you're up to no good." Anna now looked at her husband. Her face clearly showing anger,  sadness and a lot more mixed feeling that the King knows very well.

"She has already done too much. Are you going to let alone and turn the blind eyes on this?" Anna said to her husband.

"Your sentence will be announced tomorrow morning and don't you dare to go anyway if you don't want your sentence to get heavier. Only by doing this you will realize who is more powerful here. You're nothing as a tool for me to achieve my goal Freya. In the end, we both know, only the winner will be able to live. "

Hearing that Freya began to get angry. Because before, whatever she did and got caught, Liam never imposed punishment on her.  This time she really looked shocked there.

"You can't do that to me! If you do that I swear I'm going to ruin everything that both of you plan to!"

"Don't you dare to yell at the King of this land Freya!" Queen Anna also screamed there with a fierce face. 

"Do you think because you are a witch we should be afraid of you? You treat us as if we are lower level than you. Don't you ever forget what is actually happening years ago that binds you to us. If Liam hesitates about that, I, myself will not hesitate a bit to kill that person whom you do not know where. "

King Liam was even more surprised for a moment to see the ferocity shown by Queen Anna at that time. He actually didn't know that she can be like this.

Keeping silent. Hearing that Freya's face began to change a little. There's fear in there. She knows, as long as her weakness is in their grasp, she will never be able to escape from it. There is only one way for her to be free. That is by collecting all the twin stones and holding the final ceremony!

"You are lucky that tomorrow King Arthur himself asking for your services keeps you free from severe punishment. But listen here carefully, dare to touch my family again, you will be dying in no time. In my hand." Anna added.

Freya looked at Liam who didn't say a word for a while.

"Are you really going to do this? Just listening to whatever she was saying? You know I will never stand still Liam. Never!"

"I'm sick of you ignoring my orders. This time you need to learn so that you think twice before stabbing me in the back. You're nothing to me! You made a mistake so you deserve punishment. Like Anna said, I still got something that you want. If you wanted to save him you should oblige. At least you know that I'm not killing him... yet."  King Liam said that coldly. He actually already fed up with Freya's behavior and this is his call.

Feeling satisfied there Queen Anna continued to leave without waiting for her husband. She actually feeling hurt listening to their conversation, but she knows that is the truth anyway. She is really one of his tool just like Freya is.

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:: Bench outside the castle::

"Don't come near me. I don't want people to see the two of us here. Enough with the gossip." Mia said there.

Listening to the girl's request Ray stood quite a distance from where the girl was feeling. A very safe distance.

"Why are you out here? It's quite cold now. Probably the snow will fall soon." He said.

Mia looked up at the dark sky as she let out a rather heavy breath. She actually didn't feel anything. Even the cold.

"Did something happen again?" Ray tried to figure it out. He thinks the relationship between Mia and Ethan is getting better, but seeing the girl sitting there for quite some time while daydreaming, he knows something must be up.

"I see it." Mia said.

Ray didn't quite understand looking at the girl from a distance. Mia then looked towards where the first prince was standing and elaborated her statement.

"I saw the vision that Ethan feared all this time. Freya show that to me."

Ray was a little surprised there. Didn't think Mia would face Freya to find out. He didn't know the detail and just assume that.

"So? What actually did you see?"

"It's more horrible than what I thought before. No wonder Ethan is being like that. I just... thinking why I didn't understand him before. I keep accusing him, push him too edge, while he... actually the one that hurting the most. "

Ray was silent there. The vision must be worst as Mia started to think in that way.

"But, even if I see for myself the horrible fate that me and Ethan will encounter sooner or later, I can't help myself to want more from him. I don't want to become weak by that. Am I too selfish?"

Ray listened to the question. Although his heart ached a little because the person he liked said that about another man, he also can't help himself that... wanting her to be happy.

"Both of you will figure it out. Sooner or later. Who knows destiny can be changed? You just need to try. Just...go through it with perseverance.  So that you will not having any regret later. "  After that he just walk away..  Leaving Mia watching his back.