Chapter 150 - What Should I Do?

"Brazen, the only reason I let him go was because everyone of us has the right to protect our dear ones...and it also implies on Ethan and Lady Carot." Alan answered to him without breaking their eye contact.

And a complete silence which showed the ultimate defeat of Brazen filled the room.

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"Protect the dear ones....even though it means breaking your own heart!...I don't understand it." Brazen said as he left the room with a loud bang.

"Brazen---" 

"Let him go, he will come back once he cools off." His Holiness said as he walked towards him and made him sit down.

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*sigh* "Your Holiness...Did I say something wrong?" Alan asked as he covered his face with his hands with a gloomy face.

"Absolutely not, what you said was right. Everyone has the right to protect to their loved ones, and everyone knows that kpayyer how coy Prince Brazen looks he not so much of a sentimental person, so for him understanding this things is of course hard." His Holiness said as he looked at the sky changing its colour.

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"Looks like the sun is about to set, Your Highness I must report to the temple now. Please excuse me." His Holiness said as he glanced at Alan who just closed his eyes after listening to his words.

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"Then see you later." Saying that he too disappeared in thin air leaving a confused Alan alone in that wide room.

"Its painful....my heart it feels like it would tear apart." Alan said as he clenched on to his left chest with a sad expression in his face.

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While one side of the royal ground, The crown Prince was busy with the internal conflicts, on the other side Irene was busy fighting with he monsters inside her head.

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~Irene, why didn't you save me~

~Irene!!!~ 

All the voices that sounded cold and in pain were as clear as crystal ringing inside her ear.

With nothing but bloody dreams playing again and again in her inward eye.

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"Leave me---Leave me alone---I--I don't know you all---Leave me!!" Irene sleep murmered with sweat flowing down her forhead and pale body that shivered with every single blow of wind.

"Someone stop them-‐‐Someone----please stop them----" Irene murmered again and this time she opened her started tossing and turning around but those movements soon stopped and she started coughing in between while struggling to breath as if someone has caught her throat.

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"Leav---LEAVE ME!!" Irene shouted on top of her lungs as she finally opened her eyes and started started breath heavily with her eyes being all bloodshot.

"---It started---It started once again---'" She said while clenching onto the bed sheets and trembling eyeballs and body.

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"Why? Why is this happening to me? Someone please stop this!!" She said again while covering her body with the blanket as tears fo fear sttred to flow down her eyes.

"I am afraid. I am afraid of all this bloody dream....please someone stop them!!" She silently screamed inside the blanket and cried her hear out keeping in mind her voice doesn't go out.

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"Do you feel bad for her now?" Brazen who followed Ethan said as he looked at him soying at Irene who was going through another nightmare.

"What are you doing here?" A surprised Ethan asked while he almost lost his balance formt he tree trunk thanks to his sudden appearance.

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"I followed you just in case you end up doing something you shouldn't....like becoming a part of the opppreser." Brazen said in a cold tone and rage in his eyes to which Ethan could only accept and Lower his head.

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"Prince Brazen you shouldn't worry about me....although I am giving my protection to Lady Carot I am still his highness prince Alan Knight and for me he the most important person....instead how about you look after Lady Winter,...she doesn't look good to me." Ethan said with a pair of worried eyes that gnawed at Irene once and then drifted towards the room where Lady Carot was staying which had its lights closed with no sound and energy.

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"And who do you think is the reason behind this? See for yourself, the laughing and happy child we saw a few years back and now crying and begging for life.....tell me do you think she deserves this after everything she has done for her?" Brazen asked in a serious voice ad he pulled his sword towards Ethan who couldn't answer any of his question which though harsh were still bitter truth none could left unseen.

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"Your Highness, not only Lady witner but no human deserves this....but it's still not fully proven that the one behind all this is Lady Caort so I would like it if the Prince stop charging towards her every single time." Ethan said as he looked at Brazen directly to which as a reply Brazen just scoffed and patted his shoulders.

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"...Accuse you mean....Ethan my dear friend....I am sorry to say this but your heart is going to be broken every painfully...*removes his hands* Good luck with protecting your loved ones...." Brazen saying saying left without a sound just like the wind.

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"My heart had already been so broken a few more breaks wouldn't matter." Ethan said as he smiled and looked forward and saw Irene finally sleeping peacefully but she wasn't the only one in the room and there was someone sitting beside her with one of his hand combing jer hair and the other keeping in check her vines.

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"Who is that? And what is he doing?" He thought as he tried to get a closer view but stopped as he noticed the red glow on that person's eyes and the moon that just came out showed its line on his face making his white hair shine like sliver and his gloomy eyes to shin brighter.

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"His Highness..." Ethan murmered as he went back to where he was standing and paid attention to his steps making sure not to let Alan know about his presence and look at what he was going to do.

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"Save---Me---" Irene who was still having trouble murmered as she held onto Alan's hand tightly.

"Shh, clam down Irene, it's fine. Ia here with you." Alan said as he touched her forhead and 

performened purification hoping that would cleanse her soul and also the black magic present in her body but unluckily it wasn't enough and Irene was no way bear peace yet.

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"I am in pain! Please stop coming after me!! Please stop!!" Irene said as she hit her back of the head on the pillow with warm tears flowing down her eyes and getting socked by the pillow.

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"My purification isn't enough for her to be in less pain..." Alan said with regret in his eyes and 

Bitting his lower lip while tighting his grip on her hands.

"Irene, forgive me....I am so useless....I can't cure you or can I lessen your pain and my empathic helaing won't work on this nightmares. I am completely helpless..." He said while a tear for the first time seeing her in pain red down his chin while on the tree trunk Ethan was more than shocked to see him like this.

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"His Highness...is crying?" Ethan said as he felt a tight suppressen on his chest which made him loose the balance and fall of the tree but luckily he didn't hurt himself although he did hear soem familiar chuckles from the bushes. 

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"Lady Carot is that you?" Ethan said as he dusted off the dirt from his coat and stood on his two feets with a slight cut near his eyebrows.

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"Wow! Now you can recognize me even through my voice that impressive!" Violet said with her bright energy and happy face which made Ethan even more uncomfortable.

"What are you so happy about?" Ethan asked as he walked towards her with his usual tone and manner and of course a perfect fake smile.

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"Maybe because the weather had been good lately with right amount of heat and cold and of course since the training is about to end and being free form this everyday schedule is everything to me." Violet said with a bright face that made it even more impossible for him to ask her any questions regarding the dark magicians and Irene.

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"I see that good then looks like even you don't really wish to rule this empire." Ethan too joked half heartdly to not ruin the mood.

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"While one doesn't always need to be the queen to rule does she? Sometimes tricks can be played even while hiding and planning each and every moment." She answered him in her own way making nothing but silence to be heard which was only broken when a group of palce maids passed through them.

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"Looks like you are quite tired today. Sleep well and we can talk next time.." Violet noticing that he was not quiet in his spirits today said while walking past him but she wasn't able to do so as a strong yet careful grip was felt on her wrist which belonged to no other than Ethan.