Chapter 294: What a Waste

Chapter 294: What a Waste

"Your Blessedness," King Marlin smiled as he bowed towards Ena Thun and the man next to her. "Thank you so much for blessing us with your presence."

"It is nothing," Ena said, her eyes landing on the calm Duke behind the King. "Duke Rothley" she held her hand out towards the Duke for him to kiss the back of her palm. She expected the Duke to fully cooperate knowing that there were other people behind them.

Sadly, the Duke was simply too stubborn. Instead of kissing the back of her palm, he held her hand and just shook it.

"Your Blessedness" Lucas greeted.

"Ah, it has been a while."

"It is."

"I expected the Duke to actually join the fight in Rakha"

"And leave Wugari?"

"Well"

"Are you saying that my Wugari is less important than Rakha, Your Blessedness?" Lucas asked.

"I I was not saying that," Ena gave an awkward laugh. "Although, I understand your concern, considering that you now have a bride."

Lucas nodded in response. "I do not understand. Why would I go to Rakha when even the Blessed families seemed unconcerned about the beast tide?"

"Ehem shall we go ahead and go to the palace?" the King immediately offered to try to appease both parties.

"It seems that I have more important things to attend to. Please excuse me. I needed to fight on the walls." Lucas started walking towards the large doors.

"What about them?" Of course, Ena Thun took the opportunity to poke fun at the Duke. If the Duke did something offensive, Ena would easily claim that the Duke bullied her and then declare war against the Kingdom. If he refused her gifts, they could claim that the Duke was very disrespectful and use this opportunity to create a ruckus inside the Kingdom.

To be honest, Ena expected the Duke to either confront her or insult her. However, instead of his usual attitude, the man had been acting very docile tonight. It was as if he was holding back. Naturally, Ena could not help but wonder if this is because of the Duke's woman.

If that is the case, then it seemed that the woman's influence on the Duke was quite strong. Ena was not going to waste this opportunity.

"Let them follow me," said the Duke, who did not stop walking.

"Eh?" King Marlin was surprised when he heard the Duke's words. Even Ena and Hayle seemed surprised too. The Duke was very well known for his dislike for women and marriage. In fact, all the Dukes before him acted like that.

"What are you waiting for follow His Grace!" Ena said with a smile on her face. She could not wait to take advantage of this situation for her own personal gain.

However, just as the women started walking towards the door, the palace walls suddenly shook.

Out of nowhere, a large chandelier full of candles fell from the ceiling and straight onto the women.

A loud crash followed.

Ena's eyes were wide as she watched the woman that she had painstakingly selected burn in front of her. As the surprise sat in, she turned her attention towards the Duke who was now standing by the door watching everything unfold with a smirk on his face.

"What a waste," Lucas said.

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