Chapter 159. The Duel III

Chapter 159. The Duel III

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 159. The Duel III

After one painful breath, he opened his voice.

"I know this sounds ridiculous since I already know what your answer is. But..." His gaze turned melancholy.

"I hope you can take good care of Jyne." His request sounded like a plea. His seriousness was clear from his tone of voice and his gaze.

His gaze shifted to Jyne.

"I realized I've annoyed her off for the past few days. I made fun of her, laughed at her crazy idea, and defamed her. I've said a lot of bad things about her. But I had no other choice... She's a bit childish, reckless, and has no experience in love. I know she ran away following her instincts and ego."

He returned his gaze to me.

"So... I have to test you and your honesty. I have to make sure she will spend the rest of her life with the right person," he admitted.

"Was that also your father's order?" I guessed. Testing a king wasn't a small thing so I was pretty sure of my guess.

"Yes. It was a special order from my father and my mother..." Another bitter smile bloomed on his lips.

"Make the Dragon King sees her as herself. The princess of the fox tribe. A woman who deserves to be loved. Not just a breeding tool. Make sure he will replace us to take care of Jyne," he repeated what his father had said.

"I know this sounds unfair to you. But we don't have any bad intentions. My parents have always loved Jyne. The reason why they wanted to marry her off to the Serpent Prince is because he is a wise and strong nobleman. Besides, the Serpent Tribe's territory is near us. So in case, he mistreated Jyne... She can come back to our place whenever she wants," he added.

"I will not mistreat her, Prince Arter," I stated. Although this sounded discordant to my ears, I could understand his concern.

Jyne had been missing for months and her first request after they found her was her father's approval so she could enter my harem. Instant love was a bad idea in this cruel world, even though the person was me. That was why I had to prove it.

"I know. You are a nobleman. Despite her seduction, you didn't do it before you won the duel. I'm pretty sure you will take good care of my sister," he said.

"You have my words..." I decided to end this conversation. We could continue this later after Evelina healed him.

We were just about to head back, but Arter remembered something and stopped in his tracks.

"Oh right... Please keep this a secret to my sister," he requested.

"Why?" I asked. Obviously, I couldn't grant this because Jyne was listening to us now.

Arter's face suddenly turned pale.

"You---You little cunning fox. This was your idea, right?" he said in a stammering voice, pointing at his sister in a panic.

"This was my idea. I know it's impolite, but I think she should know," I admitted.

That made Arter turn to me.

"How did you find out?" he said in confusion.

"It's just my guess. But I'm sure you and the Fox King won't request a random thing. So I came up with this idea. At least I want you to clean up your misunderstandings before your departure," I explained.

Before Arter could say anything, Jyne interrupted him.

"Why don't you tell me anything?" Her eyes were on Arter.

Arter turned his face the other way, not daring to look at his sister's face.

"Why should I?" he retorted.

Realizing this was not the right place to settle these sibling issues, I decided to move elsewhere.

"Ehm... I think we should settle this inside the Palace. With some tea and snacks. How does that sound?" I gave an idea.

The Fox siblings looked at each other for a while before they finally agreed.

"Sounds good," said Jyne.

After making sure Arter was fine, we went to the parlor room. Unfortunately, even with the snacks and tea, the fox siblings did not open their voices.

So Evelina and I decided to leave them in the hope they could speak their hearts and minds more honestly.

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