Chapter 35

For three days now, Amora has been confined to her own room. Sometimes, Prince Maxwell only comes to see her for a while, then leaves again. She wanted to live freely and see Sandy. She still couldn't believe that Sandy and Alice were married.

The seal on the door of her room slowly disappeared. Apparently, it was Doran who came to see her in the room. Doran, Prince Maxwell's loyal bodyguard, approached her.

"King Charles wants to see you," Doran said as he looked at Amora.

"What does King Charles want to see me for?" Amora didn't want to see anyone at the moment and her face was very gloomy. 

"I don't know the details, but there seems to be some important business. King Charles felt the need to discuss matters related to Alice." Doran sighed to explain a little to Amora.

Hearing Alice's name mentioned, she felt angry. Because of Alice, she suffered so much here, unable to get the man she loved. Amora always lost in competition with Alice.

"Aren't you going to see King Charles? Then, I'll go deliver it." Doran was ready to walk out.

However, Amora changed her mind and wanted to see King Charles right now. She immediately left together with Doran, walking together to meet the king.

Upon meeting King Charles, Amora immediately kneeled down. She didn't want to provoke the king's emotions again.

"Princess Amora, do you already have a plan to attack Alice?" King Charles asked earnestly.

"Not yet," Amora replied while shaking her head. "But I want to go and kill her!"

King Charles disagreed without a good plan. "I don't want my kingdom to suffer because of your rash behavior."

"Then, how long do we have to stay like this, King? Do you want to wait until Alice becomes stronger?" 

King Charles looked at Amora with a sharp gaze. "Amora, your anger is so great towards Alice; I feel the same way, but rash actions will only add to the damage! Alice has great power and strong support. We need to plan carefully so as to not only target Alice but also those around her."

King Charles immediately laughed. Amora understood what King Charles meant, but she couldn't possibly be patient for long. She wanted to go to Vestinel territory and kill Alice. Many times she had failed to kill her.

"Then, what is your plan, King Charles? I can't stay in her shadow and be patient all the time." Amora raised her head, looking up into King Charles' face.

"We need to gather more information about Alice's strengths and weaknesses. We need to strategize carefully and engage trustworthy allies. During this process, I will also endeavor to ensure that you are in a stronger position than Alice. I have also ordered some of my subordinates to infiltrate Vestinel's territory secretly."

Amora understood now. King Charles' plan was quite interesting to her. She would obey King Charles' plan and be a little patient for this good thing.

"I understand now, King Charles."

"Have you been able to exercise a little patience?" asked King Charles.

"Yes. To get good results, patience is necessary."

Prince Maxwell, who was standing next to Amora, just smiled. Meanwhile, Doran was behind Prince Maxwell. King Charles also told Amora to return to the room, followed by Doran behind.

"Doran, just remove your magical seal outside Amora's room," said King Charles.

"Father, why is it like that? So what?" Prince Maxwell certainly did not accept.

"I want to give Amora freedom here, but that doesn't mean she can escape again like yesterday." King Charles turned his sharp gaze towards Amora.

"Thank you, King." Amora grinned at Prince Maxwell, then headed into her room.

Doran did not follow Amora anymore, as he was told by King Charles not to give any more magical seals. Prince Maxwell was very upset with his father for defending Amora too much. 

"Doran, come with me. Accompany me to a place that makes me happy."

"Yes, Prince."

***

In the crater of a volcano there is a hidden prison belonging to the Kingdom of Estonia. Prince Maxwell and Doran were here. Doran immediately opened the prison door, pointing his hand at a stone door. It opened, and they went inside.

Inside the prison, the atmosphere was dark and damp. Prince Maxwell and Doran stepped carefully. They came to a large room filled with rusty chains. King Arthur was locked up and chained here in a weakened state. Prince Maxwell approached King Arthur.

"Apparently, you are still very strong, yes," said Prince Maxwell. "I didn't expect you to survive in a place like this."

King Arthur looked tiredly at Prince Maxwell. Prince Maxwell didn't like being stared at like that. He began to emit fire attacks from his palms and attacked King Arthur. The king of the Goldenia Kingdom was in pain. The chains that ensnared him immediately wrapped tighter and tighter. King Arthur screamed, but his face showed resilience. Prince Maxwell ignored King Arthur's pain and continued to attack.

"Why don't you just die? You can join your wife in hell," Prince Maxwell said with a loud laugh.

King Arthur remained silent, glancing at Prince Maxwell. Prince Maxwell became even angrier at King Arthur's calm demeanor despite being tortured. Continuing to launch fire attacks, Prince Maxwell began to lose control and continued to attack.

Blood came out of King Arthur's mouth. Doran, who was beside him, lowered his head even more, not wanting to witness this any further.

"Someday, Alice will surely come and make you pay for all this," King Arthur said.

"I will never let that happen. Your daughter, Alice, will die at my hands!" The look on Prince Maxwell's face was so angry with King Arthur.

He ordered Doran to punish King Arthur. In accordance with Prince Maxwell's orders, Doran was willing to do so and unleashed magical powers in the form of thick, poisonous smoke that emitted a dark light. The smoke began to spread throughout the prison, creating an eerie and threatening atmosphere. King Arthur was forced to breathe in this toxic air, making his body weaker and his consciousness fade.

The black light from the smoke added to the eerie atmosphere, as if all hope was lost. Doran remained standing to the side, keeping the torture process continuing unabated. Prince Maxwell watched from a distance, satisfied to see his enemy helpless before his very eyes. Prince Maxwell displayed a grinning smile.

"Doran, good job. Let's get out of this prison. Remember, to put the strongest seal so that King Arthur cannot get out of this place," Prince Maxwell said as he stepped away.