Chapter 43

"Close the palace gates!"

The chief guard's exclamation was accompanied by the sound of iron scraping as the palace gates slowly closed. Now Kingsley and Emily are attracting attention after Kingsley knocked out many guards in front of the Ackerley Kingdom palace.

"Isn't that Emily?"

"What does she want now after several weeks of disappearing for no reason?"

"Not without reason. She and the Guardian Supreme Commander ran away after breaking the rules."

"What rules?"

"They are married!"

"Huh?"

"Are you kidding?"

"The fruit does not fall far from the tree. Tristan's parents made a mistake by having a child out of wedlock. Now Tristan is following in their footsteps by marrying a human. He should not have been appointed commander-in-chief. He has tarnished his good name."

"Hey!"

Emily turned towards the crowd, exclaiming in disapproval at hearing her Errie being badmouthed. Some of the people he knew and others he didn't