Chapter 236

“Yes, Mistress.” The head guard ran towards her and knelt before her.

“Gather two of your men here right now. We head out to town now!”

“As you command, Your Highness!”

The messenger stood in front of King Lucien and waited nervously. He had been standing for several long minutes.

The king stood with the message in his hands. He had not released it, and the messenger wondered why. Instead, he kept going over it over and over and over again.

Finally, he released the two scrolls to him. “Take this message to the ten kingdoms. Make sure every king gets my message.”

Thank heavens. “Yes, Your Majesty,” the messenger responded immediately.

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The next evening, Danika stood in front of Vetta's dungeon. The guard hurried past her, and the sound of keys opening a lock filled the air, followed by the sound of deadbolt opening.

She nodded her gratitude, the guard acknowledged her before he hurried out of the cell. She looked around sadly,