Chapter 265

Complete silence.

Only the soft rustle of Emeriel's gown and the quiet echo of her last words hung in the air.

A single pair of hands began to clap, Vladya's. His eyes shining with a newfound respect.

Soon, Ottai joined in, his clap enthusiastic and booming.

Then a high lord from the roundtable. And another.

One by one, others around the roundtable joined the applause, the sound swelling and reverberating through the grand hall.

It was not just polite; it was genuine. Carrying with it an undercurrent of approval.

Many high lords nodded, some even wore smiles that were rarely seen in the cold austerity of court. Daemonikai's chest swelled with pride. It rushed through him, warming him like a draught of fine wine. He had expected a long, tiring resistance. A slow, uphill battle to win over the court.

But here she was, his woman, making impressive progress. Already she was bridging the gap with her sincerity and strength.

Emeriel raised her head, tears falling from her eyes. She gave them a watery smile, wiping her cheeks. "Thank you, everyone, for hearing me out."

They might be doing more than just hearing you out, Beloved.

As the applause quieted, a few high lords rose from their seats...... and tilted their heads to the side. Emeriel was confused.

Keeping her eyes on them, she inched closer to him. "What are they doing?" she whispered in apprehension.

But Daemonikai could not speak for he was stunned. He hadn't expected this, not so soon.

"Your Grace?" she whispered again, her tone uncertain.

"They are acknowledging your greater position," Henry interjected. Merilyn's bondmate.

He rose to his feet. "Princess, it means that the high lords of Urai are willing to give you the chance and support you asked

for."

"Our Grand King was right, we wouldn't have him here today if not for you," Belzebob said, his gruff voice now surprisingly gentle, rising as well. "And you may not realize it, but we do not take our Ultimate Ruler lightly. His well-being is deeply tied to ours."

"Our people are fiercely attached to him," Gaff added, standing beside Belzebob. "And if there's even a sliver of hope that he could find happiness again, we do not wish to stand in the way."

that we not only grant you the chance you asked for but also

lords mirrored the

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stare at the lords before her, floored by their

tone as

your nose to their

gesture before, Emeriel understood

a mere acknowledging her, they were accepting her. Offering her not only

than she'd dared

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her being, awakening a hope that shone like a newborn sun deep in

she steeled herself, forcing her legs to move even as her sore muscles

slightly to meet her,

and pressed her nose gently to his neck, the act both humbling and

"Thank you," she whispered.

inclined his head, his

lord, then the next, repeating the act with

High Lord Henry and whispered her gratitude, his quiet response caught her breath. "Take care of him, My Lady. He

My Lord." A

the load that had

faces of the lords who had bowed to her

the first time, she saw not adversaries but a fair council. Perhaps the court wasn't so terrible after all. Perhaps these nobles

chest. Nostalgia, wrapped in melancholy, gripped her as her thoughts turned. High

again, even as

were right, after all. Two years ago wasn't the end of the world. The day did come when the

swept the court once more, at the council who had once sentenced her to

ruler's woman.

muttered under her breath, tears falling. "Look at your slave friend who, once upon a time, had to dress as a boy to

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their Ultimate

GRAND KING DAEMONIKAL

dismounted from their horses. The guards swiftly took

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