That Prince Is A Girl The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate by Kiss Leilani

Chapter 265

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."

only grant you the chance you asked for but also acknowledge you as the

standing lords mirrored

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lords before her,

them waiting, dearest," Daemonikai murmured, his tone as tender as it was encouraging.

gleaming with pride. "Walk to them, one by one, and press your nose to their necks

sacred gesture before, Emeriel understood the weight of

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

more than she'd dared to

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of her being, awakening a hope that shone like a newborn sun

she steeled herself, forcing her legs to

Gaff, who bent slightly to meet her, sparing

pressed her nose gently to his neck, the

"Thank you," she whispered.

head,

then the

reached High Lord Henry and whispered her gratitude, his quiet response caught her breath.

A promise she intended to keep with all her

she completed her rounds, the load that had pressed

the roundtable, her gaze lingering on the faces of

not adversaries but a fair council. Perhaps the court wasn't so terrible after all. Perhaps these nobles weren't

wrapped in melancholy, gripped her as her

eyes again, even as she

were right, after all. Two years ago

the council who had once sentenced her to death, accepting her now

ruler's woman.

tears falling. "Look at your slave friend who, once upon a time, had to dress as a boy to survive. Today she stands before the council of Urai, not as a slave boy in

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their

GRAND KING DAEMONIKAL

dismounted from their horses. The guards swiftly took the reins,

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