Chapter 622:

Zaiper turned.

Emeriel stood by the door.

She walked into court gracefully. Fully dressed in her formal princess attire, she looked radiant. There were no visible marks on her skin, no signs of bruises or pain. Her eyes shone brightly, filled with life, and on her lips was a wide, unshaken smile.

Not a single person stirred as she paused to bow gracefully to the assembled court before crossing the floor and ascending the dais, coming to a stop beside the grand king.

Then… she kissed him.

Not a peck nor even a heavy, indecent display, the kiss was light. Yet it screamed intimacy. Free of tongue or theatrics, but every bit as charged with passion as if they were alone. It lingered just long enough to stun the court into an even deeper silence.

Since when is it wrong for a woman to

The words ripped from his throat, so angry his vision turned red. “How dare you stand before this council and

“How

only stare for a few seconds, too dumbfounded

I say this with the utmost respect, grand lord, but unless you were present in the room with us, you have no right to make such accusations,” Emeriel

not

brow

bowing low in apology. A full,

as she straightened gracefully. “I merely came to deliver a message to my king, one I forgot to give him

I could not stay silent and allow the Second Ruler to make such

we believe anything from the mouth of a human? You are the same girl who fooled this court for an entire year, dressing as a boy

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