The Dragon King's Substitute Bride
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
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Ael walked on the outside of the street like an escort. Soon, we reached a seemingly ordinary house on the outskirts of town. We entered, and I found the inside was carved with dark stone, like a replica of the palace. ""It's lovely."
He offered to take the wet clothes from me and got me a change of clean, dry clothing. After bathing and changing. I followed him into a large room filled with scrolls. The scent in the air reminded me of the palace. "I can only guess that you are eager to return home and deal with your family's situation, but could I ask that you return to the palace if only to let them know that you are fine? Your... escape caused quite the uproar." I frowned and stopped in the middle of the hallway.
"You say you're trapped on this side, yet you seem to know a lot about what happened today."
Ael smiled back at me and gestured ahead.
"We are trapped, but we have ways to communicate across the veil. I'll show you."
I followed him around the corner to a smaller room where a large crystal mirror stood against the wall. He approached it, and the surface changed. It started to glow like the gateway in the cave.
I could see people rushing through the foyer. The old man was fuming, and several people were gathered in front of the gateway through which I had escaped.
"We have to recover her! Send a message to those on the other side. Doctor Shang, what about my
son?"
I narrowed in on the man called Doctor Shang.
That was it. I needed to open the veil, but if I wanted Hiro to wake up, I needed to speak to him.
"Once upon a time, they were gateways."
I glanced at him. He placed his hand against the surface, and it was solid. I hesitated and stuck my
hand out, hoping it worked because who the hell wanted to hike back to thetains? The
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surface shimmered, but I passed my hand through it until I could feel the tingling air of the other realm on my skin.
1 yanked my hand back and turned to look at Ael. His eyes were glossy with tears. Someone let out a soft sob behind me, and I turned. I recognized the woman from the Trial, too.
let myself hope," she whispered and bowed her head. "Your Majesty, it is an honor to meet you. If
her words, but
"That man,
who is
of
together."
knew that Crown Prince Fake Sleeper was awake. I looked back at the mirror, listening to him tell the old man that his son was still asleep. The old man looked down, his shoulders slumped,
"Who is that man?"
"He's been vying for the
fell comatose."
the old man, then at the old men who were in procession around him. It was either Keiji or one of the
It hardly mattered to me. Once I figured out how to open the veil, I wasn't going to stick around. My brother needed me, and I had a family to dig out of the hole. I would have been happy to let them fall to ruin, but I could hear my dad from so many years ago telling me that the Ryuyama legacy had withstood far darker times than
least try to save the family
in research," I said. "Could you take me home?
I could stop
there any chance this
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to open the veil and keep it
everyone who has been trapped over her
misunderstand. There is no way to shed the position of queen except in
in a coma,
his head. "The crown prince was not formally coronated. That much is true, but his father is only acting as regent. He was chosen. His scales turned black and have remained so as far as the reports say. He is as much king as his father had once been." Making
asked. "He's been in
shook his head. "A new queen would have to be chosen...
"You're telling me that the Trial would
"I am sorry, but-"
just a vassal to this nonsense, but even you can see
deep breath. "... once, the Trial did not result
My eyes widened. "What?"
was chosen, many had gone through the Trial and had not died. She was not human, and there has never been a human in the position before." He met my gaze. "It wasn't until her murder that the Trial turned to fatal." I searched his face, looking for
"No one knows why?"
would... likely be in the queen's
cart is
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