The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 94

CH94

gs Substitute Bride Tsuneo

I opened my eyes to the side of the gardens. I looked down into the pool and saw Morgan there and stood. She would be there for quite some time, and we had things to do to be prepared for her arrival. Her ascension, her rebirth. A giddy sort of feeling took over me. I turned to leave the gardens. As I walked through the palace, my mind raced with thoughts of the fure. The events of the past few days had left me reeling, my emotions a tangled mess of fury and anxiety.

She will be fine. Tarofu, as he called himself, said from the back of my mind. Go find Hayato.

It was drawn to hear my father's name. wned. How did you know that?

ghed. This is our palace. It will tell us where anyone we to find within its walls is.

That was handy. But once upon a time, I was pretty sure that the palace was essentially the entire capital city.

That will be true again as soon as we restored. Hurried along. I'd like to get started soon.

I passed the area where Morgan had been poisoned. I remembered losing control. I remember. ripping Keiji's sister in half and I didn't regret it.

Don't. She'll be fine.

Part of me wondered if he said that about every celestial who had simply sustained physical

injuries.

As I approached my father's study, I read it myself for what I had to say. It was going to be so odd telling my father to convene a council of Elders, to hold trial, especially now.

I knocked on the door.

"Come in."

I entered and saw him at his desk. He looked up and seemed relieved to see me, then cautious. He must have seen something about me had changed. But then I noticed that he wasn't exactly looking his usual self either. CH94

"Father," I called out, my voice barely a whisper. "You look exhausted..."

forehead. "I suppose it didn't compute earlier. It has been a rough few days with you unconscious, but I'm. fine. Preparing for the elders to

mind?"

knees. "Several things, and I want you to hear me out on

He nodded.

for

"She's not dead."

I blinked. "Doctor Shang?"

I understand why you apologized. And also, while you aren't

of my wife.... Secondly, I'd like you to take a break to actually recover from all this. I know the Convening of the is coming up, but you need to rest

Celestial Compa

frowned and narrowed

Ari's formal trial."

to happen, but

in an underground prison cell. She's been down there since the day Morgan

blinked. "How can

should vaguely to the walls. "The

nodded. "Of course... that makes sense... Well, the elders are gathering, so we might as well do

that, you will

He cocked an eyebrow at me. "What's happened to

no more fear about

stood and turned to the door. "Your phoenix will return

hall."

that he would do as I asked. I wasn't sure what Tarofu

go find this girl. A shrouded young woman flashed through my mind. Then, a much younger girl

want me to find Anya? The palace's corridors bent and shrunk until I was in the servants quarters area. I didn't know how I knew exactly which room was on this, but I did. As I reached the door, a vision rushed through my mind that fully explained exactly why Anya

moment later, the door creaked open. Anya stood there, her eyes wide with surprise between

her head. "Your Highness, an

in? It might be

small quarters. It burned me. Anya was the illegitimate child of a noble and she had been sent to the palace to work here because her father didn't want her at home with his new wife. As I recall, she had an engagement planned a young nobleman in the kingdom, but it was cut off right around the time that Ari attacked her. At the very least, she should have been living in a better room. She shouldn't have been doing hard labor at all. She shouldn't have been serving Ari at all. But I had to hold back my anger about that

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