Chapter 336: Execute Them at Dawn

Eglon’s smile twitched. For the first time, something dark flickered in his eyes. But it lasted only a second.

Then Ruth lifted her chin and continued, her voice cutting through the air like a blade.

“You must have a lot of guts to imprison a prince and a princess of Lionara.”

That hit home.

King Eglon’s fake gentleness cracked like a mask dropping. His expression turned sharp, his eyes cold. “So now you’re saying anything just to scare me? That’s cute,” he said with a bitter smile. “But I’m glad you realize it. I am cold hearted.”

He took a step closer to the bars, shadows clinging to him like a second skin.

“There’s no way King Ikechukwu would let his children come here,” he sneered. “He didn’t even want to send cavalry to rescue you. Not even after your engagement to his son was announced. So no, Ruth, there’s no way they would be here.”

Ruth didn’t flinch. Her next words hit like a thunderclap.

“Are you sure about that?”

Something in her voice made the guards tense.

Eglon paused. That flicker of doubt returned. His confidence wavered for just a second. Then, silently, he walked forward again, closer… and closer, until he stood directly in front of the prison bars, eyes scanning the five new prisoners.

Abuchi still had his mask on. Eglon’s gaze slid past him, indifferent.

But then his eyes landed on her.

Nnenna.

The second princess of Lionara.

eyes locked with his like she wasn’t the least bit afraid. Her long hair, no longer hidden,

that moment,

he wore didn’t just crack, it

shock. For a

just stood there, staring at her

regained his composure and

ordered casually, waving a

second. They unlocked the prison gate

when Eglon saw

with a low chuckle. “Of course this would happen. I’ve been

smile. “Thank you, my dear niece, for

step back, hands behind his back like a teacher giving a boring lecture. “The fact that you’re all here, trapped, without any forces barging into my castle to rescue you…

guards.

he looked

send you. No cavalry, no backup, no

paused, letting his

you try to sell me another fairytale about armies waiting outside…” He smirked. “I already checked. My scouts saw five people enter the city. No army. No reinforcements.

the prison bars, eyes landing on Nnenna and

voice calm but sharp as a blade. “Don’t

slightly, his smile turning

“I’m not crazy.”

glancing back over his shoulder with a

toward Nnenna and Abuchi. “As for those two… send them back to Lionara after they’ve watched their little team die. Make sure they don’t miss a single detail,

voice dropped into a mock sincere tone. “I said I won’t harm

he turned and walked away, his boots echoing against the stone floor like the ticking of a

prison fell

his expression. Nnenna stood frozen, her

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