Beloved Princess

Golden Tree

"living His Majesty the Emperor"

"LIVE!!!"

"live the Heibe Empire!"

"living His Majesty the Emperor"

Cheers excitedly rang out all over the streets, after 3 months of fighting against the monsters, the young Emperor and the lone Wolf army returned, then followed by the victory of the Black Wolf and finally the troops of the White Wolf and the Twin Wolves.

Although it had gotten a victory face from the Emperor looking very grim, how could it not be grim that the twin Wolf army was almost depleted due to the border fight, anyway, if only Vernando failed to conquer The Fear can be sure the twin wolves will run out and followed by the white wolf who came to help.

"swush"

"Shadow Knight came facing the light of the Empire"

"how are you"

"forgive me Your Majesty, because of my inability the twin Wolf troops lost more than 2/3 of the troops, I am ready to accept punishment"

"hahh this kid, I asked him how he was but he asked for the law?" inner Ano sighed.

"yes I'll punish you later, report your situation now"

"i have fully recovered after two days of His Majesty's treatment"

"then The Fear?"

"i managed to kill him before I fell unconscious, I also managed to retrieve his monster core"

"hm .. So after getting the monster core you went straight home to the palace?"

"t-no Sire?"

"then what about the report of the prime minister? weren't you found on the back porch of the palace? exactly near the tea place Princess" said Ano probing.

"sorry, I am guilty"

"how did you end up there?"

"it's all because of this, Sire"

"tell me"

"after almost 3 months of fighting I was desperate because the monster was still recovering as it was when we met, but the last time we fought I attacked the head area and targeted all its horns, he said, but as the queen bat reported my magic continued to be sucked in while nearby, so I decided to end it immediately, having got the monster core just before my consciousness was gone I remembered with this necklace, the princess said that I had to beg to live and remember the name of the princess, so I kept remembering her and ended up losing consciousness on the back porch of the palace" verando's answer looks like a meeting.

"you can keep the necklace"

"really?"

"so happy?"

"thank you, then how is my punishment?"

"get into the barracks of the Twin Wolves and help Vallen train a new army!"

"good"

Veano was back alone at work, this time fighting monsters had taken 977 knights, not to mention the death of civilians at the beginning of the attack, this was really a big loss for him.

The Imperial Knights did number in the tens of thousands, but they were all scattered to various corners carrying their respective duties and responsibilities, however, the group that bears the name Wolf is an elite group of Knights that Veano built himself and most of them are graduates of Dark Star Academy.

Not only Academy graduates but they also come from many accomplished civilians but they are poor people, no wonder when Veano gave their chance until becoming an Imperial Knight their level of loyalty was truly extraordinary, seeing his comrades many dead they kept fighting to the end.

"bitc .. tok"

"yes"

"i brought the documents of the fallen Knights, this document I've divided into two the left is the Knights who come from the lower class and the right from the upper class"

"hm"

"some of the lower-class families refused the compensation that the palace had given, hoping that the compensation money could be used to educate the new Knights, and instead I put some of my top kids into the Academy to do their education, if they're all obviously refusing compensation, but they're asking for a family honorary degree they can take home"

"hm"

"this report was just given by General Opius, you read it now" said Alvin.

"Opius? isn't he rarely giving written reports like this?"

"yes I was also astonished, but there could have been something that he could not say directly"

"the total losses I've covered with palace treasury money, there are no meaningful losses in the war this time unless we lose a lot of our Knights"

"shh hahh"

"why No?"

"is there any suspicious movement from the Association?"

"i investigated them according to your orders before going to war, as usual the Association shut their doors as soon as you left, there were only a few staple merchants who came in and out of the building and low-level magicians, but black crows managed to find this"

A small black stone gave off a stifling dense aura, the stone was only the size of a marble but its black magic felt so strong, it was so powerful, Alvin immediately put the stone into the previous seal box and opened the box next to it again.

"are they not the same stone?" tanya Ano shriveled.

"yap! this stone was obtained by a black crow and the stone next to it was the monster core that Vernando had obtained yesterday"

"what?"

"right No, as you'd guess the monster is in the Association's control"

"b*debah! hahaa they really want to be kicked out apparently"

"but No. We can't just kick out the Association, their influence is quite large here don't you worry about the impact later?"

"Vin for 10 years I've been quiet, but what are they doing behind my back? doesn't that mean they're trying to take down this empire?"

"but what about the people?"

"most of them don't know that witches use shackle necklaces, how do you think they react once they know a family they're proud of is actually using a dog's necklace?"

"dog collar? they both look alike" Inner Alvin.

* * * *

"kyaaaaa silaaauu" cried the ladies-in-waiting.

"why are you guys always so good as that😑"

"because the princess is too adorable" replied Emma passionately.

"so which one should I wear? I'm tired of Emma" Rere lamented because she's changed many times.

"sir princess only wear this one" replied Rmma quickly

"Anna when will she come back?"

"emm I don't know"

"hmm it's been a week since Anna came home, how long have you known Anna?"

"from childhood I have known the mistress Anna, while the mistress Anna's maiden was a popular Lady even though she was the son of a Baron, even after getting married and having children she is still popular because she is intelligent and very understanding"

"emm his son what age are🤔?"

"at the age of the princess, Diana was a sweet but slightly shy child"

"can't Anna bring him here? I want to have friends"

"what princess is not comfortable with us😔"

"that's not it, I want a friend of my age"

"what if the princess asks His Majesty for permission?" mole Emma.

"huftt Sire can not be met since returning from border😞, even though I miss him"

"tell that to Mr. Alvin"

"Alvin's busy"

"hmm then the princess is patient first yes, later when the princess can meet Her Majesty the princess can be permission"

"y've let's go"

Rere went to enjoy tea and snacks under the golden tree, the golden tree itself grew solidly in the backyard of the palace, setau Rere the tree was a tree that already existed before the southern palace in the wake, strangely the tree did not grow and remained that way for decades.

Even people believe the golden tree is inhabited by a spirit, and it makes the golden tree always shine and stand firm no matter if the seasons keep changing.