
A few months later, when winter began, small snowflakes began to fall and fall to the ground.
Axel sat pensively enjoying a cup of coffee in the cold morning on the porch of his house alone, his mind was in a state of turmoil, his pride was hurt by the emergence of a novel that was becoming more popular by the day, heartbroken in disappointment and despair, the author of the novel did not really think about his situation, the impact of his writing to an official fiancee of the Emperor. Now he himself is investigating in silence who is the author who has plunged his life to the edge of the abyss, but the results are nil, that person is not an ordinary writer, he said, he could hide himself so neatly that no one could track him.
Axel's mother walked up to him who seemed always moody since the death of his father, then he sat in front of him, Axel's eyes immediately diverted to his mother "Mother, outside cold, is not mother still sick?"
"No, I'm fine, I'm wearing warm clothes, you're not going to the palace?"
"Where possible, I'm going to leave because there's no important agenda"
"So then, how will your relationship with His Majesty be? When are you getting married?"
Axel was stunned, only this time he felt inferior in front of his own mother "Come"
"Are you thinking about the novels that are scattered in the empire?"
"Mom knows what it looks like"
"Of course, Mom's information network is more powerful than you know"
"Yes I know Mom"
"Don't think about family honor, just do what you want to do and make you happy, you understand what I mean, right?"
"But Mom, Dad..."
"The way you survive with uncertainty because your father, yes, it is true that your father really hopes you accompany His Majesty, it is because His Majesty is his most beloved disciple, even though your father does not show it in front of anyone, but I know, your father wants you to take care of His Majesty, but it all comes back to you, your father would be very angry if you did something that doesn't suit your own heart, your father didn't want that for no reason either, he said you seemed to like him a lot when you were a kid"
"Did I look like your Majesty when you were a child?"
"True, you always ask your father for news after your father returns from the palace"
"That's true, but it feels different now, I just want to get angry when dealing with Your Majesty, it's because Your Majesty never looked at me and ignored my sincerity, but I was so angry that seeing His Majesty happy with that person, it felt like my pride was stepped on"
"Everyone has something precious to him, as well as Your Majesty, you cannot impose your will unless you only want honor by being by His Majesty's side, but what I do know is that Mother's Son is not crazy about honor, right? So get to know how you feel and speak well with your Majesty, use a cool head, and then decide, that's all I can say, Mom and Dad wish you happiness and a companion who will always love you"
"I understand Mother"
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Axel went to the palace after cooling his head, he met Rubia in his study, for a long time he had not faced Rubia personally like this, he felt a little nervous.
"Baginda, Mr. Prime Minister asked to face" said a doorkeeper of the Emperor's office.
"Come in"
Axel opened the door, he saw Rubia who was walking towards him "Sit down" said Rubia, he looked calm unlike Axel who was nervous. "What's Axel?"
While Rubia looked silent, it was supposed to be their marriage, considering now there was nothing else she needed to convey because the curse had disappeared from her, but somehow it feels like he wants to avoid his marriage with Axel.
It seemed Axel had gotten the answer he wanted just from looking at Rubia's current look on her face "Baginda, let's cancel our engagement and our wedding plans, I came to apply for the annulment of engagement" he said without any doubt.
Rubia was shocked by Axel's "Why do you want to cancel it?" he asked doubtfully.
"I realized that I didn't like you very much as a woman, and most importantly I wanted to marry someone who could love me completely, it sounds ridiculous to say a noble who mostly chooses marriage as a political alliance, but my family is like that, and most importantly I want to maintain my self-esteem that has been trampled by the author of the novel"
Rubia felt guilty, because she was too focused on thinking about Ferderick and his work she ignored the feelings of Axel who was an official fiance of the Emperor "I'm sorry Axel, should I arrest that author?"
"It's no use Sire, I've given up, and you don't have to put on a look of pity on me like that"
"I can't argue anything, but I'm sorry for upsetting you and giving up on our relationship, I don't think I can get married except for her"
Although Axel had given up but Rubia's words still hurt his feelings, but he did not want to look even more miserable, he clenched his hands under the table "I will soon give you the happy news, Sire, please look forward to it"
"All right, I'm looking forward to Axel"
"From now on please call me Prime Minister His Majesty"
"All right"
Axel walked out of the room with a very bad face, he was angry very angry, felt very sad, what he had to do so that the happy news he had promised just now was done, immediately, he said it just so as not to look very sad but now he feels very sad.
Axel came out of the palace and left in his chariot, he opened the window of the chariot so that he felt better if he breathed cold air outside, when he was in the square, he was in the square, but as soon as his eyes were focused in one direction, he stopped the coachman and then immediately got off the horse carriage, he approached a woman who was being surrounded by people who looked like thugs.
"Wahh, it seems I have to tell His Majesty that in his homeland there are still thugs who must be exterminated" Axel said as soon as he got there.
"You, who are you, how dare to interfere" said a thug while holding a knife in his hand, then Axel pulled out his long sword.
"I'm Axel Harington, Prime Minister of this empire, you want to fight me? Coincidentally I was trying to finish off someone right now because I was feeling bad" Axel's face looked so creepy, the bunch of goons got mental and just ran away.
"Thank you, Mr. Axel Harington, again you helped me" Amelie said.
"How many times have I said, go with a guard knight" he said fiercely.
"It feels like you're trying to finish someone off right now, but I refuse to be used as an impingement!" he said firmly while leaving from before him.
Axel looked at her "Wait, Miss can you take some time as a thank you for helping you?"
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