91 DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT SURPRISED

[8 YEARS AGO]

"Your Majesty!"

Nikolai abruptly got up when he saw Glenn's face as soon as he opened his eyes. When he looked around, he realized that he was back in his room. "What happened?" he asked, confused. The last thing he remembered was him chasing Mona and Commander Gavin Quinzel to a strange place that was blurry in his mind. "Where are the traitors?"

"They're gone, Your Majesty," Glenn reported to him, his head hanged low. "When we arrived at the old mansion of the Rosehearts, we found you unconscious on the ground."

He was surprised to hear that from the knight because he didn't remember that he went to the Roseheart estate. But to be honest, he couldn't trust his memories right now. His head was aching and it felt like his skull would break into two.

"Lady Roseheart and the commander were lying beside you. But when we approached you, Lady Roseheart and Commander Quinzel suddenly turned into ashes."