"Your Highness? Your Highness! Wake up! Wake up!" Eloise, witnessing Rufus devoid of life, was plunged into inconsolable grief, wailing with profound sorrow.

The suddenness of it all caught her completely off guard. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine Rufus would die in her arms.

Those who rushed to the scene were similarly moved to tears, for Rufus was not only the heart of the castle but also the linchpin of the entire West Lucozia.

…

As time passed, the dawn gradually broke, cas