Emlyn arrived at the little forest where she was 'buried' alongside her brother. She had seen from afar how the area near the graves was surrounded by soldiers and so servants.
Emlyn quickly stopped her wagon and parked it behind the big rock at the end of the forest before they could see her.? Then, by carrying so firewood, she pretended to be a villager who ca to the forest to look for firewood to sell.
She walked inconspicuously closer to the horde of servants and watched the scene unfolding. Her heart skipped a beat when she realized her husband was standing by her grave, observing the soldiers dig the soil with shovels to uncover the casket used to bury her in.
What was he doing here? Emlyn was so distraught when she suddenly caught sight of Mars.
She didn't know Mars ca here to dig her grave. She thought he ca to mourn. So.. why was he doing this?
Did Mars know that she faked her death and wanted to check for himself? Or did he decide to dig out her grave because he wanted to move her body sowhere else?
What was happening here?? So many questions raging in Emlyn's mind. Tears started forming in the corners of her eyes as she looked at Mars' physical condition.
The prince's back slumped dejectedly and his usually strong and commanding posture now looked so tired and aggrieved. The man looked like he just returned from a big war, being defeated.
Emlyn couldn't see his expression clearly but his gesture showed a man drowned in deep sorrow. Seeing him in such a condition tugged her heartstrings.
Emlyn had to exert all her sanity not to co running to him and hugged him.
There were too many people around Mars right now, including... that bastard traitor, Roshan!
At the mont, Emlyn didn't know how Mars perceived his mother's murder case. Would he believe Ellena's and Roshan's lies that Emlyn was the killer?
If he did, Emlyn couldn't bla him because all the evidence and witnesses' testimonials were not in her favor. They really got her good this ti.
Unless Queen Elara herself rose from the dead and exonerated Emlyn or Ellena lost her mind and confessed to her cri, then it would be hard to prove her innocence.
And even if her husband did the stupid thing in front of other people by sticking by her and believed that she didn't kill the queen, what about the rest of the people?
The king? The ministers and other lordships?
If Emlyn ca out now only to be arrested, all her efforts to escape would be such a waste. She wouldn't be able to go find the Leoraleis and free herself from their curse.
At the mont, this was her main priority. To get her loved ones free from getting affected by her curse.
Emlyn was determined to do this because she was thinking about her child. For as long as Emlyn lived, Harlow would be at risk of getting affected by the curse that befell her mother. She would be unlucky and suffer for life.
While Emlyn was still breathing, she would do whatever it took to make Harlow's life easy.
No. Emlyn decided she wouldn't take the risk of appearing before her husband now. She would wait and find the opportunity to see him in private. She could try to see him before she went to Atlantea.
But, if she couldn't find the opportunity, Emlyn would just leave. Seeing her husband was not her top priority at the mont. As long as she knew he was alive and well, she could leave with peace of mind.
However, different story when it ca to Roshan. Emlyn was adamant that she must kill the treacherous butler so he couldn't get closer to Harlow.
Emlyn would never allow him the opportunity to hurt her baby.
While Emlyn was trying to blend in with the servants who surrounded the prince, Mars was interrogating Roshan to tell him what happened on the fateful day when his mother was found murdered.
"Who checked the treasure chest in my study?" Mars narrowed his eyes and looked at Roshan intently. He found it odd that at the ti of a murder, the king's guard would make a point to check on his study, especially his treasure chest. "Why did they do it?"
Roshan started to tremble. It was he who asked the king's guard commander to check on Mars's study after they found the queen's dead body and that Emlyn was missing.
"Well... Damien, the king's guard said they needed to search the whole castle to find the killer," Roshan said haltingly. "They checked the castle inside and out. That's when they found out that Lady Emlyn was missing and the gold in your treasure chest was also gone."
This explanation sounded reasonable. Roshan just hoped Mars wouldn't cross-check his statent to Damien, because then Damien would tell him that it was Roshan who suggested the king's guards inspect the castle inside and out, including the prince's study.
"When was the last ti you saw my wife?" Mars asked again.
Roshan said, "The last ti I saw Lady Emlyn was after she returned from king's town. She went inside her chamber to rest. And then she asked to bring Queen Elara to see her when Her Majesty arrived."
Emlyn really wanted to charge and kill Roshan on the spot. She couldn't hear what the butler was telling her husband, but she was sure it must be another lie.
"Your Highness! We have found the casket," said a soldier suddenly. He ca to the prince's side and bowed down to apologize for interrupting his conversation. "There is no body inside the casket."
Mars held his breath when he heard the soldier's statent. He was not so surprised because Ellena had told him that Emlyn faked her death. Deep inside he had been wishing that Ellena was telling the truth.
And now.. it looked like his wish was granted. Emlyn was not really dead.
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