Mars let his wife et Mr. Cornelius, her teacher, and shared their news together. He head heard how Emlyn was really close to her old teacher because the old man taught her many things and actually spent more ti with her than her own parents did.
"Gosh... I am very happy to see you, Mr. Cornelius. Where do you live now? Would you see us later so we can catch up properly?" Emlyn asked the man.
She still wanted to talk to him, but she realized they were still in the harbor and if they delayed their journey, they would reach the Winterre's governor's palace by nightti.
She reached out her hand to her husband and asked him to co so she could introduce him to her old teacher. "Honey... please et Mr. Cornelius. I have told you about him."
Mars ca with Harlow in his arms. Even though the child could already walk on her own, he thought it was easier to carry her most of the ti when they were mobile, so he could always get his eyes on her.
"Hello, Sir. I am happy to et you. Emlyn has told a lot about you," Mars greeted the old man with respect.
Even though he was the king, but Mr. Cornelius was much older than him and was also soone that Emlyn respected. So, Mars treated her teacher with respect too.
Seeing the king's attitude toward him, the old teacher couldn't help but look stunned. He thought he was dreaming. Wasn't this man their king? He looked so kind and graceful... and the way he spoke to Mr. Cornelius respectfully showed how polite and kind he was.
"Y-your... Majesty..." the old man wanted to bow down but Mars quickly motioned him not to.
"No need for formalities now, Mr. Cornelius. We are not in the royal palace and you are my wife's teacher," Mars said with a smile. "She told a lot about you and how much you helped her."
"Oh... that is my duty, Your Majesty," Mr. Cornelius replied with a beaming face. "It was both an? honor and pleasure to teach Her Majesty."
The word 'Her Majesty' still rolled out weirdly in Mr. Cornelius's tongue. It was hard to believe that the girl he taught for years was now the queen of this empire. Not just for Wintrerre, but actually Draec.
"Well... I am glad that you are back, together with your son and both of you look healthy and well," Mars said. "We are on the way to the Winterre palace and spend the night at the governor's residence. We would love to have you for dinner if that's okay with you."
"Oh... Your Majesty..." Mr. Cornelius was at a loss for words. He was very moved by the king's treatnt of him. He served the king of Winterre for so long but Emlyn's father never acted this polite and welcoming toward him, as what was shown now by the king of Draec.
And this man... was the monarch who controlled all the lesser kingdoms under his empire. Yet, he was far from arrogant and overbearing. This made Mr. Cornelius realize that he shouldn't believe the rumors outside about the Strongmoor.
He knew Emlyn well enough to know that she would never marry a jerk. So, perhaps, this young king was truly a good man.
Mr.? Cornelius smiled broadly and bobbed his head several tis. "Yes, Your Majesty. That will be an honor. I will definitely co."
"Good," Mars patted the man's shoulder and nodded at him. "I guess, we'll see you later."
"Goodbye, Mr. Cornelius," Emlyn gave her teacher another hug before she wiped her tears and got ready to continue her journey.
Mr. Cornelius was shedding tears too as he let Emlyn go and said with a hoarse voice, "See you later, Your Majesty. It's so, so good to see you again."
He bowed down so deeply, together with his son. Mr. Cornelius and his son watched as the king and his group continued their journey to the governor's palace until they all disappeared from sight.
"Kira... thank you so much. It's such a wonderful surprise," Emlyn said to Kira with gleaming eyes. "How did you find them?"
"Well, I just wrote letters to my father and forced him to trace Regan's whereabouts and send his n to find news about your teacher. It took a while, but they found him and his father working as slaves in one of the islands quite far from here," Kira replied.
She added without batting an eye, "Regan was sold to slavery by one of the groups under my father when they plunder the ship he was in. His father tried to free him but ended up in the sa position. I asked my father to free them, I don't care how he would make it happen."
"Oh... then, thank you freeing them," said Elyn with tearful eyes. "My teacher looked thinner than the last ti I saw him, and older... but he is healthy and he has his son with him. Those are what matter."
"Yeah... sorry about that," Kira looked at Emlyn without guilt in her eyes. "That's just what my people do. We attack ships and plunder coastal towns and sell people. It so happened that the people we sold this ti are your acquaintances."
Emlyn understood that much. She liked Kira as a friend, but it was hard to accept the dark side of her when Emlyn's teacher and his son beca the victim of the pirates' cruelty.
anwhile, Gewen looked at Kira with a shocked expression when he heard her nonchalantly ntion the cris that her people do for a living.
He brushed off that fact from the mont he got to know her, but now he was reminded that she and he ca from such different backgrounds. Even if he could woo her and win her heart, would his parents accept Kira into their family?
And would Grim Serpent accept Gewen to beco Kira's husband?
It seed very unlikely.
The forr womanizer beca so quiet on the way to the governor's palace.
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