61. The king was not kidding when he commanded that the feast in honour of Adrian was to be made to be one to never forget. Right in the celebration halls were long tables stretched across the whole place, covered with food that made even the richest men stare twice. There was roasted meat, dripping with fat, so many kind of spicer rice, every single dish steaming hot, sweet pastries stacked into wonderful small towers, and the wine flowed like water. The aroma from the place alone was enough to make a man weak. “Do you see that?" A noble said as he arrived, licking his lips. "That's royal roasted venison. Haven't had something like this in years." "Forget that, look at all that fish. I heard that they got it all from the southern areas, and it was fresh. How the hell did they get it here so fast?" "Money.” Another man who overheard them scoffed. "The king is showing off his boy toy today." Music was being played, and the servers moved around, having people help themselves

63. Henry went closer to Adrian looking like he wanted to tear him apart right there. He placed a hand on Henry's shoulder. "I asked you a question, are you deaf? Why are you standing so close to her?" Adrian didn't even flinch a bit. "We were talking." He said simply. "Talking?" Henry scoffed. "Do you not know your place?" Princess Sue frowned immediately. "Henry, that's enough with your nasty behaviour." "No, it's not enough!" Henry snapped, his voice rising. "This man thinks he can just walk up to you like—" "Like what, Prince?" Adrian cut in calmly, but it was clear that he wasn't playing. Unfortunately, that only made things worse. "Be careful how you speak to me. You're a simple servant." "Prince Henry, I am no servant, and even servants deserve dignity, don't they? Even from a prince like you." Everyone close by was watching and then Princess Sue got up, stepping between them. "Both of you, stop this right now." She turned to Henry. "Are you n

65. The atmosphere in there was changing. People stopped screaming one by one and the man who had been crawling on the ground, clawing at his face suddenly stopped and took a deep breath. "I can breathe. I can breathe!" Others who had been coughing and screaming looked around in confusion. "What was that? What just happened?" The poison that once filled the air was now getting overpowered. Adrian stood still, breathing heavily, his eyes still on master Orion who now had a knowing smirk on his face. "Fuck." He muttered under his breath. Princess Sue looked around, stunned. "It's stopping!" "Yes." Adrian said. "I pushed it back." "You what?" "There's no time to explain." The screen came on again. [COUNTERACTION SUCCESSFUL.] [ARCANE TOXIN NEUTRALISED.] "Impressive." Master Orion said to himself, still looking at the young knight. It was then that princess Sue followed his gaze. "Orion? Why are you looking at him?" "Because he's the one who's behin

67. The fact that Adrian had no words to defend himself was the worst part. The people yelling in the background didn’t matter, crowds were always made for noise anyway. And it wasn’t the first time that he had been openly disliked.But now every eye was on him, waiting for him to say something, anything at this point. The king looked crushed at the prospects of his star boy lying to him particularly when he had been trusted with secrets of state. The council members were clearly uncomfortable. One of them stood up, clearing his throat loudly. "Sir Adrian Bloodson." The man said. "You have heard the accusations laid before you. What do you have to say?” There was no response from Adrian, not even a twitch to show he had heard the question. "You have been accused of treason, deception, and attempted regicide!” Another council member said, slamming her palms down. "This is not a small matter, especially as it concerns a high-ranking knight like you." Adrian stood still una

69. Adrian nodded at the princess’ words and hugged her back. The guests and workers began to murmur, some laughing in relief, others wiping tears from their faces. "He's alive!” "We the heavens!" "He saved him from death! He has to be good!” Princess Sue let go of him, still smiling in relief. Adrian didn't even crack a smile. He sat back, wiping the blood off his hand onto his already stained clothes, breathing heavily. "He's stable.” He said, more to himself than anyone else. Master Draco started to clap. "Ha! I told you fools!" The Duke laughed, pointing around. "You were all shouting like chickens without heads a minute ago!" Master Draco nodded. "You all saw it yourselves." People moved back, and some others lowered their heads in shame. "Maybe... we were too quick to judge.” One of them said. “He saved the king. He wouldn’t do that if he wanted him dead, right?” "After everything. We shouldn’t have said those things to him.” "This is bulls