Johnathan jumped up from his seat, his excitement soon replacing the fear he felt.The hall had grown silent at Arthur's announcement and the mere sight of his mask had everyone frozen in place.It was moments afterwards that someone from the crowd managed to yell. “That's the man who killed Nathaniel Burton!”That person was one of Liam Burton's confidants.It first started with one person but soon every guest present ducked and covered their heads with their hands.The ones who had been present during the occasion where Nathaniel was murdered wondered how they were so lucky to miss the killer on one occasion only to be unfortunate enough to run into him now.Turning to his subordinates and the soldiers who served under Ethan, he barked his order. “Seize that man right this instant!”Arthur was unfazed by the command Johnathan gave or by the hundred trained men who ran at him with the intent to subdue him.The only thing on his mind was to complete the system mission that worked hand
It took almost thirty minutes for any of the guests to even stand, as they were afraid that perhaps one of Arthur's associates was still in the venue.Moments later, the police arrived at the hotel, escorted everyone out while taking their testimonies.They discovered Ethan's dead body, Jon's unconscious form and the Gallagher's who remained huddled together out of fear.After what they had seen happen to Ethan and Jon, not one of the Gallagher's had the audacity to speak about their experience to the police when questioned.As far as their testimony went, they didn't recognise the killer and the room was dark.No one dared to say anything about Luna's involvement as well because they were afraid of what Arthur would do to them if he found out that they put her in harm's way.They had only seen a small portion of what he was capable of and even at that, they were more in awe of him than they were to the law enforcement.Jon was rushed to the hospital by an ambulance and the bodies of
Everytime Luna flinched, Arthur could feel his heart tighten.“... I'm sorry Arthur. I'll protect you.” Luna muttered while a look of despair morphed her features.The tears he had been holding in from the start, were on the verge of spilling down.Biting his lips while in pain, Arthur continued to tend to her, as gently as he possibly could in order to heal her without causing her any more pain.She had gone through enough and Arthur was determined to fulfill his promise from then on.Leon returned from the errand Arthur had sent him on before he was guided by Elizabeth’s right hand man to the room where Arthur tended to Luna.He knocked and waited patiently for a reply.“Come in, Leon.” Arthur managed with a cracked tone.He wordlessly stepped in and remained by the door, shifting his gaze elsewhere after noticing the look of pain Arthur had as he tended to his last family.Leon decided to reserve his update on the mission he was given later. He knew better than to disturb Arthur wi
Elizabeth sipped her tea and set it back on a tray before her as she went over the morning news.As she expected, news of Ethan Burton and Johnathan Williams’ murder had spread like wildfire, even with the families obvious attempts at blocking the information. Though it was vague, the news anchor implied that no solid motive for the murder was known by the authorities.That and the fact that the law enforcement agencies were still not aware of the culprit and they assured the public that they would do their very best to find the one responsible.Elizabeth laughed gently at the comment, muttering to herself, “Serves those pieces of trash right. The biggest mistake they made was laying a finger on Luna. They were courting death and here we have it, they all got what they deserved.”The news then went on to describe the relics owned by the Williams family that were stolen but among all the pictures shown, the sword Elizabeth had seen with Arthur wasn't shown.She knew the history behind
The maids knocked on the door and after Arthur's confirmation, they walked in with a tray of the meal that he had instructed them to make.While he would have preferred to prepare it himself, he didn't want to leave Luna's side, especially since she was awake.And it seemed at that moment, she not only felt the same, she also appreciated his presence.Occasionally a vivid memory of her horrid experience would resurface in her mind and her grip on Arthur's hand would tighten.It became worse when she tried to close her eyes to attempt to sleep as he had suggested.Instead of the brief show, when Luna tried to sleep, it felt like she was reliving the moment again and she couldn't bear to go through that.So after noticing that, Arthur asked the maids to prepare a dish that would be easy to eat, tasty and nutritional.It was none other than a family recipe that his mother had prepared for him anytime he got sick as a child.He went as far writing the means to cook it because not only was
Slowly but surely, Luna recovered over the next few days.While the rest of the state, no, the empire was discussing the untimely death of General Ethan Burton and the patriarch of the Williams’ family, Johnathan Williams, Arthur remained by Luna's side.While news outlets, talk shows and even citizens debated on the actions carried out by Ethan and the Burton family, Arthur continued to tend to her diligently.As the infighting between factions of the Williams family continued to persist, Arthur continued to be the supporting figure to aid Luna in her recovery.And while the Shield of the empire began to make decisive moves to not only reclaim the power and influence he lost via association with Ethan, but to increase his power, Arthur did his very best to ensure that Luna understood that he would honor his promise and would never abandon her.So a few days later, she had finally recovered.From occasionally talking to now being able to converse freely with Arthur and even Elizabeth
Clara had a difficult time since Ethan had ordered her kidnapping, due to her ties with Luna, her adopted daughter.Not only had he locked her up for a while, he ordered that she bring an outrageous sum of money, one that even if she sold all she had, she wouldn't still be able to pay.But it was either that or dying and she cared too much for her life that she'd let her money stand in the way of her living.And to make matters worse, when a much easier option was presented, Ethan only asked that of the Gallagher's and not Clara.It seemed he wanted to give each group he had called there, their own punishment for a single crime; being directly tied to Luna Rhyfel.That option was straightforward; give General Ethan Burton the identity of the man who caused his nephew's scandal.There was no hesitation in Clara's heart and if given the opportunity she would've outed Arthur instantly.Her reason was simple: not only did she fear Ethan, who was a general, a direct subordinate of one of t
Luna couldn't believe Agatha had made such a decision. She felt guilty again, as she believed like other times, she was the cause of someone dear to her losing something. Holding her amr tightly, she held herself back from tearing up as the memories of Clara's remarks both at the party and a few moments ago resurfaced. What had she done that she wasn't allowed to be loved by family? Was having a proper mother figure not something she was allowed to have? Arthur's hand on her shoulder, snapped her out of her thoughts. He looked at her with concern and after bottling all the questions he wanted to ask, away, he instead said, “It's ok. Everything will be fine.” His voice was not only comforting, it was also reassuring. Luna understood that he would do whatever was in his power to help her and she felt comfort in that fact. Agatha was soon escorted out of the house with a traveling bag in hand by a security guard. Offering her a salute out of respect, he returned to his p