"Miss, is the queen okay? " Isabella asked shrugging her head in concern, Sapphire beside he wasn't different, she was also worried and concern of her majesty.

She had locked herself inside her office, unable to open it, while others tried to knock several times, they've been kicked countless of times. She didn't eat for the past 3 days, even drinking water, she seem though fine but today she's pale, despite not eating she seem to be very strong but pale.

In concern of her majesty, the nobles came to visit her but non prevail to make her come out of her room, everyone was worried and the court was thinking is she's sick or had lost her mind.

Without her in the meeting room, the nobles cannot decide and concentrate to their own thing, some who had never been in the queens faction made a move to dethrone her, however, with the independence of the officials working as the queens aid ended up their irresponsible actions in a day.

The only thing they can do is await his majesty's arrival, and only the king can go against her, no one can, even though Sapphire has the ability, she was kicked out after entering the office.

"I will trouble her again to--- "

"YOUR HIGHNESS, HIS MAJESTY THE KING HAS ARRIVED! " A news suddenly came running through the garden where Sapphire stood, she look at Isabella and they nodded.

Louise who just got back from the conquer looked at the place where all of the official had been waiting for his arrival, they look so gloomy and sad as well as uncertain and scared, the atmosphere made Louise looked at them in confusion.

When he gaze upon the officials and servants, at the top of the stare care where his beloved wife should be waiting for him was not there, the concern suddenly arose his heart and then he look at his wife secretary while bowing his head.

"What happened, speak! Where is my wife? " They look at him and the secretary remain kneeling, Frez who was beside him was also confused, the atmosphere is as if they are mourning, the people didn't seem to welcome the king's arrival wth sincerely.

"Your majesty, the queen is having a bad dau, " surely they said that out of respect, they don't know how to describe her unpleasantary. They look at each other as if they didn't know what to say it.

"Having a bad day? What do you mean? " The secretary didn't want to offend the king by saying she's gone crazy or sort off, so they remain silent and look elsewhere.

"What is this? Are you not answering me? Where is my wife then? "

"In her office, your majesty, " they all blackout when he immediately walked through the path the servants had created but soon as he reach the staircase, a voice of cold and drain echoing from the big door.

"You mahesty, what are you doing with that sword!? Your majesty!? Your majesty!! " It was a maid's voice, however, when he was about to step forward, Esmia appeared in front of the door, she seem so different (pale) and tired, maybe, her eyes didn't show any signs of black eyes but her skin turned so pale, she seem so slim compared to her usual body shape.

Her lips was left cracking, her nose was itching and her eyes look like a tiger hunting for pray, she dress messy and her hair wasn't tied up, she held a sword so tightly that when he saw Louise, she looked at him furiously.

"My wife? Are you okey? --- "

"You shouldn't have come back! " Those words was so cold that Louise lost his excitement, he become so terrified of her words that he finally remembered, she had witnessed everything, he thought.

"I--- that was a mistake! I never had done that if it wasn't for her ---- " He suddenly realize what came off his lips, this also triggers Esmia's system to attack him.

Louise didn't try dodging from her raging attacks, instead he kneeled like accepting his punishment, he closed his eyes but never did he feel pain instead a close blade that is almost pierced through his shoulder, he look up and see Esmia crying, as if her brave and cold face broke into pieces.

Her emotions had overflow the entire entrance to the palace, while people was confused and shocked to what happened, they didn't dare to interrupt cause Esmia was raging in anger and they didn't want to interfere in between a couples fight.

"Why? " That came out of her lips, but the tears didn't left her eyes.

Louise remain kneeling and he feel to his knee. "I've trusted you, I know I'm infiltrated but to betray me!? " As she was about to lose her control, Conrad who was following and interfered immediately hit the back of her neck, resulting her losing the balance she kept herself on.

Louise immediately catched her by his arms and he lifted her close enough to his chest, then he tighten his gripped and looked at her with regret. "You are all dismiss! Keep what happen here a secret! " He commanded.

-+-

Sapphire broke the door drom her loud appearance, it wasn't intentional and she was rushing. The door of her parents quarters was guarded by knights, and Isabella remain beside the knights, then they close the door that she banged so hard.

"Father! " She run towards Louise who put Esmia down on the bed while the doctor was checking on her.

He fetched her into his arms hugged her. "She? Father, I'm not sure what happened, but what did you do? " She asked.

"I made a mistake, and your mother saw that, she... I never wanted this to happen, it was also shocking to me, but it was also my fault... " Sapphire become more curious but ended up nodding, it wasn't her business and it seems that she had hint of what was happening anyways.

"Your majesty, and crown princess, it seem that the effect of her not eating meals is effecting, as well as she must have fainted quiet a few times, and she bere no other physical injuries, please let her rest for some days and we will give her this medicine to cure her hunger issue, we will prescribe you her medicine but for now we will leave first. "

The doctor left without saying any words, so Louise and Sapphire remain steady while observing Esmia sleeping on the bed. "Did you take back Ethereal from the bandits--- pirates? " She asked.

"Yeah---- it was unexpected but they had fallen anyways, the Ethereal will participate at the upcoming continental war as a dept from what I had done, Adilara is the only problem left, " Sapphire nodded and another serious atmosphere resolve between them.

-+-

Sapphire left after some few hours, the king, his father, commanded her to go back to her chambers and rest but Sapphire has no intention of just sleeping as he said, she went back to take a shower and a short break before she immediately went back to her majesty's quarter, she wanted to make him leave the room and wash himself, he hasn't been cleaned since he got back and she wanted him to feel refreshed.

She look at the guard who opened the door before she enters. "Father, you need to wash yourself first! I will take care or mother until you come back! You really stink a lot."

Louise who was silence realize his smell and he tried sniffing his scent. In the end, he did really stink a lot, so instead of arguing with his daughter, he decided to smile and nodded. "I'll be back! "

Leaving after a long day, she lay her head at the buttom of the bed, she then look at Esmia sleeping widely in trouble but she was ease, the thoughts of worry didn't came to her mind but after remembering what happened earlier, she begun thinking.

If she didn't stop her sword, will her father actually hit by her sword? The thoughts of her sudden misfortune give her mind a little shackle, or questioning herself of what has happened.

She clenched herself and mumbled. "Mother was so upset, it seem that she won't forgive father easily... What does she mean infiltrated? " She asked then she held her mothers hand and carries them, she look at her with dissatisfaction and then she sat on the bed caring her mother's forehead.

"Mother, I have been fond of you even though I am your foster daughter, I may not be your child but I consider you my mother, if you can't bare a child then let me be your biological child, mother, so don't worry, I'm here and will always be here, " she mumbles as if she knew Esmia was listening to her.

The time passess to fast, and Sapphire fell asleep on her mothers bed, she lay on the bed beside her mothers then she tightened her grip on her fingers crossing both of her hands across her lips.

When Louise arrive, he didn't realize that Sapphire had fallen asleep on her mothers side, she lifted her up and carried her across the room to his quarters and commanded the guards to look after her, after closing the door to the entrance he went ahead and seated beside her.

Few hours later, Esmia's eye glimmers from fascination, she opened her eyes stiffly and painfully before rubbing them, then she began to wake up from the bed she was in and carefully observe the area.

It was her quarters she thought, but when her eyes meet the man beside laying in the chair, the thoughts of her wanting to kill her husband came back hunting her, Louise notice her awakening and he finally arose from his seat to confront her.

"Don't----- I do not want to see you, " she coldly said stopping Louise from approaching.

Esmia had already thought of him as a betrayal who didn't said anything, it feels like she began hating him and now Louise didn't want to lose her for something so small as an argument, so instead of fighting, he kneeled down as a husband and not as a king.

"I know you hate me already, I can see that but please let me explain, my wife... " Esmia remain silent for few minutes, she seem not interested of his excuses, the cold gaze upon her eyes didn't seem friendly and he already knew that she wants him to leave.

"Esmia? My wife... I am sorry... " He said but that didn't made her flinched, she was so silent and so motionless as if she didn't want to hear him, Louise wanted to explain even if she didn't want to hear him.

"Hate me as much as you can, I deserve it, but I never cheated on you! I will never do such thing, I will not do something hideous and something stupid, you know that." He begun gulping himself before he look at her, she was silent and never did she move, Louise pledge again and again apologizing for countless if times, crying in front of her but it seem like she didn't want any explanation at all.

"I meet Shevery before we got married, but it was my first meet up with her, she is an acquaintant assistant of a pirate captain that I know, we travel the sea as a friends but a sea monster attacked our ship, Shevery was taken as a hostage and as I knight, I have the duty to save her, she confessed her feelings for me but I rejected her a countless of time until she finally give up and leave on her own accords. "

"I was foolish to think she didn't have any feelings for me at all, because she appeared before me as Shevery a fake queen or Ethereal Kingdom, I swear I didn't like her because you already occupied my heart ever since, and Shevery didn't want that so I had to push her away until she decided to surrender, but the kiss--- "

He stopped and he stood. "The kiss was just a mistake! I could never enjoy such a thing, so please believe me! I love you and only you! No matter how much you throw me away, I'll come back to you no matter what! So.... Please.... "

She didn't respond after hearing his explanation, she only flinched and looked at him straight in the eye.

This didn't go well, so Louise didn't want to lose her.

He suddenly kissed her in the lips and a response happened, Esmia tried to escape but she didn't succeed, her lips was filled with so much affection that she ended up enjoying it, the kiss was so passionate that Louise ended up pushing her into the bed.

Esmia followed him...