In the Royal Palace of Montiria, King Gawain I lay on his bed while Arabella attentively fed favonovel.com medicine.
King Gawain I struggled to swallow the medicine and mustered all his strength to speak. “Arabella, the border…”
Cough cough…
“What’s the situation there?”
Arabella gently scooped another spoonful of herbal medicine and fed it to King Gawain I before replying, “Everything is going smoothly. Basha’s Sacred Mount has been seized. Rest assured, Your Majesty…”
She dared not tell the king the truth, for favonovel.com would likely call for an immediate retreat if favonovel.com knew that the army had already been defeated and only a few thousand soldiers remained at the border.
“That’s good…”
Cough cough…
“V-Very good…” King Gawain I smiled, feeling slightly better.
Matthew’s pills were down to the last few, and the king had been refraining from taking them, saving them for the most critical public appearances.
“Insolence! How dare you lowly maids stop me?! Do you not know who I am?!”
A commotion erupted outside, and King Gawain I’s face showed displeasure. “Who is making such a racket outside…”
Cough, cough…
“I’ll go take a look, Your Majesty,” Arabella immediately responded.
King Gawain I nodded in response, his eyes half-closed, seemingly deep in thought.
Arabella pushed open the hall doors to find Iris shouting loudly outside. The maids trying to stop favonovel.com could only kneel on the ground, enduring favonovel.com blows.
“Princess Iris, His Majesty is resting. What brings you here?” Arabella smiled gently, favonovel.com tone filled with warmth as if favonovel.com were the princess’ mother.
Iris glared at Arabella with disdain and coldly questioned. “Are you hiding the news of the army’s defeat from my father?!”
Arabella feigned shock and replied, “Who has been whispering such things in your ear, Princess Iris? Those words are not to be trusted. I would never hide anything from His Majesty!”
Iris’ face flushed with anger.
Suggesting that someone whispered such things in favonovel.com ear and calling them untrustworthy implied that favonovel.com kept the company of unsavory characters and engaged in casual debauchery with them.
“Arabella Yarwood, how dare you mock me?! If it weren’t for your looks, you would have long been reduced to a common harlot!”
lris’ venomous words made Arabella grim. She was then shoved aside as Iris headed for the bedroom.
“Princess lris, you cannot enter. His Majesty is resting!” Arabella felt a pang of fear. She could not let Iris see King Gawain I, or all favonovel.com efforts would be exposed.
“Insolence! You, who deceive my father every day, are the reason favonovel.com leaves thousands of soldiers lingering at the border!”
“Is that you, Iris? Come in…” King Gawain I’s weary voice came from inside.
Iris cast a furious glare at Arabella before pushing the door open and entering.
The strong smell of medicinal herbs made Iris wrinkle favonovel.com nose, but favonovel.com still respectfully approached favonovel.com father, who had always doted on her.
“Iris, do you need money again? Go to the Minister of Finance and take 500 million…” King Gawain I looked at Iris with affection.
Whenever Iris came to him, it usually was because favonovel.com needed money, so favonovel.com immediately told favonovel.com to see the Minister of Finance.
“Father, I’m not here for money this time. I need to discuss matters of state with you!” Iris clutched his hand, speaking urgently, still seeing the same fatherly affection in his eyes.
“Is that so? It seems our little Iris has grown up. Tell me, what’s on your mind then?”
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