Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Kneel Before My Queen (III)


    Anastasia choked on her own saliva. She was so nervous as she knew how powerful this pair of lovebirds was.


    The Beast King was so mighty and absurdly strong that he could kill a giant narwhal in just one punch, while Swan... well, Aria said that crippled bitch was a powerful dark witch.


    Both of them could kill thousands or hundreds of thousands of people if they wanted to. Anastasia knew her limit since the fate of her crowny in Gale''s hand right now.


    "Y-yes, Your Majesty," Anastasia stuttered. Her legs were shaking as she knew that the Beast King was ring down on her under that blindfold. "T-the people in Holy Achate is s-starving right now, a-and they have been protesting in front of the pce gate for weeks. I-I don''t know how long we can go without food. I-I''m afraid that people will storm into the pce andunch a c-coup. I''m afraid I''d be executed, Your Majesty."


    Anastasia tried to be as honest as she could be. She had been worrying about her crown the whole time, and she hoped that the Beast King understood her worry.


    Both of them were monarchs, and maintaining their position as King or Queen was the most important thing for them.


    But there was not even the slightest change in Gale''s expression. He didn''t look surprised or concerned about the situation in the Holy Achate.


    It was Swan who looked anxious, and the more Anastasia reported what happened in Holy Achate, the more stressed Swan got.


    Anastasia didn''t like Swan as she was nothing but a shame to Holy Achate. She was just a product of alcohol born from an affair when herte husband, King Tyrion, was drunk and seduced by a whore to have sex.


    The whore died during childbirth, and Swan was born as nothing but a shame. An existence that nobody liked or weed in the pce.


    However, this was a matter of life or death situation for her, so Anastasia quickly shifted her gaze at Swan and showed her grief, "Swan, my dear daughter. I know that you and I have had a lot of issues in the past, but the people in the Holy Achate are innocent. They know nothing, and it''s unfair for them to starve just because of a small mistake that I made back then, right? Please help your dear mother, I can''t stop thinking about the cries of the poor because they can''t eat anything!"


    Gale knew this callous woman was just trying to get Swan''s sympathy since Swan was a very soft-hearted woman with great empathy. She could even empathize with a bastard like Rock Silverfang.freewebnovel


    He wanted to interrupt but decided to keep his silence for now as he wanted to observe what Swan would do next.


    Meanwhile, Swan became more and more worried as her stepmother told her about the suffering of the people.


    Swan felt that she wasn''t apletely good person, as she still didn''t want to forget what her stepmother and half-sister did to torture her growing up. But Anastasia was right. The people in the Holy Achate Kingdom were innocent as most of them never knew the identity of Swan, their illegitimate Princess.


    "Swan, my daughter, please think of the people! Your husband might be angry because of what happened in the past. I''m here as the


    representative of themon folks in the Holy Achate!" Anastasia implored with tears at the corner of her eyes. "Do you know what they eat when starving? They eat rats, cats, and even the dead! They started cannibalizing each other!"


    Swan took a deep breath as she tried to stay calm, but the distress was apparent


    in her eyes. She was about to cry thinking of the suffering that the innocent people experienced in the Holy Achate.


    But still...she said nothing.


    She just listened and listened to the pleas from her stepmother until Anastasia''s throat got dry.


    "Please... Swah... I''m begging you..." Anastasia muttered with her hoarse voice. She let her tears wet her è cheeks as she wanted to make sure that Swan pitied her enough to let go of the past grudges and forgive her for what she and Aria did in the past.


    Gale was observing Swan for a long time, but she still didn''t say anything, which was strange, because Swan was already in so much distress right now while thinking of themon folks.


    Gale had no intention to force her to speak, as he believed that his wife had her reason to stay silent.


    Instead, he looked at Aria who was


    still kneeling and looking down in silence, and asked, "Do you have something to say, Royal Princess? You are going to be the Queen of Holy Achate once your mother dies. I''m sure that you have a thing or two to convey."


    Aria lifted her head but maintained her silence while staring at the Beast King. She still ignored Swanpletely, even though she knew her kingdom''s situation was dire.


    If she could be honest, Aria couldn''t care less about what happened to people in the Holy Achate.


    Those people could perish for all she cared. They were only useful for her to harvest their souls anyway. It would be great if she could use an entire kingdom''s soul to strengthen her witchcraft.


    Suppressing her inner thoughts, Aria concealed her indifference, as she still had to maintain her innocence in front of her future husband. Gale wouldn''t want his fated mate to be a dark witch.


    Anastasia grew wary seeing Aria kept her silence. She didn''t want her daughter to ruin their n just because she was too prideful to beg Swan.


    The current situation was far more important than mere pride. It was a matter of life and death for them and they could be executed at any moment!


    Thus, Anastasia began to nudge Aria''s leg with hers, demanding her to say something before the Beast King got angry.


    "Your Majesty, I have a question for you."


    "For me?" Gale raised his brow. He didn''t have any interest in this woman with dung-scented perfume, but he got curious about what she was about to say. "Go on. I''m all ears."