"I'll return for you, my love."

Edmund said lovingly with a pained voice as he caressed your cheeks.

He had to go to the battlefield and put the war to an end. It was his duty, as a Duke, and as your lover. To protect the kingdom and to protect you, the most precious person in his whole life. The one who give reason for his breath.

All he wanted was to return to you alive and free from the war. So he could finally propose and give to you his most awaited diamond ring he was holding in his palm as he bid goodbye to you and left with his soldiers.

The Minister, the one who held power for now as the King was ill, had ordered them to go to the South. He and his soldiers arrived, yet, there's no enemy there.

His eyes widened. The Minister, he was the culprit of the war. He was the mastermind all along. How could he be so stupid to realize this too late?

Until, he thought of you. Are you safe? He was panicking.

His heart beats too fast as he screamed to his soldiers to go back to the kingdom immediately before it was too late.

They arrived. The soldiers looked in horror as the whole kingdom was all in ashes.

He immediately pushed through his soldiers, his own thoughts was all for you. Where are you?

He reached the main palace. In a panting breath and quickened heartbeat, he saw women. Their all heads was hanged at the wall above the gate.

His eyes darkened when he saw a familiar face. His fists clenching and tears were threatening to fall from his eyes.

His knees almost breaking down at what he saw. No..it couldn't be..