Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince - Chapter 366

The next morning Sebastian woke up early as usual. This time he decided to visit the darkroom where Dark was kept.

It had been a few days and since Elle asked him the previous day Sebastian had wanted to get to the root of it.

Jeffery accompany him as usual and waited at the door. Dark opened his eyes as soon as the door was pushed open. This was the first time a person was stepping into the room since he was kept there or at least this was the first time he was awake when a person stepped into the room.

Dark had been planning to escape or kill himself but Jeffery was smart enough to remove anything that could be used as weapons. Even four of his front teeth were missing in case he wanted to bite his tongue and die.

Dark could not understand what the crown prince of Avalo was up to. No one had come over to ask any question or torture the truth out of him as he had expected. Since he was in a dark room he could not tell night from day but he got food once a day according to his calculation. Sometimes he tried to stay awake to meet the person who brought the food but he always slept off and only woke up to a small light to help him eat.

This treatment could not be said to be good but as a prisoner, this was the best he could hope for. He wondered why nobody was asking him questions. He even began to think that Sebastian wanted to use him as bait but unexpectedly he appeared that morning.

When Sebastian stepped in the whole room was lit up, all the oil lamps in the room came alive and Dark did not need to struggle to see his face. This person? Dark was surprised after all he did not know what Sebastian look like, so he did not recognize him.

Even at that, Dark was sure that the person’s identity will not be simple.

“I will ask just once, what do you want with my wife?” Sebastian asked. His voice was calm but Dark could feel the shiver that run down his spine. He was so scared but as a trained soldier, he could never betray his Emperor and tell Sebastian what he knew.

He knew about the rumors and the strength of the crown prince of Avalo but he will not give in no matter how much they torture him.

“What else? To blackmail you of course,” Dark answered. His voice was calm and one could not tell he was lying but Sebastian knew there was no honesty in his words.

“So what do you want in exchange for her?” Sebastian inquiries. There was no anger in his tone, leading one to believe he was there to negotiate.

When Dark heard his question he was surprised, he did not expect the famous crown prince of Avalo will be so easy to lie to. “What else, I work for Pontus, Phrygia, and Pamphylia. We are looking for a weak point to attack and we thought that it will be easy to get the Princess from Bozoa to betray Avalo after all this is not her kingdom,” Dark replied. His answer was logical, maybe Sebastian would have even belive him if he did not find out about the message that was supposed to be sent to the small kingdom close to the sea.

Dark did not know that the message fell into the prince’s hands. He thought that since he had it burnt, Sebastian will have no way to find out.

Fortunately, messages like this always had a second copy that is kept by the king. This is done because the king has a lot of things to do and may naturally forget some things, so if in the future there is a problem the king will be able to use the second copy to refresh his memory.

Since Sebastian was the new king, he saw this message so he was sure he was lying. He knew that this man was taking orders from someone across the sea. This is what Sebastian wanted to confirm. How loyal was this man to the person who he works for across the sea?

This is why he had even bothered to ask questions in the first place. Sebastian wanted to know if there was a chance to use the man against his boss. “Are you saying all this is the plan of Pontus, Phrygia, and Pamphylia?” Sebastian asked.

“Of course, I was sold from across the sea, my new master is the people who bought me. Who else will I serve?” Dark had a sincere gaze as he spoke. This made Sebastian applaud him in his heart. “To master this ability to lie so sincerely was great,’ Sebastian had to give him that.

Dark looked at Sebastian’s face, he wanted to see if the prince believe the words he said, but the king’s face remain calm, there was not a single reaction.

Dark Swallowed not knowing what his fate will be. At first, when he started answering questions he just did not want to be beaten but he soon comes up with a new plan. Even if he will die, he was hoping that his words were enough to make Sebastian attack the three kingdoms mentioned, that way Avalo will be too distracted to notice the arrival of his Emperor. Which will give them a better chance to win.

“Get up,” Sebastian commanded after a short pause. Dark could not tell what was going on in the king’s head but he obeyed and stood to his feet looking straight at Sebastian.

“Do you know the price for lying to me?” Sebastian’s voice was flat. Dark heart missed a beat hearing his question but he remains composed. “Death,” he answered without fear.

Dark felt that the king had no reason to doubt him. Since he was only a sold soldier, his betrayal of the three kingdoms is expected.

Sebastian nodded his head. “It’s good you know, he paused and looked at Dark straight in the eyes.. ” I will give you the last chance to say the truth,”  Sebastian looked straight into Dark’s eyes and held his gaze.