Queen Era: The Monster I Love - Chapter 157

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CHAPTER 155

~Hours Ago~

Ever since Caspian was told about the new development, he had not been at ease. It was his first major conspiracy with another kingdom to ruin theirs.

Normally it was not the first time he conspired but this time he was getting close to bring Vidor down little by little so he was nervous.

It wasn’t like the conspiracy he did to get Era out of the way. That was quite a different situation but this on the other hand was worse.

Pacing in his room, he brought both hands in front of him, one hand holding his jaw and the other supporting the elbow by his chest as his gaze swept through his room but he could not calm his heart.

Finally, he stopped, brought his hands to his back like a teacher and then he let it go.

His brows creased with each thought that passed through his mind, forming a knot and a deep V at the space between both brows.

he was a

readily visible sweating profusely but nothing changed.

All of a sudden he heard a knock on his door, startling him and pulling him out of his thoughts.

“Yes?”

“My Lord, I have a message from Mr Blaze.”

“Oh, do let him in.”

His guards opened his door and allowed the messenger in. He looked up, watching as the young lad walked into his chambers with his head lowered.

“Rise. What message have you for me?”

“Good evening sir. This is it.” He reached into his shirt and brought out a paper, then handed it over to Caspian before retreating some steps back to give him privacy in his reading.

Taking it and opening it, Caspian read out in his mind.

“There has been some change in plans. The attack would hold in the early hours of the morning. All you have to do is get the king out of the palace. We would stage a little attack outside City Meth. That should be enough to drag him out and when he comes, that is when the major attack would happen.”

He made sure he reread it several times to ensure he got all the message that was asked to be transmitted. And once he was satisfied, he looked at the young lad. “Tell him I understand.”

He handed the paper back to the lad.

If there was one thing, he did not want anything that had to do with this conspiracy to be found on his person. And he natured he did not send any written message either.

Yes, he could have burnt it but he meant what he stated in his head.

For all he knew, Yonder could be using him and when things got out of hand he would abandon him. If that happened, then the young lad would have o take the fact by himself.

“Yes, my Lord.”

Turning around, he exited the room, leaving Caspian to himself.

He did not know why they had changed plans but it looked like they would not just be disturbing the city, they feel they can take down Vidor as well.

His cheeks puffed up at that time. This may well be to his advantage.

All he had to do was to allow the attack to begin and he would go inform Vidor about it.

Just as they had planned, the attack did happen and due to the closeness of City Meth, Caspian got someone to write him a letter informing him of the attack that Slyeria had begun.

And once that was in his hands, he rushed to meet Vidor.

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Just like every other evening, Vidor sat in his room, going through one or two documents before his usual parading of his kingdom to catch corrupt ministers.

But unlike every other day, this time he was more concerned about something else. Their neighbouring kingdom, Slyeria had not shown any signs of an attack in the past, and it bothered him.

Usually, it was a situation where either he or the enemy king would surely attack first. He refused to believe that they were getting tired of fighting.

Normally, he would have had a great grasp of what was happening but lately, he had been strangely too involved with Era that he almost left matters of his kingdom in the hands of…

His eyes widened. He had managed to take him off something’s and began handling them himself but he forgot this. It was an act of war.

Yes Caspian was one of his most trusted generals but he couldn’t deny the fact that the issue with Era’s kingdom had yet been resolved and needed some look into and if Era’s family was innocent, wouldn’t it mean he just lost a supporting kingdom?

Then really he was in the midst of a conspiracy and he didn’t know.

He facepalmed his forehead, shaking his head on his palm as several thoughts ran through his mind.

“I should call for Caspian and have him brief me on the issue with the Slyerias. Something must be up. They cannot keep quiet like this for long. Something sure is fishy.”

Raising his head, he let his hand rest on the table as he looked towards the door of his chambers.

“Hello, anyone there?”

“Your majesty.”

“Yes, Evan, are you there?

“Yes, your majesty.”

“Good, ask someone to send for Caspian for me.”

“About that your majesty.”

“What?”

“Lord Caspian just arrived to ask for an audience with you.”

“Great then, let him in.”

The doors pulled open revealing Caspian by the doorway with his head lowered at the king.

“Enter,” Vidor commanded again.

“Thank you, your majesty.”

“What a coincidence. I was just about sending for you,” Vidor began causing Caspian’s eyes to widen but because he was lowered, Vidor did not see the surprise look on his face.

“Oh, why is that, your majesty? If I may,” he added.

“Yes.” He stood up from his desk and approached Caspian but ensured they still had a reasonable gap. “Well I had an urgent task and I wanted to hear from you.”

‘So the king hadn’t forgotten about me after all. Did I make a mistake in conspiring with Slyeria? No. This is too soon to decide. Whether he values me or not, as long as that Era is around, things won’t be easy. With him gone, I can easily kill her. Yes, do not back down from your resolve.’

Smiling, he lifted his head so he could look at Vidor. “Oh, I see. What bothers your majesty so?”

“It is Slyeria.”

0_0

He felt irked at that moment. Did he just hear well?

“Slyeria?”

“Yes. I find their quietness extremely not okay.”

“Hmm. Well about that.”

“Have you any news from them?” Vidor cast a questioning gaze at him, looking at him with scrutiny. At least if there was anything he knew now that he needed to be careful when around him.

“Yes, sire. That was why I came here. I just got the information, Slyeria has attacked City Meth.”

0_0

“WHAT!”

He did not even bother hiding his shock from Caspian. He had not expected it. Not their attack though, but their choice of attack.

How had they gotten to City Meth without them knowing?

It meant that someone wasn’t doing his job well.

Either the ministers at the brothers had been compromised or it was something else. Regardless, there was no time to contemplate the issue. They needed to go save their people.

An attack at this time of the night wouldn’t be what anyone would expect especially with their silence.

Normally they took the border closest to them to attack but this time they came from a completely different angle.

“What are you standing doing there, Caspian.? This is war!” Vidor spelt it out for him.

“Yes, sire. I know but shouldn’t we make some kind of plan first?”

“We would. Wait, how many of our soldiers have we at City Meth?”

“About three thousand.”

“Not good enough.” Vidor gritted his teeth as he clenched his fist tightly.

‘Damn it, I promised Jordan to protect my people. I just cannot allow a repeat of what happened before with his family to happen to others. I would lead an army myself and take back my city and save my people. This is a promise.’

“Your majesty, what do you want to do? Should I order for Army Beta to attack and take back?”

“Perhaps. This may well be a ploy so I need to properly check things out.”

‘What? Didn’t your words initiate you were just planning on going? Gosh, I need to look for ways to make him go.’ Caspian thought.

“Your majesty, we do not know as well. Right now, most armies are far, except Alpha Army which is your majesty’s army. If you dispatch them, then you would leave the palace bear and anything can happen.”

“True. Tsk.” He was confused right now.

If he sent his alpha army that meant that his people, especially Era and Jordan would be left alone without adequate protection.. This was not safe.