[WARNING: This chapter may be inappropriate for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.]
After greeting Dunha and Seo-Yeon, he told the guards and servants to resume what they were doing before walking away to have his armor removed.
"Sorry Dunha, let's talk more after I change. The smell of iron might make you sick," said Henry as he patted Dunha's head.
Dunha nodded as Henry walked away.
Seo-Yeon then gently put Dunha on the ground.
"Dunha, are you okay if I leave you with him for a few minutes? I have something to say to your papa right now," asked Seo-Yeon as she pointed at Blue.
"Yes! I'm perfectly okay with this!" Dunha enthusiastically answered as she rubbed her eyes after almost crying.
Seo-Yeon was a little surprised by Dunha's excitement but she didn't mind it as long as it made her happy.
"Blue, could you look after her for a minute? I have to talk to him about what happened today," said Seo-Yeon.
"Alright, I don't mind," said Blue as he nodded. "I'll walk around with her. Of course, I won't take her outside."
"Excellent," said Seo-Yeon as she smiled. "I will see you soon, my little sweetheart."
After kissing Dunha's forehead, she proceeded to walk up the stairs to catch up with Henry.
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Henry's squire, Nero Siempre, was currently removing the king's armor.
"Your majesty, it seems like that the princess was looking oddly sad," said Nero.
"Did you also notice that? I should ask Seo-Yeon about it later. What do you think?" Henry asked.
"I believe that is a wise decision, your majesty," said Nero.
"You don't have to talk so formally when no one's around, Nero. Just call me Henry," said Henry.
"U-Uh... B-But..." Nero stuttered.
Henry sighed.
"As your king, I command you to speak comfortably without using any honorifics," said Henry in a serious tone.
"U-Understood, your mag--... I mean... Henry..." Nero answered after being startled.
It was Henry's victory.
"Don't worry Nero! Even if somebody hears you calling me by my name, they won't arrest you," said Henry as he laughed. "Probably," he added.
"Probably?" Nero asked while making a concerned face.
Just as Nero was almost finished removing Henry's armor, there was a knock on the door.
*Knock* *Knock*
"Come in," said Henry.
Seo-Yeon entered the room.
"Nero, you're dismissed," said Henry.
Nero bowed his head to both the king and queen before heading out of the door. Once Henry's squire left the room, Henry and Seo-Yeon looked at each other with a warm smile before proceeding to hug one another.
"It's been days, darling. Our daughter and I have missed you greatly," said Seo-Yeon while looking as if she was about to cry.
"Seo-Yeon, my love. I have missed you both as well," said Henry as he gently pushed Seo-Yeon's bangs to the side of her head with his left hand.
Just as Henry was about to kiss Seo-Yeon, she stopped him.
"Before that, how did the investigation go?" Seo-Yeon asked.
Henry's smile quickly faded away.
"It was the same as the others. This man was also found with all of his blood drained out of his body with his stomach cut open and his organs missing," he answered.
"Do you think this was caused by the shadower cultists?" Seo-Yeon asked. "They're known for sacrificing people by removing their organs and offering them to the shadow ones."
"It's possible, but we don't have enough proof yet and I don't want the people to panic," said Henry. "If they begin to panic, the whole city will be in chaos."
"Of course," said Seo-Yeon.
Henry noticed Seo-Yeon's concerned face and tried to comfort her.
"Do not worry, my love. We'll find a conclusion," said Henry as he kissed Seo-Yeon's forehead.
"No, that's not it... It's about Dunha. I'm worried about our precious child," said Seo-Yeon.
Henry's face suddenly became serious.
"What happened?" Henry asked.
Seo-Yeon proceeded to explain about the assassination attempt that happened this morning as well as Mason Archivo's dismissal. The moment Seo-Yeon finished her explanation, Henry was speechless.
"I see..." said Henry. "Were the guards able to capture any of the assassins alive?" he asked.
"No, most of them were killed while the ones that we captured, immediately killed themselves with some hidden poison inside their mouths," Seo-Yeon answered.
"Damn... Then what about Mason?" he asked.
"Blue captured and sent him to Estrella," said Seo-Yeon.
"Good. Let's pay him a visit later," said Henry in a menacing tone.
"Agreed," she answered.
"However, before that..." said Henry as he grinned.
Henry approached and hugged Seo-Yeon before kissing her on the lips.
"Mmp! Henry, you just returned and we should go see o-- Ah... Ah~." Seo-Yeon moaned.
Just when Seo-Yeon was about to stop Henry from going further, she began to make some soft noises when Henry's lip moved away from Seo-Yeon's lips to her neck.
"Ha... Ah~ H-Henry..." she moaned. "W-wait, people might hear us."
Seo-Yeon was beginning to blush.
"Don't worry about that..." said Henry.
The doors were closed shut so nobody would be able to hear them from outside.
As they kissed, Seo-Yeon slowly started to remove her ribbon and took off the top part of her dress. Henry followed her move and removed his shirt as well as they continued to kiss. They slowly began to move towards the bed just as Seo-Yeon removed her chest band.
Seo-Yeon's and Henry's naked bodies revealed some scars that they received during previous battles but they did not mind them and continued to make love on the bed.
"Ah~"
"Mm..."
The rest of their clothes fell onto the ground as they hid themselves under a blanket. No matter how loud they were, nobody heard a thing... At least that is what they believed.
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[30 minutes later]
Dunha and Blue were walking down a hallway and towards the room where Dunha's parents were in. However, they ended up stopping halfway as Dunha suddenly felt a chill down her spine while Blue clicked his tongue.
"Did somebody open a window? Why is it so cold?" Dunha wondered.
"Tch, are they really doing it right now? He
literally just arrived here half an hour ago?!" Blue murmured to himself.
He then covered his mouth when he realized what he said in front of Dunha.
"L-let's come back later..." said Dunha.
I heard what Blue just said and I know what he meant... In my mind, my mother is a pure and kind-hearted person, and I intend to keep it that way... I fear that the word "pure" will shatter if I walk any further... Let's pretend nothing is happening here.
Just like that, Blue and Dunha turned the other way around.
It would take another 30 minutes before Henry and Seo-Yeon were finished with their little fun time.
(To Be Continued)
2020/04/13