Chapter 96

As much as I wanted to follow her, the Princess and my friend's safety should come first. Somehow, I would find a way to capture Esmeralda later. The rules of the war was more complicated than it seemed. You could not simply attack without expecting a retaliation.
"Which of you losers should die first?" Van said as she turned to our company.
Talia still tried to reason with them. "I'm still your princess," she said to the guards. "Who will take over the throne if you kill me?"
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