The Dragon King’s Harem System

Chapter 123. Garden in The Middle of Deadly Forest IV

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 123. Garden in The Middle of Deadly Forest IV

"What do you mean?" I furrowed my brows, either in disbelief or confusion. The Prince was the Queen's confidant, her brother. Wouldn't it be strange if she suddenly slandered and executed her own brother?

Marissa replied to me with another frown.
"Hasn't the king told you yet? My father already explained everything in the letter. Ever since the dragon king fell asleep, the Nymph Queen wanted to start a war to expand her territory. She thought his absence was the best opportunity. But my father didn't agree with her plan," she explained.

'Oh, God... Another war? Seriously?!' I hated to admit this, but yeah, Igixar needed a strong leader to begin with since this world's law wasn't much different from the law of the jungle. And Argod's long sleep had messed things up. Even though the world looked fine, some tribe leaders saw this as an opportunity to take over the supreme power or another tribe's territory. So I could understand why I found so many problems once I opened my eyes.
"Which tribe?" I asked.

"Dwarf tribe," she replied.

My heart skipped a beat as my thought returned to the duke of the Dwarf tribe who came here three years ago. I was sure this has something to do with it. So everything started to gather into one piece.
"Did your father also give a warning to the duke of the Dwarf tribe?" I guessed he should have come because of that. But since the inn owner said the duke wanted to go to the capital, maybe he also intended to visit Sela or tell her personally.

"Yes. As you know the Dwarf king is a little hot-blooded and a bit reckless in making decisions. So my father chose the young Duke since he is much wiser over the king himself," she said with a shrug since some people were strong but didn't have the wisdom of a leader.

'True.' And stupid actually, but I didn't want to say it bluntly.

"So my father decided to send a Magic Messenger to the Duke to warn him. And since the Dragon King was still sleeping he sent a message by letter to solve this problem. But The Queen knew my father was trying to expose her. So she stated my father as a traitor and sentenced him to death.” This time anger, disappointment and sadness mixed together in her tone.

"Did that happen 3 years ago?" I guessed again.

"Yes! Does that mean the king has read my father's letter? He's awake, right?" she asked excitedly.

Again, I could only reply by holding back my awkward smile.
'Yes, I'm awake. But I haven't read it... There are hundreds of letters on my desk. How am I supposed to find that one letter among those awful piles?' Unfortunately, I couldn't say anything.
"Where's your father now?" I decided to divert our conversation. Whoever I was, a human or a dragon king, piles of documents looked intimidating to me.

She shook her head from side to side.
"He's dead along with my mother. The Queen executed them," she said in a gloomy tone.

"I'm sorry," I said regretfully. The others also said the same thing to her.

Our conversation piqued Jyne's curiosity.
"May I ask you? Why did your father ask the dragon king for help? I mean... That's the Nymph and the Dwarf's problem, not the Dragon Tribe's," Jyne said in caution since she didn't want to offend Marissa.

"Alliance..." I replied. It made all of them turn to me.
"Nymphs and Dwarves are under Draconis' alliance. So if war breaks out, it's a sign that the alliance is broken," I added. That was why the real Argod was able to save Sela so easily before, just like how he was able to take Al. He could bring them under his auspices easily just because of his position and his authority.

"In other words, it will become an alarm that the dragon king has lost his influence so the alliance members start moving independently. It's no different from announcing that the Draconis are weak and our enemy will use this to attack us," Eir added.

This fact reminded me of something.
'Is this the reason why the Witch King sent his delegation to check on me?' I thought.

"Since we haven't heard anything about this war, can you tell us why the Queen decided to postpone her attack?" Evelina asked.

"The Dwarf's technology is above other tribes. Their traps are number one. So the Queen is preparing something that can make us win this war easily," Marissa explained. A short pause followed as she gulped hard.
"Through poison..." she continued.

Her last sentence made us gasp. Eir's voice broke the silence.
"Do you mean..."

He stopped his words and was continued by Marissa.
"Yes... She plans to wipe out the Dwarf tribe's entire existence from Igixar and take over its territory. She wants to poison everyone in their cities."

Her explanation made us shudder in horror and shock since erasing a tribe's existence was a grave crime that couldn't be forgiven. Besides, this method also had the potential to destroy nature, including the other tribes that have nothing to do with their war. Or even their people themselves. Poison was a deadly weapon and knew neither friend nor foe!

"Her method is too cruel. That's why my father didn't agree with her. He tried to prevent the war but in the end..." Marissa bowed sadly. Her head shook from side to side slowly in disappointment.
"The Queen said he was a traitor and executed him. I was very lucky since I was able to escape from our house before the Queen could catch me. And as my father's will, I hide in this place. He built this secretly to show his success to the dragon king. Unfortunately, before he could show this to the king, he died..." she continued.

A long breath of disappointment escaped my mouth. This was indeed a pity since the Prince was a good guy. But what we could do now was save his daughter.
"Since we have found you. Please be ready to come with us," I said.

Marissa raised her head and looked at me.
"To the capital?" she asked.

"Yes. But first, we have to go somewhere." I decided not to reveal our original purpose here.

Note: Marissa pic is on Glossary

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