A Demon Duchess
6. new crown princess
Alvaro walked furiously towards his study.
He was really upset at Althea's attitude like that, how could someone easily say "kill me." Does he not love life anymore, ah right! from the beginning, he was not afraid of death.
Alvaro arrives at his study and slams everything he sees, arriving at a picture frame containing a painting of himself the mother is also his first love.
Alvaro looked fixedly at the painting, his purplish irises, his silver mane. wait! why did he think of all this?! the girl he loved was gone now there was only a cruel girl in that beautiful shell.
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unconsciously Althea's eyes are now glazed, he tried to hold it but one tear fell just like that he was really careless how he could be disturbed by alvaro's speech earlier, what if alvaro knew his true self, what if everyone knew.
Althea takes a photo in her desk drawer of the same photo that Alvaro had, and Althea remembers the last message of the late queen before she died, the eyes that had been neutral were again glowing althea arranged the flower garden nanar in front of him with a blank look.
if it is true that Alvaro said that he did not have the heart how it felt to be this sick, how could it feel as painful as this althea hugged the photo he held tightly.
could it be that if he was just an ordinary human he could love alvaro without fear of anything? ah that can't happen anyway.
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after the events of that day the king decided to hold a meeting with the higher-ups, all clashing over who would be more deserving of the title of crown princess.
there are those who support the previous crown princess, namely althea, there are also those who turn to support irene with various reasons and benefits for their respective families.
althea who was sitting next to duke amarylis was only speechless with blank eyes that had many meanings, a faint sense of sadness, and a sense of sadness, the disappointment that seems so obvious but if you do not understand it maybe people who see just think althea do not care about all this.
"what if we listen from the person who will be most at a disadvantage with the cancellation of this engagement," said the king hoping althea opposed the cancellation of this engagement.
"i accept the annulment of this engagement," said althea making a noise throughout the room.
"princess!!" shouted some supporters of althea who do not accept, according to them during althea served as the crown princess in recent years the astrantia kingdom is increasingly developed and developed people's lives are getting more prosperous and the poverty rate is decreasing.
the king raised his one-handed gesture for everyone to be silent, he himself was quite shocked by Althea's reply but as a father the king had to respect his daughter's decision.
"Do you have any good reason to accept this princess?" Ask king. Alvaro stared at Althea sharply as he waited for an answer to the king's question.
"I cannot impose the feelings of a noble person and even though the priority of a queen is the people but we cannot deny the king and queen who love each other will also bring the kingdom and its people into being better yet." Everyone there was astonished at Althea's reply they didn't expect Duke Amaryllis' famous workaholic and heartless daughter to be able to say that.
"But what's his guarantee that the new crown princess will be better than you?" The king smiled obliquely he knew that the silver-haired girl was very intelligent really similar to his late wife.
"Your majesty!!" Shouted Alvaro did not accept the father demeaning his lover.
"I didn't tell you to cut off the crown prince" the king said coldly and sharply to Alvaro, as a result Alvaro could only be speechless withstanding his resentment.
"Please continue with the princess." Althea nodded in understanding, she looked at Irene who was beside Alvaro meaningfully as if learning something behind Irene.
"I cannot vouch for his majesty, but in exchange for his permission will I be the successor of the family of Duke Amaryllis and permission will also be me to become the teacher of the new crown princess." Alvaro glared in disbelief at Althea saying what nonsense is this?! To be the successor of Duke Amaryllis?! Just be right!
"Your majesty how can a princess be the leader of the royal army." Various comments from the higher-ups were unceasingly uttered.
"I agree with the request of my noble daughter, please grant my daughter's request," Duke Amaryllis said without hesitation, knowing her daughter more than anyone else.
As a knight is the one who best understands the sword skills of Althea as well as his ability in organizing war strategies.
Althea is far superior in military matters than Alvaro, only because of her status he cannot show it to the public.
"are you sure Duke?" asked the King to try to convince, in fact, when althea and Alvaro trained with the King had seen and assessed for himself the success of althea only he wanted to confirm it once again.
"i'm sure, Your Majesty, I will test and judge for myself the ability of my daughter without any waivers and if she becomes a knight I will not distinguish her from other knights," duke said without the slightest hesitation at the tone of speech as well as his gaze.
"all right I leave it to you." Althea smiled in her heart at least in this way she could continue to watch over alvaro from afar at least although a little he could help Alvaro and Astrantia.
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a few weeks had passed, and the preparations for Irene's coronation had finished, and the coronation would take place tomorrow.
on the night of this full moon althea walk in the garden of blue roses belonging to the late queen in the company of Canace who is in his original form, Canace looked at Althea forlornly as if to represent the feeling of Althea being crushed.
Althea smiled faintly as Canace acted spoiled towards her, the moon growing brighter followed by Althea's eyes that shone as red as blood as well as Canace whose eyes and streaks glowed blue, slowly the tears fell from the silverine gentler's eyes the tears that flowed and fell to the ground slowly forming an extremely beautiful snowflake.
"your precious tears should not just fall" said a man in black robes behind a tree with glowing red eyes like Althea's.
the next day the whole palace cheered the coronation of the new crown princess before the people as well as the nobles present Alvaro showed off his sweet smile, a smile that stunned everyone.
"Thea?" call Duke.
"i'm on my last errand from the queen's father." Althea smiled very beautiful and graceful, some nobles who saw her stunned they had only first seen a smile like this even though it was so beautiful somehow it felt filled with deep sadness.
it was like losing something precious. The Duke stroked his daughter's head slowly he could feel her sadness and the burden that Althea bore.
"let's go home" said the Duke softly as he extended his hand to Althea. Althea happily welcomed him.
"yes."
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- Ran.nace