Butterfly Nebula
Iron Prisoners

The boy was silent. Staring fixedly at the sweet-scented little girl who was now extending her hand.

Wait, thought Alana.

This brother cannot get out because there is this big iron.

"Ah, Lana needs a key!" The little girl suddenly. He turned his body, and ran back to the door.

"Don't worry, Lana will be back soon!" Alana cried, exactly

before he disappeared behind the door.

The boy sighed harshly. Alana didn't even look at it. Alana did not see that the boy was raising his trembling hand. His nails were long, dirty, his hands were covered with scars around the chains that were surrounding his wrists. The small hand looked pale, weak, and desperate.

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Leon stepped his feet quickly, down the corridors of the palace in riled steps.

Where is Alana?

Just a moment ago, a palace guard reported that the monster prison door was open. One of the bodyguards on duty was helping a waitress in the kitchen, the other bodyguard was going to the restroom.

Cih, maybe they are negligent in their duties, decak Leon.

Don't they know, that the last time Alana forced her to come in?

How could they leave the building unattended?

Ah, if Heinry finds out about this, somehow the fate of those guards. Whether or not Alana entered the prison, this was already too much. At this moment the monster did indeed appear weak and helpless. But who knows? He could explode at any time.

"Hhh" Leon gave a rough sigh. He found Alana. The little girl was being carried by Rene in a dress filled with chocolates. His heart that had felt like it wanted to explode, now began to beat normally again.

"Good day, Miss Rene" Sapa Leon, approached them.

"Good day, sir" Rene carved out his smile.

"Good day, Leon!" Alana loudly.

"Perple, Princess" Leon shook his head slowly,

"Looks like the Princess stole some chocolate, huh?" leon asked, carving his smile. Alana shut her mouth with her two little hands. Alana can't lie, but if I'm honest, I'm going to send Rene home.

"I'm sorry, sir. I gave the chocolate to the Princess" Duh! If this is the case, Rene's sister will really be sent home by Dad!

"No, Leon! Alana went to the kitchen and saw the chocolate, so Alana just ate!" Alana Seru. Both Rene and Leon, both chuckled.

"Alana is honest. Alana doesn't get any chocolate other than from Dad and from Lana's own hands" Alana shows her two tiny hands.

"Dad can return Alana to the room" Alana said.

Leon chuckled, "Okay, Princess. You do have to go home to the room to change this beautiful dress" Leon patted Alana's head slowly.

"Mr Princess where have you been since? I've searched many places, but didn't find you" asked Leon, trying to lure the little girl. Sure enough, Alana suddenly covered her mouth again with her two tiny hands. Leon scrunched his forehead.

"Mr Princess seems to be going to the park to eat chocolate from the kitchen" Renee said quickly. Leon glanced at him, "Certainly?"

"Yes, I found him hiding under the table" Renee replied for sure. Alana blinked her eyes. Rene's sister lied.

"Ah, then thank goodness. Please watch over the Princess more closely. Keep him out of that prison. Tell everyone else, Miss Rene"

Rene seemed to nod "Well, sir."

"I got a report that the prison door was open. So please tell the others to be more careful"

"the door is open?"

"Ah, forgive me sir. Please forgive me!" Rene suddenly.

"It seems like it was my fault. A while ago I checked the place because the guards were not in place. I don't seem to have closed that door properly. I'm sorry."

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At night, the palace flower garden.

"I'm really sorry, sir" Rene bowed.

Leon sighed, feeling bad.

"Ah, not papa. You don't have to worry about that. I discussed it with His Majesty. He was very angry, but thankfully, Alana did not approach the place at all at the time of the incident" Leon explained.

"Has Your Majesty already set the sentence for me? I am prepared to bear the penalty, Sir"

"No, Miss Rene. After all, the mistake started from the guards. His Majesty has also replaced the bodyguard who is in charge of guarding the prison" replied Leon. "Don't worry, you just need to keep Alana away from the place" Leon continued.

Renee nagging. He was truly grateful that the King did not obey him.

"May the sun always shine on Estelle's sky, Praise His Majesty King Heinry"

This is a serious matter. It would be a bigger problem if the King knew that it was Alana who opened the prison door. Alana meets the boy called the monster. Perhaps, the King fired all the guards and servants on duty at that time. All servants will be considered negligent in guarding the Princess. Well, that action is certainly not wrong. After all, it was a monster prison. The monster that was foretold would bring destruction to the kingdom. The entire people of Estelle knew of this prophecy, and all the inhabitants of the kingdom knew that His Majesty had kept the monster in an iron prison. No one had ever seen the monster other than two servants and one butler who was in charge of checking the monster's state. Rene is one of those servants.

At first Rene wondered, why did the King not just kill the monster?

Why hold it?

Even asking a special waiter to deliver human food.

After seeing the monster directly, Rene got the answer to his question.

At that time, the King had a soft heart, which was not enough heart to kill a five-year-old child.

The monster was just a boy who had been deprived of his freedom since he had attempted five years, just a boy who was not even treated like a human. That's Rene's conclusion.

"May the sun bless and shine upon your world, Miss Estelle" Reply Leon.

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Notes :

"May the sun always shine on Estelle's sky" is generally a greeting of gratitude to Estelle's people. The sun here has the meaning of blessing, light, etc. This speech is also commonly shown as prayer, hope, really has a deep meaning for the people of Estelle. "May the sun bless and shine upon your world" is the recompense of this saying. The word "world" here has the meaning of the person's life.

Since the first time the Kingdom had held the boy in an iron prison, the King had ordered some special guards to guard the place. The king had also privately asked the butler to assign two special servants who prepared food and other necessities in the place. The king did not have enough heart to kill or torture that 'monster. However, the butler did something that was inversely proportional to the King's orders. The child was badly treated, abandoned, not given proper food and drink. Rene and Brenda had been following orders from the butler because they thought it was the King's order.

(Cold-blooded knight, Leon)