Revenge Journey
Chapter 31

"Hmm well then, I should also return to the prince's palace." Prince Stellan stood up

Laren leaves Prince Stellan in the garden and steps towards his residence, while on his way to meet his personal bodyguard.

"Hail prince." Rayden said as he bowed

"Rayden's? What's up?" Tanya Laren stopped her steps

"No prince, it's just that I was walking by accident to see Prince Stellan approaching you, so I'm watching from here to ensure the prince's safety." Rayden explained

"You're thinking too much about Rayden."

"The slave prince is only worried about you, what is Prince Stellan doing? Why did he arrive to invite the prince to speak together? Did prince Stellan make trouble and hurt the prince again?" Rayden said asking questions that are in a tube

"Just get me to talk to Rayden, you don't have to worry about me. I'm fine, and no one can hurt me anymore." Laren said as he patted Rayden on the shoulder

I'm not the weak Laren prince you knew Rayden once was, I've grown stronger now, and I promise I'll become stronger again. (Batin Laren)

"...Mean prince?"

During this time the prince was always afraid to meet other princes, especially to the prince Stellan. Because every meeting with the other princes, Prince Laren is always denigrated and underestimated, sometimes even to the point of hurting the prince to the point of being seriously injured. So that every prince met the princes always took me, but today the prince Laren even met the prince Stellan alone without my guard or the other guards. (Batin Rayden was astonished by Laren's behavior today)

"That's... I mean I'm cured, so there's nothing to worry about."

"Prince, can I ask you something?"

"Say me Rayden." Reply Laren

"The prince was so afraid to meet the other princes and I have to accompany the prince if you have any need with other princes. But today you bravely met with the prince of Stellan alone let alone to speak four eyes with him. Why can you change so quickly prince?"

"I-it's... I'll answer that later. Now there's something I want to tell you." Laren's words are trying to divert the conversation

"Well, what's the prince?" Ask Rayden

"So the emperor gave me the word, I was invited to meet him in three days, you come with me Rayden."

"Emperor? How could the emperor suddenly invite you prince?" Rayden was surprised

"The emperor's eunuch came and said that the emperor had heard that I had settled the plague case in the eastern village of the kingdom and decided to meet me." Laren told Rayden

"Hmm so it's like that."

The emperor was no ordinary person, just because solving the plague problem why should he be invited to the imperial palace? What exactly was the emperor's eye on Prince Laren? (Inner Rayden daydreaming)

"Rayden's... Rayden!" Call Laren

"Are you prince?" Reply Rayden who has been aware of his daydream

"Why are you daydreaming? What are you thinking?" Ask Laren

"Alright then, help me get ready."

Hmm what is he really thinking? He doesn't usually daydream in front of me like that. (Batin Laren while staring at Rayden)

"Good prince."

Laren and Rayden went to prepare what they needed when they went to the imperial palace in three days.

"The princes are all set up, do you command any more?" Ask Rayden

"There's nothing, you can rest Rayden." Reply Laren

"Well, then I'll excuse the prince." Rayden's words were later echoed by Laren

Rayden leaves Laren in his room, while Laren watches Rayden until his silhouette disappears.

Hmm Rayden is indeed very intelligent, he even knows the change in me. It seems like he was very protective of the real prince Laren so he could tell if the real prince Laren was very afraid if he met the other princes. I have to be very careful not to get caught by Rayden. (Batin Laren)

"Surely sir, you must be very careful with Rayden so that your true identity is not known by him." Saying someone who doesn't know where it comes from

"Lacey?" Said Laren while looking at Lacey who arrived to be beside him

"Yes, sir, I'm back. Did you miss me?" Lacey said with a smile

"Why have you been back so long? There's something I want to ask you." Laren

"Yes actually the main system commands the subordinate system to do something and just finished yesterday, sir, but I only got back to you today." Lacey explained

"Hmm well I'm not going to take it anymore."

"Master didn't you just say you wanted to ask me something? What do you want to know?" Ask Lacey

"Lacey, who's the queen mother in this kingdom? Why don't I have any memory of him?" Ask Laren

"The queen mother of this kingdom was the mother of the lord king, the grandmother of the original prince Laren. He is currently in the southern palace which is the palace of your grandfather." Lacey explained

"If there is a kingdom that makes her queen in the palace why have power in this palace? Is not the highest throne in this palace held by the king?" Ask Laren

"That's because the queen mother is good at war strategy and is also good at managing royal finances. So that when king Yun began to occupy the throne of the queen mother helped him and can be said to help him enough so that it can be said he was very instrumental in the progress of this kingdom. Therefore he also had a high position in this palace as well as in the southern palace." Lacey explained in length

"Hmm so it's like that." Reply Laren with a slow nod

"Sir why did you arrive wanting to know about this queen mother?" Ask Lacey

"Because earlier when I was talking to the king, he said that he could not punish the princes who had lied to the real prince Laren in accordance with the royal rules because it was blocked by this queen mother. And the king also said that if I had not been as powerful now that the king could not do anything." Reply Laren

"Ohh so it is like that, in the storyline that is in our system is also written if the queen mother is very fond of other princes than the original Prince Laren, who is the first prince, maybe that's why he's blocking the king from punishing those princes according to the rules of the kingdom."