The Prince's Revenge
15: Plague (Flashback)

Attention!

This chapter, the flashback to Egon's first life.

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The death of Princess Charlotte, of course, left the Willyn family devastated, especially the Duke himself. He deeply regretted having asked the king to withdraw the title of crown princess from his daughter so soon. He should have done it when his daughter was healed.

But what power, rice has become porridge. Duke Willyn could only accept his daughter's fate. He tried to bounce back from his downturn, remembering that he was a Duke. A person who has a great responsibility on the land he pensak.

Nearly 75 percent of the population in the area died from the disease. The king's decision to isolate the area and forbid residents to stay in their respective residences was the right step. Because, the spread of the disease successfully he press. Only a few people get the same disease elsewhere.

“Your Highness Duke Willyn! We found the source of the outbreak!” Shouted a knight who had just arrived at Duke Willyn's residence.

Although his mind was still slumped, hearing this Duke Willyn immediately came down from his office and met the knight without thinking.

According to the ancestors, there will be good news from God in every grief that occurs.

Do’a the ancestor seemed to reach Duke Willyn. He has been blessed. He had to sacrifice his daughter first.

When Charlotte's body was found in the well, doctors and healers began to feel suspicious about the water in the well. Because, on Charlotte's dead skin, there are more blister scars.

Then, after a few days they found out, it turned out that their guess was correct. In the well water, there are many larvae of mountain monster species.

According to their speculation, their parents made the well into a nest to store their eggs. And when the larvae rise from the eggs, the fluid from the eggs is mixed with well water. Mixed water does not change color and odor because of it. But, the poison in the liquid remained.

The residents who did not know about it, continued to use the water as usual. This is what then makes the origin of the disease exist and spread.

Upon learning of this, Duke Willyn immediately asked the mage and the knight to exterminate the larva. After that, the priest came to perform the purification and blessing of the well, before the well was finally buried.

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The plague is over. It has taken 4 years since the outbreak began to restore order in Ecloupevell. Traveling out of previously prohibited areas, especially the exit and exit of Stillburgh, has been done again by people.

“Oh, Duke Willyn's family horse carriage is coming,” Nikolai said, the second prince.

They were both picking up apples in the palace garden. More precisely, it was Nikolai who climbed the tree to pick up his apple, while Egon was just waiting for him below.

“Oh, it has been 4 years I did not meet his daughter,” said Egon.

“You don't know? Princess Charlotte died during an outbreak ago.” Nikolai came down from the tree with a jump. He gave an apple to Egon to eat.

“Ah, I don't mean Charlotte. But the other daughter.” Egon wiped the apple and bit it.

“Oh? Anastacia? I heard she grew up to be a very beautiful girl. Prettier than her brother,”

“It does not seem good to compare someone with a person who has died,”

“Hey! I didn't mean to impale her, just wanted to tell you Anastasia's incredible beauty.”

“Ok! Ok!”

Then they both fell silent. Among the silence, Egon also remembered the girl 4 years ago who did not keep his promise to meet him here.

‘Will he sneak again?’ Her thought.

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“Good day, your majesty”

After Egon and Nikolai finished eating apples, Nikolai returned to his room to do the task for tomorrow. While Egon, stay there to lie in the sun blocked by the leaves.

Hearing someone call out to him, Egon opened his eyes, lowering his arm, which he used to block the sunlight into his face.

A girl was standing there.

His yellow eyes looked like the morning sun. The luster of his white hair reflected the light on it. Her white skin was slightly reddish due to the sun, making her look like a puppet.

“You remember me? It's been almost 4 years we haven't met,” he said.

Egon slightly turned his hot face away. He thought the weather was not as hot as the previous days, but it seemed he was wrong.

“I thought you were waiting for me here,”

Anastasia smiled. He walked closer to Egon. Then, she slightly lifted her dress before lowering her body and sat down beside Egon.

“Hey, your dress will get dirty again.” said Egon in a soft voice.

“Oh, should I ask you to call that maid?” Show it to a female servant who was standing quite far away in the hallway of the palace.

“You told me?”

“I ask for help.” Anastasia replied with a grin.

“Alright if that's what you want.” Egon then tried to get up from his seat. But, as soon as he was about to raise his body, Anastasia pulled his hand, and told him to sit back down.

“I'm kidding.”

Egon also breathed.

They both remained silent for a while. Thinking about each other, what kind of topic should they talk about at that time. Of course, about Princess Charlotte and the plague was not the right choice.

“I'll be in the capital for a while.”

“Oh?”

“My father changed my tutor. He said, here is better,”

“After all this time you were taught a lesson in Stillburgh?”

“Iya, I got a great trauma there. My tutor when I was a kid, was a perfectionist and.. psycho? He used to break me down every time I made a mistake.”

“...”

“My father only found out about it when Charlotte was gone. And he promised to take me to the capital to give a better tutor.”

From the story, Egon can understand the bad attention of Duke Willyn to the second daughter.

Egon immediately recalled how Anastasia greeted him with trembling legs.

“Your feet..”

“Hmm?”

“At that time, did your leg also hurt because of that?” Egon looked at Anastasia with a feeling of guilt.

“Ah, yes, the woman often targets my feet so that people can't see them,” Anastasia answered her with an imposing-sounding laugh.

“Sorry, I should have noticed.”

“It's okay, we just met. There is no way I would tell you this.” Anastasia explained with a smile. He then raised both hands, stretched his body and stood up again.

“Thank you, I'm glad someone would listen to me,” he said. “I have to leave immediately, I will come back here again, make sure you are always here yes.” he continued.

Egon only replied with a smile.

After Anastasia left, she rested her back on the grass. Fragrant grass that he liked, immediately disappeared covered by the smell of the woman who had been held beside him.

‘I forgot to ask, how did he manage to sneak in here?’ He thought with a smile.

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