MCDITE

7

It was an unrealistic sight.

Adele was in the middle of a dense forest. It was clearly a forest, and beyond it was surrounded by a straight stone wall. But the stone wall looked very, very far away.

As she turned around, she saw the castle.

“Wow!” Leo made a sound of admiration in her arms.

Dreyfus Castle was also a fairly large and an influential lord's castle. However, it seemed that the entire Dreyfus Castle was only about the size of a corner of the Imperial Castle.

Adele was dazed at the immense scale.

“You have no fear.”

Adele, who was overwhelmed for a while, returned to reality at the voice of the emperor pouring cold water.

Oh well. She tightened her son in her arms. "Mom! Stuffy."

I guess it was too tight.

Leo was fussy.

The emperor took Leo with both hands from Adele's arms and put him on the ground.

When he made eye contact, Adele trembled in fear. 'I can't.'

Even her tongue in her mouth froze in the cold he emanated.

Leo innocently screamed and ran toward the Imperial Palace.

Tears gathered in Adele's eyes, looking at him at a glance. 'I can't stop him from taking the child.'

Adele blamed herself.

If only she didn't fall asleep so defenselessly. She was so exhausted that she tried to close her eyes for a moment, but who could imagine that the whole cart would be dragged to the Imperial Palace.

Already this was the emperor's territory.

“Did you ask what I was doing while you were holding the child?”

'When did I? What did you ask?' She couldn't have asked something so kindly to that scary person.

The memory popped up. “My child! I've been holding him in my stomach for ten months! What were you doing?"

Adele held her breath. 'Are you going to punish me now?'

It was an excellent last word for the emperor.

There was nothing to say even if her throat cut off right away.

Adele trembled with her head down.

“I walked through the bloody land.”

Raising her head that was looking at the ground, Adele's eyes widened.

“I walked on endless death.”

With her head still bowing, Adele felt her glance stuck on the crown.

“Is this answer enough?”

If she looked up and look at him now, it seemed like she would see the legendary Medusa, and she would die as a stone.
[TN: it means that he's a terrifying person one shouldn't look at if they want to live]

'It means that you will kill me too.'

Adele trembled in fear beyond her control.

"Take her."

As the emperor turned away, the knights approached and captured Adele.

Suddenly Leo ran away until Adele lost her sight on him.

Even the small, cheerful appearance was not seen hidden behind the back of the emperor who soon followed him.

"Oh, no. Leo! Leo!" Adele wept and struggled with bitterness.