637 The News Circulates Throughout The Kingdom
"I've only been gone for a little while, yet it seems like you want to bawl your eyes out," Orion said, stretching his hand to draw back Crystalia's hair bangs covering her face.
When Crystalia felt someone sitting on the side of her bed, her body immediately became tense.
However, when she heard Orion's voice, her eyes instantly snapped open, and she stared at Orion wide-eyed.
"ORION!" Crystalia cried out and instantly jumped up, wrapping her arms around Orion as she buried her face into his neck.
"...Sniff… We haven't yet found any way to remove the artefact… sniff… from my father's neck… he's dying… Orion, please help me.
… save him," Crystalia said with a shaking voice as she continued to weep continuously.
Orion stroked her back gently as he held her firmly in his arms.
"It's okay, I'm here now, Crystalia. Why don't you rest for a bit?" Orion whispered in her ears.
He understood that, at this moment, he could only calm Crystalia down instead of telling her that there was nothing he could do about the artefacts on her parents so as not to get her more riled up than she already was.
As though heeding Orion's words, Crystalia's eyes soon began to feel tired. Her grip on Orion weakened but didn't break free from his body, and within seconds, she immediately fell asleep within Orion's arms.
Witnessing this scene, Orion let out a deep sigh.
However, instead of leaving once Crystalia fell asleep, he climbed into the bed and calmly laid down on it.
After comfortably positioning his body and Crystalia's, he quietly closed his eyes and decided to nap with her. Hopefully, Crystalia will be okay when she wakes up, and when she does, he has to ensure that he is waiting for her to return to her usual self.
…....
Meanwhile, after Orion had presented his plan to Queen Selene, she immediately sprang into action, sending a letter to the three vessel clans before dispatching guards to spread the news throughout the kingdom, informing the citizens of the Prismerian realm about the message.
Initially, the inhabitants of the Prismerian kingdom were all left stunned by the information they had just received, but they swiftly raced back to their homes, spreading the news along the streets as they went.
As everyone began to pack up their belongings, a single sentence resonated deeply in their minds.
"All praise the foreigner! All praise the Queen! Finally, we are free!"
…...
Quartzwraith clan manor
Olivia carefully perused the letter before her, then slumped back in her chair with a heavy frown. Her mind raced as she attempted to decipher the intentions of the Queen and the foreigner from outside the mountain.
How did they intend to protect over a million people from the ruthless onslaught of the Vylkr vines outside the mountain?
What was the Queen thinking? Was she so confident in her plans that she didn't require any assistance to accomplish them?
As for the warriors from outside the mountain—the foreigners—
could they be trusted? Was this their scheme to eliminate them and seize control of the mountain? Was the Queen coerced into this decision, or were they genuinely striving to aid the Prismerions in settling outside the mountain?
However, she couldn't unravel the puzzle, no matter how vigorously she wracked her brain. After a while, Olivia sighed. In the past, she might have dispatched another letter to the castle, demanding a detailed explanation of the unfolding events. But, after everything that transpired, Olivia recognized that her current circumstances differed from her past position with the royal family as they now wielded absolute power.
Therefore, she resigned to accepting the letter's contents and began preparations.
"What are your orders, Clan Mistress?" a disembodied voice resonated through the room.
Though it seemed as if no one tangible was present, careful observation would reveal several faint ripples appearing and disappearing in the room.
These are the top operatives of the Quartzwraith clan, the number one elite division. Usually, they would survey the entire kingdom, providing crucial information to the Quartzwraith.
However, they were frozen in shock and astonishment at the sudden announcement that had rippled throughout the kingdom, awaiting their Clan Mistress's response.
"There is nothing else that we can do. There is no need for the Queen to send this letter since the entire Prismerian kingdom is now in the hands of the royal family. So, all she needed to do was send a guard to deliver the message, as she had done with the other minor clans and families. It's not difficult to see that the Queen isn't willing to use her authority to force us to become like the Gemheart and Luminaris Clan," Olivia said. A shiver ran down her spine as she recalled the situation of the previous five major clans.
"Inform the Clan Head and let him ensure everyone is packed and ready to leave before tomorrow morning. If there is truly a way for us to settle outside the mountain, the Quartzwraith clan will happily serve the royal family. However, if it's a trap, you should prepare and inform the rest of the 13th division to do the same. Even if we are not their match, we can still escape. You are dismissed," Olivia said.
The moment her words fell, the various ripples in the air vanished one by one, and within a moment, the room was empty once more.
…....….
Prismaflow Clan
"Although I don't know what the Queen has planned, we must be prepared for anything that happens. You all are dismissed," Ralias Prismaflow said as he left the meeting room to pack all his things and prepare to leave the mountain, along with all the Prismaflow elders who followed suit one by one.
They could only pray that this was true and that they would finally settle their homes outside these mountains.
…...
As hours passed, even Queen Selene seemed to underestimate the impact of the news she had released. Unexpectedly, everyone packed their necessary belongings within eight hours, prepared themselves, and gradually headed towards the castle.
