The Forgotten Princess Rose
Chapter 186

Chapter 186: Chapter 186

"Liam, I forgot my gift to the king on my horse. Get it for me," Zayne said as he continued to walk ahead.

"Right away," Liam replied.

The signal had been given so it was time for their army to make way to the palace.

Richard shook his head at Henry. To think someone who was so rash would one day be king was upsetting. Henry could have started a war and for what? Had the general said something he didn’t like? Henry made it all too easy for others to get under his skin.

"My prince, you shouldn’t do something like that again. I am worried about how the king would react if he knew what you did. We are working toward peace-"

"I don’t need to hear you lecture me. Why isn’t anyone questioning why that bastard is wearing armour when he didn’t the other times? Why didn’t his men flinch when I pointed my sword at him? I defeated all my tutors with my swordsmanship," said Henry.

Richard hesitated to answer since it was common knowledge that beating the prince would have him whine to his mother and then you would be out of work. It was better to let Henry win since the prince would never be involved in war.

James stayed off the battlefield and the rare times he didn’t, he stayed behind the army. Richard expected the same from Henry since it was only Mateo training to be part of the army.

"Unless he attacks us first we cannot act upon him wearing armour. My men are ready should he try to pull something. You only need to be at your father’s side now for this historical moment. I will escort you," Richard said, making way for Henry to walk ahead.

It was suspicious that Zayne returned to the palace wearing armour for the tales about him but what could they do? James was also dressed up as he planned to do a portrait with Zayne to capture the moment of the truce happening today.

"Double the guards," Henry ordered Richard. "Why haven’t you answered me right away? Is it because I don’t have the power to do it? You won’t allow me to put out an order to protect my father?"

Richard’s hands were tied. "My prince, you rid yourself of making orders after the last mistake you made. Your order caused two palace guards to die. I ask that you just join your father. My men are all around to protect you. We outnumber the outsiders here in the palace."

"Fine," Henry gritted his teeth.

Richard had made a good point that they outnumbered Zayne and his men. Even a cocky man like Zayne couldn’t be so stupid to try something here.

Henry quickly caught up to Zayne just in time to hear his father’s compliments.

"We have the same idea to get dressed up. Your armour is more fearsome than the stories say. Sit, sit," James pointed to Zayne’s chair beside him. "My painter has already started on my side."

Zayne looked at the frail man in the room standing behind a canvas. "Aren’t you too confident, King James? I didn’t send word that I was coming here to sign a truce. You failed to bring to light the issue of slavery and to resolve it. How can I shake hands with you on behalf of my kingdom?"

Zayne stood behind his chair instead of sitting.

In the room, there were only a few guards, the princes, the painter, men who had to be from the palace court, James, and Zayne’s few men welcomed inside.

"I sent my men to look into what you speak of and none of them have found any traces of slaves. You were misled. My kingdom is safe as the stories you might have heard. It would be best that you do not go around speaking of slaves to make my people panic. There aren’t any slaves therefore we can go ahead with the agreement. Bring it," James snapped his fingers.

The matter of slaves was well hidden for Zayne to not see anything again.

’Why would I kill a thriving business?’ James thought.

"Why wait any longer? We can have both kingdoms celebrate today. All you need to do is go through with it. With it will come my daughter," James offered.

Zayne didn’t see it yet but Kiara was more valuable than anything else which could be offered.

"Is that so? I do want your daughter quite badly. Enough that she is on my mind right now," Zayne replied.

James smiled, rubbing his hands together. "We can have a wedding prepared quickly before you leave and have her set sail with you. Then, we would be family."

Zayne laughed as they spoke of two different women. Of course, it was because James didn’t know but Zayne was still amused by their talk. "There won’t be a truce. I will not shake hands with a man who allows his people to be sold. The call for peace is over."

"Then," Richard stepped forward to protect his king. "You must get off our land, you filthy bastard. Step behind me, King James."

James moved Richard out of the way since he had not finished talking with Zayne. He couldn’t have Zayne leave and the war continued. "Come now. I can prove to you that there aren’t slaves. I don’t know who pushes this idea upon you-"

"I have seen it. I have seen the papers and I have seen your guards proudly dismiss it. Do you wish to say something is wrong with my eyes or ears? I gave you the chance to fix it, but you hid it from me," Zayne responded.

Richard raised his sword to protect the king but noise outside caught his attention. "Protect the king!" He yelled to the present guards as he carefully walked to the door to see what caused the noise.

Richard was stunned by the sight of his men fighting the soldiers Zayne left outside the room. It was just like Henry suspected that the armour meant something. They should have called for more men.

"We are under attack!" Richard yelled, thinking fast to close the doors and lock them in, but the second he managed to lock the door to keep James protected, he felt a sword pointed at his back. "You are the ones starting the war."

Richard tried to turn to see where his guards were positioned. As long as the royals survived this, their kingdom would not fall.

"No, we’re continuing the war you started long ago. Kill them," Zayne ordered Finn and the others present.

Finn led the attack on the guards and the men from the court.

"No!" Richard yelled, mistaking the order to kill the royals. Not fearing death, Richard turned around to fight. It was moments like this he had long prepared for. "You won’t make it out of the palace alive you blue-eyed bastard!"

James backed away from the fight which Richard should give his all to win. Without thinking of his sons or the men from the court, he ran to the window to escape. Where were all the bastards meant to protect him?

"Kill him," Zayne left Richard to his men as he walked to James to pull him back in.

There wasn’t a way for James to make it out alive if he were to jump out the window. James couldn’t die so easily without answering some questions first.

Henry and Mateo moved to protect their father but Mateo was the one who carried a sword.

Henry gritted his teeth, annoyed that his brother stole the moment. "Give it here! Do you think I would let you have the glory?"

Mateo couldn’t believe Henry would pick the moment to argue. He turned to Zayne who eyed their scrambling father. "If I help you, would you make me king?"

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