บท 280: The War and The Plague

"Three hundred thousand gold coins is not even half his wealth, you should have asked for more," Lucas said just as their carriage started moving. Rosalind's lips thinned. It was enough compensation for her.

"I was surprised you did not kill the Queen." Why would he kill the consort and not the Queen? Rosalind wanted to know but could not bring herself to ask him the question. She knew the Duke had a good relationship with the royals and that might be the reason why he did not kill her.

"His Majesty begged me to spare his wife. The Consort on the other hand… I had nothing to do with it."

"I told you—"

"Just as I said, not my harem."

"So it was the King?" Now that she thought about it, he never said anything about killing the consort. He only told her she died! "Consort Leona was someone who gave birth for him. How could he just—"

"Kill an innocent?"

Rosalind pursed her lips. "I knew she was not innocent in all this."

"You are right."