บท 429: Extinguishing Hope

He felt it the moment he stepped into the hall. The doors opened smoothly without a single sound. The servants greeted him warmly, bowing as they passed him by.

It felt so different from the last time he was here.

Because before, no one dared to even greet him. No one dared to even see him and acknowledge him. So what change happened in this Kingdom when he left?

It was weird. Something smelt too fishy.

But why?

Why did they recognize him as the Prince now? Why now, right before he was sentenced to death? Was it a form of last honor?

This change didn't only confuse Zaha. Tang, who walked beside him, realized it too. But different from the others, he increasingly felt annoyed by it.

He wondered why, grumbling in his head, thinking that this powerless Prince should not get the respect he got.

But then, they finally got closer to the throne room where Yuha should be.