The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom: Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 4] by Fudeorca

Author:Fudeorca
Language: eng
Format: epub

There was a couch for visitors in the study, which was where I chose to sit. Myalo and Tillet both sat down on an opposite couch.

“What happened to my mother and father?” That was the first thing I wanted to know.

“I don’t know,” Myalo replied. “We spent half a day lying low in the royal capital after our escape, but we learned nothing.”

Since I’d survived, the enemy might consider Rook and Suzuya important bargaining chips. Rather than killing them and putting their bodies on display, they might’ve even given them medical treatment.

My hopes for Rook were incredibly slim given his condition, but Suzuya might’ve still had a chance. I’d declared them both dead for the sake of rousing my soldiers, but I didn’t know it for sure.

“And what happened to Carla?”

“In the end, Her Majesty couldn’t kill her,” Tillet answered. “I believe Carla still lives.”

“Great...”

I didn’t want to criticize the dead, but Queen Shimoné had created a real headache for us there. I could guess how she felt, given that Carla was her daughter, but now I was the one who’d have to kill her to put the kingdom in order. It felt like the queen had dumped her responsibilities on someone else.

“Tell me how you escaped.”

“Her Majesty called Tillet over and instructed her to lead the royal swords to safety. She wanted them to survive and serve Carol. Someone had to stay behind to hold Carla as a hostage, though. Henrique took that role.”

She stayed behind? Sounds awful.

“As I mentioned a moment ago, there was a third-story window directly below the balcony. You probably hadn’t noticed it, since the balcony extended outward, but I knew it was there because I’d seen it from outside on my eagle.”

I’d looked down from that balcony countless times, but not once had I spotted a window. Maybe if I’d leaned further over the edge I might’ve seen it.

“Henrique held a dagger to Carla’s throat while we climbed a rope down to the third floor, then we fought our way to the kitchen. The kitchen is only two doors away from where the dinner took place. It’s on the third floor, which ensures outsiders can’t reach that area at the cost of inconvenience. Since carrying ingredients and charcoal up the stairs would be a lot of work, there’s a hand-powered elevator that connects to the first floor. We used that elevator shaft to reach the ground, then we climbed out of a window and broke through the soldiers surrounding us to reach the river.”

I hadn’t imagined an escape route like that.

“Then why did we go up to the sixth floor rather than escaping that way in the first place?” I asked Tillet.

“The shaft was too narrow. You wouldn’t have fit.”

“I barely made it through myself,” Myalo added. “I’m not sure Carol would’ve made it.”

Carol did have fairly broad shoulders compared to Myalo, but Tillet wasn’t any smaller.

Tillet guessed what I was thinking. “I can dislocate my shoulder. That’s how I got through.”

“Okay. Can we

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