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I didn’t want to divulge anything to the king, but witnessing him with his hands around Ladon’s throat, I couldn’t simply stand by and watch him potentially kill his own brother.
Despite knowing the king’s brutality, I had never imagined he could go as far as killing his own kin. Why didn’t Ladon seem enraged with him?
Ladon was sipping some water, still seated on the ground. I hurried to his side, cautiously touching him and running my hand through his hair. King Ashes, Prince Carter, and Mefan observed me, but my attention remained fixed on Ladon, who was trying to recover.
“I’m fine,” Ladon uttered hoarsely, offering me a small smile to reassure me.
“You’re not. You almost died,” I insisted.
“He wasn’t going to kill me,” he claimed.
Sadly, I didn’t believe it. I only kn
