"You can go now, I have a lot to talk to her about," Liam ordered him.

Andreas then nodded in understanding and left the room, leaving two of them alone.

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"So, what punishment did you get from the elders for going against their will and leaving the palace?" Mila asked, shaking her legs, as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"Are you worried?" Liam asked and got an answer in the form of a snort from Mila. "Unfortunately, I didn't get any punishment for my actions to pick up my future queen."

"Oh, it turns out that a lot has changed in this palace during my absence," Mila said curtly. She looked angry when Liam walked up to her. She didn't like being around this man. "I will bite and claw you, so you better keep your distance from me."

Meanwhile, Liam ignored the warning as he walked up to Mila and pulled her handcuffed hand. "If you attack me now, I will make sure you enjoy the company of these cuffs for the next few days." He then took out a small key from his pocket.

"Does that mean I can attack you later?" Mila asked, but the king didn't respond and unlocked the handcuffs that bound her wrists.

"Promise to behave properly while you are here," Liam warned Mila. "The elders are watching."

Mila narrowed her eyes when she heard those words from Liam. "Listen." Mila then stood up, rubbing her wrist which felt a little sore. "I didn't come here because I wanted to, you brought me here, so if you are not satisfied with the way I am behaving, you better let me go my way."

"Stop saying those words," Liam groaned in annoyance. He then plopped down on the bed, feeling very tired. Today felt so long.

From the moment he returned after picking up Mila, Liam didn't even get a second to rest. He was especially tired when it came to dealing with the elders and he could be sure that the meeting had not ended yet, they would continue to bombard him with other demands.

Liam felt that he was not only fighting against humans out there, but also against his own people and this was very tiring.

Liam needed a short nap.

That was what Liam had in mind, but Mila didn't give him that kind of leeway at all when she started attacking him.

Yes, seeing Liam unprotected and defenseless like this, made Mila think this was her chance to avenge her sister.

"Don't show me your fangs and claws, Mila," Liam warned with his eyes closed, but even so he could still hear the muffled hiss as Mila's claws started to lengthen. "You never won against me."

Yes, when Liam and Anna were still together as the future king and queen, Mila would sometimes train with Liam. Or rather it was Liam who would train Mila how to fight when he had the time, while Anna would watch the two of them from the side of the training grounds.

"Really? Decades have passed, so who knows who will win?" Mila then began to plunge her claws into Liam's chest very fast.

However, Liam moved faster and avoided the danger, so Mila's claws ripped the mattress beneath him, sending white fluffy feathers out of the torn mattress flying into air.

Liam rolled over to the other side of the bed and frowned disapprovingly when he saw what Mila had just done.

"You spent your long decades being an experimenting subject for the humans. Did they give you a new skill?" Liam asked in a provocative tone and this managed to darken Mila's eyes and attack him blindly.

The words sounded like mockery in Mila's ears. And it was probably true that Liam was mocking her. As it seemed the king was on the verge of losing his temper with the people around him at this point of time.

Mila tried to reach Liam, but this man was really made to fight. His movements were so swift and precise that it was difficult for Mila to throw, even a single fist, at him.

PRANG!

There was the sound of a large vase being broken into small pieces before they scattered on the floor of the room. The object that was originally hundreds of years old, and an aesthetic yet antique display, was now just a lump of worthless trash.

"Stop avoiding me!" Mila exclaimed angrily. She tried to reach Liam again, but to no avail. So, she grabbed a horse- shaped display from the table and tossed it across the room.

However, Liam only needed to shift his body to the side a little to dodge Mila's attack, causing the horse display to hit the wall behind him, leaving a visible dent on the wall.

On the other hand, upon hearing a commotion from within, the six guards guarding the room rushed inside. "Your Majesty!" They cried, preparing to fight whoever had attacked their king.

But, upon seeing only Mila, their future queen other than their king, they all fell silent, not knowing what to do. Their eyes took in the now messy room with disbelief written all over their faces. What really happened?