Ambrose turned from the visage of a prospering nation, to one that had spears of iron pointed towards the throne. General Bezus's entire family was executed despite him relentlessly uttering that this was a conspiracy, at one point when he refused to accept his actions Prince Baez pulled out his tongue with hot iron to shut those lies.

The moment of shame that the young prince experienced could never be forgotten, certain leftover feelings that he had for his imperial mother and his elder brother Alexander were all forgotten and he felt it would have been better if he killed them along with his imperial father.

While the empire was in mayhem, the royalty were too fighting amongst themselves. Crown Prince Alexander did not had a family backing, with half of the imperial army perishing and the courtiers having rebellious thoughts there none that he could place his trust upon.

General Azarios was granted two hundred thousand soldiers yet now only had a quarter of it since they perished on Gaerin soil in the war. Thus the crown prince did not think twice and suggested a chorus of bone chilling words to his imperial mother Feyore.

"This son understands that mother adores and truly loves my imperial sister Quare. But imperial sister cannot bring stability to the regime and even though the words are bitter yet she is useless. Imperial sister has no matches that can help this one and neither has such abilities to be a talent.

Emperor father was an emotional wreck thus refused to wed imperial sister to Gaerin.....is mother a fool too?"

"Impudent! How can one push one's daughter to that lecherous prince Ragel? He is a beast known to play with countless of young females and kill them with cruelty. Alexander you-" A cold, indifferent laugh interrupted the Empress who stared at her son in astonishment, after all Quare was her own flesh and blood so how could she do it.

"King Qiza suggested that this prince will marry Gaerin's princess- Semeara and my sister will marry their crown prince. Yet now the Crown prince of Gaerin has a consort and the only person of direct imperial line who does not possess a wife is Prince Ragel. Mother must harden her heart since it was mother who conspired to kill imperial father.

To stop the war and have good relations with Gaerin.....imperial sister must be sacrificed."

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3 months later

Chapter- Male*Male

Duke Aeon had no harem of himself, thus when he brought women it was mostly for making them his spies but the aura of the Duke's manor had changed drastically nowadays and there was this one person who made Aeon stand on his tiptoes and obey.

The young boy brought by Aeon was such an exquisite work of god that the coarse servants and soldiers could not help but stop and stare, many would have even tried to touch and have a whiff if only it was not the duke who usually towered over Yialos and guarded him like a wolf would do its cubs.

It was said that he was the studymate of the young duke and would accompany him from time to time yet all the people were aware that Aeon did not let Yialos alone and was enamored by his enchantment.

"Little bun....this one got these cherries for you from Ambrose amidst of a war, so eat it well." A kiss was pressed to a ripe red cherry and then Yialos was asked to open his mouth for Aeon to feed him the same red fruit. Golden irises shivered before being veiled by thick long lashes that refused to look up, red roses bloomed onto the pale skin as Yialos blushed furiously trying to not think about the man sitting infront of him.

He at first was wary of such a person, yet with the passage of each day where he was engulfed into the warmth of the duke, those dark thoughts disappeared. Aeon pulled the boy closer till he was seated onto his lap and the gave a feeble smile in return.

"My mother may not live past this summer, this one secretly asked a qualified monk who excelled in medicine to come and visit yet he informed that there were no hopes. Mother has lived an excruciating life ,thus this son cannot be reconciled and soothed. I wish all those that harmed her to such an extent get buried with her."

Yialos when he first arrived sometimes became frightened when such words were sprouted from Aeon's mouth, telling the prince his secrets yet as days passed, the young boy was made aware that the duke had no scruples when it came to him, those thoughts might be dangerous but they were an honest interpretation.

He did not said anything yet embraced the older male into his hold, trying to sooth his agony only to be frozen when Aeon continued.

"Your mother, imperial aunt Lyra is weak but this one would like to warn you, under any circumstances do not let her go out, it has already been three months since you have been here but King Kyzm is getting maddened with the thought of him having nothing. You shall take care."

Aeon kissed Yialos's forehead and embraced him as such he was not able to see the darkened cerulean irises. Heavens were watching and were his witness that the lies he said were for the good of the person he adored and never for harming the same heart that was pure to him.

The truth was that after enquiring thoroughly, Aeon came to know that Prince Vzeus was charged with the attempt of raising a private army against the monarch, which was the highest form of treason, these three months the entire Gaerin was aware that the prince they admired was a traitor but the majority of the commoners sided with him knowing that King Kyzm and his people were corrupt.

The monarch that was envious of everything under the sun, how could he hear such words, thus commoners were tortured and convicted while Princess Lilith was searched for thoroughly, if it was not for General Casagon's power in the Great Eastern deserts she would have been dragged to Gaerin a lot earlier. Prince Vzeus was kept in the dungeon with a warning to his family- If they wished to save him, they must appear.

Yialos was unaware of all this and Aeon wished to keep it the same way, if the world was ignorant of his existence then so be it, if the empire thought that Prince Vzeus had only one daughter and no sons then this was the best way.