"What do you think... the Princess Royal will do when she gets back this time?" Watching Servini's Private Guard leave Xu Yi's private domain in a mighty procession and race toward the Lampari Kingdom, Stille could not help asking Xu Yi beside her.
"How would I know?" Xu Yi shook his head with a wry smile. "But unless something unexpected happens, the Lampari Kingdom will probably descend into the turmoil Servini feared most. And this time... she won't be able to escape even if she wants to."
A week earlier, news of King Eric's sudden death had shocked everyone.
King Eric was only thirty-three that year, in the prime of his life. How could he have died so suddenly?
Moreover, according to the official announcement from the Lampari Kingdom, he had actually died from exhaustion brought on by overwork.
That cause of death was simply too baffling.
Although King Eric had gradually begun taking control of state affairs over the past few months and had indeed worked very hard every day, he had always been in good health. It was unbelievable that this alone could have exhausted him to death.
The day after receiving the news, Servini had set off for the Lampari Kingdom.
Although Eric had murdered Lampari the Thirteenth and Servini had long since lost all familial affection for him, he was still her elder brother by blood. Besides, he had been His Majesty the King of the Lampari Kingdom. Now that he had died so suddenly, she naturally had to return for his funeral.
More importantly, Servini was deeply suspicious of the cause of Eric's death.
Lampari the Thirteenth had already died an unnatural death, so it would hardly be surprising if Eric had met a similar end.
This was evident from the special order Servini had