His Witch Queen-Chapter 170: Alice- The Queen?

"How are you able to be so sure?"

King Vilas’s question made Alice’s heart to linger in the middle bit.

As her mind evolved around, she couldn’t help but take deep breaths to find herself stuck in the most difficult phase ever.

Closing her eyes, she recalled the time Dominic had told her about the story and how he had faced lady Ira when he was asleep.

She narrated the entire incident in Dominic’s words and this made the frown on King Vilas’s forehead to deepen.

He wasn’t only afraid but finding it getting messier with time. In fact, in their eyes, Lady Ira’s involvement makes things worse.

"So...you’re saying that it was Lady Ira, who had given Dominic something which made his condition worse and he never woke up anymore?" King Vilas inquired, only to receive a nod from Alice’s side.

"As per what he told me, that’s the truth. And probably, that is the reason why the lady left for her maternal KINGDOM so soon. I asked the guards, and they told me that they left one night before Dominic’s death."

Alice’s explanation was worth buying. King Vilas didn’t bring any correct approval. He neither accepted nor denied the circumstances and possibilities. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Being the King, he had to look into various situation evaluate the cause.

As usual, King Vilas’s mind worked as the hidden cunning king, "If that’s her work, she must have left some proof behind...."

"Some soldiers are involved with her. Moreover, if she is so innocent then, why did she not show up at Dominic’s funeral?" Alice questioned, to which King Vilas expressed the reason, "I received the letter from her side. She stated that returning back on such a short notice was very difficult for her. It will take two and half days for her to comr back so..she will reach there by almost tomorrow as well guess."

King Vilas’s words made Alice’s suspicion getting a solid point, "See, you can already know by this that she intentionally avoided his funeral. She knew very well that Dominic wasn’t going to survive by what she planned."

King Vilas still didn’t give any major decision. However,he had to account for all the reasons that Alice provided.

He took a deep breath and brought his hands to his back. As he grew worried with time, there was a tinge of unhappy glint and major, tons of regret that can never take out for his heart.

On seeing the downcasted shoulders of King Vilas made the plague cover Alice’s heart. She rubbed her hands to keep them on his shoulders and squeezed them, "that isn’t your fault."

"Haven’t I given shelter to the killers?" He can’t help but mutter under his breath. "No, you haven’t’ father. This is destiny. And if they have planned to play dirty...when no one can stop us from playing dirty too."

Hearing this, King Vilas’s eyes shifted to focus currently on his daughter. She was a surfer whenever in her life. No one can believe that it formed the body and eyes.

In fact, she had more responsibilities than her brother and mother.

’Who knows from where did she inherit those qualities?’ It was still a task for him to learn. Her fearless nature was probably the gift of the powers she possesses and the ones she is yet to learn about.

"Alice, what do you plan to do?" King Vilas’s question shows a bit of hesitation with question, and this mace Alice’s lips to turn into a straight line.

She had no wish to answer this question for now. However, her wish was still yet to be fulfilled.

She was yet to learn and this was the final ultimatum in her lines, "I know what I want, father."

"This sister has promised her brother. And I will not step back from my duties as a sister and as the safegurder of his child and lover. Even if that means sacrifice-"

"Not anymore about death, Alice." King Vilas interrupted her before she could have sworn the word about death.

It gave Alice an insight that her father was still very much terrified with the word and situation. He hadn’t accepted what was going on and never was able to do so.

Alice didn’t revolt back. But trusting and giving responsibility to Alice, King Vilas dieced to not interfere when Alice had already taken the task into her hands.

He will play silently, when needed .

When Alice took the permission to go back, she finally looked at her father, "You should also go to sleep. You have work for tomorrow."

"I will...very soon..." King Vilas muttered and finally, Alice didn’t force him. She had taken into account that he will need one alone time and she will not disturb the same.

For his mental peace, if it was needed then let it be, Alice thought.

She made inside to the chamber, and was all set to leave the place and retard back to her own chamber for the rest. "Alice"

Hearing her name again, she halted in her steps. Her foot took a u-turn to find her father’s face under the dim moonlight.

Within those eyes, she could see the mixed and a serious plastered look, "Yes, His highness?"

"You do know that now, you are first inline to succeed the throne.." King Vilas dropepd the bomb of reality, which made Alice’s lips to part.

But there was no sound

"The Kingdom will need a ruler at any cost and you are my only child now." King Vilas said, without tearing his gaze away from Alice.

She was too stiff. At this point, there were words which she wanted to convey. Yet it wasnt what they expected out of her.

She transferred back to ground and nodded her head, "I know."

"Then, be ready for the responsibilities and revolution that will come now.."

"I-I understand..."

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