Dragon Loves Me

Ronald looked at Ivy who was listening to his words carefully, he added "He contributed a lot for the safety of the Throne. The number of missions he completed, the number of people he assassinated is countless, his sword and his hand is completely dripped in blood."

Ronald's voice became firm and his eyes showed both pride and fear "Due to his support and his loyalty towards the throne earned him the title Lord. He is a great man and also harmful"

Ivy listened to him carefully and thought 'Interesting. In such a young age he achieved more than any youngsters did. What process did he go through? What about his parents and the two people who accompanied him?

While Ivy lost in her thoughts Ronald became restless 'Did I overdone? Did she get scared? I should have informed her in the most polite way. I explained about him to her in a simple manner but will she digest it?'

"What about his family?" Ivy's voice brings Ronald from his thoughts.

"Huh? What?" Ronald was confused.

"Does Lord Gavon have any family?" Ivy repeated.

Ronald was surprised by her question, he thought she would drop this topic as his introduction is not good, again he was surprised by his sister. He needs to adapt a lot to the changes that happen to her. He understands one thing that his sister is physically weak but not mentally.

"Um. He doesn't have any family. He is an Orphan. Our King created the Shadow army to raise the Orphans only. This is not known to many people but only a handful are aware of this. The people who are in the Shadow army are orphans or lost their homes or disposed of by their families." Ronald looked at her before continuing "The two people who are with him are also like him but they are family to him. Both are powerful in this Kingdom."

"Our King is really something. He created one separate army group only for them. If he wants to take care of them he can do it in other ways, like by building welfare homes. Will it not make them feel bad? Will it not make them resent others? The people who already lost their families need to be with others so they won't be left alone." Ivy was perplexed by this method.

"That is correct, later a few ministers opposed this and offered them to join other forces also but the people who were in the shadow army never left their master. Interesting thing is even people in other forces tried to join them but never succeeded." Ronald stated.

He was also surprised by the immense strength from the shadow army. They are like super humans to others. Even the elites in the Blue and Red army tried to join them but they never succeeded.

"There may be two reasons, first they are devoted to their master, second they are feared by their master. In these two cases only they will do that. If they are not allowing the others' means, either they feel it will create any disturbance among them or they don't want others to find out the truth behind something. And maybe Lord Gavon trained them harshly so that no one is able to win them." Ivy started thinking about various possibilities.

"But these are all my theories. We don't know which is true. I hope we will find out about this in the near future." Ivy added.

"Yes," Ronald also agreed.

'He is an orphan, and also took other Orphans under his care. What kind of inhuman way did he go through to come to this place? Why did the king agree to this kind of request? Were the other orphans also under any inhuman methods? Being an orphan at some age is difficult but being an orphan from birth is terrible. If they are not taken care of, what will happen? ' Ivy lost in her thoughts.

"Ivy, What are you thinking?" Ronald inquired.

Ivy came out of her thoughts and said "Nothing brother. Continue your work. I will see you later"

Ronald felt conflicted after seeing her sad face and nodded his head reluctantly. Ivy stood up and left the room with a heavy heart.

In Drayce Mountains, Hours went by but no one approached Simon to admit their guilt. They are disappointed but not surprised as they are prepared for this outcome.

"Lord Simon, it will take time for them to come forward and we don't know whether the culprit is present here or not. We will check out for other clues" Ethan suggested.

Simon sighed and nodded his head in approval "Yes, It won't be that easy. I will ask Ronald and Aivyn for any other clues"

Everyone nodded their heads in approval. "I will observe the soldiers closely, uncle. Don't worry, ``Cayden added.

Unknown to them one shadow left the place quietly. But Ethan sensed the movement and left the place to follow him.

The trio also went to warn soldiers one more time before leaving the place. Ethan followed the person and disappeared into darkness.

The morning came, only four days are left for the age ceremony, Simon and Allora become busy with the preparations as they are planning to do this on a grand scale as this is the first time Ivy is going to be introduced to high society and this will also serve as a good example for their enemies.

Allora is planning to send invitation to Neivya Kingdom as this will be the best time to make everyone remember her identity and also it is great opportunity for Aivyn and Ronald to meet their grandparents.

"Good Morning, Mother" Ivy greeted.

Allora looked up and smiled at Ivy "Good Morning Ivy. Come sit here"

Ivy sat beside Allora and looked at the invitation cards placed on the table. Different colours of invitation cards were placed and two cards caught her attention.

"Mother, these invitations?" Ivy pointed to the golden and sky blue colour invitations.

Allora took the invitations and said by showing them "This gold colour invitation is for the King of Krayton and this Sky Blue is for the King of Neivya"

Ivy brows creased "King of Neivya?"

Allora smiled gently and her eyes were full of longing and affection. "Yes, this is for your Grandfather. Are you excited to meet him?"

Ivy eyes widened with shock. To say that Ivy is shocked will be an understatement. She never thought that her mother was a princess.

"Yes.. Yes Mother" Ivy managed to voice out.

Allora took Ivy hands into her and patted before saying "Don't worry, even though father is the King of Neivya but he is the sweetest father for me. He will treat you nicely."

Ivy felt immense happiness bubbled up in her chest. After losing her grandfather she missed him a lot, she used to have dreams of him regularly and he is the best guide, best mentor, best grandfather to her. He brought her up in a way that she forgot about her parents.

He became mother and father to her. But his loss left a great impact on her and there is always an emptiness in her heart.

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kaixo (Pronounced as kai-show)

Hello in Basque. Basque (euskara) is a language spoken in the Basque Country (Gipuzkoa, Araba, Bizkaia)

Thank you DazyH for the first golden ticket for this novel.. It means a lot.