Chapter 191: 191 – King Jaren’s Determination

After some time, Mana asked the question that had probably been plaguing everyone till now, but was temporarily forgotten in the joy of their unexpected (and unbelievable, to some extent) reunion!

"But Ma," Mana said in a soft voice. "How did you end up here?"

Queen Dora blinked and looked around the room. "I am – this is – are we in the Sapphire Kingdom right now?" she asked.

Queen Carolina nodded. Then she briefly explained how they had been attacked by a cursed living ghost corpse (without mentioning the true identity of the cursed living ghost corpse as her late husband Vir and Bella's father) a few days ago and how Mana and Raven had captured the cursed living ghost corpse, and how they just found out that the cursed living ghost corpse was gone. And that her queen pendant was left behind in the dungeons, and then they had found her here in the imperial guestroom allocated to King Jaren.

Queen Dora turned very pale when the whole chain of events was described to her. "Cursed living ghost corpse?" she asked fearfully. "And – and he is targeting…"

"Bella and myself, most likely," Queen Carolina said with a sigh. "However, now that Mana and Raven were the ones who actually captured him, and Jules was firmly by Bella's side, protecting her – the target range would have widened, in all probability."

Queen Dora rubbed her temples. "I may be able to find something about this," she murmured. "I will need to contact my master."

"Your master?" King Jaren asked sharply. "Who is that?"

Queen Dora smiled and patted his arm to soothe him. "Don't be jealous, my love," she said, a teasing note in her voice. "He's really, really old and not even one tenth as handsome as you. My heart is always in your hands."

King Jaren huffed.

Queen Dora giggled like a schoolgirl and cajoled him, "See, my master was the one who helped me with everything – otherwise we wouldn't have been able to hide Jules away and keep him safe, and we wouldn't have been able to protect Mana, either. As for me being here – it must have had something to do with my master, I think. I thought I had used up my life span completely when I said goodbye to Jules some time ago…"

King Jaren froze. "What…?!" he cried.

Jules frowned. "That was almost a year ago, before I met Raven and Mana," he murmured. "But you told me that we will meet again in the future!"

"What exactly happened here?" King Jaren demanded.

Queen Dora sighed. "Well – it's a long story. I'll give you the details later. But, basically, I split my soul, and part of me accompanied Jules over the years, and another part went to accompany Mana in disguise. Last year, the two soul bits converged suddenly, and I was under the impression that my life span was used up when that happened. So, I quickly bid farewell to Jules because I couldn't do so for Mana. I went to meet my master – but I must have been drained by the time I reached him, because the last thing I remember is seeing him and then it's all blank until I woke up just now. He must have done something to keep me alive – perhaps I have been in a magical coma since then – perhaps it was something else. But whatever it was, I am very grateful to be here. My biggest regret was that I was dying without seeing you for one last time, Jaren," she said.

"You are not allowed to leave my side any more!" King Jaren said firmly. "Whatever it is, Dora – no matter what it is – you can't leave me alone like this ever again. I know you chose not to tell me of your troubles back then because I was not competent enough or reliable enough at the time – but I promise you that I will not fail you again, and if I do, it will be the last day of my life."

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King Jaren's face and voice was very solemn and firm and brooked no arguments.

"Don't say that, Jaren!" Queen Dora cried. "I told you, it wasn't your fault! I was just desperate to protect our children, and I know that I have hurt you the most in the process!"

King Jaren sighed. "Let what happened in the past remain in the past," he said. "But going forward, Dora, I can't bear to lose you again. Last time, I know you left little Mana with me – not just to protect her, but to make sure that I will keep myself alive to protect the last remaining bit of you in my life…otherwise, you would have easily hidden her away like you did with Jules, wouldn't you?"

Queen Dora bit her lip anxiously and nodded. "But that's not the only reason, Jaren!" she cried. "Part of it was also because I didn't know how to deal with the Shadow Poison! I pulled the Shadow Poison into my own body and tried to keep Mana safe, but when she was born, I could see that part of it had still gone into her – that's why I had to take such extreme measures and I – I saw how attached you were to little Astra at the time and I didn't want to hurt you any more than you were already hurt and I…"

King Jaren sighed. "Yes, I know," he murmured. "You lost all faith in me when the whole incident with Sora happened. I understand, Dora. I understand that you couldn't forgive me for falling into that stupid trap – and you are perfectly justified in your grievance. I was too stupid, and it was my fault for falling into that trap and betrayed you. I know I didn't deserve your forgiveness – not back then and not now. But still, Dora – I beg you, my darling – now that you have come back to me – please, please give me another chance. I know I cannot make it up to you or to little Mana and young Jules for all the wrongs they have suffered for all these years because their old Papa was too incompetent and too useless – but please, give me a chance. I won't let you down again, and if I do, it will be the last thing I do in my life."

Queen Dora grabbed King Jaren's arm, her expression panicked. "I'm not blaming you, my love. Listen to me. Be good, and don't say random things like this. It wasn't your fault and I am not blaming you. Half of the blame lies with me – I was too blind to know the heart of my own sister, even – how could I blame you for not knowing what I didn't know myself until the damage was already done? I don't blame you, and I won't allow you to say things like this and to deride yourself like this! You are the pillar of strength for the Emerald Kingdom and for your children, Jaren – don't say things like this! What will happen to Mana and Jules without you? Your Emerald Kingdom needs you, and our children need you! Don't make irresponsible statements like this! Look at the faces of our children, Jaren – look how they adore you!"

King Jaren smiled slightly. "I would have worried in the past, that's true. But now, I can rest assured about both Mana and Jules. Raven will take care of Mana, and Bella will take care of Jules – and as for the Emerald Kingdom, I know that the four of them would take the Emerald Kingdom to greater heights – much better than myself. And we have little Azar and little Alya to help, too – with our wonderful babies and grand babies – there is nothing left for me to worry about," he said in a calm voice.

"Papa, don't utter such nonsense," Mana said heavily, smacking King Jaren's arm. "You are not allowed to slight yourself like this."

"Mana is right," Raven said immediately. "You know that we would be lost without you, Papa."

Jules nodded and grabbed King Jaren's arm. "I just found my Papa after so many years – I am not letting you off so easily, Papa!" he said.

"Yes, it is exactly as Jules says," Bella said. "You are the only father figure I have known, Papa – you are not allowed to escape!"

"Azar needs Grandpapa! Grandpapa is the best!" the little black dragon said, tugging at King Jaren's hair. "Grandpapa, be good. Be a good boy like Azar!"

"Alya also likes Grandpapa very much, and Grandpapa is really the best," the little white dragon caught on smoothly, picking up the cue from Azar right away. "Grandpapa, be good!"

Alya flew to King Jaren's shoulder and nuzzled his face lovingly with her small head. Azar did the same.

Queen Dora watched them, her different coloured eyes soft with affection.. "Look how your children love you, Jaren," she said. "Be good, all right?"

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