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"Transmigrated ? I don't understand you quite my Lord." Tilo slowly repels against Ezra's grasps. Ezra discards Tilo, casting his gaze on the spy.

He was positive the woman was one of the empress spies but none of them were as durable as her, this made her torture boring.

The others would have given up after some hours but she, she endured it all for seven whole days. The thing that pissed him off the most was the fact that she knew something.

If he knew things would have ended this way, he could have considered negotiations instead.

Ezra finally met eyes with Tilo, the word he uttered a few minutes ago must have struck his curiosity. The boy was looking at him, to the point he was drilling a hole at his forehead. "Transmigration is the art of travelling to another body and another world after you die. The empress was a transmigrator."

Tilo who's curiousity was bought further asked. "How do you know she was one ?"

"She told me... right before I had the chance to kill her." He persisted, "She said I will find another person like her, someone not from this world and some other shit." His gaze that was focused elsewhere returned to Tilo's. "At the time, I thought she was desperate enough to avoid death from my hands. But with the prophecies fulfilled there must be another prophet in Cordenia...."

"I thought you said she was a transmigrator ?"

"Transmigrator, Prophet there isn't a difference Tilo." Tilo suspire at his master's word. It doesn't matter if the empress was even an alien with the powers of a goat. He wasn't paid enough to care. He just came to deliver a message not listen to the duke's ramble on and on about his obssession with the empress. He couldn't catch a break.

"Hmm, you don't seem very interested with what I have to say." Duke Ezra pouts almost as if he was actually hurt. "No my Lord, everyone in the dukedom is aware of your obssession with the empress. So I'm rather immune to all this..." Tilo says hinting the trace of blood all over the dungeon. "But I am curious about the second transmigrator, why didn't the empress tell you her identity if there was really one ?"

Ezra smirks. "Maybe she lied. If she did, that gives me more than a reason to kill the empress on sight."

"And if this somehow ends up as the truth ?"

"I might consider sparing the empress life, if she isn't dead. But as for the other prophet I'll make her mine."

"So the prophet is a woman ? How will you find her my Lord ? Or do you already know who she is ?"

"I don't know who she is, send this message through out the kingdom.

From Duke Ezra....."

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"..... There are two transmigrator in the kingdom. One of which is the missing empress and the other unknown. Before the Empress disappearance it was made known to me that there is one more in Cordenia. Bring your self forward.

I'm giving you two weeks or I will turn the entire kingdom into chaos." Everyone went silent at the duke's message.

"That is all.." the page boy sent by Duke Ezra relayed as the nobles gathered shivered.

It was lady Cordelia's debutante and Duke Ezra took the liberty of delivering his urgent message at the lady's debut. The page boy left after handing the duke's present for lady Cordelia.

"What is this now ? First he drove the empress into hiding, as well as the crown prince. Now he wants to turn the kingdom upside down ? The emperor watches everything with a blind eye as well..."

"Someone needs to put the bastard in his place, it's lady Cordelia's debutante and he thoughtlessly ruined her big day just to announce another of his threats, what even is a transmigrator ?"

"Haven't you heard ? A transmigrator is a prophet. It's just a fancy word people use overseas, the Duke studied overseas afterall."

"You don't think he's going to use the prophet to reveal the Empress and the crown prince hiding, two weeks from now is Duke's Ezra knighting."

"As if a mere position will limit the duke from abusing his power. The emperor needs to do something about him." Mummurs bounced back and forth between the nobles.

The moment of the debutante fiddled with her dress as everyone talked about the duke's message.

No one came to greet her.

Anthonette noticed and watch the young lady smile in disappointment. It was her day but that dick ruined it all for her.

Anthonette finished her drink, she was supposed to see the duke today but he refused her an audience. But he had the audacity to come and threaten her basically, since she was the transmigrator he was looking for.

Should I just hand myself in ?

"Not a chance..." Anthonette muttered out loud, he refused to give me an audience. And how did he even know about the transmigration ?

Was this part of the story ?

Anthonette's pupils went white as chalk. "There is another transmigrator ?" She yelled at the top of her voice and immediately covers her mouth.

"Lady Anthonette..." Cordelia bowed to her wearing a smile but she looked scared to death.

"Oh lady Cordelia, happy debutante. The refreshments are very nice." Anthonette cussed herself immediately for not thinking of something else to talk about. "T-thank you, it's not as grand as yours lady Anthonette. I wanted to mimick yours but father wouldn't have it, maybe I can out do myself if I have the honors of hosting this year croquet." Anthonette smiled but she sighed internally, she didn't even get to witness her debutante.

"I still think you did a great job, at least the food made me feel better after Lord Ezra denied me am audience."

Cordelia put her hands over her mouth.

"The rumors really are true, you accepted Duke's Ezra proposal ?" Anthonette shakes her head in exasperation.

"Then why would he deny you an audience ?" Anthonette shrugged, she wished she tackled the page boy and stopped him half way his message, yell at him and force him to make the duke give her an audience.

But alas she was asking to be beheaded. "Everyone thought you'd pick sir Dante, he's the most caring.." Anthonette couldn't do anything when anyone said that to her, she couldn't get used to it.

It wasn't this tiring when it came to Keith and Amos.

Was this how the original Anthonette felt as well.

"Well the devil you know is better than the angel you don't know."

"But you don't know Duke Ezra that well..." Cordelia chuckled.

Anthonette followed in smiles as well but even if she pratically knows enough about him based on the book, did she really know the duke ?

"Lady Anthonette.." a familiar voice calls her. She looks up to see her first husband, she pratically glared at him. "Lady Cordelia, congratulations if you please excuse..." A hand snaked around her waist pulling her against his body. Anthonette didn't want to have to deal with him too.

"Lord Keith..." She says looking displeased. "If I was mistaken you look like you want nothing to do with me." Anthonette looks to sir Amos who paused on his steps, their eyes met. She smiled, reaching out a hand to caress Keith's face and in an instant summersaulted him to the floor.

Lord Keith could see the stars and a very pissed Anthonette.

"Next time I will snap your neck, stay away from me." She excused herself from Cordelia once more leaving the rest of the noble as well as sir Amos in shock.