And who told you am interested in this thing you call your child

Night left for the day to blessed them, Eral and Leander has already signaled their men to stand by the palace, is either he takes Adele the right way or take her as a slave who kingdom lost to his

"Your majesty, breakfast is ready please come down for it" a maid informed Eral and Leander

"What a noisy way to wake me up" Leander stood up from bed only to find Eral looking out of the window "What are you looking at" Leander asked then moved to where Eral stood then smiled "can't you just let her be" Adele was playing with Azor in the garden

"Am looking at the boy not the lady, I hate women"

"And here I thought you were doing all this for her"

"Ha, let's have breakfast you need it to stop saying nonsense "Eral turned and looked at Adele "Doing it for her?" He murmured 

"What did you say"

"Nothing, is about time I discussed with the royal family or didn't that man know I was not joking" Eral looked at Leander 

"Maybe his taking you for a ride" Leander couldn't guess any other thing 

"Enough of the talk let's have breakfast before I kill myself" Eral walked pass Leander to the door then Leander followed him 

🔻Downstairs 🔻

"Is a pleasure for you to join us King Heroux, am the next heir to the throne of Ivorn crown prince Farrell O'Callaghan" Farrell brought out his hand to shake Eral but Eral passed him and sat down 

"Nice meeting you Farrell O'Callaghan" Eral said as soon as he sat down 

"That was a little rude to do king Heroux, my son wanted to shake you" queen Valarie couldn't understand why the boy was full of himself

"I don't shake people any how lady Valerie"

"Is queen Valarie not lady I have dropped that title a long time ago"

Eral dropped his spoon and looked up to queen Valarie "But that was what you were born into, I really don't care about your name or the title you hold" Eral turned to Leander "And since you have the lack of manner at the dinner table, I would like to discuss on the basic reason am here"

"We will discuss that after the meal" King O'Callaghan said 

"Is like you misunderstood me when I told you I did like to discuss it, am not giving you a choice to decide when or how"

"But in my daughter's life we are talking about king Heroux, you can't just discuss it as you ..."

"And who told you am interested in this thing you call your child, queen Valarie I show not a bit interest in your daughter"

The whole table went silent, everyone was just giving Eral with a deadly look, if he was not here for Kalani then who?

"Am sorry I don't quite understand what you mean by that" Baldric asked, not sure of what the young king had in mind "My first child is already en..."

"She will be the last on my mind, what is this about King O'Callaghan Baldric you don't have two daughters do you?"

"I don't quite understand"

"I don't even see her anywhere, to think you make a great name for the best father and yet you treat your children unfairly"

"I have only two..."

"Leander?" Eral smiled

"Adele O'Callaghan, she is your daughter right king Baldric... I don't make mistake when am investigating things" Leander dropped the information he had prepared in front of the king 

"That is who I seek her hand not your trash of a daughter" Eral stood up from his sit 

"Am sorry but she's out of your reach my King, I can't give this child to you" Baldric replied

"Don't worry I can fully prepared, I take her as my wife or I take her as a slave whose kingdom lost to mine" Eral smiled and drank the wine which had be placed in front of him "Please do be careful father-in-law" 

"King Heroux, do you know you are breaking the law of our kingdom by treating my father like this, I can't just let you do as you..."

"That is too rich coming out of an idiot like you crown prince Farrell, you can't stand in the battlefield and yet you want to teach me who had led about twenty wars now and came out victorious in all of them" 

"Please understand we mean no harm to you or your kingdom, we just want to return to Avalon with her"

"Oh no, if you keep up this I will take her in anyway"

"King Heroux she is not a royal blood so you can't marry her as the only royal child of king O'Callaghan" Kalani stood up and walked to Eral "That child will not give u what I can give you and…"

"Why on earth would u think that I will be so foolish to marry a sister of an idiot, you did show me that you are a bigger idiot" Eral looked at Baldric "King O'Callaghan we will continue in front of my bride, choose one of my dearest options" Eral and Leander left after saying this.

"Who on earth does he think he is to put out war on us" Farrell said with anger all over his face

"Gosh what are you getting angry about" Valerie turned to face her husband "Just give them Adele as they want or you know about the kingdoms he destroyed. They haven't recovered and can't recover, see dear I know how much you love Adele but the kingdom comes first" Valerie smiled, she has found the perfect chances to kick Adele out of the palace and kingdom forever

"This is wrong, he can't force me to give out my daughter's hand just like a foolish father" Baldric mind was thinking a lot, he had just managed to fix the relationship he had with Adele and now this, she will think he got on her good terms to sell her out to this unknown king "ahhh" Baldric sighed "What is life trying to play here" Baldric stood up and left for Adele's room

"Princess Adele your father seeks an audience with you" Adele's maid Doris informed

"Oh, father let him in" Adele was not too excited like Kalani when she is with their father but she doesn't hate it too

"Azor what are you doing there, come hug grandfather" Baldric had grown to love Azor more than his own children, cause he was very smart and was good a sword at his young age, he had everything a king needs to rule a kingdom

"Grandfather" Azor ran and hugged Baldric "Grandfather do not visit me again, am not grandfather's friend again"

"Oh my little Azor, grandfather has just be busy that's all boy yo"

"Grandfather is that man gone, the handsome one that mummy loves to look at"

"Oh my, which handsome man does your mummy loves to look at, tell me young lad" Baldric smiled at Azor

"That tall handsome man I met in the garden the last time, he was with another handsome man but they didn't see me"

"Which is handsome?" It hit Baldric of what he grandson was talking about, Eral and Leander it seen cause those are the people Azor has never seen before "Oh so you think they are handsome more than grandfather"

"Yes, they are more handsome than grandfather"

Adele couldn't keep up with them again "What brings you here father" 

"Oh, Azor go outside and play hmm your mother and I have something to discuss" 

"Okay grandfather bye mama" Azor wave them bye and ran out

"Be careful Azor" Adele shouted but Azor was long gone "So what is it you will like to discuss"

"Ahh, I know you will think am harsh but is not my fault dear I tried and it didn't work out for you good, am sorry Adele I couldn't protect you this time, am a bad father"

"Father, what is the matter?" Adele asked, not quite sure my father was apologizing "Did something happen?"

"The king of Avalon, you know him right?"

"Yes, I have seen him before he far better than the rumors described, people should really stop saying what they don't know"

"Yes he's indeed a God of beauty, the rumors did no justice to his face and look"

"Yes so what is it you to talk about, why are you apologizing to me when you didn't do anything father"

"Ahh, Adele please do forgive me child I haven't been a good father or grandfather and now am throwing you into the hands of someone who is dangerous"

"What? Father please explain what you mean, what are you saying …"

"I will explain what he said Adele" Valerie walked into the room "He is getting you married in place of Kalani okay, you will be the one following that bloody King of a man not my daughter"

Adele stood up "Father?, what is she talking about, which king what replacement and why me?"

"Adele is not a question of why you, we can't throw our beautiful Kalani to someone like him so you fit him with your …"

"That's enough Valerie, get out of here I said I will talk to her so why on earth are you trying to twist the whole thing, get lost!" Baldric shouted, his head was down he couldn't face Adele and Valerie had made things seen like he offered her to the king in place of Kalani

"What do you mean for me to get out, I am just telling her the facts about what I had …"

"I won't repeat myself, get out now Valerie!" Now Baldric was raging with anger, he did warn her to not mention Adele's name in this marriage and now her mouth is all over the place

"I can't believe this" Valerie left the room in anger 

"Father was going on, why would you do that why would you treat me like this, what did I do to deserve this" Tears rolled down Adele's eyes, she fell at her father's feet "Father please not me for the sake of Azor not me please, don't do this to him… you are forcing him to accept a man he knows nothing about, please father not me please"

"Adele am sorry child but things have gone to far as it seen, I can't stop it now please forgive me"

"Forgive you father? I have done that over and over again, this is my last hope of freedom father please I won't bother you if you let me stay, I won't come at your front please, think of Azor he will not be happy with this father please"

"Adele is either you or the whole kingdom, I can't put the lives of many at stake because I want to save my own daughter, I can't let him take very soul in the kingdom and still take you as a slave with him, Adele one way or the other the result is still you going with him, think it over child am sorry" Baldric stood up and left before he would shed tears in front of Adele, if he could do anything he would have done it a long time ago.