Keep faith in your father [Bonus chapter]

"That will never happen, Your Grace," Rainard said.

"Why do you think so?" Édouard asked. "Father hates his younger brother. I am not 'his' son. Father has numerous reasons to punish me to death," he asserted.

"I won't let it happen," Rainard said with tears in his eyes.

"If for some reason, I fail to protect myself, then you have to take Charlotte far away from the palace. She should live a life," Édouard asserted.

"Why is His Grace suddenly turning pessimistic? Nothing has happened yet. Also, Princess Charlotte will never live without Prince Édouard. Your Grace, we need to prove Prince Philip innocent. Maurice and Ariane are the villains. They are the people, who destroyed the King's trust in the Queen. Maurice is the one, who helped Oliver become an Earl and framed Prince Philip," Rainard stated.

For the first time, he saw Édouard falling weak. Even in that vulnerable time, he was thinking about Charlotte, which increased his respect in Rainard's eyes.