The coming-of-age ceremony of Princess Camellia van Skargardia ended in uproar.
What should have been remembered as the night a royal princess entered adulthood became something far darker. Five demons had infiltrated Skargardian Keep, hidden among the musicians and guests, then sealed Queen Kaliantha inside a barrier during the traditional dance.
The attack had been aimed at the Queen herself.
By the end of it, Kaliantha stood without a single wound.
Count Ulrich van Rubenhart, trapped inside the barrier with her, had protected her throughout the entire ordeal. He had kept her close, moved her beyond every blade, and killed the five demons before the royal knights managed to break through the barrier.
For those who had not been in the ballroom, it sounded like something from a fairy tale.
A handsome Count saving his Queen from certain death.
But every person who had watched the barrier shatter knew it had happened exactly that way.
