Narcissus and Poison

While Augusta was out of danger, Astor was simply transferred from one prison to another.

Seizing the opportunity of the king's sudden death and the chaos in the palace, Shursena spread rumors: the former knight commander escaped from prison, forced Prince Augusta to commit suicide by poisoning himself, and then escaped by himself.

Although the soldiers familiar with Astor were dubious, no one dared to refute.The world is messed up enough.

Right now, Fernand, who clearly has the upper hand, is not in a hurry to become king.To everyone's surprise, he ordered people to try their best to treat Augusta.

……

Astor woke up, and he was lying in a dark and damp place.Limbs were shackled and unable to move.

He wondered vaguely if he was dead.

A drop of water fell on the tip of his nose, and Astor suddenly opened his eyes wide.

"...Augusta!" he yelled, calling.

However, after a while of rubbing clothes, the man who stood up from the darkness was clearly—Shursena, his former subordinate.

"Shull...!" Astor whispered, "What's going on at this time?!"

Although the man in front of him was Shursena, he was completely different from the one he knew.

Those eyes were so gloomy that Astor broke into a cold sweat unknowingly.

Shursena spoke slowly: "Augusta is dead."

"...You!" Astor seemed to wake up completely from a dream.

"What good is it for you to lie to us?!" He struggled desperately, growling weakly, and new wounds were added to his bruised body.

"Benefits?" Shursena smiled slightly, feeling extremely miserable in the shadow of the dungeon.

"The good thing is you, Lord Astor."

Astor froze for a moment, then swung his arms even more frantically, making a muffled sound as some rusty bumps collided with the stone wall.

"Beasts!"

"Yes, I am a beast."

Shursena approached Astor, half-kneeled down, and pressed Astor's shoulder.

"...Hmm!" Astor subconsciously narrowed his eyes, then widened them again.

Bright red blood oozed from the corners of their mouths, and it was unknown whose it was.

Astor gasped, choked with despair.

"How?" Shursena said in a low voice, the excitement and cruelty in his voice could not be concealed, "Augusta can satisfy you, and so can I."

"You've been trying to do this to me?" Astor said in a lower voice, half questioning.

"That's right," Shursena put her head on Astor's neck. "Always……"

"You said Augusta was dead," Astor said calmly.

Shulsena was a little surprised at his calmness, but only replied more cheerfully: "Yes, he's dead." As if he had never been so relaxed and happy.

Astor said: "Then what else do I have to miss? In this case, you can untie my chains."

"Then you can't leave either," Shursena said in Astor's ear, "now the whole city wants to kill you."

Astor didn't answer, but a cold light flashed from his beautiful eyes, and he understood what kind of trick Shursena played.

"Unlock my chains," Astor urged in a soft tone that Shursena had never heard before, "you want to know how I serve Augusta? I never play this kind of trick with chains .”

Shursena raised his frantic eyes, but on Astor's face, he only saw the flattery and the charm that only men can understand.

He hesitated for a moment, and opened the lock.

Astor took the initiative to wrap his arms around his shoulders.

The conspirator's breath became short of breath.

Astor chuckled, not at all like he had just learned of his lover's death, "Do you have a knife on you? It's terrible, throw it away."

His dexterous hands touched Shursena's waist and drew out a dagger.

"Stupid!" Astor's expression changed suddenly, his eyes were bloodshot, and tears welled up in his eyes, "Go to hell!"

……

When Astor, covered in blood, shuffled out of the dungeon and came into the long-lost sunshine, the surrounding guards were all agitated.

The former knight commander raised his hand to cover his stinging eyes, with a dazed expression as if he didn't notice the former subordinates around him.

"...Ah... Lord Astor!" Finally, a soldier yelled in disbelief.

"He...how could he be in the dungeon? Is he the one who was locked in the dungeon by Lord Shursena?"

"Master Shulsena said that Master Astor escaped...but he locked Master Astor here...?"

Astor raised his hand numbly, and the surroundings fell silent.

Everyone held their breath, and dozens of pairs of eyes fixed on this young man who was very familiar to them.

No one wants to believe that the head of the Merlot family, which has always been known for its loyalty and noble character, will lure and lure the prince to rebel and flee, and then commit murder to silence him.

Astor spoke, his lips were stained red with blood.

The first sentence was: "The knight commander Shulsena lied to me and framed Prince Augusta, and I have already killed him."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one showed any signs of revenge.

The second sentence is: "...His Royal Highness Augusta...is he really dead?"

The soldiers were taken aback.

A person replied in a low voice: "...His Highness Augusta has been rescued... His Highness Fernan sent an imperial doctor to treat him. It is said that he can wake up in two days after the remaining poison is eliminated."

"That's it."

Astor really smiled and stretched his brows. At this moment, all the haze seemed to be far away from him.Suddenly, the soldiers felt as if nothing had happened.

He let go of the hand covering the wound on his abdomen, but his hand had already lost all strength.

The blood that had been suppressed for a long time spewed out.

Before he fell, he thought, should the soldiers repeat the words "I love you"?

Forget it, he closed his eyes.

It will only torture the surviving Augusta even more.