After the initial shock, the men at the table all reach out for their cups and took a sip of the wine in front of them to wet their throat.


    King Santana snapped out of his daze and decided to act brave. "Magret, who is he?" he asked. His voice was a lot calmer but one could still tell he was angry.


    "He is my son, So lord Gab be honorable and let him take the seat that belongs to him as my son," Queen magret said. She was really tired of talking with them. To be sincere she was only acting all the drama to buy time for Jeffrey and the backup to arrive at venums without them, her life and that of the prince will be in danger.


    King Santana click his tongue when he heard his sister. In his mind, he thought that he had already figured out why his sister was here. She must have indeed married a king and become a Queen but her son was not the crown prince.


    Or maybe her husband will die soon and since she was of an unknown origin in that kingdom it will make it difficult for her son to seat on the throne. So she fleed back home to protect her son and hand over their family to him.


    This way her son will be protected. He found it normal for her to still act arrogantly after all their father had spoiled.


    "Magret, this meeting has nothing to do with you or your son. The family property is still there waiting for you. Just leave I will have someone help you settle in," He said as though he had a deep understanding of her presence in venums.


    Queen magret chuckle hearing her brother''s words. "I honestly thought that after having a twelve years old boy defeat you all on the battlefield, you will learn to be more humble. It turns out that you all are still so arrogant," Queen magret said. She chuckles so much that single tears escape her.


    If the three brothers still held on to any hope it died the minute she mentioned the word son. The crown prince of Avalo was present


    Although they have never seen his face they were sure he was the one because he resembled their grandfather.


    As princes, they naturally have seen paintings of all the past kings and learned how they ruled. The war they fought and their strength during their reign.


    The crown prince of Avalo has not taken off his mask for more than ten years, so they still tried to convince themselves that he was not the one. Their brother the crown prince was leading a war against Pontus. Maybe the Queen just brought some to fake been the crown prince, they tried to find things to calm their racing hearts. "But will the Queen be stupid enough to bring a substitute, to pretend to be the crown prince when everyone knows where her son is?


    The four kings'' faces turned red with anger. Before going to fight Avalo, these kings were known as the Great kings, since they have never lost a battle before. It was humiliating for the four of them to have lost against Avalo.


    It was four against one and it was clear that they had more advantages, so losing was a shameful thing. But what was most shameful. Was that they lost to an Amry led by a twelve years old lad.


    So their blood naturally boiled with anger when someone slap them in the face with this truth. King Santana lost control and raise his hand to hit him, but prince Sébastien was fast enough to block him.


    "Do you a death wish?" prince Sébastien asked and the entire hall fell into pin-drop silence.


    To think that someone dares to step in another man''s territory and still have the face to act so arrogantly. No matter what this lad deserves a death sentence. All the lords and Generals seated at this table had that thought in mind.


    Just when they were thinking that things will turn more intense and the king will kill the lad on the spot. They heard a low chuckle from the Queen.


    This made everyone in the room alert. " was she that confident or has she gone mad?" they thought.


    "Mad," since these people did not know that she was the Queen of Avalo and the lad behind her was the famous cursed prince of Avalo, it was natural that they thought she had gone mad.


    .....


    At that same time, Jeffrey was already leading five thousand men toward Venum. He had invaded the kingdom of Pontus and brought it to ruin in three hours. He had made ten thousand men matched ahead to Venums. While the others rand up the royal family and the soldiers that were still alive. Because the attack was a surprise, Jeffrey and his men had ruined the kingdom easily, and no man from him died. Only a few got injured.


    It was already late in the afternoon and Jeffery was sure that the first thousand men he sent should already be in venums. So he lead another five thousand and left five thousand to keep watch of Pontus.


    The ten thousand men that went head surrounded venums. When the guards that kept watch in the boundary saw them, they immediately sent a message to the king.  Of course, they knew this where soldiers of Avalo became of the armor they wore and the flag that had the drawing of a dragon that they carried.


    Back at the meeting hall.


    "Do not kill him yet son, we need to get our hands on the Amry first, " Queen magret said when she managed to hold back her laughter. The kings and lords felt disgusted at her statement. "Who the hell does she think she is?"


    Meanwhile, the three brothers felt their life leave them. " They already know, " one brother whispered to another as they thought of a way to save themselves.


    Just when king Santana was about to reply to her rude and unforgivable words. Hurried footsteps were heard outside the room. This got the people alert but Queen magret breath a sigh of relief.


    This has been what she is waiting for. She knew the venums will sight Jeffrey and his backup, so she rely on them coming to inform the king.


    "your majesty," the two guards who walked in bowed. At this point, prince Sébastien has already let go of the king after his mother''s words.


    King Santana frown seeing the worried look on the faces of the guards.


    "speak," He command.


    "The guards keeping watch, have sighted an Amry from Avalo matching this way," one of the guards bowed.


    "What?" How many? " the king asked.


    " We were unable to count but looking at them, they will be no less than ten thousand your majesty, " the second guard bowed.


    King Santana and the other kings were shocked.


    "I just felt it in my spirit that the will visit, after his battle with Pontus," one lord said.


    "What should we do?" Lord Gab asked anxiously. "Calm down, I am sure the prince is just checking up. We have been faithful with our due," the king of Sham said.


    His word made sense, so the people in the hall calm down a bit,  but this calm was immediately interrupted by the new guards that walked in.


    "We saw a new set of soldiers from Avalo matching this was. We are surrounded," The two new guards that walked in the report.


    "What?" This time it was not just king Santana but all the men seated.


    "What could be going on?" King Santana whispered.