A married daughter was like spiled water. When in a cup it belonged to the owner of the cup, but once on the floor it could not be easily taken back.


    Princess Ellen was now a member of the Royal Family of Avalo. The action taken by the Queen of Bozoa can lead to war between the two kingdoms. Especially since Quern Regina was not Princess Ellen''s birth mother. If Avalo feels insulted by this action they could ask for compensation. If Bozoa is unwilling, then the war that ended a few months ago will resume.


    Queen Regina was angry but even if she wanted to speak, she knew it was better to allow the king to handle it and not get herself in more trouble. She was angry that Ellen had managed to lead into so many problems.


    Although her face looked sad and pitiful, she has sworn to send Ellen to join her mother before the end of the ritual. As long as it had nothing to do with her everything will be fine but Her children were not so smart and they started speaking before she could stop them. All their life the Queen has always created the part for them to follow, so they did not know when to keep quiet.


    "What do you mean? You stand on the soil of Bozoa what right do you have to question my father as a lonely servant," prince Williams rebuked One in a self-righteous voice. He wanted to show what a good king will be. He thought that his father will feel proud, for the way he put One in his place.


    "I guess because sister is now married to the prince of Avalo she thinks that gives her the right to make demands. We welcome her and she dares to cause trouble. Why is she even here so soon?"  princess Ema immediately joined her brother.


    One did not have time to deal with the tantrums from these two, so he turned to the king. "Your majesty is this the explanation your kingdom offers to Avalo?" He faced King George.


    "These stupid children," King George thought. "why are you making this so difficult. This is just a family matter and has nothing to do with the two kingdoms. Even if a daughter gets married her parents can still scold her," King George replied.


    "In what way your majesty? The person who slapped the feature Queen of Avalo is the Queen of Bozoa. Princess Ellen might be a member of your family but the person who slapped her was not her mother. How is this still a family matter?" One asked.


    King George was put into difficulty with One''s question. Princess Ellen looked at her father and notice his difficulty. She had not given this a thought so she did not even know how to help him.


    "How can we solve this?" King George has no option but to open up negotiations. It would have been a simple thing if the slap was not so hard but her face was swollen.


    One nodded his head. He did not want to choose a punishment because he did not know what he could ask. So he thought of pushing the decision to the prince. One was still thinking of how to push the decision to the prince when lady Catherine suddenly spoke up.


    "As a member of the Royal family of Avalo, I believe I have the right to speak," lady Catherine spoke from the corner she has been standing since arrival. She was surprised to meet such drama when she first arrived.


    "We are not going to ask for anything overboard. Avalo as a kingdom lives by the rule. Recently my husband was beheaded by the king and Royal council of Avalo for trying to touch his brother''s wife. This is the rule and not even the second prince of Avalo was speared," Lady Catherine continue speaking without waiting for permission.


    Her words surprised All the people from Bozoa present. If the second prince of Avalo was beheaded for trying what hope was left for Queen Regina.


    "As regards to what has happened to the prince last night, the punishment is having the hand that slapped the princess removed from the owner, To avoid the same mistake," lady Catherine said calmly.


    Princess Ellen was not shocked to hear this.it was indeed the punishment of hitting the member of the royal family of Avalo. When she arrived at Avalo she had learned all the important rules.


    "How ridiculous! Are you saying you want my father to cut off my mother''s hand simply because she slapped her in the moment of anger?" Princess Ema asked pointing at Ellen. She did not even bother to address her as Sister.


    Lady Catherine did not even glance at princess Ema. She acted as though no one had spoken and faced King George.


    "What does his majesty say? Should we expect you to give us justice or shall we seek it on our own?" She asked.


    When princess Ema saw the lady she did not know, act so high and mighty, she wanted to lash out at her but luckily Queen Regina was able to stop her in time.


    "You will be the death of me," Queen Regina thought when she saw that Ema''s behavior will only put the king in a more difficult position.


    "There is no need for all that, the Queen did not hit me. I had just slipped in the bathroom and hit her face on the wall," princess Ellen said. She could see that her father was in a difficult position.


    He was a king and as a king he had pride. No matter what decision her father made.  It will affect him. What type of a king could not even protect his Queen?" He would be questioned if he allowed the Avalo Royal family to push their will on him.


    And if he refused, then war would be inevitable. This time Bozoa will definitely lose then what will be her purpose of being used as a peace offering.


    When the king heard her words he felt like a heavy burden has been placed on his heart. He had failed her as a father but she had not failed him as a daughter. Even in a situation like this she still tried her best not cause problems for him.


    One was angry when he heard the princess''s word. He could not understand why she would still be kind to a snake-like the Queen. In fact, everyone in the room was surprised. It was clear that the Queen has hurt the princess a lot so why did she still protect her.


    Even Queen Regina could not understand this. She knew that the king would have given up her hand for the peace of the kingdom.


    "Soft-hearted and stupid just like her mother," Queen Regina came to this conclusion. Only lady Catherine understood the princess''s decision. If she was in a similar situation she would have done the same thing. This was the love a daughter has for her father.


    King George did not even dare look at princess Ellen. As a father, he felt ashamed to face her.


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