"Why did you decide to defile your king's order?" the king asked.

"Your majesty, I dare not. I have only carried out the king's wishes. The king said he wanted to bring the entire twelve kingdoms together to form a large empire, and we all know that one of the ways to bring kingdoms together is by marriage. So I decided to sacrifice myself by getting married to some princess," the prince answered righteously.

The king was so angry he almost coughs out blood. He could not believe his ears. Yes, he did say he wanted to bring the twelve kingdoms together but how could there be more than one king in the kingdom.

" I asked you to win me a war, not get me a daughter-in-law," the king said slamming his hands against the arm of his throne, as his voice rang all through the large throne room.

The prince held his urge to laugh. He never thought talking politely to the king would get the king walked up as well. " But your majesty, I thought the war was to bring the twelve kingdoms together to create peace. Besides, we were on the verge of losing, so I offered the trace to save our faces. Imagine what will happen if words go out that Bozao defeated Avalo" the prince lied smoothly.

The king felt his blood boiling, he would have loved to have the prince's tongue cut off, for lying to him so easily, but he knew that was not possible. The four great kings only remained loyal to Avalo because they were scared of the crown prince.

Besides how could it be so easy to cut off the prince tongue, at least a few men would die before they succeeded. The king was almost sure that non of his men will dare if he asked them to cut off the prince's tongue. Most importantly his reign will be over as soon as something happens to the crown prince. He was not a fool, he knew that a lot of kingdoms were not making trouble with Avalo because of the prince.

"General Thompson told me order-wise. We were winning the war and if you had held on a few more days, Bozao would have been delivered into our hands." the king refuted, trying to keep his anger checked. 'A king must act calm if he wants to keep his throne,' he murmured in his head.

" Your majesty, I am the leader of the Army. I am the one who gave the orders and strategies. General Thompson has been leading the Armies for almost two years, and we nearly lost the entire troop if not for my timely intervention. Would you rather believe the General?" the prince asked calmly.

He clearly reminded the king of where he stood and where the general stands. Avalo would have lost the battle already if the prince did not join the war. He knew the king was going to throw a fist after he ended the war without his permission but the prince could no longer take it.

A lot of life were been wasted just because of the greed of one king. Avalo has a mountain of treasures and a lot of kingdoms were trying to get their hands on it. So King Rodrick believes that if he united the twelve kingdoms, then the Treasure will be better protected.

"I don't care why you are doing this but I need you to return and bring me victory. After the king of Bozao bend the knee then you can have the girl," the king command.

"I am sorry your majesty but as a prince, I should be a man of my words. I already offer Bozao a trace, which they have accepted. I can't go back on my words. My father taught me better," he said with a sense of irony in his voice.

" You... " The king roared pointing his middle finger at the prince. He felt tongue-tied for a few moments. "Then you don't have to go on the battle. Your younger brother will finish this battle, you don't have to worry, your bride will be kept safe," king Rodrick said in a superior tone that left no room for arguments.

"As you wish your majesty," the prince replied and the king took a deep breath of relief, but he would have known better, if only the prince was not wearing a mask, he would have noticed the smirk on his face.

"My father taught me to defend my words, so I will do just that when the second prince of Avalo goes against Bozao," he said casually. He sounded as if the father he was talking about was not the one seated on the throne.

To Be honest, the prince did not see the king on the throne as his father. For him, his father was the man he knew before the four great kings attacked Avalo, and the man seated on the throne, is the king who returned from that battle.

Sometimes the prince regretted going to save his father ten years ago. He regretted losing himself to save a bunch of ungrateful people. He might have lost his position as a crown prince if he did not save him. But he would at least have only the good memories of his father.

"YOU...." King Rodrick busted into angry, he knew the prince just threatened HIM. "You dare to threaten the king," He roared.

"I dare not, I am just taking the lessons of my father, the king seriously. Nobody will respect a king, who is not a man of his words," the prince replied smoothly.

The king wanted to refute him, but he did not know-how. He had used those words too many times to make the prince get some task done, how could he deny it now. Sure he could give him direct order to stay put, but he knew better than to try his son's patience.

" You may leave," the king gave his next instruction, knowing that he would only get angrier if he continued talking to him. Besides, he could not fight against him yet. It made his blood boil, seeing how helpless he is before his own son.

The prince bow, when he heard the king's instruction, he was a bit surprised that the king gave up so easily. He turned around and walked away from the throne with a grin on his lips.

He knew better than to think the king would just take his actions, with folded arms.. He was almost certain that his father will prepare him a mind-blowing wedding gift, and he was looking forward to it.