“Right. I told you, he’s not just an ordinary child. If such a child gets rained on, you’ll have a headache. He’s going to be the kind of child who will hold you tight and shake you for your whole life.”

Adiba knew well that Ail was not the kind of person who could be caught and shaken by anyone, but she was just speaking out of frustration. Seeing her so upset and angry, Ail smiled with satisfaction.

“I’ll leave it to you.”

“Fine, I’ll take care of it. But what about that child? I heard you left the Imperial Palace without permission because of that child?”

After the discussion about Salina, the conversation returned to Ruth. However, Ail did not want any outside interference regarding that matter. It wasn’t just that he didn’t want interference, hearing Ruth’s name from someone else made him angry. It was presumptuous interference. Everything related to Ruth was his responsibility. He couldn’t allow anyone to talk about Ruth in such a manner.

“I’ll handle it.”

“That child is from Kaizel, right? I heard that Lyman Kaizel sent an assassin to kill you, what are you going to do about that?”

Adiba had already heard from Jessie about the general situation when Ail was unconscious due to his injuries. She was already preparing to deal with Kaizel for treason. This would solve Ail’s unauthorized departure problem, so she was waiting for Ail to return in order to bring this matter to light.

Understanding her thoughts, Ail found this troublesome. He didn’t want her getting involved in politics, and he had no intention of dealing with the Kaizel family for treason. The first priority was stopping Ruth from being executed, and the second was that Ail needed Kaizel’s power to get rid of the Astro family. In a world where yesterday’s enemy could easily become today’s ally, Ail never let emotions cloud his judgment.

Of course, he would make sure Lyman paid for hurting Ruth’s face, but the evidence he had was far too valuable to simply bring about Kaizel’s downfall. He planned to use everything he could, and when they were no longer useful, he’d slowly squeeze them out.

“Have you announced that?”

“Not yet.”

“Then don’t.”

“What do you mean? Kaizel will try to make Nathan the crown prince by any means and will try to kill you again. They’re also trying to use this incident to bring you down.”

“I have a plan. Wait for now, it’s too valuable to throw away.”

“Too valuable?”

Adiba asked with an anxious look on her face, not understanding what Ail was thinking. But having already obtained what he wanted, Ail let out a sigh, looking tired.

“The injury is in a bad place. I need to rest.”

“…Is it really that bad?”

“Yes.”

In reality, most of his wounds were healing, and his strength had returned, but pretending to be ill for a while was beneficial for Ail. There were still many things to take care of in the northern palace. First, he needed to threaten Salina, then deal with the Astro family, and after that, capture Lyman to justify his unauthorized departure. But Lyman had not been heard from yet. Therefore, Ail planned to start with Eilen and strangle him until he couldn’t breathe.

Looking at Ail’s haggard face due to his injuries, Adiba soon understood and stood up to leave the room. As she walked away, Ail fell into deep thought once again.

Variables could arise at any time and anywhere, so everything had to be carefully examined. He needed to find out how the political situation in Karileum had changed while he was gone, and he had to locate Lyman. There were many instructions he had given, so after making the decision to wait until tonight, Ail called for Meril.

At Ail’s call, Meril quietly entered the room. Having cried for a long time when Ail and Ruth returned safely, Meril now appeared calm and collected.

“You called for me?”

“Bring Ruth.”

“He just went for a walk…”

“Find him.”

“I was told that His Highness instructed me to give you some medicine.”

“Medicine?”

“Yes. His Highness said you need to rest for a while and that you should take a sleeping pill…”

At Meril’s message, Ail let out a sigh of disbelief. Ruth had grown clever. He had known that Ail would look for him and ran away on purpose. Furthermore, he was telling Ail to take medicine.

“Go find Ruth and tell him that I’m taking the medicine and going to sleep.”

“Yes?”

“Just tell him that.”

“Understood.”

Meril, who was originally loyal to Ail, not Ruth, replied obediently and left the room.

A satisfied smile spread across Ail’s face as he was left alone in the room again. It was definitely Ruth who had run away when he asked him to come. And he had even used a cute trick, so Ruth had no excuse for whatever he was going to suffer. No, he probably ran away knowing this would happen. In fact, he had called him knowing that he would not come to his side in front of Adiba.

“You’re really cute.”

Ruth, having heard from Meril, who had found him while strolling through the North Palace garden, that Ail was asleep after taking medicine, returned to the North Palace building with light steps. It was quite late and the corridor was sparsely lit. Returning to the familiar palace, he expected to get a good night’s sleep and quietly walked to his room. Arriving at his room, Ruth, without hesitation, opened the door and went inside.

The lights were all off, but the fireplace was lit due to the cool autumn weather, making the room fairly bright. The familiar sight of the room and the familiar autumn atmosphere made him feel like he had finally come home. Feeling completely at ease, he changed into the nightgown Meril had prepared and stealthily slipped into bed. Ail had taken medicine, so he was sure he would sleep soundly until tomorrow morning. Exhausted from the strenuous journey, he just wanted to sleep.

Ruth, lying next to Ail and pulling the covers over himself, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

“Hmm…”

While sleeping soundly, Ruth, annoyed by the hand constantly touching his body, tossed and turned. But the hand stubbornly clung to his body. Wanting to avoid waking up in this comfortable place, Ruth burrowed deeper into the covers.

But that desire was short-lived. A terrible pain, like white fire flashing before his eyes, made Ruth open his eyes wide. A strange sensation in his lower abdomen made his back stiffen.

“What… ugh!”

He tried to take a defensive posture, but before he could, his lower body was breached. Feeling like he had been hit hard by someone while sleeping, he tried to scream, but his lips were covered.

“Ugh… mmph.”

A tongue forced its way into his mouth between his closed lips, brushing against his teeth as it took a deep breath. It was a kiss that threatened to swallow him whole. The sensation made his head spin, feeling like he would lose his soul to the opponent who couldn’t control his lust. And at the same time, he realized it. Even though he had woken up, his own body was already hot.

His wrists were pressed against the bed, and his lower body was already penetrated, making him unable to move. With his body pressed against Ail’s and his lips dominated, he felt completely bound. He couldn’t even breathe. His weight pressing down on him, Ail’s thing inside him, pushing against his stomach and his wrists, he was completely deprived of freedom. He felt Ail’s hips move slightly while he was on top of him.

“Mmph, mmph…”

When he struggled for breath and shook his head, Ail’s lips finally parted from him. A gasp escaped his lips. He took a deep breath, gasping for air, and his dazed mind gradually cleared. But just as he was regaining consciousness, Ail began to move his hips roughly.

“Ugh! What… stop it.”

Although he said that, Ruth’s voice had a sweet nasal tone. The foreign sensation inside him remained, but it wasn’t as painful as it had been. In fact, it wasn’t painful at all. Instead, Ail’s penis, moving back and forth, was scraping against his inner walls, making his bottom twitch with a tingling sensation.

Ail, moving his hips while penetrating him, was teasing him, making Ruth impatient. Something was wrong. He felt something was lacking, a thirst. Whether Ail knew about Ruth’s state or not, he lowered his body, pressing his wrists down, and began licking his hard nipples.

The wet touch of his tongue stimulating his nipples sent a tingling sensation down to his waist. His waist suddenly bent, and the opening below tightened, causing Ail to let out a small groan.

“Don’t squeeze so hard. I’m trying to go slow.”

Ail, with a slight frown and lustful eyes, looked up at Ruth and muttered. But even if he said that, Ruth couldn’t control it. His lower abdomen felt ticklish, making his muscles twitch.

Unconsciously, Ruth’s waist began to sway. Ail, seeing the way he was squeezing him, smiled and took his nipple into his mouth, grinding his teeth. His sensitive nipple, now erect and sharp, was slightly scratched, making Ruth tremble in pleasure. And his whole body turned hot and feverish.

“Hurry… it’s strange. Down there…”

Ruth pleaded as he felt a wave-like sensation, but Ail completely ignored his words and continued sucking on his nipple. Ruth, unable to move with his limbs pressed down, lost his mind as his sensitive area was constantly stimulated. He could hear a squelching sound from below, as if lubricant had been used. Shame and pleasure mixed together, paralyzing his brain.

“Stop… ah, ugh, ngh.”

Ruth moaned in pain and pleasure, not even knowing what he was asking him to stop, and suddenly Ail’s penis, which had been moving slowly, suddenly pulled out. Then, scraping against his inner walls, it quickly pulled out and began to enter again, slowly rubbing against his inside. As if he was deliberately teasing him, he moved slowly. Ruth looked up at him with resentful eyes, and as he slowly entered him, he suddenly pushed hard.

Ail’s penetration, hard enough to tear his delicate inner walls, made Ruth gasp. His lower abdomen rose, making his body move upwards and crumple the sheets. Ail pulled out again, then pushed in once more, and this time, he was completely out of it. Without realizing it, he wrapped his legs around Ail’s waist and pulled him towards him. Ail laughed, pleased.

“It’s good that you know how to do this. I was worried because you can’t dance.”

Ruth, not even realizing what Ail was saying, pulled his waist towards him and squeezed his penis, which was more than halfway out. Ail grimaced in pleasure.

“You’re this eager but then you first said we should do this later? How does that work?”

“Your Majesty, you started… it. You should have just let me… ugh, let me sleep…”

Ruth, uttering a word that was either a complaint or something else, rubbed his fully erect penis against Ail’s lower abdomen, unable to hold back any longer. Ail, unable to contain himself any longer with his simultaneous movements of his waist and hips, entered him again. He thrust deeply into him, changing angles, repeatedly, making Ruth cry out in pleasure.

The intense pleasure caused tears to stream down Ruth’s cheeks. His whole body felt like it was burning. The inside of him, where Ail was, was so hot and painful that he worried it might melt. His inner walls, swollen and congested from the continuous thrusting, became even more sensitive, and the lewd sounds that tickled his ears fueled his shame, further stimulating his pleasure.

The pleasure that paralyzed his whole body made him lose all reason and will. His hands, now free, wrapped around Ail’s shoulders, and his whole body swayed to the rhythm of his movements. As Ruth felt an intense urge to climax, he hugged Ail’s shoulders, and Ail bit his shoulder. It was a bite so hard that it drew blood, but Ruth transcended even that into pleasure.

He continued to moan and gasp his nails digging into Ail’s shoulders, when his movements stopped. Then, a hot liquid spread inside him. The sensation of his cum spreading throughout his body, threatening to soak him completely, made Ruth climax on top of Ail’s lower abdomen.

Moments later, Ruth’s arm fell limply onto the bed. And his consciousness drifted away.