Tangled By Fate

Chapter 392: THE PLAN OF CROWN PRINCE

“Find the blessed child, Crown Prince. We must have her before she falls into someone else’s hand.”

The Crown Prince thought for a moment before asking, “May I know how far I can go to search for the blessed child? I know we have to be more secretive but doing that will only slow us down.”

King Graham nodded slowly as if he could understand.

“I understand your point but we already have a fake blessed child living in the palace. We can’t let our people become confused. It might bring chaos in the kingdom which I don’t prefer.”

“I apologize in advance, Your Majesty.” The Crown Prince bowed.

“What’s wrong?” King Graham furrowed his eyebrows.

The Crown Prince confessed with a guilty expression, “Without your permission, I’ve already started a secret investigation.”

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“Secret investigation?” King Graham raised an eyebrow, not understanding the reason.

“Yes. To find the blessed child,” the Crown Prince revealed.

King Graham was rather surprised. “When did you start your secret investigation?”

Noticing that the king wasn’t upset, the Crown Prince straightened his back. He told him the truth, “Right after the blessed child escaped from the palace.”

“That’s almost the same time I ordered the second prince. So, what’s the result?”

King Graham showed interest rather than anger.

The Crown Prince slightly lowered his head.

“I still haven’t found her yet since it was a secret investigation. With the manpower I have, it is quite difficult to find a woman in the entire continent.”

It was only then, someone stepped forward. That person was standing behind the curtain that was situated behind the golden throne.

The man was around fifty-seven years old. He was wearing a white uniform like any other Royal Officials. Only, he had a golden broach that was meant for the Prime Minister of Utahill.

The Prime Minister requested, “Your Majesty, may I interrupt your important conversation? I have something to ask the Crown Prince.”

King Graham gave a slight nod.

With the king’s permission, the Prime Minister fixed his heavy glasses and asked, “Crown Prince, may I know how you started your searching?”

The Crown Prince explained, “Since the Prime Minister showed his interest, I must explain. First, I sent my men to look for a girl who had silver hair. Since the blessed child didn’t have time to put on a disguise, I thought we would find her easily.”

The Prime Minister interrupted him by inquiring, “Why do you think she didn’t disguise?”

The Crown Prince stated, “She is a woman, Prime Minister. Even though she was experienced in facing war, she was suddenly captured by us. Her target was to leave the palace by making a commotion.

“This immature attempt worked because it was the first thing any army would do. She used her historical knowledge. She didn’t have the resources to come up with a disguise in such a short period.”

The Prime Minister agreed. “Good point. But you didn’t find her. Why?”

The Crown Prince patiently replied, “That’s because she was taken by a group of traffickers.”

King Graham opened his eyes wide in shock and slammed the handle of the throne to express his anger.

“I knew she only knew how to cause trouble. That’s why Saint Ava told us to keep an eye on her! But the foolish second prince failed me.”

“Your Majesty, please calm down. Your health is of utmost importance,” the Prime Minister requested the king and then looked at the prince in front of him. “Crown Prince, please tell us what happened afterward.”

The Crown Prince answered, “We traced their tracks but unfortunately, we couldn’t find anyone alive. All the traffickers were dead and the hostages were gone. There was no clue left. Some warriors came before us and saved them. We did our best to trace them. Even so, we found nothing.”

“Then, I guess she was rescued by a group of warriors.” King Graham started to calm down. “What did you do after that?”

The Crown Prince narrated shortly, “I sent my men to search all the kingdoms to find a woman with silver hair and a pair of green eyes. It took them months to come up with a negative answer. Later, I asked the Royal Artist to give us the body and facial structure of the blessed child.

“Since our time was short, I sent those pictures by using my trained messenger birds. Since silver hair and green eyes were hard to find, we are skimming through all the women with the same facial and body structure of the blessed child.

“I like your idea,” the Prime Minister approved with satisfaction. “How long will it take?”

The Crown Prince counted a long time ago. He didn’t hesitate to reply, “It will take a hell of a time since a blessed child was an average-looking girl except for her eyes and hair.”

King Graham was surprised by his son’s comment.

“Don’t you think you are being too hard on the blessed child? I’ve seen her with my very own eyes and she was a gorgeous woman.”

The Prime Minister stated with a hint of a smile, “Maybe someone else captured His Highness’s heart. That’s why a beautiful lady seems mediocre in the eyes of our Crown Prince.”

King Graham curiously looked at his son. “Is that true, Crown Prince? Do you have someone in your heart already?”

The Crown Prince politely declined, “There is no one, Your Majesty. I’m only sharing my perspective. I’ve seen more beautiful women in every ball the Royal Palace holds.”

King Graham was surprised when he heard that. “Most certainly there will be beautiful ladies at the ball, Crown Prince. They decorate themselves to be your future Queen. Has no one caught your eyes yet?”

The Crown Prince, however, answered, “No one yet, Your Majesty. I’m too focused on the blessed child. World peace is my top priority.”

King Graham was content. “You always know how to please me, Crown Prince.”

“That’s because Your Majesty taught me well.”

King Graham laughed heartily. ‘There was never a dull moment with my precious son,’ he thought.

“Haha. Fine. I’ll allow you to take the Royal Seal so that you can use my secret spies to find the blessed child faster.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” The Crown Prince bowed.

“Make me proud.”