Outside the Cordon Castle gates, the protesters kept up with their pleas for their king to break the Mate Bond.
Soon enough, Darius showed himself to his people, the wailing outside the castle only growing louder as he prepared to address them.
"Sire…" Osman gasped, wondering how their King would appease such a large crowd before them.
With a small nod, Darius raised his hand, signaling for his people to stop talking. They did, and silence reigned for a moment as everyone waited for their King to speak.
"Princess Xenia of Ebodia is already a part of our Kingdom. She is very much like all of you… a Cordonian by right. My mate and my wife, who I've completed the Mate Bond with, will always be a part of Cordon now and forever," Darius lengthily began. "Ten years ago, I vowed before all of you, to my people, that I will be a just King who will bring peace and order to our Kingdom. A king who cares, and had vowed to stay with every Cordonian both in good and in bad times…"
