Chapter 8 Breaking The Rules

After returning from the cave, Lycoan immediately took his horse to run as fast as possible back to his royal palace. But before reaching the palace. The prince was actually intercepted by a guard who also used a horse and drew a sharp sword at him. The horse that was ridden by Lycoan was immediately shocked and had goosebumps to walk backwards to avoid the blades that could hurt him.

But that's not all. You haven't finished yet, Lycoan surprised by the presence of a palace guard in front of him with a drawn sword. Suddenly, there were other guards around him. And from behind, a half-brother came to capture Lycoan and take him to the palace as a prisoner.

"What exactly are you doing? What is all this?" Lycoan asked his half-brother and the guards who surrounded him.

"Instead I should be the one asking you. My dear stepsister... what exactly are you doing in this place? Shouldn't you be in the palace? Spending your time with all your stupidity, playing silly games like usual. And no care about the outside world? But what do you do now?" asked the stepbrother once more to Lycoan.

"None of your business! Besides, I'm not committing a crime here." The prince tried to defend himself.

Even though he knew that he had been guilty of leaving the palace without permission at a time he shouldn't have done.

"Innocent you say? You have come out of the palace without permission from the king. And you even brought the royal horse to go and go around this forest yourself do you know, if in this place can invite danger anyway why do you have to go quietly like that ?"

"The king is also my father. And it's none of your business, whether I should ask permission or not."

The stepbrother mentioned eyes then looked at Lycoan with a sharp look. The horse that was ridden circled the Lycoan horse as he tried to draw his sword.

"So I was wondering, are you really the same person I've known all this time? A stupid and ignorant person is also weak? against me. Have you been trying to fool us all this whole time? Who are you and what are you doing?" asked Lycoan's half-brother.

As realized by his attitude that looks different in front of his stepsister. Lycoan then thought back and immediately returned to the attitude he usually showed in front of his stepsisters and family. Become a prince who is stupid and looks weak. The man even gave up his intention to draw a sword against his half-brother.

"I'm sorry. But I really am not committing a crime. I am indeed guilty of having left the palace without the king's permission but I just want to go around and see the outside world for a while. During this time I also rarely go out of the palace My life is mostly accumulated in the same as monotonous activities. I beg you, don't take me to the palace and before the king to be punished. I promise I will not repeat this mistake again. Please forgive me and let me go home. After I'm not going out of the palace anymore."

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Unbeknownst to anyone, there was a man watching their conversation from afar. That person is none other than laikon's confidant. Who is also a resident around there. He was the one who usually took care of the prince's decay while outside the palace. From that conversation, the man knew that bad things would definitely happen to his prince. So he prepared to follow the prince and his half-brother and all his guards and sneak into the palace.

"You think I would just let you go? Of course it's not as easy as you want my dear brother... you must be arrested because you have gone against the orders of the king. Guards! will meet the king in person and inform him of this."

So that the Prince does not run and escape from that place. The cruel half-brother of the Lycoan, immediately slashed his sword at the horse ridden by the Lycoan. Until it makes it easy to fall down and then die on the spot. Meanwhile the play was immediately dragged away and his hands were tied to be taken to the palace by the guards.

The unexpected occurrence was obviously very shocking to everyone. Including Lycoan himself.

Because of that the prince did not have time to defend himself or escape from the ambush of the palace guards.

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Arriving at the palace, Laikon was immediately put in a prison in the basement of the palace. At that time, Howard who became the man who followed Lokon also entered the prison and sneaked to meet the prince. Meanwhile the Lycoan half-brothers began to play a role in front of the king to tell what they were doing outside the palace.

Which of course made the King so angry that without thinking, the king immediately sentenced Lycoan to 1000 lashes for his disobedience against him. But the stepbrother, then played a role in front of the stepfather. By begging the king. To forgive the icon and just forget the punishment given.

"No way! I will stick with my decision that the play must be punished. This is also a lesson for him so that he can better maintain his attitude as a child here. He must know his limits and also who he has to devote himself to. Guards! prison. And immediately prepare the caning for him tonight."

"Are you sure dad? I really feel sorry for my brother. He will definitely suffer a lot if he gets lashed. One hour Not only must have been painful for him. What if it takes 1000 hours not your honor? Please forgive him. Or let me accept it too." the punishment is for him."

"What are you talking about? Don't make it up! What's wrong is why you have to share the punishment for him. Come on, dear, you just do the punishment you want to give for the play. So that it can also be a lesson not only for your own colleagues. But also for all who are in this kingdom so that they know that your power and your strength is what they should be more subject to than anything else in this area."

Laikon's stepmother who is also his father's wife. Then give a crazy suggestion. As if justifying what her husband would do. He also laughed with satisfaction in his heart, because he could see the play suffer later when he got this punishment.