Chapter 178: Basil's Big Revelation

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Chapter 178 - Basil's Big Revelation

Translator - Yue

Many days after she knew there was life within her womb, Basil went to visit Rihannan. Basil's daily scheduled revolved around Igor and his needs, but today he came only to drink tea.

"Does Igor not give you time to eat?" Rihannan asked curiously after watching Basil eat snack after snack.

"It's not that. I usually don't have time to eat anything. That guy simply doesn't like seeing people seated, not even for a moment. I could barely escape from him today" Basil replied, a crumb stuck on his lips.

Rihannan smiled calmly and pushed the plate of cookies towards Basil.

"I'm sure you are not only here to eat all my cookies and drink all the tea I have in my room. So, tell me, Basil, why are you here?" Rihannan asked him after he'd filled his belly a little.

Basil cleared his throat and averted his gaze from her. However, a gleam of determination appeared on his face.

"Yes, that's right. I actually have something to tell you, my queen"

Rihannan's eyes slightly widened. "What is it?" she asked.

"Please, don't tell Igor I talked to you about this. My life could be in danger if he ever heard a word of this."

Rihannan chuckled. "I swear I won't say a word. Tell me."

"Six years ago, Igor disappeared for a while. Do you know anything about that?"

After suddenly hearing this, Rihannan nodded. "Yes. I heard about it from the Queen Dowager. She also told me nobody but you knew where he went."

Basil smiled grimly. "Actually, my queen, at that moment... Igor left the palace looking for you."

Rihannan shuddered after hearing that. "What do you mean, he went looking for me?"

"Yes. That was six years ago. One day he suddenly got up, grabbed me and jumped on a horse like a mad man. I had no idea where we were going, but as his protector, I had to follow him to guarantee his safety. We arrived at Port Salerno where a ship was leaving towards Chrichton."

Port Salerno was the port where Rihanna set sail towards Chrichton.

"However, his majesty couldn't reach you in time. When we arrived at port, the ship had already left towards the horizon. We were too late. We caused a ruckus begging people to make the ship come back, but it was to no avail. We almost ended up getting in a huge fight with the sailors."

Rihannan vaguely remembered the commotion that happened at port that day. So... that was Igor and Basil? Rihannan lifted her head and looked at Basil with a stern face.

"Why did you try to reunite with me, then?"

"Uh... I'm not sure. His Majesty didn't tell me why." Basil exhaled a long, deep breath. "But, my queen, there's one thing I'm sure of. His Majesty has been waiting for your return to Arundell all this time. He'd gathered enormous power and went through lots of hardships yearning for your return, thinking only about how he could protect you properly once his position as king stabilized."

"But Basil... I'm sure you already know this. Igor's goal was Princess Helena from Chrichton, but he had no choice but to accept me"

Basil shook his head. "Of course not, my queen. From the beginning he wanted you, always you"

"What do you mean?"