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Kruel and Evillene sit down in the middle beside them and set down Abrielle and Zachary.

Silja Donovan and other children sat a bit on the side away from them.

Donovan didn't want Silja to come much in the eyes of Kruel.

Actually, he wanted to hide her existence from Kruel for the time being but things took an unexpected turn and now all he could do was just damage control.

But that's okay as long as she was with him he could do anything.

As everyone took their seats Silja couldn't help but frown.

Her brother wasn't here yet.

"He is on his way, don't worry," but suddenly she heard Donovan speaking from behind her.

"Huh?" Silja looked at him in confusion.

"Your brother, you are worried about him right," Donovan smiled and smiled warmly at her.

Silja nodded her head and looked down.

"Everything will be alright, right," she said in a small voice.

"Of course, I'll make sure of it. Don't worry," Donovan said with confidence.

Silja couldn't help but lift her eyebrows at this narcissistic man.

Sigh..

But what can she say, he was the one she has chosen.

Soon she saw her brother walking in their direction.

She and Donovan stood up to greet him.

"Brother in law, I'm glad that you came," Donovan greeted sullen face, Benjamin.

Benjamin forced a smile and nodded his head without much enthusiasm.

"Brother," Silja looked at him.

After she found out what he was going to do Silja was a bit upset with him. But she decided to handle it carefully so she didn't say anything to Benjamin that she knew what he was planning.

She thought that she would talk to him personally in alone time.

Well, she has to stop him because as long as she understood Donovan's character it would be good if something happened.

He was behaving nicely with Benjamin for the sake of the relationship they were about to form but if Benjamin tried to push his wrong buttons anything can happen.

On the other hand, she didn't want to fight with her brother.

Only if everything can work out easily.

''Silja,'' Benjamin smiled at her. Silja didn't know why but felt as if that smile didn't reach his eyes. It was the first time the siblings were behaving in such a way with each other.

This was very heartbreaking for silja.

nonetheless, she tried to force a smile out and walked ahead and hugged him; ''I'm glad that you came brother,'' she said and Benjamin kissed her forehead warmly as he always does.

He then looked at how she was dressed and smiled tauntingly.

"I thought you didn't like heavy dresses," Benjamin said.

Silja frowned. Yes, he was right, Silja didn't like to dress up much. She only used to wear heavy dresses when Doris made it compulsory for some special occasions.

"Today is my first day .."

"Ohh, I get it. Prince Donovan has already started to change you," Benjamin nodded his head.

"That's not the case," Silja didn't know why he was being so difficult.

"It's okay I get it," Benjamin replied.

Silja wanted to explain but Benjamin didn't wait to hear anything.

''I should go and greet the king I guess,'' Benjamin nodded at both of them and then walked ahead in the direction of King Zachary.

"Don't mind him," Silja turned towards Donovan and said.

"Why would I," Donovan said with a smile.

"But I have a doubt," he added.

"What doubt?" Silja lifted her eyebrows.

Donovan narrowed his eyes when he saw his odd behaviour, '' Seems like your brother is planning something,'' Donovan smiled at Silja after saying that.

Silja pursed her lips, 'Should she tell him what her brother was planning?'

maybe not. She has to talk to Benjamin first about this matter and if he didn't listen to her then she should think about talking to Donovan.

Silja made up her mind and didn't say anything.

"He is just too protective of me and that's why he is a bit angry at my decision," Silja lowered her head and said.

Donovan also didn't probe on the topic much and both of them took their seat.

Soon the function started and a few ladies performed some dance and soon it was time for friendly matches.

In the starting, a few soldiers fought a match to warm things up.

Silja wasn't much interested in the matches but since this was a custom, she will follow it.

Silja was looking ahead at the two men fighting on the ground but suddenly one of them changed his form and flew high in the sky and the other one followed.

They started to fly high in the sky as they spat fire.

But suddenly Silja's eyes shone brightly.

The dragons were flying High and the way they were fighting was so amazing to look at.

The whole sky was lightening up by their dragon fire, it was the first time Silja was seeing something like this.

It was so beautiful to look at those moves they performed while flying in the sky.

It took Silja a few minutes to understand that they weren't competing at all but putting on a good fire show.

They both fly in a circle and many other patterns create beautiful scenery in the sky.

It was just like watching fireworks on the day of the new year.

Silja was sitting there while her gaze upwards looking at the intense session of the fighting.

Suddenly she felt someone's burning gaze directed towards herself.

She frowned and subconsciously looked in the direction from where she was feeling someone's eyes.

When she turned her head she found Evillene looking at her with narrowed eyes, there was a small smile on her lips which sent shivers to Silja's spine.

When Evillene saw Silja looking at her too, the smile on her face broadened.

Instead of averting her gaze, she kept staring at Silja without blinking.

Her dark black eyes were like a deep abyss, the fire lighting around her was reflecting in those black orbs making her look even more sinister and dark.

Silja couldn't help but shrink in her place.