Understandably, Diana was beyond annoyed when she was taken away from her bed in the middle of the night. It had been intensified by the fact that Harper had yet to accept her as her disciple. She was very upset with Howard who was taking her away.

"Howard, do you really think you can just treat me like this because you're my master's elder brother? Well, you're completely wrong. I only have to show respect for my master, not you. If you dare to continue being rude to me, I'll certainly make you regret it!" Diana exclaimed while waving her hands in the air.

"Your master or my sister, whichever you prefer, told me to escort you back to the South Kingdom, so you can be reunited with your father as soon as possible. At this moment, almost the entire kingdom is under Catherine's control. Are you sure you want to continue staying at the Birch Pass? If you do, you may have to face a lot of consequences. Some of these might include the death of your father and Catherine inheriting the throne. You know what will happen after that. As the true heir of the South Kingdom, your mere existence is going to be a

riously exclaimed, cutting off her father. "I only know that I was the one who was forced to be the Holy Maiden at that time."

When he saw how enraged Catherine was, Lance didn't know what to say. He couldn't argue the facts with her anymore. It was neither his nor Diana's idea for Catherine to become the Holy Maiden.

"I didn't know you resented being the Holy Maiden so much. I remember that I had asked for your opinion in advance and you said you were willing to take on the position," Lance finally said. His voice sounded somewhat illusive, as if he was trying his best to recall the past.

With a bitter smile, Catherine asked, "Was I allowed to refuse? Everyone knows that it's a great honor to be the Holy Maiden, but I never wanted it for myself. At that time, I liked someone very much and all I wanted was to marry him when I grew up. But all my dreams about the future were destroyed. The Holy Maiden should have been Diana. But you preferred her over me, so you forced me, like a sacrificial lamb. I couldn't understand. I'm also your daughter, right? How could you have forsaken me this way?"