Rowena's heart skipped a beat when she heard her father's words. She looked at her phoenix with gleaming eyes. Thinking how Lucent would be drowned in the sea to die if Rowena made mistakes gave her literal pain in her chest.
Immediately, her mind played the scene vividly when King Draco swung his sword and killed Leia in one slash. Rowena still had nightmares about it even five years after the tragedy.
"No..."
"What did you say?" King Draco raised a brow. "Are you talking back to me now?"
Rowena immediately rose from her chair and stood between King Draco and Lucent. She opened her arms and acted as if she was creating a wall between her father and her pet. "No, I will not slack and I will never fail."
The young girl pursed her lips and clenched her jaws. She looked full of determination. She was caught off guard the last time and she failed Leia. Now, she wouldn't let anything bad happen to Lucent.
