" Father , are you okay ? " Griselda rushed towards her struggling father , as one of the guards shoved him to the side . " How can you do this to an elderly man ? How dare you ? " Griselda snapped and the guard glared down at the girl , " Eyes down , slave ! " He snapped as he smacked her over the ear , and then he turned toward his subordinates who was making jokes . " You lot are lucky the emperor passed the order to not touch you ." He muttered touching her lovely brown hair , she shuddered stepping away from him , and the grip on her father tightened . " With a face like this , you shouldn't be working here - a brothel will be a more appropriate place for you ." " Pardon my daughter , " Izaiah muttered as he stood before the guard , shielding his daughter with his body , he might be old . But he was still going to defend the dignity of his daughter . " She is only being concerned for her father . " " Yeah right ," the guard shoved him to the ground , " It's because you are good for nothing , useless father that is the reason your daughter is in this mess . " They muttered the rest of the insults as they went on , and then Izaiah sighed , they were done with their work for the day , and Izaiah's back was sore from overworking , and his old bones were not in his favor . " You shouldn't have done that . " He muttered as he straightened , trying to crack his back , and Griselda sniffed , as she helped him walk towards their tent . The place was heavily guarded with the emperor's men , and it doesn't help that they are hybrids . They were stronger , faster , and even wiser than their human counterpart , so escaping is pointless , and the dragon hybrids are free to kill anyone that try to run away from their captive space . " These people are scary ... " He advised . " You should be more cautious ! These people could kill us at the slightest provocation , I have always raised you to be gentle , did you pick on some of Natalia's traits ? " Griselda's eyes narrowed at the mention of Natalia , they had been saved by the very thing their father had always been against . Natalia's brazenness , she was bold and confident , even picked up a sword and battled the strongest man that had ever walked on earth . Even though she lost , she had won the lives of her people , " Speaking about the girl ," Her father heaved as he plopped down on the straw mat they had given them in replacement for a bed . " I wonder how she is doing ." " She will be fine , no matter what happens . " Cassandra muttered softly , a little offended , she hated feeling like this , but then she just could help herself , because ever since that day she had been robbed of all the dignity and the respect her people had for her . Even though she was the eldest princess , she ran away , sought her own safety rather than the interest of her people . She wasn't so sure what she regret the most , was it listening to Natalia and running away from her responsibility , or was it getting caught and being humiliated by her people . 11:09 Tue , Sep 16 Chapter 29 60 55 vouchers " No matter what , she is still a baby , and she doesn't know how the world works yet , " Its been about two weeks since the attack , and her father just keeps talking about her , without even seeing his other daughter beside him . He couldn't even see how much she was hurting as well. " I don't even know how she is doing , if she is dead or alive , or how that beast of an emperor is treating her ." He let out a sharp sigh . " Chief ," they heard someone calling out from outside the tent and from the sound of it , Josiah was the one calling . Izaiah's eyes widened , and Griselda got up immediately and then went to get the door . " Please come in , " She answered softly , in her time of need , he was the one who helped her , just like the kind boy that he was . " My lord ... " he muttered as he bowed his head , but Izaiah waved him. " There will be no need for that ... " Izaiah chuckled . " I am not the village chief anymore, and you are not bounded to me anymore . " " What do you mean ? " Josiah asked with disbelief in his eyes . " Look at all these ... I am not fit to be called chief anymore , we are in captivity . " He was already resigned to fate . " I am sorry , but I don't deserve your respect anymore . " " Sire , you don't have to be like this , no matter what happens the tribe still respects you , and you will still be our chief . " He answered , Griselda rolled her eyes , as she sat in the corner of the tent , waiting for their conversation to end . " I have news on Natalia . " Griselda's head suddenly whipped in the direction of the conversation , she didn't expect to hear anything from Natalia so soon . Izaiah seemed to be the happiest one , he quickly latched on to Josiah , gripping his hands tightly . " Where ? How is my daughter doing ? " He asked curiously , his eyes widened eagerly . " Where is she ? " " I didn't hear it all , but from the guards in the mine , they said the emperor plans on getting married to her . " He answered and Griselda's eyes widened , that wasn't possible . How could the emperor want to marry her ? Even though he had seen them both , most of the men she had ever met , never found Natalia attractive . She was too rough , she was unladylike , and men didn't like that , they always preferred her , she was more beautiful , she was soft and delicate like a flower . There was no man who could resist her charms ... How could the emperor want to marry Natalia ? She even wielded a sword , and fought him . " What do you mean ? " She asked curiously . " The emperor wants to marry Natalia ? Why ? " " I don't know , they didn't say , but the guards said he was serious about it . " Josiah answered . " But didn't the emperor wanted to marry me , he wrote that letter with the intention to get married to me . " she got up . " Why did he choose Natalia and not me ? " 11:09 Tue , Sep 16 Chapter 30 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!