Chapter 0025 His lips twitched . Who would you trust to take Ben in and care for him ? Or these children in and not abuse them ? Darkmoon … Silvertree , and … Hollowmoon . He grinned . Ah , the Noble Triumvirate , makes sense , but does it ? I nodded . I see your point . Silvertree and Hollowmoon had a standing allegiance with Darkmoon . After my mother had been killed , they took hard stances against rogues . Someone like Ben , even though he was justified , would have caused an issue for them . I took a deep breath . Im impressed . The way you handled Ben makes me think I may have misjudged you . He rubbed the back of his neck . Dont ? Im much stronger than Ben . I could have restrained him easily , but thats not going to help him , and it would be the exact opposite of what I want Shelter to be . He turned and I fell into step with him . Whyd you start this project ? He looked up . My mother was once a rogue . If shed had anywhere else to go , if my father had been an honorable man , if a place like this had existed then , shed still be alive . Her and thousands of others … perhaps even your mother. My stomach turned at the thought . It was hard trying to think that the rogues who had killed her might have been just like Ben and just trying to survive on the edges of society . I couldnt empathize with them , but I understood the point he was trying to make . Worse than that , I couldnt disagree . I sighed , shaking my head . You werent lying About ? Not being as much of an asshole as people think . He laughed . And its a pity that you harbor … such resentment towards your father . If you had inherited the crown, this country wouldve been different . Theodores lips curled into a wry smile . What did you say about me ? It would be convenient to have my help , but you had other options to reach your goal ? The crown would make things easier , but I dont need it to lead by example . +25 BONUS Chapter 0025 People say youre a tyrant in the making , 1 said , but now I think you truly deserve the title . What title ? The Uncrowned King Theodore burst into laughter . Please dont call me that . Its campy ! We headed back . We didnt speak much , but we didnt need to . I was busy marking up the notes hed given me to make it more appealing Theodore had surprised me today , revealing more of what was beneath the playboy image . It made me oddly hopeful that maybe this would all work out , and Id get a good ally out of it for the future . We headed back to his house rather than the Tower since it was already pretty late in the evening . After a long , hot shower , I wrapped myself in a towel , ready to collapse into bed . I made it all of a step out of the shower before a sharp , blinding wave of pain cut through me . I couldnt keep my legs under me . 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