ANASTASIA

XV

“Is honesty a sin?”

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“The king is being mischievous lately.” Walking with several stacks of paper floating in a straight line behind him, Helios muttered to himself as he slowly made his way towards the king’s office. Leaving all these work to me as if I was coronated instead of him…sighing, he shook his head as he recalled the sight that he saw a few hours ago.

(6 a.m.)

The royal palace is always busy that no employee is seen sleeping as early as 4 a.m. Kalisa Palace is the home of all affairs concerning the nation, and as the king’s right hand, Helios Fritz is required to be present within the halls of the throne room before the king even enters—a sign of respect and loyalty to his pledge as a pillar of Mariana.

Yawning, he stopped in front of the stairs leading to the king’s