Chapter 256: Identity

    "Would you not regret it?"

    Prince Lester turned his head and saw William stood not far from him. The battle just now should have attracted William’s attention, so he came closer. However, William had no intention to interrupt because he knew that it was Prince Lester’s business.

    "Why would I?" Prince Lester asked back.

    "If you’re the king, you can rule the entire kingdom and have a lot of power," William replied unhurriedly.

    If there was a chance to become the king, how many people would pass on this chance?

    Moreover, Prince Lester’s identity was still there.

    He used to be the prince of Ice Kingdom, so he had legitimate background to fight for the throne. There might be people who want to support him to become the king.

    Prince Lester looked at William and asked, "What do you know about the Ice Kingdom?"

    "Not much," William admitted.

    The Yellow Kingdom was located further away from the Ice Kingdom and there were almost no contact. As someone raised in the Yellow Kingdom, William naturally didn’t have the chance to hear much about the Ice Kingdom.

    Afterwards, William was busy following Aurora and learned how to become a knight.

    There were not much chance for him to study the situation of other kingdoms.

    After they came to the Red Kingdom, there might be more news about the Ice Kingdom. But it was mostly about the war between the Ice Kingdom and the Red Kingdom.

    After all, these two kingdoms had conflict with each other for quite a long time.

    It was not easy for the two kingdoms to calm down.

    "The Ice Kingdom didn’t need an abandoned prince. There are already 10 people who are coveting the throne and had built their power for a long time," Prince Lester said slowly. "Besides, what’s the point of becoming the king of that broken kingdom?"

    For Prince Lester, the Ice Kingdom was nothing more than a broken kingdom.

    Even if he become the king, then what?

    He had no interest in the power of a king. They said that a king could do anything he wanted, but Prince Lester knew very well that his father had to measure his actions and words in order to keep his throne.

    The children on his sides all wanted to sit there.

    And even if they were all still young, they had already started to show their fangs and started to scheme against each other.

    Some of the princes might want it.

    While some others were pushed by their own mother.

    Prince Lester was not the oldest nor the youngest prince in the Ice Kingdom. He had seen his half siblings fought against each other countless times.

    Sometimes, the fight will be small.

    At some other times, it would involve deaths.

    Everything just for the sake of that power.

    "Life is limited and I have no desire for that throne," Prince Lester replied.

    William blinked his eyes and said, "You’re very unambitious."

    "Yes."

    Seeing how Prince Lester admitted it frankly, William had nothing else to say. Everyone had their own pursuit in life and William himself had things that he wanted to do. So seeing that Prince Lester was behaving like this, William felt a bit strange.

    At the same time, William didn’t want to care about it.

    He didn’t have that close relationship with Prince Lester and only asked out of curiosity and concern.

    Since he had received such an answer, then William wouldn’t say anything else.

    "Let’s go back to Miss," Prince Lester said.

    "Yes."

    Prince Lester could see that William was confused, but Prince Lester had no intention to explain his action.

    Perhaps, some people would think that he was wasting his chance, identity, and worth.

    But...

    Does he really need the identity of the prince of the Ice Kingdom?

    From the very beginning, Prince Lester felt that this identity restrained him more than giving anything. Even if he could return and received the respect from these people who used to despise him, it would not change what had happened in the past.

    And coming back to the Ice Kingdom just to get their recognition...

    He was not so idle, alright.

    As for his worth, does his worth only came from his identity as the prince of Ice Kingdom?

    "You’re finally back." Aurora has finished her talk with her grandfather since she didn’t have much to say. Because of this, she also heard the commotion and the conversation between these people.

    To be honest, she didn’t expect that the Ice Kingdom’s people would come here and look for Prince Lester.

    It seemed that even if Prince Lester was chosen to be abandoned back then, there were still some people who remembered him.

    "Miss."

    "William, you go back first. I want to talk with Lester."

    "Yes, Miss."

    William directly left while Aurora looked at Prince Lester up and down. The young prince knew how to hide his thoughts very well, not allowing others to find out what he was thinking at all. And at this time, Prince Lester also looked back at Aurora calmly.

    He was not afraid of her questioning him about his decision.

    Because no matter what, Prince Lester would never change that decision.

    "Have you thought about what you want to do in the future?" Aurora asked.

    She originally thought that Prince Lester might want to return to the Ice Kingdom and perhaps become a prince again. After all, since he has been treated so badly like that, he might have some thoughts about revenge.

    For this, Aurora didn’t care too much.

    She had seen some people who were blinded by revenge, people who were too weak to do it, and also people who chose to give up. Over the years, she had met with many people through her constant negotiation.

    These nobles all have different situations.

    And it also allowed Aurora to see more about the human’s nature.

    "I..." Prince Lester opened his mouth and looked at Aurora in front of him. He thought for a moment and then said, "Has the time limit up, Miss?"

    "No, there’s still a few more weeks," Aurora replied.

    "I’ll give the answer when the time limit is up," Prince Lester said firmly.

    Aurora nodded and then turned around.

    No matter what Prince Lester wanted to do, she would respect his decision. She has never forced anyone to stay beside her and do what she wanted. It would be on the basis that she could negotiate with them.

    Of course, some negotiation might be a bit more coercive than the others.

    Everything would depend on how the situation would be.

    Prince Lester saw Aurora was ready to leave and then asked, "Miss, don’t you want to ask anything about the Ice Kingdom?"

    Aurora stopped and shook her head. "Do I need to ask?"

    Does she need to ask?

    The answer is no.

    She didn’t need to. The matter of the Ice Kingdom was clearly not something that Aurora needed to know and if Prince Lester didn’t want to say, Aurora would not force him.

    It was not like Prince Lester is a prisoner.

    He’s his knight, a subordinate under a fair contract.

    "Is the identity of a prince really important?" Prince Lester asked quietly.

    Aurora turned her head and then smiled faintly. "Do you think the identity of the duke’s daughter is important?"

    In the past, Aurora had lived her entire life as the duke’s daughter. And as the duke’s daughter, she had her own privilege but more responsibility. Those made her suffocated and tired.

    Now that she had abandoned that identity, Aurora could say for certain that she was living a much better life.

    A life where she didn’t need to be constrained by other people anymore.

    Prince Lester heard Aurora’s words and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He understood what Aurora wanted to say.

    "Thank you, Miss."

    "You don’t have to thank me. I didn’t do anything." After that, Aurora turned and continued to walk away.

    Prince Lester watched Aurora’s back and took a deep breath.

    A person’s worth was determined by themselves. Perhaps, the identity of a certain profession or a position could give them more value on the surface and how they would be treated by others. But first and foremost, they had to learn to respect and value themselves.

    Only in this way would it be possible for them to truly understand their own value.

    An identity is just a part of them, not their entire being.

    Losing an identity of a prince just meant that he had gained a different identity that he could go with.

    Because here, he’s still the knight of Aurora.

    And Aurora is still the leader of Era Guild and also their master.

    These so called identities were just how they identify someone and not what defined their entire being.

    If there was any identity that could define them and would never change, it was the fact that they’re a human being who had their own will and thoughts.