Captured by the Desert Tyrant (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 136

The harem palace, emptied of everyone who had rushed to the main palace for Rashid’s funeral, was so silent not even an ant could be seen.

Only Hagnu remained, sitting alone on the wide windowsill with her head buried between her knees. The consorts were both fortunate and unfortunate to have been stripped of their status.

She, too, was just as afraid. Not only did she have no desire to attend Rashid’s funeral, but she dared not step even a single pace outside the harem palace for fear the soldiers might seize her and drag her to prison.

With a faint smile, Hagnu ran her fingers along the marble windowsill.

“Sohum. If you were alive to witness this ending, how heartbroken you’d be. It’s almost better you died first.”

Hagnu recalled the time when Sohum had written the final chapter of the Harcept Heroic Chronicle.

Having witnessed Harcept and Yasmin’s first meeting himself, Sohum, despite his frail health, had completed the final passage, wishing for Harcept and the deceased Yasmin to find happiness together—

as devoted, beloved lovers whose souls endured under the desert guardian deities’ blessing after avenging Kahok.

But Rashid, upon realizing he himself was the villain of that very book, could not even tolerate that; using his own authority, he secretly imprisoned Sohum.

Caleb intervened, and Sohum was released a few days later—but his chronic illness had already worsened, and he soon passed away. Yet Hagnu could never forget Sohum’s face, smiling as he assured her that at least his final manuscript was safe.

Later, though she had volunteered to become a consort to protect Hades and Luhan, her own personal vengeance had also played a part—she had hoped Rashid would feel guilt every time he saw her.

“So even you have come all this way back…”

—Dong. Dong.

From far away, near the main palace, a great bell tolled, and the mournful prayers of the people echoed like a lament.

“I’m sorry, sister. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t protect Hades.”

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