How the Abandoned Queen Made That Man Kneel (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 121

Willard Aster.

Few knew the true name of Aster, the chief attendant of the Khan royal court.

His father, Franz Aster, was originally an alchemist thriving in the Renel Empire, but during the war, he fell in love with a woman from the Khan Kingdom.

Franz abandoned everything in the Renel Empire and followed his beloved to the Khan Kingdom.

Their family gained considerable repute in the countryside for a few years after Aster was born, but one day, a persecution of alchemists began under the royal court’s lead.

It was for the absurd reason that it was dangerous pagan sorcery threatening royal and divine authority, unfit to be approached.

The Aster family had no choice but to burn the dreams, heritage, and precious materials passed down through generations.

That was bearable. At least they could continue other studies through pharmacology and medicine, treating the sick in neglected poorhouses, believing the world still needed them.

Until the day they heard that Aster’s mother, who had gone on a trip to a neighboring village, was beaten to death by palace soldiers.

Upon investigation, it turned out his mother had visited a plague-stricken village to prepare remedies.

Someone reported her, claiming a witch was selling suspicious elixirs, and informed the royal court.

At the time, the Khan royal court secretly offered rewards for reporting alchemists.

The reason the royal court was wary of alchemists was obvious.

Previously, the court had treated the sick with a mysterious method called divine power, but as alchemy advanced, the court’s authority began to wane.

The informant who caused his mother’s death was none other than a young lady from a certain family, passing by the village in a carriage.

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