Chapter :-10 The [Jade Flower]

Henrik entered the throne room, pillars made of gold supported the structure while various sculptures made of gade and precious stone buffed the beauty on the room.

A red carpet in the middle, the throne made of gold and two sapphires embedded in the lion-shaped handset could be seen at the end of the room.

There sat a beautiful woman wearing a silver robe with golden embroidery on both sides along with a griffin mark in the center. On her head, a crystal pure crown with a blue diamond embedded in the middle.

Her beautiful blond hair reached till her waist while her pale white skin looked stunning under the light reflection of the sun.

She looked young about 26 years old even though her actual age was more than 30 years. Her sharp eyes looked towards Henrik as if wanting to see through his soul.

The whole atmosphere inside the room was majestic and holy as if the tiniest of a speck of dust would blasphemy the beauty of this heavenly creation.

Henrik looked at Caroline with an amused gaze before asking in a soft tone.

"What are you doing....? I don't remember a duke or duchess wearing a crown, you are not a king."

As if the world dimed while the clouds blocked the sun, the whole majestic and holy aura suddenly vanished without a trace as if it never existed. Caroline's straight posture also slumped and relaxed as she replied with a smile.

"Cosplaying....."

Henrik turned his head towards Albus who just sighed at his mother's antics and showed a bitter smile. Henrik patted his shoulders with an expression, screaming 'It had been hard for you....!!!'.

"Albus.....I accept the fact that you were right. Caroline indeed needs some medicine, her health is not good and thus she is behaving like a fool..."

"I am okay..!! And also am no fool..!!."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night."

Caroline rolled her eyes at his comments before removing the crown from her head. She stood up from the throne which her guards quickly took away before placing the original furniture back inside the room.

Caroline had converted the dining room into a throne room so that she can wearing a crown, sit on a throne and cosplay as the king of the country.

It was a slip of tongue, Henrik had once seen Albus playing as the king when he was little and spoke the words 'Cosplay'. Afterward, Caroline had learned of this world and its meaning before trying it out sometimes to annoy both Henrik and Albus with her antics.

"Quickly tell me where are the ingredients and stop wasting time, I can't wait anymore. It has already been a decade yet I still have yet to find all the ingredients."

Henrik had lost his patience, these years he had wanted nothing more than to know about the location of the ingredients so that he can start by unsealing one of his siblings but the 'Gade flower' was an extremely rare flower which bloomed only once a century along with some other things.

Caroline smiled as she seemed urgency in Henrik's voice. He had been the most unfeeling individual she had ever seen, hardly anything affected him other than his family. Even after spending a decade together, she couldn't understand what was going on inside his head.

But now the seemingly ever calm soul seemed to flicker due to the wind of urgency. Excitement and longing were the expressions she observed on his usually neutral face.

"Calm down Henrik, the flower is found near [Kyō no Miyako] in Japan, it was renamed [Kyoto] only a few years ago. The [Jade flower] can be found in that country but the distance between our two countries is no less than 5,845 miles."

"You were lucky that one of the trade executives had a cousin managing the trade near Asia so he managed to find the location of the flower but the distance is too far away."

Hearing Caroline's words a frown appeared on Henrik's face as he thought to himself.

ᒥ....The distance is indeed too much for me to cover, it is likely that I need to travel for a long time before I would be able to reach Japan. I can't even use magic to teleport there due to the coffins being resistant to my magic, the spell would only teleport me....ᒧ

ᒥ....I can't even leave my family for an extended period of time due to the binding spell which will prevent me from traveling more than 300 km away from my family....ᒧ

ᒥ....It will probably take some time to reach that place but I am sure that I will be able to free more than one of my siblings, after all, my magic till that time would only grow stronger....ᒧ

Seeing Henrik lost in thoughts Caroline once again started speaking.

"You have to first travel to Europe continent by sea route then take the land route to Japan. It will be a long journey and you wouldn't probably come back to England, I wish I could change your decision but I know that it is all for not....." Caroline let out a sad sigh as she spoke.

Henrik digested her words before saying with a smile "I already told you that I day the time will come for me to leave, will I like it here I still have to free my siblings. They are the most important individuals in my life and I must free them."

Caroline nodded and asked in a curious tone "So when will you leave for Japan?"

"Now...!"

"What...?"

"Well it's not like I need to pack my things or prepare anything, all I need is a carriage for my family and two horses to pull the carriage. I don't need to eat, sleep or drink well blood not included....."

"Th-This....?!"

"It's okay Albus....we knew that this day would come, its been a pleasure knowing you Henrik Mikaelson if you ever decided to return then the Pine family would welcome you with open arms...."

Henrik smiled after hearing Caroline's words, he indeed liked their company but it wasn't something too important for him. He currently only had to free his family, these things could be discussed much later....after all he does have all the time he needs.

He took out a medallion with the insignia of the Mikaelson clan is printed on it. It was silver in color and gave off a mysteries feeling. This was a strong barrier enchantment that he created as a parting gift.

He passed it on to Albus standing near him and said with a smile.

"This is my clan's insignia....no matter which generation of the Pine family, you may always have our support and help if you require it. This is a strong barrier enchantment which can protect the wearer from any harm, only a Pine can wear it."

"If in future any danger may behalf the Pine family, in the face of extermination this enchantment would alert me of your situation and also help you with it."

"Thank you, Henrik....good luck my friend, may you reunite with your family and live your eternal life in happiness."

Henrik patted Albus's shoulder before bidding both of them goodbye and heading towards his quarters to pick up his family.