"Undress, leave your clothes here, and enjoy your bath," said Knox, looking at the kids with a wide grin on his face.

The kids undressed, left their clothes on the floor, and jumped into the hot water pool, which was at the right height and could accommodate all of them.

"Hehe..."

"Haha..."

The whole bathhouse was filled with their happy and excited smiles. Since there were no public taps or anything, it had been a few days since they last took a bath, so they were very happy to bathe in the hot yet fresh water.

"Get new clothes for these kids," said Knox, looking at his guards.

One of the guards stepped forward, nodded his head, turned to look at the kids to count them, walked towards the entrance of the bathhouse, and stepped out after he reached the entrance.

After half an hour, one after another, the kids walked out of the hot water pool with reddened faces. Knox passed a towel to each kid that came out of the pool.

While the kids were drying themselves with the towels, the guards neatly arranged the clothes and were ready to give them to the kids.

After they dried themselves with towels, all the kids covered the lower part of their bodies with the towels and moved towards the spot where they had dropped their clothes.

They came to the spot and looked around the place but didn't find their clothes.

While they were worrying about their clothes, Knox walked towards the kids and said, "Don't worry about your old tattered clothes. Everyone stand in line. I brought new clothes for you all."

All the kids turned to look at the new clothes that were neatly arranged on the tables, and guards stood beside each table.

The kids hurriedly moved towards the tables and stood in two straight lines. The guards started giving the new clothes to the kids. The kids extended their hands to take the clothes and started dressing with excited looks on their faces.

"Clap...clap..."

When the kids turned to look at Knox, he started saying, "If you feel that the clothes you wore are not suitable for your size, you can exchange them for another dress that fits you."

The kids nodded their heads and started dressing. After a few minutes, they all dressed up and began comparing their dresses with each other. It was normal behavior from the kids.

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Suddenly, a guard came running into the chamber. He came close to Knox and said in his ear, "Your Majesty, we found a nice place for the kids to stay, as you said, but it was owned by that guy."

"Who is that guy?" asked Knox, with a confused look on his face.

"He is a relative of the Veridia kingdom's royal family. We need your orders to proceed further," said the guard in an anxious tone.

"Veridia Kingdom, huh?" Knox started to search his memories.

"That incident. I may provoke the Veridia Kingdom if I am involved directly, but if I take care of everything from the shadows, how can they know it was done by me?" thought Knox, with a crazy maniac smile on his face. Then he turned to look at the guards and asked, "Have you all arranged the restaurant?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," said the guard, bowing his head slightly.

"Nice. Take the kids and let them have their meals first. Let them eat whatever they like and eat until their tummies are full," said Knox in a majestic voice.

"We will follow your orders, Your Majesty," said the guards in unison while slightly bowing their heads.

"Good," he turned to look at the remaining guards and said, "I have an important matter to deal with in the dungeon. Let's go."

While a few guards took all the kids to the nearby restaurant for a meal, Knox took the remaining guards with him to the dungeon.

"Vikram..." Knox murmured while boarding the carriage.

After an hour, Knox reached the royal palace and entered inside. He remembered the way to the dungeon, so the moment he entered through the main gate, he disembarked from the carriage and moved towards the dungeon.

It didn't take long for him to reach the dungeon, and he signaled his guards to stay at the entrance of the dungeon with his eyes. "Your Majesty..." Before they finished what they were saying, Knox frowned to show his displeasure, and the guards immediately shut their mouths and simply stared at him while gulping nervously. They didn't want to imagine what their fate would be if they angered that demon (Knox).

Knox moved forward according to what he remembered from his memories. The smell of the cells was so unbearable. The cells were so dirty, and since there was no bathroom facility, prisoners relieved themselves inside the cell.

Even though Knox was raised in a very unhygienic environment, he still couldn't bear the pungent smell coming from the cells. He closed his nose and mouth with the cloth of his dress and continued walking.

At the end of the corridor, he found Vikram tied with chains all over his body. He was pale-looking, and his body showed his inner bones due to malnutrition. He was in a half-sleep and half-awake state, without any energy left, with injuries all over his body.

"Vikram..." Knox murmured while looking at the man who was held in chains inside the cell.

Vikram, who heard his name after many years, shook violently and slowly opened his eyes. His eyes didn't have any signs of life in them.

"Sigh."

Knox sighed with a pitiful look on his face. Even though he wasn't responsible for what happened to Vikram, he still felt some kind of guilt for what happened to the man.

"Do you want to take revenge?"

Vikram slowly raised his head to look at Knox and said in a hoarse voice, "If I get the chance to take revenge, then you're the first one on the list."

"Oh, shit," Knox cursed inwardly with an annoyed look on his face and thought, "I'm not the real me."

"Ahem, see brother, I pity you for what happened to you, and I know I'm in the wrong, but still, I will correct my mistake. I will give you the chance to take revenge on the guy who forced and killed your girlfriend."