Titan King: Ascension of the Giant - Chapter 574

Chapter 574: I will pave the way for your growth
Human Kingdom, Rose Manor.

On this day, the maidservants of Rose Manor came out one after another to welcome a distinguished guest.

A squadron of gryphon knights flew in from the sky, the gryphons screeching, stirring up gusts of wind that sent the rose petals of Rose Manor fluttering.

After the gryphon knights landed, Prince Theodore dismounted from the strongest gryphon and, guided by the maidservants, arrived at the manor hall.

“Aunt!”

Prince Theodore bowed, his face full of sincerity and concern.

“I brought the cake you loved as a child. Come, try my handiwork.”

Ava’s belly was already quite large, making it inconvenient for her to stand. She leaned back at a dining table, savoring the cake she had personally baked.

“The taste of childhood, I had almost forgotten it!”

Prince Theodore glanced at Ava’s belly, nearing full term, a touch more concern showing on his face.

Coming to sit at the dining table, Prince Theodore tasted three pieces of cake before speaking.

“Is everything here still plentiful?”

Princess Ava smiled, shook her head, a gentleness she had never shown before gracing her features.

“This is one of the finest manors in the kingdom. It has everything one could possibly need; nothing is lacking.”

Prince Theodore nodded, picking up another piece of cake and chewing it thoughtfully.

“A new batch of magical plants has matured in the palace. My father asked me to bring some for you. I’ve already had the guards store them in the manor’s warehouse.”

Princess Ava nodded, the gentle smile unwavering on her face.

“Tomorrow, I’m heading north to Soaring Bird City. There are rare items there from other territories. Is there anything you desire?”

Prince Theodore’s tone was casual, like everyday conversation, neither deliberate nor concealing.

Princess Ava looked up, glanced at Prince Theodore, her gentle expression unchanged.

“I don’t lack supplies here!”

“You’re going north alone; be cautious, stay safe!”

Speaking of the north, the image of that giant flashed fleetingly in Princess Ava’s eyes.

The north was a dangerous place; it was where she had been imprisoned by the giant.

Thinking of this, Ava offered a reminder to Prince Theodore.

“Soaring Bird City has stabilized and developed. I’m going this time precisely to finalize our interests there.”

“I will claim your share for you.”

Ava nodded, noncommittal about Theodore’s initiative.

Following this, Prince Theodore rested at Rose Manor for a day, then mounted his gryphon(griffin) the next morning and headed north.

By the window of the manor’s master bedroom, Princess Ava watched the receding squadron of griffins, her hand resting on her belly.

As her belly grew larger, the child within became more distinct, and Princess Ava was trying to accept everything.

Initially, Ava had felt disgusted. She wasn’t Orion’s wife; she had been forced, treated merely as a toy for Orion’s sexual release.

But then she became pregnant, carrying the child of Giant King Orion.

Such a thing was truly unimaginable, unacceptable to her.

Sometimes, Ava even felt hatred towards the child in her womb, stemming from her hatred for the child’s father.

But slowly, as she began to feel the small life’s breath and heartbeat within her, Ava changed.

She didn’t know when, but the hatred in Ava’s heart vanished, replaced mostly by confusion.

And then, breaking through the confusion, was the increasingly clear connection from within her belly.

That thrumming connection of shared blood allowed Ava to let go, and gradually, anticipation began to grow.

“If there’s anyone to blame, it can only be myself! Honestly, besides being a bit rough, that Giant King wasn’t bad to me, especially since his sexual prowess was too formidable…”

The concern from Ava’s brother and nephew, Prince Theodore, was genuine; Ava could feel it.

Furthermore, Ava could also sense that His Majesty the King and Prince Theodore held great expectations for the child in her womb.

This child carried not only the bloodline of the Giant King but also that of the human royal family.

His birth would be a link, a connection deepening the alliance between the Human Kingdom and the Stoneheart Horde.

Ava understood these implications.

At first, she had resisted.

But now, she accepted it, and she hoped to secure more benefits for her child.

“No matter how difficult the future may be, I will pave the way for your growth.”

Prince Theodore’s visit was not just out of concern for Ava, but also for the child within her.

Through this child, Prince Theodore could gain much more.

Of course, conversely, a Prince Theodore who gained more could also provide more support for the child in Ava’s womb.

After all, they shared half of the same bloodline.

“What matter would require you to travel north alone?”

Ava didn’t know the specifics, but whatever could compel Prince Theodore to go personally must be significant.

And in the northern Soaring Bird City, only the blood elves, ogres, and giant tribes possessed Legendary level beings.

Only when Prince Theodore’s figure became a black dot and completely vanished into the sky did Ava withdraw her gaze.

Meanwhile, aboard the flying mount, the griffin.

Prince Theodore wore an expression of hesitation and contemplation.

As Ava’s relative, Prince Theodore and his father were genuinely concerned for her.

Of course, the desire to leverage the impending birth for greater benefits and connections was also real.

These two aspects didn’t conflict, nor could they truly be called scheming.

Because there were certain things, certain truths, that the child in Ava’s womb would have to face sooner or later.

Since facing them was inevitable, Prince Theodore felt that laying the groundwork early and securing the necessary benefits was the best course of action.

During this visit, Prince Theodore hadn’t seen resistance or hatred on his Aunt Ava’s face.

Undeniably, this was a positive sign.

The aunt with a gentle face was the aunt of his memories.

“Sigh…”

Prince Theodore slowly exhaled. Before coming to see Ava, he had already decided to subtly inform the Giant King about the child.

However, after seeing Aunt Ava, he found himself hesitating.

“Aunt, since you’ve chosen to let him be born, you must let him face everything.”

“Having the Giant King as support might actually be a good thing for him!”

One stark reality was that the child of Princess Ava and Giant King Orion would certainly not be acknowledged by the mainstream factions of the Human Kingdom.

To put it bluntly, the child would definitely not gain acceptance from the upper echelons obsessed with noble bloodlines.

This meant Ava’s child wouldn’t have a particularly bright future within the Human Kingdom.

However, this unborn child possessed the bloodline of the Giant King.

This also meant the child’s potential for growth would be very high.

And everything His Majesty the King and Prince Theodore were doing was aimed at helping this child draw more ‘nourishment’ from the precarious space between humans and giants.