“We’ve administered the medicine yesterday and we’re still doing it until this very moment since the medicine needs to be administered multiple times a day. So far, the doctors haven’t reported anything unusual with the patients and most of them are getting better. There were reports about how the patients were finally able to talk and sit up without needing any help.” I told them. The Emperor listened intently to my words and the Empress just looked at me with a smile on her face. “You’ve done well, young lady. On behalf of this Empire, I would like to sincerely show you my gratitude for helping my citizens.” The Emperor lowered his head at me and the Empress followed. I panicked and I didn’t know what to do. The two ruling leaders of this Empire just bowed their heads to me. “Please, your

It’ll take us a few days before we can reach the outskirts of the Nanto Empire. We will be camping outside for a few days since there aren’t any towns nearby. The land we’ll be traversing for at least 2 days belongs to the Taiyou Empire. Although it is their land, it is uninhabited. It’s just mainly forests and flatlands and many wild animals roam the area. This is probably the reason why a lot of people from the Nanto Empire refuse to travel north. “Are you okay?” I looked over at Prince Shiro to confirm that he was talking to me. When I realized that I was the one he was talking to, I nodded my head and told him that I was feeling fine. We’ve only been traveling for 2 hours so this much isn’t tiring for me. “I’ll be fine. I travelled all the way from Nanto to Taiyou all by myself. I think

“I only heard that you arrived in the town and you immediately knew where the slave traders were operating and where they kept the women and children that they kidnapped. The knights said they saw it with their own eyes how magnificent you were as a leader.” I said, flustered. I tried my best to sound coherent even when I was saying everything from the top of my head. Prince Shiro didn’t say anything for a while. I saw him nodding his head a bit but he didn’t say a word. “It’s a bit strange…” He said. I raised my eyebrows and asked him to repeat what he said. I couldn’t hear it, probably since I wasn’t paying much attention. He repeated it and I got confused. “What’s strange?” I asked. He looked back at me as he was standing up. He walked closer to me and he had a big smi

The following morning, Prince Shiro gave the men his go signal to start moving. As much as I want to continue sightseeing, we have a bigger issue on hand. That sabotage attempt back at the Taiyou Empire was a warning. They shouldn’t have been able to touch me from all the way in Taiyou but somehow they managed to follow me and they even managed to get past the guards. Something tells me that it wasn’t just that woman who came to Taiyou. Plus coincidentally, she was killed in her cell. Someone must’ve come to silence her before she could spill everything.  “You’re thinking so deeply that I worry about you falling out of your horse.” Prince Shiro said. I quickly snapped out of my momentary trance and I focused on guiding my horse. It’s not like she was straying far but she was starting to wander on her own. I held the reins and made her go at a steady pace. I couldn’t stop thinking about what’s in stor

“Are you okay?” I asked him as soon as we were face to face. I touched his face and made sure to check his body for any injuries. I admit I started acting frantically because of what just happened. Even though I knew that Prince Shiro wasn’t hurt anywhere, I still had to make sure. “Don’t worry, I’m okay. What about you? You were near the area where the arrow came from.” He asked me. I nodded and told him that I had heard a sound coming from the forest but ignored it because I thought it was an animal. I should’ve paid more attention and I shouldn’t have let my guard down. “We have to be on guard for the rest of the night just in case they come back. The knights and I will be taking shifts during the night to ensure everyone’s safety.” Prince Shiro told me. I nodded and told him