It was the voice of a dazzling woman in a blue dress. Her melodious voice coupled with an eye-catching outfit that didn’t match the place simultaneously caught everyone’s attention. Even Asteria looked up, instantly startled.
The woman in the long blue dress that went below her knee; looked so out of place that it was baffling why did she suddenly just appeared here. However, that wasn’t what caught Asteria’s attention. But that style of fashion. She looked almost like a noblewoman in the European middle ages.
Mrs. Ford’s expression turned rigid. Complexity seemed to brim in her eyes. She said nothing. Even she seemed to shrink away, hoping the woman wouldn’t put her attention to her.
Annie looked up briefly to the woman, then looked away as if she hadn’t just seen her. She turned to Mrs. Ford. “Mrs. Ford. I hope this commotion ends here today. If you want to take this accusation to the villa
Asteria couldn’t hide her surprise. She was tempted. Looking for information in a city under the influence of a kingdom definitely would be easier than simply staying here in this remote village. However, from her peripheral vision, Asteria caught Annie’s expression.She didn’t immediately answer Selena’s question. A trace of hesitation could be seen in her eyes.Selena had caught the sight of it. She was about to open her mouth when someone beat it first. “Go, Asteria. Why are you still hesitating? I don’t know what happened to you, but I can already see from your initial clothes that you are no villager.”It was Uncle Han. He was in his work clothes, had just returned from the field, as he put that hoe into the ground. Annie’s expression changed slightly, revealing a hint of hesitation, however, she didn’t speak.Selene seemed a bit surprised. “You do not come from the vi
The journey to the capital of Razor Kingdom, City of Citrus, took approximately three months. At first, the ten-team people that comprise, anyway, Selena, Elias, Asteria, and the guards, passed the forest by walking.It surprised Asteria that Selena, who seemed like she was a noble in that kingdom, wouldn’t mind walking on foot. However, instantly, she remembered that Selena used to be a villager. But mannerism and one’s bearing were two insubstantial things that weren’t easy to change, so perhaps, she had been living in the capital since she was young.Selena’s situation, coupled with the villagers’ apparent behaviour toward an outsider, it was still quite puzzling to her.Along the way, another thing that caught Asteria by surprise was that none of the wolves dared to attack them. Some wild animals, like tigers or bears, occasionally provoked them, though those guards ended up scaring them away.Aster
The question uttered by Selena made her mind spin, then went blank. She felt so shocked that something seemed to have crashed down and shattered — her hope. She was dizzy from the additional information she had just received.Until now, even she regards the werewolves’ existence as a mere dream, yet there was another one that sounded as inconceivable as werewolves? How could a human who had lived her entire life in modern technology accept such things? Fantasy beings, although they were told in legends, legends, after all, were anything but stories that might not even be true.Seeing Asteria’s pale face. Elias gave Selena a look.“Ah, I am sorry.” Selena’s voice was filled with guilt as Elias’ eyes jolted her back to reality. She stood up, walking to approach Asteria, and sat down beside her. Her hand rubbing on Asteria’s shoulder.“I shouldn’t have accused you like that,&r
Asteria had adapted to this place. Though it was hard, she somehow had done it little by little. Seeing an enormous wolf in the street wasn’t an uncommon sight, although it was quite rare; sometimes there were two or three werewolves who showed themselves in wolf form in public.No matter how Asteria tried to control herself, she can still fall into a panic whenever they got too close to her. Usually, she would just go avoid them, finishing her business as fast as possible.After a month and a half of time passed, Asteria had been adjusting herself. She didn’t forget her ultimate intention of looking for a job.Selena had been too kind to her she even helped her to register as a citizen for the Razor Kingdom. Now, she had officially become one. With the request from a noble, naturally, the registration process could speed up.The Razor Kingdom was a place mixed with werewolves and humans. There were a lot of kingdoms lik
The tall figure emitting a wild aura that practically screamed strength. Asteria was all too familiar with this person. At some point, even though she knew he was someone she couldn’t even dream to beat, she still hid a little grievance against him.“You...” Asteria didn’t know what to say. She could only awkwardly staring at his good figure. He was undoubtedly tall, even Elias’s figure seemed more like a teenager against an adult compared to his presence.“You are here?” His deep magnetic voice sounded again, instantly drawn Asteria.A weird feeling suddenly enveloped her entire being as she looked up, finding him already standing near her. His eyes looked bright under the illumination of the moonlight, making him seem serene.Asteria snapped out of it a moment later. She looked away, grumbling as she felt the heat seep into her face, making it look slightly red.“Are you sick?
Asteria wanted to ditch today’s training so badly.The reason was simple. It was because of Asher’s baffling, yet somehow magnetic presence. It drew her in, causing ripples in her usually calm feelings.The puzzled feeling left her afraid somehow. She knew that she was dead in whatever world once she existed out there; that planet called earth. It had driven her not to put too much attachments in this peculiarly unknown world.Despite that, no matter how stone heart she was, Asteria, after all, was also a human. She couldn’t sink herself in ignorance when others had treated her with goodwill.“Your training this afternoon will be overseen by His Grace himself, Grand Swordsman Asher himself.” Elias had thrown her a bomb this morning as soon as she woke up. Her agitation from the last night of meeting Asher had died down, yet it was now ignited last again.Asteria didn’t want to, but she also
At the last moment, unexpectedly, Asteria came to her senses. She didn't hesitate to swing her sword with both hands, hoping to at least decrease the two wolves' momentum so that it would injure her less. She closed her eyes in the process so that they wouldn't be injured.She would be seriously wounded with her fragile body, however, as long as there was a chance of survival, she would try it.As she felt that the silvery sword in her hands had hit something, she couldn't help but be inwardly startled. Her hands unexpectedly grew slightly numb as the swords fell to the ground.Awaiting for the pain to come, Asteria instead didn't feel anything. Still, with her eyes closed, she nearly jumped when she heard of something being slammed hard. As nothing happened to her, curiosity took over. She opened her eyes to
Asteria took her training more seriously since that incident. She knew that if it hadn't been for Asher, she would've been dead if not injured.Gradually, the seemingly invisible wall separating her and the existences of werewolves in the city had lessened. She had learned that, perhaps, just like humans. Werewolves community also has criminals. She no longer that prejudice. Elias had put a lot of effort into helping her. Asher was also a great helper in learning swordsmanship.If she continued to look at the werewolves with prejudice, instead, she would feel rather ashamed. However, she also wasn't willing to be lenient to anyone, no matter what race, she wouldn't be polite if they acted so unbridle toward her.On a few occasions, she had met that kind of people. Some female werewolves didn't look at her tha