Ariana rubbed her eyes a few times as she got up and stood on top of an endless pool of blood. No matter where Ariana looked, she only saw red all over the place. An uneasy feeling gripped her heart, as the girl tried to move from her still position.“Ugh!”Ariana was just about to take a step, and she already fell because something grabbed one of her legs. When Ariana looked back, she saw that it was someone's hand that was holding her back. Fear gripped the girl when she saw that the one who had just grabbed her leg was her grandfather, who had died on the battlefield.“Aria, where do you want to go? Our place is here. No matter what you do, reality won't change that easily. Look, that effort of yours has wasted countless innocent lives once again.”When Ariana followed the direction her grandfather pointed, she saw mountains of corpses of soldiers who had fallen on the battlefield. Among them, Ariana could even see some people she knew. Tears started to roll down the girl's cheeks,
After Ariana's departure, the forts that had always been busy preparing for war finally had their time to rest. Valencia, who temporarily lost her job to guard Ariana, could only take care of her brother in her spare time. However, even if she was speaking with someone, Valencia would still daydream from time to time. Her attitude, of course, made many people worry about her. Because they knew, Valencia must be sad that Ariana dismissed her and left her at the border.“Valencia, Lady Aria will definitely be fine. We have also been given an important order by Lady Aria. All we can do now is do our best and don't disappoint Lady Aria again.”“I didn't mean to disappoint her, Brother Cale. I just-”Valencia muttered in frustration as Cale attempted to comfort her. No one understood why she was being so stubborn this time. Even Ariana, who she thought would understand, thoroughly refused to listen to her reasoning this time.For some reason, Valencia had a bad feeling ever since Ariana sa
A week had passed since Ariana began her journey together with Duke Morgan and the others. Since the treaty matter was urgent, if they didn't need to rest, the group continued to walk through the various terrains of the Sigmund Kingdom. Ariana gauged that if they maintained their current pace, in another two weeks they might arrive in the capital.Throughout their journey, neither Ariana nor Duke Morgan would speak if what they had to talk about wasn't significant. Ariana only spoke whenever she had to arrange accommodation for Duke Morgan, while Duke Morgan only spoke to Ariana whenever he had to answer the girl's words. The soldiers following the two were no less wary of each other. It's unfortunate to see two kingdoms that used to have good relations have to be enemies because of this war.But recently, Ariana sensed that something was different about their group. The two factions that usually can't unite began to be seen talking to each other without Ariana knowing. Such developmen
After Valencia fled the southern border, the woman spent her days catching up with Ariana's group. If her horse wasn't completely exhausted, Valencia would continue to race day and night. The woman had no intention of resting before she managed to catch up to Ariana's group, who had already left first.Four days since Ariana left, Valencia finally managed to find Ariana's group. But fearing that her lady would be angry because she had disobeyed orders, Valencia could only hide secretly while continuing to observe Ariana's group after that. When Valencia realized she could hide well, the woman secretly thanked Cornell for teaching her such a great sneaking technique. For the next three days, neither Ariana nor the others noticed that Valencia was following them from a distance. Valencia also stopped when Ariana stopped and moved along as the group resumed their journey.On the seventh day, Valencia's uneasy feeling returned, as she had felt a little better since she had seen Ariana agai
“What is this ….”Maybe because Duke Morgan's group didn't hear back from the group tasked with getting rid of Ariana until morning came, they finally split up to look for the group's whereabouts. But what they find is a fight that kills everyone tasked with getting rid of Ariana. Ariana's whereabouts can't be found anywhere. But from the traces of blood that could be seen from the swords of the dead, they could guess that Ariana had not only suffered minor injuries after fighting ten soldiers alone.“Your Highness, should we look for the girl's whereabouts first?”Duke Morgan snorted in disdain when he heard the advice of one of the soldiers. Due to an unexpected development of plans, he was forced to come to the Sigmund Kingdom himself to solve the problem that Queen Melisa made. His niece who should have been killed after being captured is still alive and is being taken away by another prince who is also eyeing the throne of the Kingdom of Sigmund. If they didn't get rid of Princes
One week later, Duke Morgan's entourage finally arrived in the capital. Due to the current tense situation in the two kingdoms, the duke's security was further tightened by sending royal troops to escort the man safely to the royal palace. The process is also done quietly. No one knew that the cavalry that was passing through the streets of the capital was Duke Morgan's entourage of the Orvel Kingdom.As soon as the group arrived in the capital, Emilio as king was immediately notified by Marquis Daedalus, who was now acting as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sigmund. Emilio's eyes, which looked bored from waiting for Ariana to arrive, were miraculously excited only for that day. Emilio didn't even protest at all when the servants in the palace started dressing him up in fancy clothes.When Emilio learned that Duke Morgan's entourage had arrived at the palace, the king immediately left all his affairs to welcome the arrival of Ariana, whom he had missed so much. But his smile slowly f
Ignoring the uproar caused by his actions, Emilio immediately sent hundreds of troops to search for Ariana's whereabouts, where she was last seen. Of the ten soldiers who returned to the capital of the Sigmund Kingdom, the one left as a guide was forced to return through the long journey without any rest. The search team was not allowed to rest until they found Ariana. But they couldn't protest because Emilio himself had been searching with them tirelessly.Ignoring the risk of threats that arise when Emilio is outside the palace, the king also goes to look for Ariana in the area outside the capital. Nothing could stop the king from leaving, as Emilio continued to drag his sword and didn't hesitate to slash down anyone who tried to get in his way.Now, the people finally found out that they had chosen the wrong king. It had not been a year of Emilio's reign, and the palace had been stained with bloodshed. The nobles who were originally proud of supporting Emilio also began to regret t
“Master Luke, Master Cale, Valencia has disappeared!”In the early morning, Cornell had come to the Valencia brothers' room with a panicked face. The man never thought, their beautiful night would end with this kind of farewell. Valencia had even left a letter for him. The woman said that she was sorry for choosing Ariana over Cornell, and would rather ignore orders just to confirm her bad feelings.It was only after receiving the letter that Cornell finally understood how bad it was to worry about someone so important to them. Cornell couldn't wait to catch up with Valencia before she went too far. But with his common sense, he preferred to report to Luke and Cale first.Just like Cornell, the expressions of the Valencia brothers also changed when they heard Cornell's words. Luke had tended to be calmer and thought in silence since losing his leg. Cale however, the man immediately got up and scolded his sister who was no longer around.“That child! I told her that we must believe in