Chapter Thirteen

THERE WASN'T ANY MAID TO HELP ME OUT on my bath, and I was glad for that. Especially when my maid-in-waiting in Emilia, and would probably try to kill me. And although I know she isn't the one who will cause my death, I don't like the idea of people trying to kill me at all.

So I took a relaxing hot bath, trying not to think of the fact that this was Avy's bathroom, and I was laying down on Avy's bed. When I was done, I dressed in one of my training clothes, not caring if that was improper for a Princess. I also put my long hair on root braids, which is an easier hairstyle to train on.

Finished with that, I got out of Avy's chambers and headed out to the private training grounds of her castle. It was easy to get there, taking as I know this castle as I know my own house. To my pleasure, there wasn't anyone there, so I began to train alone.

Too caught up in my mind to notice when someone approached me.

When I was done running around the grounds for the tenth time, I realized that Rai w