The next day, the carriage sent by Trish came to pick up Odette and Lucifer to go to Bosa Village.
Of course, Odette had to lie again by saying that the carriage was the one she had rented. Just before entering the carriage, she looked at Lilium’s housing for the last time. Odette didn’t know when she would return to the capital again.
“Are you okay?” Lucifer held her shoulder.
“Um.” She nodded with a smile and then led him into the carriage.
The horses neighed as the coachman pulled on the reins and told them to run. A second later, those horses pulled the carriage through the thick snow that covered the ground.
“Why do I feel you are sad?” Lucifer asked confusedly, as he had been watching Odette’s expression since earlier.
Odette told him she was sad because she had lived in the capital long enough and now had to leave it.
“We can come back here later if you want,” Lu
Trish walked down the corridor while occasionally turning to people he passed by. He greeted them briefly and continued his walks.The test to win the princess’s hand in marriage would start tomorrow. So, the people in the palace were busy getting everything ready.At this time, Trish was walking towards the Pavilion ‘Luxuri’; one of the palace pavilions, to give Odette’s letter to Anwen.Anwen stayed in the pavilion and was not allowed to leave before the test started. Now her movements were severely restricted. When Trish arrived at the Pavilion ‘Luxuri’, he told the knight that he wanted to meet Princess Anwen.The knight nodded and went inside the pavilion to convey Trish’s message to the maid.After waiting for about three minutes, the knight returned.“I’m sorry, Commander, but Maid Nadin said the Princess doesn’t want to be met by anyone,” he said.Trish felt sad
“Don’t leave me, Trish. My brother isn’t here, Sister Ody isn’t here, and grandma isn’t here either. I’m alone.” Anwen said quietly. She buried her face in Trish’s broad chest and sobbed softly there.Trish hugged the girl more tightly while rubbing her hair gently. He silently shed tears.“I won’t go, I won’t go,” he said, kissing Anwen’s head and resting his chin on it.The sky's stars twinkled beautifully, and the snow was slowly falling.Inside the silent room, Trish and Anwen were still hugging each other. They closed their eyes, enjoying the comfort and warmth around them.Trish’s hands occasionally ran through Anwen’s hair gently. At that moment, he felt like he wanted the time to stop.After a long while and Anwen had calmed down, Trish reluctantly let go of his embrace because he had to get out of there before anyone came.“I have
At night, Trish was in his room. He sat on the couch while massaging his temples. He felt dizzy thinking about all the problems that he had to settle.He wondered how Rion and Odette were? Was their journey going well without any problems?He was really worried about them.“Hey, you! Is it true that Odette has left the capital?”Trish glanced sideways at the fairy confined in the glass case on the table. He stood up, pulled a chair, and sat beside the table. He looked closely at Narine.“Yes,” he replied.Narine was stunned. For a moment, she fell silent and seemed to think hard about something.“Then… has Aathreya not been found yet?” Narine asked again. She wished Trish would say ‘no’.“No,” Trish replied curtly.Narine was relieved but also worried because there was no news about Aathreya as if the man had been swallowed into the earth. She feared that
“How?” Trish asked Kaven.After searching the palace for Narine with Roul, he summoned Kaven for help.Kaven imagined the figure of Narine in his mind while opening his dimensional hole, but instead of going to where Narine was, he came out of Trish’s room.This incident left them confused.“Could it be that Aathreya came to pick her up?” Kaven said confusedly. If Narine had escaped alone, it wouldn’t have been challenging to find her again. All he had to do was use his ability to imagine Narine. Then the tunnel from his dimension hole would be connected to the space where Narine was currently.By crossing the tunnel, he would immediately go to where Narine was, but it couldn’t be done right now. Somehow, something blocked this process.Usually, this happens when a destination is a place imbued with barrier magic.“I think Narine is currently in a place with barrier magic,” Kaven s
When morning came, Odette and Lucifer continued their long journey. The horses pulling the carriage had to work harder through the snow piled on the ground.Even though Odette was now away from the palace, her thoughts remained there. She kept wondering how the situation in the palace was and how Anwen was now?Meanwhile, at the palace, the tests for Kaven and Hanry continued.People gathered on the palace grounds to watch Kaven and Hanry do an archery fight. Both of them were still preparing when Anwen walked out of the pavilion to the throne that had been prepared for her. Just like before, she would personally watch the test.She was wearing a green silk dress decorated with sparkling crystals. Because the weather was cold, the maids dressed her in a green coat with a darker gradation than the dress color.The golden tiara adorned with precious gems on her head exuded an aura of her dignity.Princess Whitney held the princess’ hand.
“Princess, you should go back. It’s not good if you go alone like this,” Hanry said.“Don’t tell me about what’s good and bad.” Anwen walked away from them as she spoke. “I can take care of myself. I can shoot even better than both of you.”Anwen's words made Hanry look at her sharply. He thought the girl was very arrogant.Anwen canceled her intention to look for Trish even though she had been desperately making an excuse to escape from Nadin and the other maids’ attention.***Before returning to the test location, Adaline picked up Anwen so the people looking for the girl wouldn’t think strange things because Anwen suddenly disappeared.Anwen was a bit confused by her aunt’s attitude, but it seemed her aunt was helping her.The next test would be held inside the palace colosseum. Hanry and Kaven would have a one-on-one duel. Inside the changing room, Hanry was
Kaven and Hanry rolled on the floor and alternately sat on each other’s bodies while throwing punches. Bruises began to appear on their faces, along with the pain that made them hiss occasionally.This went on for a few seconds until they both got up and competed to reach their swords that had been thrown earlier. Then, they attacked with all their might and showed their skills in sword fighting.Whitney focused on Hanry. The man’s face was covered in blue bruises. All of that looked contrasting because of Hanry’s fair skin."Had you accepted my offer, then this fight would have been over already," she said inside her mind.She turned to look at Duke and Duchess Carolus and Leana’s underling disguised as a servant. In her mind, Whitney was thinking of Leana. She didn’t expect that the youngest daughter of the Adhelard Family was so bold as to order people to do such a high-risk thing.Meanwhile, down there, Hanry gritt
“Why? Why is it taking so long for him to regain consciousness? He’s been hurt a lot, but never like this.” Duchess Carolus spoke between her tears.“Doctor, do you know why Kaven fainted?” Trish try spoke up.“Probably due to heavy blood loss.”Of course, the doctor’s statement couldn’t be accepted right away. Kaven had repeatedly received much heavier injuries than this while participating in the battle, but something like this had never happened.If someone who didn’t like the Carolus Family heard the doctor's statement, then it could be used as an object of ridicule. They would find Kaven very weak.“Are you kidding me? He had been hurt more severely than this before, and he had never passed out. I told you my son isn’t that weak,” Duchess Carolus said firmly.“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say it is bad." The doctor tried to explain. "The human