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

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.

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

In the room where Kaven was being treated, Anwen was with the doctor checking on him who was still unconscious. Anwen looked intently at Kaven’s face. His eyes were closed tightly, and his lips always put on a sweet smile. She stepped closer to get a better look. It wasn’t long before Anwen found a rash among the bruises on the right side of Kaven’s face. Due to Kaven’s battered face, the rash looked even fainter. Anwen touched the rash. It was stiff and quite wide. “Was this rash present when he was brought here?” she asked the doctor standing beside her. The doctor frowned. He stared in the direction Anwen was staring at. “No, Princess,” he said confidently after trying to remember the state when Kaven was brought into the treatment room. Yes, the doctor was sure there was no rash. Even when he took care of Kaven’s wounds. When the doctor examined further, it turned out that the rashes could also be found on Kaven’s n

The next day, Trish’s job increased with one more task. He had been quite busy with the matters of Aathreya and Rion, and now he had to deal with Kaven’s poisoning incident. Having yet to obtain sufficient evidence, he and his subordinates undertook a secret investigation. If Trish said there was poison in Hanry’s sword, people would only accuse him, and Hanry and Whitney could avoid it because there was no evidence pointing at them apart from Hanry’s statement. Then, the Adhelard Family would also accuse him of framing Hanry. Besides that… Trish’s steps stopped in front of Kaven’s room. He could see Anwen was checking on the man’s condition. He heard the girl ask about Kaven’s condition gently and affectionately. “She said she loves me, but she’s never been that gentle wi