"CWAN'T YOU wun fastew?!" Alesteria held Ich's hand tightly as they ran to the alleyway, bumping into several people and even knocking down a barrel behind them to slow down the knights, but they just jumped over it. "And who runs the slowest here?! I'm even ahead of you!" Ich shouted as he knocks another barrel down. "I'm gwetting tiwed owkay?! Gibe me a bweak!" Alesteria has now have her face shown as her hair dances with the wind, her blonde hair catching the attention of the people they passed by. "Isn't that..." "No way...!" Ich curses under his breath as he notices that more and more people are noticing Alesteria; their pace becoming slower due to Alesteria's tiredness. Ich doesn't know what is happening but seeing that Alesteria ran after seeing those people near the clothing store, he believes that they are there to harm or kidnap her. He has no choice but to protect the little girl, or else Nadia might have his head. "I apologize in advance but there is no choice now
"I THINK we are safe... For now..." Ich leaned unto the wall after saying that as he tried to catch his breath while Alesteria peeked through the wall as few people passed by, many of them unaware of two children hiding in a dumpster area located between a butcher shop and a restaurant. It is a few miles away from where they met Alesteria and she knew, by the looks of it, that this is less frequented by knights since all of the stores looked poor. "Yweah, iwt wooks wike we wost thwem." She responded as she turned to Ich. "Then, explain." Ich glared at her. "NOW." Ich quickly regained his breath then he crossed his arms, looking warily at Alesteria as she guiltily looks on the ground. Alesteria knows that she couldn't just say that she is the princess or that the people that chased them are the princes of the empire. Though, she couldn't hide the fact she is, indeed, not a commoner. So, there is only one choice left. "I wan away from hwome." Alesteria already thought about it
PARIE WAS panicking, full on flying around the quiet room, which is Alesteria's, as it slowly dawned on her what happened and what she did, which took her almost two days to figure out. The reason for this is because anything with an alcohol or has an alcohol content in pastries will mess up the sugar intake of the fairies, since their nutrients came from sugar itself. Alcohol, if taken in huge amounts, will make a person drunk and the same goes to fairies, just ten times higher since they are consuming sugar and nothing else. So, to recover, they will need to pour out their magic unto something until they ran out of it and passed out, going into a deep slumber just until the alcohol is washed out of their system. And after almost two days, Parie is sane again and as she remembered what she did, she immediately regretted it. "Oh no! No, no, no, no!" Parie wanted to rip her hair out and think deeply on where she sent Alesteria. "I'm so dumb! So dumb!" Parie was not at her best,
FINDING BELLA was an easy task, especially with Nadia's skills. Alesteria was even surprised they managed to find her within the day, but what is more surprising us that the house Bella resides in was small and enough for one person, with a small garden on the side. It was in a quiet street near the inn and it was only two-minute walk, so Alesteria wasted no time and told Nadia she wants to go immediately, to which Nadia accompanied her. "What are you going to say to her once you see her?" Nadia asked Alesteria while holding her hand. Alesteria thought deeply about it. "Mwaybe," She started, "I will ask hew why she weft." Neo was behind them and Ich was beside Alesteria, crossing his arms as he briefly glanced at her, listening to their conversation. "Didn't you tell me she left because she was guilty?" Alesteria turned to Ich, "I towld you, thwat isn't just the weason." "How sure are you about that?" "Because I know hew." Alesteria spoke confidently as she looked at Ich with
"I APOLOGIZE but I can't make any refreshments at the moment." Bella stated as she motioned her surroundings, which is empty and have been taken care of. "As you can see..." The table set was the only thing that is left inside the house and it only has two chairs, so it was given to Bella and Alesteria; since they needed to talk. Neo, Nadia, and Ich decided to go outside to stay on guard since they are not that involved and they wanted to leave the two to converse with each other without any distractions. "Iwt's owkay, I'm nwot thiwsty." Alesteria said as she sat more comfortably. Bella cleared her throat and sat on the opposite side in front of Alesteria. There was a long silence between them before Alesteria broke it. "Then, your highness..." "Bwella." Alesteria's voice intervened Bella before she could even continue. "When will you cwome bwack?" Alesteria's shaking voice was enough to make Bella stop talking, looking at the princess in front of her who has her head down an
"THERE SHE is!" Parie followed the trail which led her to an old house and just outside of that house, she spotted Alesteria with two adults behind her. There, a woman and a man who seemed to be from the eastern continent, talked. They both were showing disapproval, as Parie could read from their faces, as Alesteria frowns and pouted. As she moves closer, the mana became strong and right then, Parie's eyes settled to the child that was in front. The child is someone between 9 or 10, with ebony black hair and golden eyes that are like glittering gold. He is taller than Alesteria and gave off a possessive and authoritative aura, one that would make you look at him for a very long time just to cower in fear. And Parie knew one person who could give off such an aura... Let alone that kind of mana. "Son of a--" Parie slapped her hand on her mouth to prevent herself from cursing as she hid behind a tree near them. 'I DID THIS, DIDN'T I?!' She screamed in her mind as she stared at Ales
KLAUS WATCHED the whole interaction and saw how the princess laughed, her eyes twinkling as the two adults continued bickering with each other in a friendly manner. He heard everything and as soon as he knew they were finished talking, he left immediately as he went to his majesty, the emperor's side, to report everything that he had seen and heard. The office was silent, as usual, with a heavy atmosphere as Xerxes stood in front of the window overlooking the capital, his eyes were dark as he stared at it. Klaus appeared behind him, with the table in the middle, as he knelt and greeted Xerxes. "I greet the great sun of the empire, your majesty the emperor." Klaus greeted while keeping his head down, kneeling. Xerxes briefly glanced at him before returning his eyes back to the capital. "Any news?" He asked. Klaus nodded, even though Xerxes can't see him. "I have found her, your majesty." Xerxes stilled and quickly turned to Klaus, his eyes looking at him full of expectation whi
AFTER EATING their dinner at the restaurant on the first floor of the inn, Alesteria is now by herself in the room while Neo went somewhere accompanied by Ich. Nadia went off to buy something; she didn't specify what it was but she said she will be back shortly. Alesteria sat silently on the bed and listened to the hallway outside, making sure that no one is outside nor were there any people present. She knew that the walls are thin so she has to be careful, mostly now that she can't use her mana. So, when she finally felt that the coast is clear, she spoke. "You can come out now." The pink light appeared out of nowhere inside the room and landed in front of Alesteria, slowly revealing herself as she looked at her with such urgency. "Ales!" Parie quickly went to her side and grabbed her hand which she pulled, but Alesteria's hand didn't budge. "We need to leave! Right. Now!" Alesteria ignored the urgency in Parie's voice and glared at her, taking her hand back and lightly fli