Chapter 83: Grounded

TRISTAN LEFT the two after ensuring that Alesteria is comfortable and situated in her seat, serving her tea and pastries for her to snack on later.

However, Alesteria doesn't have the stomach to eat at the moment as Xerxes' piercing gaze settled on her.

She didn't dare to look at his eyes nor does she even try, she just kept her eyes somewhere; anywhere but Xerxes.

'I have never been this scared in my entire lifetime.'

Alesteria was never scared, even when she faced all those adventurer's inspecting the mountains nor when they pointed their weapons at her, she never drops a sweat at them.

However, being in front of Xerxes is a different matter.

'Sh-t. How am I supposed to leave without a heavy punishment? Should I use my secret weapon?' She nervously thought as she bit her lower lip.

Alesteria knew that she had done something wrong, of course. She knew that leaving, escaping, the palace while she was still weak will ultimately cause the three overprotective people, mainly Xerxes