For half a year, the warriors on the Dan mountain battlefield, where the territorial boundary between the Southern and Northern Kingdoms was disputed over a part of the territory, could not sleep at all. Constant contention occurred as one side tried to regain its land and the other tried to gain more land to expand its territory. In the past, the ancestors used the Dan mountain range to divide the territory. Every man was the architect of his own fortune, but up to now, the way this mountain range has formed a large river called the New was valuable in terms of irrigation, diplomacy, and especially, this side of the Dan Mountains appeared to be a huge coal mine that had just been exploited. Just holding these two things, the economy and foreign trade of that country would develop like an arrow. Although on the map this area was not marked as belonging to the South or the North, it was unfortunate for the Southern Kingdom that it was on the northern side of the territory. The King o
Inside, ‘that person’ was still wheezing and growling.“Open the door.”Hearing this, both Berk Hill and the guard panicked:“But my lord Duke, it is too dangerous to do so. He is in the process of transformation. If he can open the door, he will definitely come out and hurt you. We will be in danger.”Marcus didn't heed that warning like a mosquito.The Captain voiced his disapproval:“My lord Duke, it’s too dangerous. Or...let me order more guards to come here. Even if he does make a move, we can still guarantee your safety.”Marcus said coldly. He glanced at Berk, making him shiver:“Don't let me say it a second time. Then the first thing you should be afraid of won't be him.”Berk bowed his head, motioning for the guard to quickly open the door. The soldier trembled near the door. After putting the key in the lock, he was once again weakened by the strong breathing inside. Unable to stand, he sat down on the ground. But when he looked up, he saw the Duke's cold blue eyes, as if he
"I am so sorry, Prince. I'm not feeling well today, so I want to go back home soon. Next time, I will invite you to dinner to thank you for today." Alice politely lifted her skirt, and bowed slightly to say goodbye. “Remember to rest well. By the way, please extend my thanks to the Earl Weaver. I look forward to our next date with you.” Nelson Spence smiled softly, lifted Alice's small hand and kissed it gently. Immediately after, Katherine walked up to Alice from behind, bowed, and said sweetly: “It was a pleasure to talk with you today, my Prince. If there was a chance next time, Katherine would really like to talk with you about the topics you are interested in.” Nelson looked at the girl with a pure appearance and shiny black hair, softly expressing her admiration for him. He also smiled happily, saying: “Today is really interesting. Very few girls can make me feel as impressed as you did. The Earl Weaver is indeed very fortunate to have both a beautiful and attractive daug
Alice's carriage returned to the mansion quite late, and as soon as she arrived at the mansion, she noticed another carriage parked in the courtyard in front of the entrance. She recognized immediately that it was her mother's carriage the moment she laid eyes on it. Alice carefully got off the carriage and cheerfully went to find her mother. The butler bowed his head in greeting. “Miss Alice, welcome back.” “Has my mother returned? How long has she been back? Where is she now?” The butler replied: “My lady, the Marquise has just returned about a half an hour ago. She is currently in the workroom. She told me that when you come back, I will take you to rest.” Alice smiled and said: “I want to go see her. Please help me prepare some tea and cakes.” Hearing this, the butler hesitated to answer: “My lady… The Marquise is currently handling business and she is very busy. So I think you should rest first. You must be very tired today, too.” Today seemed to be another busy day for
The next morning, Alice was startled awake again in a state of panic:“Don't…Don't kill her! Ughh ... ah... Ahhh!!”That horrible dream was as clear as if she hadn't come back to life that day. Alice was still heavily haunted by the image of her mother being murdered by evil men. Those cold and callous faces were something Alice would never be able to forget. She had to definitely find them and make them pay this blood debt.Lily knocked on the door from outside:“Oh my god Miss Alice! Miss, did you hear what I said?! I’m Lily! What happened?! Please open the door for me, Miss Alice!!”Just as Lily was about to rush into the door herself, Alice opened it. Fortunately, Lily stopped in time, or else she would have rushed into Alice.“Miss!! I’m sorry... But are you okay? I heard the screams, so I was very worried. You locked the door from the inside again... Maybe there was a thief?! Where is he!!”Then Lily frantically rushed into the room to check the windows, under the bed and in the
After having breakfast, Alice asked her parents' permission to leave first. She needed to find a way to stop the nightmare that tormented her. Perhaps the herb shops run by Sirent could help her find some sort of tranquilizer.Lily helped her into the carriage and was about to return to her seat next to the driver when she was called back.“Lily, about today I went to the herb shop. Remember to tell everyone not to tell my parents. Especially my mother. I don't want to see her worry more about me.”“I understand, miss.”Not long after, the carriage entered Bing Street — the capital Lumière. The street was in the middle of the busy, noisy, bustling with traffic; large buildings close together with large eye-catching signs; or the flow of people dressed in colorful and luxurious costumes. This was where a large number of merchants and the middle-to-upper classes lived and played. Looking at the familiar, bustling street where Alice used to shop, walking around to every store big and sm
The man had chestnut brown hair that was neatly combed, revealing a wide forehead and warm dark brown eyes. His face is good-looking, when he smiles, he is really gentle and sweet, easily making women yell 'aw' shyly, especially the corner of his mouth when smiling will appear two very attractive dimples. The tall figure was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt inside. The collar was simply designed, and two special buttons were attached on both sides. Outside, he wore a dark blue vest with white brocade strips were sewn along the buttons that looked like fairy dust, scattered and eye-catching. The two sides of the vest's buttons were neatly closed, with a combination of small fashion chains connecting them, snugly hugging the waist. Combined with long trousers with parallel stripes and valuable shiny leather shoes, the man's well-proportioned figure stood out. Joseph lifted Alice's hand, kissed it lightly, and smiled. "We haven't seen each other for four days, but you already miss m
Alice returned, just in time to meet the servants carrying her luggage at the door. She let out a breath and fortunately came back in time, otherwise it would be too late. Alice got out of the carriage, walked up to her mother and said: "I'm sorry. Luckily, it arrived just in time. I thought we wouldn't leave until the afternoon." Irene stroked Alice's head. She replied: "It's okay Alice, I'm just making preparations in advance. When you come back, we'll leave at that time. So now, shall we go?!" "I'm ready." Alice and her mother got on the carriage again and headed to the northern front line. The journey from the Rothnor mansion to the army camp that was being held took more than a day. Alice's return was still quite early. With a little calculation, it could be reached by tomorrow evening. At that moment, Irene took out a piece of paper from the box in the carriage, slowly read it, and marked it. She stated: "Joseph is back. I don't know if you guys have met yet?" "I met an
Alice started the day with frustration and shyness. As she stepped out the door, she bumped into someone, lost her balance, and fell to the side. Expecting to suffer a scene of humiliation, a large hand was able to grab Alice's biceps and pull her back. Alice stood close to the man's chest, felt the light breath above the top of her head, and looked up. Arthur's calm, handsome face immediately brought back all of her memories of last night and her embarrassing dreams. Alice was too embarrassed, did not let Arthur speak; she pushed him away. With one hand against the wall and the other covering her face, Alice didn't want anyone to see her strange expression. Lily thought that something was wrong with Alice, so she panicked: "What's wrong with you, Miss Alice?" Alice hurriedly waved her hand. She straightened, adjusted her expression, and turned back to Arthur. Faced with Arthur's unchanging expression, Alice was a bit speechless. It felt like she was the only one who made things
It was already past midnight when Alice returned to the inn. She carefully returned to her room and was just about to open the door to enter when she heard a noise coming from the end of the hallway. Alice couldn't contain her curiosity but slowly approached the source of the sound.The growl wasn't loud and interrupted, but it was clearly an uncomfortable groan. Alice stopped in front of the door of that room. Wasn't this Arthur's room?Alice knew that it would be rude to try to eavesdrop or spy on others, but the sound coming from the room made her unable to ignore it. Alice knocked on the door and called:Knock, knock, knock."I’m Alice. Are you okay, Arthur?"Inside, the growling suddenly stopped. Alice stated once more:"Is something wrong with your injury? Do you want me to call doctor?"There were some weird noises. It was unclear what Arthur was in a hurry to do. Just as Alice was about to knock on the door again, it suddenly opened, startling Alice. Standing in front of the d
After a while, Alice and the shop owner came out. Lily saw that and ran in front of Alice with sparkling eyes. Her voice was a little excited:"Miss Alice! We have found a precious gem!""Huh? Precious gem?"With that, Lily pulled Alice's hand in front of the tall man standing next to Kay.As soon as Alice saw Arthur, she was truly amazed. Was this man with an overly bright face the one who agreed to go with her? The black hair was neatly cut on the sides and back of the neck. The long hair on top of the head was swept back to look extremely attractive. Small face with attractive honey-colored skin. Wide forehead area with strong bushy eyebrows, deep eyes with distinctive red pupils. The nose bridge was so high and straight, the lips were a bit red-purple, the square chin was masculine, and the jawline was extremely clear.He looked like a statue sculpted at the palace. The expression was very calm and somewhat attractive to the viewer.Alice slightly blushed at seeing such a handsome
The four passed by a small clinic not far away. The familiar Alice led the way around the back door of the clinic and went straight inside."Mr. Mat, a patient is coming."The man named Matthew heard this and quickly came out of the small room. An extremely bewildered face looked at the beautiful, strange girl in front of her who appeared from the back door. From the looks of it, it must be someone noble, but definitely not an acquaintance of his. However, it was very comfortable to call him by his familiar name.“Excuse me? You’re...”"I'm Alice, nice to meet you. My friend is poisoned. Please help. Hurry, I don't think he can last much longer."Hearing this, Matthew immediately led the way to bring Arthur inside. Leaving Kay and Lily outside to watch, Alice also went inside. Arthur lay on a small bed. Mat and two assistants quickly cut the cloth to reveal that the wound was not big but black and blood oozed continuously."Bring warm water, salt water, and lots of clean towels here."
The next morning, Alice woke up early because her lost aromatic bag made her sleep uncomfortable. Alice and Lily decided to go for a walk around town. Alice's main goal was to see if she could meet the man in the broken shack in the woods. He was also a sinner, but he had already been sent to hell in his previous life. If the two did not meet, she would close her eyes, but if she met him this time, he would be unlucky.Lily looked around excitedly."Miss, it's so peaceful here! Although not as busy and crowded as on Bing Street, everywhere is fragrant with flowers. I wonder where their flower field is?"Alice snorted lightly."Their flower fields are two miles west of town. There are not only flower fields, but also flat grasslands suitable for nomadic herding. There are also quite a few beautiful lakes. When I have free time, I take you there to try and open your mind."Lily's eyes shone:"Really Miss?! Then when we get there, we can organize a picnic. I guess it's definitely going t
Alice walked out of the alley, and she raised her head to look at the brighter red moon in the sky and put her hand against the wall, breathing heavily.“Hah.. hah.. hah..”The sweat drenched her forehead, and the late-night wind blew to make her feel cold. Alice lifted her hand earlier with a knife and slashed the skinhead, unable to control it but trembling constantly. The indignation had given her the courage to cut off his ear, and now it was uncontrollable panic and suspense. After all, when hunting rabbits, squirrels in the forest could not compare to cutting real people. Right now, excepted to feel alienated, Alice had no such thing as gloating when she avenged her mother. But all of this was her choice, if she could not stand it, how could she protect her mother and herself? "Alice, you'll be fine. When cornering the rabbit, it will also become aggressive and attack again. It's not a big deal that you have to shake like that." Alice took out the scented bag in the bag and p
(Warning: This chapter contains elements of violence, gore, and 18+. These are all imaginary elements and should not be applied to reality.)At Lentia, the howl of a wolf from somewhere made Alice a little uneasy, looking up at the cold night sky. Alice put on a long coat and a hat that covered her face, sat on the carriage, and silently moved to a place not too far from her inn. She walked down at the beginning of the alley. Alice looked at this familiar, dark and damp sloped alley, each step down making her feel disgusted and nauseous.Alice arrived in front of a shanty, shabby house. It turned out that this place used to have a door. Alice was about to raise her hand to knock on the door when a "gruh gruh" sound came from the side and then howled "whouuuuu" like a warning to someone trespassing on their territory."Wolf?"When she heard a noise inside, she looked up and quickly opened the door for herself."Miss Alice, you have arrived. Please come in."Before entering, Alice looke
Arthur's eye color and the color of the moonlight on the crown of his head were exactly the same. Although it was luminous, it was scary and opaque. They made Berk Hill feel heavily oppressed; his throat seemed to be strangled by someone, and breathing gradually became difficult.Berk felt his heart increase a beat with each step Arthur approached. The large hand clenched the sword in his hand. Berk determined that even if he died, he must die without shame, without cowardly running away. He must fight to the last breath to be worthy of the honor of being a general of the mighty Southern Kingdom.Suddenly, Arthur stopped. His eyes widened, making Berk confused. He thought that Arthur was being distracted, and was about to rush up when a friend put his hand on his shoulder, stopping him. When Berk turned around, he realized it was the Duke Marcus Karlson."Okay, Captain Berk. Don't forget that he was also trained to be my strongest warrior. And you're definitely not his match."Berk he
Irene came out of her old memories, anxiously watching the bright, round red moon glow against the black sky. A night sky with a bright moon but extremely dark and scary. The strange thing was that even though there weren't any clouds, the light from the stars couldn't be seen, as if all of them had lost their light. This represented a clear loss and disorientation.Irene called for a bodyguard to come with her. She ordered:"You should approach the person in that cage right now. No matter how you do it, make him faint or take him somewhere else and let him go. Prevent that person from getting a chance to join the fight. Otherwise, from this night on, war will no longer be merely a matter between two countries.""I have understood what you mean, Madam."Before the bodyguard left, Irene further instructed:"Absolutely don't let anyone find out about this. And also… Be careful and take good care of yourself."The bodyguard bowed his head and quickly left to do his duty. Although he didn