Custard and I rode on Viex’s back as we ran into the woods. “Hold on tight, Custard.” I said and fought off the strands of my hair whipping my face as I looked ahead and grinned.
“Kellar, I am going to catch up. Control your magic!” I called out to him. Upon hearing my voice, I saw that he and Javi immediately quickened their pace.
Viex smirked arrogantly. ‘Amateurs. Think they would outrun me.’ He says. His tails immediately surrounded us as he ran faster. In no time, we were already running side by side with Kellar.
“Hi!” I waved at him.
Kellar let out a joyous laugh. He was clearly having too much fun that he began to
When the training was over I immediately headed for the library where the others are. It was the only safe place where we can talk in private. Just the three of us.I knocked on the door with the same pattern as Ace taught us so we’ll know that it was one of us. I waited for a long time but no one answer. Frowning, I kicked the door open to look cool, and then I heard a loud sound.What the hell was that?I was about to check what I have hit when I heard Nate almost dying in laughter when I came in. He was trying to calm his breath as he addressed me. “Hey, Princess. How’s your day?” He grinned.“Tiring.” I answered and began to look around. “Where’s Ace?”“Right her
I block and parried the incoming attack of sir Terrence, then I backed away and brought my own sword down. Now, Terrence was the one blocking my attack. Kellar charged at him and swung his foot to attempt to trip him.Unfortunately, Terrence jumped and moved away that Kellar tripped me instead. I fell down and came crashing into him.“Ow…” I groaned as I got up.“Princess, I am sorry!” Kellar began to apologize. And once he does, it is a never-ending cycling.“It’s fine. Get up.” I told him as I pulled him to his feet. “You know, maybe we should have planned this ahead and worked together to take him down.” I said while pointing at Terrence.Today was a two-on
“How do I look?” I asked Ace as I placed a helmet over my head. It was the kind of helmet where only the front and neck are exposed. Amongst all the others helmets, it was the only one that I like because it doesn’t hinder my vision. Ace stood in front of me as he rubbed his chin in concentration. He was helping me pick my gears for the incoming raid in Tereau. “Try to circle around.” He told me. “Brother? You do know that it’s just a helmet, right?” Darem asked him. Today, the elven brothers are here as they came to deliver some gears for me that were requested by Ace. Since it was a secret, his brothers personally came here. Ace turned to his brother. “Shut up!” He snapped at him before looking back at me with a softer expression. “Turn around.”
I looked in the mirror and at the chainmail that now covered my body. The maids were preparing me for the upcoming raid tomorrow as they placed and packed all the needed items in my bag.For now, we’re supposed to head for the camp that was set up for all the individuals involved to gather.That was why I was troubled when I had to wear chainmail over my shirt because it is not like we are going to war right away.“Princess, what do you think?” Keela, one of my maids, asked.“I feel like all I need now is one of those belts for belly dancing to complete the set.” I said because every time I move, I could hear it rattling.And it was annoying.
Nate and I headed for the larger tent in the area. He told me that it was where all the royals are supposed to gather for the briefing.Nate opened the tent for me go to inside, but before I could even enter, I heard two familiar voices behind me. “I almost cried. You look so much more independent compared to the last time that we saw you. I just hope that you really are what you look like from the outside.”It was Custard who first reacted. He lets out a howl and ran behind me. ‘Master Ren!’I turned just in time to see Ren picking Custard up on the ground as Custard showered him with adoring kisses. The twins were humbly wearing plain shirts like what we usually wore in training. And judging by the looks on their faces, I can only guess that t
I woke up early the next day as we all started to prepare ourselves. But I, on the other hand, woke up especially early because I wanted to make sure that everything was settled. Plus, I was getting nervous about all of this as well that I just can’t get a few more minutes of a shut-eye. I already have my shirt, chainmail, vest, trousers, and boots on. Now, I was contemplating wearing the gloves that Eltur and Darem gave me, but I decided against it as it would only hinder my grip on my whip. As I got out, I noticed that Nate was outside of his tent as well and just doing a few stretches. He must have heard me stepping out because he looked back with a tired and nervous smile on his face. “Hey. Good morning, Rose.” He greeted me. “Morning, Nate.” I greeted his back as I held the tent open for Custard and
‘Princess, focus!’ I felt Viex slumping down when the supply of magic that I was giving him was cut off. In that brief moment of weakness, a few rogues were able to catch on and started targeting us instead. I got down from Viex as he was still trying to recover from the unstable magic. Custard and I managed to handle a few of them with our backs facing Viex to protect him. ‘Princess, behind you!’ Viex yelled as a warning. When I looked back, I saw a leopard pouncing at me. Custard blocked its path but the leopard didn’t fully reach us when a hood figured appeared, landed on the leopard’s back in midair, and plunge his blade to its neck. As they both landed on the ground, Ace took his hood and pulled me until I w
Everyone was quiet as we all let the information sink in. When I thought about it, it all made sense now. Luke was the one that we were looking for. The only thing is, he is not exactly a traitor, just controlled by something that he cannot fight.“Hang on, who attacked Luke in the greenhouse?” I asked. “I mean, the place was basically a mess.”“He did that to himself,” Stella says. “As soon as he realized that Ferius was looking and hearing events of what was happening, he put himself to sleep to purposely stop Ferius from knowing of our plans. But upon realizing this, Ferius tried to take control over him. That was why the dose of the sleeping potion that he took was too much as to put him in a temporary coma.”“I see.” Ace and I exchanged a look.