A Demon Duchess
18. help me
Day after day Althea slowly began to recover completely, the days he spent in the mansion he used to study and get to know Felix further.
Felix looks no stranger to Althea as they were before her getting to know each other but Althea remembers very well they never interacted before her. Althea sat in the garden mansion at the canace ya Althea called out the canace to accompany her.
"What meda?" Felix suddenly appeared. "Your majesty why are you helping me?" Ask Althea in a flat tone. "Don't I ever answer that." Felix sat next to Althea and stroked the feather of the canace.
"He was never greedy for others" Althea said, noting Felix was playing with the canace. "really?" Felix asked with pleasure. Felix got up from his seat, "Lady get ready I'm going to take you somewhere" Felix said as he extended his hand to Althea.
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The two set off on a horse, using a horse-drawn carriage would only attract attention so Felix decided to ride a horse with Althea. "Your majesty, I can actually ride a horse" Althea said in a street pavilion. "I know, but your condition doesn't allow you to ride alone." For some reason Felix's serious countenance was very different.
Her skin is milky white with jet black hair that is very contrasting, blue iris like a very beautiful ocean. Unknowingly Althea stared at Felix for so long that Felix realized he was chuckling. "What is my face interesting enough for the lady to observe." Felix smiled making Althea turn her face away.
After traveling for a few minutes they arrived at a large land, this land was used for war. After setting foot in this place Althea felt claustrophobic he began to change his eyes faintly started to glow, ice also began to form in the arid area of it "Althea!" Shouted Felix trying to resuscitate Althea.
Althea took a deep breath trying to neutralize her mood. Felix takes Althea's hand and delivers the fire into Althea's hand. Althea did not feel any burning at all she only felt the warmth from Felix's hands. "Thank you" said Althea, slowly making Felix smile.
They began to look for clues, but after a long time his second did not find anything, only the remaining arrows were also spears left from yesterday's war. "Not here, my father can't be killed here" said Althea, as Felix's face turned more serious and thought about all the possibilities.
"Your element is ice, isn't it?" Felix asked suddenly, Althea nodded. "Have you ever heard of water making memories and ice storing it?" Althea gasped at those words exactly like the late emperor's last words. "Yes," replied Althea. Althea instantly understood Felix's intentions.
He gathered all the rest of the blood and water that was there he gathered into one and threw it down, smoke began to appear everywhere various memories of different people appeared like a movie screen.
One by one Althea saw it, by using this ability not only memory but feelings and emotions belonging to someone will also feel Althea. Althea clasped her hand tightly Felix who realized it was holding Althea's hand asking him to share those feelings and emotions with Felix.
Long time they searched but as they had guessed before his Duke Amaryllis came home by winning the war. "Is dad still alive?" Althea asked Felix in a trembling tone. Felix couldn't bear to see Althea suffer like this.
"Let's go home." Felix reached out his hand and greeted by Althea, they went home on a different path hoping that there would be another clue.
In the middle of the road Felix suddenly stopped his horse he saw something very familiar. "Isn't that the lady's family crest?" Felix's words made Althea immediately see the object that Felix meant. Felix got off the horse first and helped Althea down. Hurriedly Althea picked up the piece of cloth.
His heart felt so tight it was a piece of his father's robe, Althea sat on the ground hugging the piece of the robe. While Felix who saw it could only be silent he blinked several times to neutralize the color of his eyes.
Felix started looking for other clues and he found blood on the trees not far from there. Felix comes to Althea. "I know it's a very hard thing for you, but anyhow we have to know what's really going on." Althea looked at Felix and nodded. Felix leads Althea to the tree and asks Althea to freeze the blood again.
Althea fell silent after that memory appeared. The blood belonged to a knight Amaryllis whom Althea knew. The memory shows the rest of the Astrantia army on its way home.
"Your highness Duke, run safe yourself!" Shouted one of Kenny's colleagues from Amaryllis. They were cornered, not expecting the enemy troops to increase. "I felt weird when Alvaro sent me here, tell me who sent you!" The fight became more and more fierce casualties from both sides. "Although you know, you won't be able to tell anyone.
*Sringgg!!! Yep!! Sringgg
The sound of the sword pitting that sounded extremely loud the Duke began to be overwhelmed with an endless army of enemies. "Dad.." muttered Althea softly, the knight Amaryllis managed to defeat the enemy forces until there was nothing left. Kenny was one of the survivors of the fight even though he was severely injured.
They walked while embracing his injured comrade as well as Duke. But it didn't just get there.
*Whosh..jitb..
Darts shot piercing one by one the remaining knights, as well as Kenny. "Your majesty run!!!" Shouted Kenny in the remnants of his time his view of Kenny began to blur.
*Jamb..
The arrow hits Duke, Felix hastily covers Althea's eyes but he forgets the feelings and emotions Kenny can Althea feel and makes it seem as if he is there. Drop by drop Althea's tears came out wetting Felix's palm.
Felix who could not see Althea's tears then hugged her tightly trying to calm her, Felix stroked the top of Althea's head and kissed her slowly giving her own ama taste for Althea.
"Dad..." Althea muttered in between her cries. A few minutes after crying Althea looked at Felix "i know who is behind all this." Felix was shocked by Althea's words. It was not her guessing or suspecting someone but Althea's expression was completely certain.
"Who?" Felix asked carefully, "the one who hates me also has something to do with the death of the late king" Althea replied, Felix knew Althea was indeed very intelligent but he did not expect Althea to be able to conclude so quickly.
"While I know, I can't do anything. Because it's your honor.." Althea looked at Felix seriously. "Please help me."
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