Being Cruel Empress
39. Letter from Grand Duke

Along the way, Ellena just kept hugging Winter. He regretted not listening to Winter's words forbidding him to leave. Luckily, she and Winter manage to escape Sebastian. Although he had to drain his energy to create that high-level magic circle.

"Pure mana will never be depleted, but pure mana will be immediately weakened if the owner of the body is exhausted with energy. Since I had never practiced since the beginning, using magic with such great energy all of a sudden was exhausting. However, thanks to that Winter and I were able to escape. Otherwise, we'll keep dealing with Sebastian." Ellena's inner.

"Ellena .. Are you okay? hang on, once we cross the border and enter the imperial territory, everything will be fine" Winter said.

"Yes," replied Ellena tightening her arms.

Winter frowned. He felt like a fool and useless. Instead of protecting, he was protected by his own wife. Winter flicked the harness and shouted, asking his beloved horse to increase his running speed.

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Her night. As Winter and Ellena have dinner together, they discuss how to deal with Sebastian. Sebastian said that he would write a letter of request to the Head of the magic academy to be able to send some top-level magicians as protectors. Ellena refused, saying that she would come directly to meet the head of Akademu magic who is her Uncle to negotiate. Winter should come too.

"We're leaving tomorrow, how about?" ask Ellena.

"Is it okay to just come?" ask Winter.

"Why really? You're afraid Uncle will refuse our arrival? because we suddenly came unannounced?" ask Ellena.

Winter nodded her head, "However, everything has a procedure, Ellena. He is also very important and busy. Even if you're his nephew, but you better write a notice first" Winter said.

Ellena took a breath. She could not argue with an Emperor and could only accept what her husband said. Ellena used Winter's words to write a letter first before coming to the magic academy.

Winter swapped the plate with a steak that he had cut into small pieces with a plate belonging to Ellena. He asked Ellena to eat the steak slowly.

"Eat slowly" Winter said.

"Yes, thank you." replied Ellena.

Winter smiled, "Have you felt better after the break? You sleep so well, because I don't want you to be distracted I'm asking the waiter not to come into your room" Winter said.

"You're not working? don't tell me you're waiting for me to sleep" asked Ellena.

Winter nodded his head. He said that he was worried and not calm, if not by Ellena's side. Winter also took all her work to Ellena's room. Working while watching Ellena sleep.

Dining room door on tap. Soon Janette and Carlos enter, facing Winter and Ellena. Merena gave a greeting to the Imperial Sun and Moon.

"Janette .. " call Ellena.

"Your Majesty, are you okay? I immediately asked back to the Grand Duke as soon as you heard you had just been dealing with a bad person" Janette said.

"How can Sebastian be in exile, Your Majesty? isn't it an old armory?" carlos looked at Winter.

"That's it, I myself also wonder what happened. When I came with Ellena, we saw that four guards were already lying lifeless in a terrible state. And Ellena who felt the dark energy insisted on taking me away. We haven't left yet, Sebastian has appeared and tried to provoke. That's how, we fight and inevitably we pull ourselves away because of the difference in strength levels." explained Winter.

"What did you say?" elena looked at Carlos.

"Master Grand Duke was surprised and of course worried about you. We both calmed her down, we said, Your Majesty the Empress and the Emperor are fine. Oh, yes ..he left you a letter, Your Majesty the Empress." explains Carlos, giving a letter to Ellena.

Ellena receives a letter from Carlos, and opens the letter immediately. Ellena read and understood the letter from her father.

"For the Moon of Chivalry, Ellena De Veloz. Ellena, my daughter, I heard from your errand boy you sent. Janette and Carlos were immediately agitated and worried. They also want to go to the palace. And then I leave them a letter. Listen carefully to what Father, my daughter. You're gonna have a hard time dealing with Sebastian at your current level. Therefore, will you train even harder with Dad? I'm gonna teach you everything I know about you. Even if you don't want to, but for your safety, you have to do it. Didn't they? and please tell His Majesty, he can also train with his experts. It just so happens that Dad met an old friend of Dad's, and he's also a swordsman. You know, the Emperor himself is the sword of the Empire. However, the more knowledge and understanding one gets, the more developed one becomes. Dad can't do anything now. Don't protect you, just protect myself I can't seem to. Even so, Father tam will give up. I'll make you a great wizard more than anyone. I will spread your wings so you can fly free and far into the air. If you accept Dad's offer, come home the next day. I'll be waiting for you, Ellena. From your father, Erick Namuiel Laros."

Ellena gripped the strong letter from her father, she knew her ability was still very lacking. And he can immediately die if faced again with sebastian. Because of that Ellena thought, it was indeed better for her to practice and develop her magic. He could not miss the golden opportunity as the owner of pure mana. Since it was rare for a witch with pure mana to be found, a great magician like his father had only his mana purified, not his innate pure mana .

"Winter .." call Ellena to look at her husband.

"Yes? what's up?" tanya Winter looked at Ellena.

"I know you're great, but .. do you want to practice again? My father said he met his old friend and it just so happened that his friend was a swordsman. I want you to practice with that friend of mine. Do you want to?" ask Ellena.

Winter widened his eyes and smiled, "Of course. I haven't trained with anyone I've called a teacher in a long time. Maybe I can fix and patch up my blemishes." Winter replied.

"good. You are indeed the Emperor of the De Veloz Empire. I'm proud of you, Winter." praised Ellena.

Winter was embarrassed by Ellena's praise. Winter's face flushed. Janette and Carlos looked at each other and threw a smile. They held back laughter so as not to be accused of laughing at the Emperor.

"Why then? I mean, the exercise." asked Winter.

"Esok day after tomorrow. There's still time for us to prepare for everything before we face Sebastian again. I'm pretty sure the devil won't stay silent because I'm ashamed. And he'll take revenge." Ellena.

"You're right. That's why we have to do what we can do. Preparing for everything we need including our physical and our abilities." said Winter.

"Oh, yes ... What about Erwan and Catharina? are they still in that house?" ellena asked only to realize about Erwan and Catharina.

"I've sent two guards watching. I don't know if Erwan and Catharina are still there or not, because no word has come from that guard yet" Winter replied.

Ellena frowned. Erwan and Catharina are being carried by Sebastian. And it could be that they will be made into puppets like the four guards before. If that happens, I don't know what he has to do to face Erwan and Catharina.