Fake Princess
CHAPTER 136
I fear. Maybe I escaped death at Melani's hands, but the fortune teller's prophecy still haunts my mind. Had I continued on this journey, it would have seemed that someone would have died. Maybe today. I pulled out a weed that grew among the grasses. If only I knew which of us was in danger, which side of the triangle needed ultimate protection. Then I can prepare it better, take precautions. However, there was no deterrence that could be made, there was nothing that could be done other than running into the battlefield.
But am I doing the right thing? I thought I was doing it for the good of the country, but maybe Devan was right. Maybe all of this is just for me, to prove to myself that I'm not a meaningless person. Is it the sense of responsibility that drives me to do it, or the pride of self?
The astrologer saw my path branching out in various options and opportunities. Am I taking the right path? Had Bella died, all that would have been for nothing. But is it worth my death? Had I bled to death, after knowing that I had succeeded in placing Bella on the throne, would I have felt that my death was a price worth paying?
God Without a Name, my prayer, I know you don't care who sits on the throne. But your astrologer helped me through this path. So you must be watching us, even if it's just from the corner of your eye. Please hold us in your hands today.
I barely heard the sound of footsteps when suddenly Bella sat beside me, and it shocked me to the point of jumping. “ Sorry,” said Bella. “ You know, for living in the woods. My grandmother always said I had to pretend to be a deer so that no one would hear me.”
Her voice sounded relaxed, but as she turned to look at him, I realized Bella's face looked tense around her eyes and her skin was paler than usual. “ What Devan is still sleeping?” my many.
“ Snoring like a bear. I think I can dance on his head and he won't wake up to it.”
For a while we sat without a sound, then Bella said, “ So your prophecy. According to him one of us will die today.”
“ From my point of view, it's less good.”
“ Indeed,” I agree to. “ Less. But at least the forecast didn't say we lost.”
“ Victory is useless if you die, Amelia.”
Soon all the stars will disappear. “ This time may be there,” I said slowly.
Bella did not answer. Instead of us sitting in silence, our chins clapped on our hands and knees pulled up to the daad, waiting for dawn to arrive.
A few hours later, I rode towards the city, my back as straight as a sword and my stomach twisted as tightly as a worn fishing net. The road to the Guildhall district was crowded with people trying to enter the city. Only a few were allowed to enter the real coronation, but everyone wanted to be able to say that they were at Vivaskari when the princess became Queen. So, I have to try hard to control my horse when the people of— are riding the horse or not— is crammed around him. I tried to keep an eye on Devan, who was already ahead of me, but I kept losing track of him in the crowd. Bella was somewhere behind me; we felt the best way was to go in one by one, just in case the guards were looking for a group of two girls and a young man.
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