Fake Princess
CCLXXXV Chapter
"Blood oath, didn't Knights like you have to do it? I mean, swearing blood to always be loyal and submit to the Emperor," said Izumi lifting his head off my shoulders.
"In the Empire, only the Captains did it. The number of Knights in the Empire is huge and is increasing almost every day, so for Knights like us... They don't need it" Jabari said.
"Then, what did you say about the Empire's secrets?" Haruki turned to look at Jabari.
"I'll tell you everything, but not here" Jabari said as she moved her eyes glancing to the right and left.
"I understand" Haruki said, standing up.
"Go away, I'm fine" Izumi said as Haruki turned to look at her.
Haruki turned around and walked back into the house, Jabari and other men also turned around following his footsteps into the house.
Izumi raised the bag containing Lux and Uki on her shoulders, her head and hand holding the bag were pointing towards Eneas. Eneas stepped forward and grabbed the bag from him...
"He was so noisy from earlier, help me give him some food," Izumi turned her back to Eneas.
"I see," said Aeneas sighing, he turned around and grabbed Cia's hand to walk after her.
"If you need anything, call me immediately" said Yoona turned around following the steps of Aeneas and Cia who had entered the house.
"How are you doing, nii-chan?" I moved to sit beside him.
"A little bit better. And sorry," she looked at me.
"You didn't do anything wrong, nii-chan," I said, putting my head straight into the night sky.
"After you leave us and go with Zeki. At least, send us a letter later," he said, raising his head upwards as I glanced at him.
"I'll visit you, not just letters. I will definitely always visit you guys," I said leaning on his shoulder.
"I want you to be happy compared to anyone. Therefore nii-chan, don't torture yourself, don't blame yourself."
"The wound on your shoulder, how's it going?" My welcome, I raised my head that was leaning on his shoulder earlier.
"just fine. It was just an arrow wound, not too deep either, so there was no need to worry," he stood up.
"Stand up, it's night. You must be tired, right?" He pointed his palm at me.
"You too, should rest a lot, nii-chan," I replied standing up, holding firmly his palm that was pointing towards me earlier.
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Both of my eyes opened as I felt something overlap my right arm, my body turned to look at Cia who was still soundly asleep at the side. I moved slowly as I moved one of my hands carefully raising Cia's head.
I stood up, my eyes falling on Haruki, Izumi and Eneas who were still sound asleep side by side. Both of my legs walked out of the room while both of my hands moved to gently comb my hair.
Every now and then my palms moved covering my mouth which was unceasingly yawning. It's quiet, like there's no life here....
"Wake up" said one of the men.
"Wake up? You're worried if we do something to one of you?" I said I moved closer to the wall and leaned on it.
"We're just trying to protect ourselves" said one of the men, whose hair was down to his shoulders.
"I know," I said, turning my back to them.
"Is that true?" Said a man who stopped my footsteps.
"really? What's that supposed?" I turned back to look at them.
"If the Emperor kills all the Queens of the Kingdom of Sora."
"Have you never heard of this before?" My reply asked them.
"No such news was spread when we were still serving the Empire" said one man who was greeted with a nod of his head from the others.
"So the Emperor hid it from you? Does my brother know this too?" I asked back to look at them, I picked them up and I bit my thumb slowly.
"We didn't follow the talks between him and Jabari. Therefore, we ask you to be sure," said the man whose hair was severed back.
"There's something I want to ask you guys," I said walking forward toward them.
"Have you all met the Emperor in person?" My sheep stood looking at them one by one.
"Low knights like us, won't have the chance to meet him in person. But, from the news I heard..." One of the dark men stopped his words for a moment.
"Emperor is very cruel, we often even find women who were executed even though he was innocent, and in fact... Our main requirement to become Knights is to give our fiancees to be executed for the Empire's fame" the dark-bodied man returned with a bowed face.
"The empire, every year always gathers a hundred citizens with the lure of a great gift if they can catch something interesting that lives in the forest."
"What?"
"The same forest that the Princes and Princesses came to" said one of the men answering my question.
"Have any of those people returned?" I said, they were looking at each other.
"It seems not, because every Emperor did... The next news about their circumstances seemed to disappear."
"Have you ever met a poison-making man when the Emperor played that game?" There was a sound coming from behind, I turned to look at Eneas who had been standing looking at us.
"The man had difficulty walking because of the wounds on his legs, have you ever met the man in the Empire?" Eneas said back to them.
"Do you know that man?" Reveal one of the men to him.
"He's my father" answered Aeneas, answering the man's words.