Fake Princess
CCCXCI Chapter
Haruki stopped his horse's footsteps and turned to look at us, “we will rest in the forest for tonight. So, Izumi came with me to hunt, while Sachi and Eneas prepared a tent for us to stay over,” he said which I replied with a nod of the head.
Haruki again moves his horse followed by Izumi who rides his horse behind Haruki, “nee-chan, I will prepare everything,” I slightly turned to the back when the voice of Eneas sounded.
I moved down from the horse, I grabbed it and I pulled the harness that bound it until it walked behind me. I wrapped my arm around one of the trees with a lot of green grass underneath, the rope I held was tied very firmly to the tree.
I moved my hand rubbing the neck of my horse, which was moving to devour the green grass in front of him, “Eneas!” I shouted to him followed by my feet stepping closer to him who was stretching a wide brown cloth in front of him,
Eneas raised her head to look at me, “what's up, nee-chan?” He asked by reaching back to reach the rope from the bag he was carrying, “do you keep honey?” I walked closer to him.
Aeneas shook his head, “I thought, nee-chan who kept it,” said he re-tied the rope on the end of the cloth he was holding, “I thought if you brought it, ,” I lowered my head and grabbed the edge of the cloth lying on the ground.
“Do you really need it, nee-chan?” I shook my head slowly without looking at him, “not too,” I said slowly by moving both hands to tie the knot of the end of the cloth earlier.
“I just wanted to eat something sweet,” I said back to him.
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“You want to drink?” Haruki's voice rang out, I turned to him who had pointed a leather bag filled with water at me, “thank you nii-chan,” I said grabbing the bag and directing it closer to my lips.
“After we pass through this forest, next we will pass through the region is not it?” Haruki turned his head towards Izumi as Izumi said it, “you remember her?” Haruki asked him back which he replied with a slow nod from Izumi.
“Region? What region?” I asked them to take turns, “do you remember, when you went to visit Yadgar to attend an invitation from her father Zeki?” I nodded my head answering the question Haruki was asking.
“Actually, you could have reached Yadgar sooner. If only, you passed through the territory, but ... Father asked Kazuya and Tsubaru to go take you through a detour to avoid it.”
I looked back at Haruki who grabbed the piece of grilled meat he cooked near the bonfire, “avoid? Is the area in question dangerous?” I asked him again.
“The region is a living prison for the prisoners of our Kingdom,” said Izumi also grabbed the pieces of grilled meat in front of him, “prison live?” My forehead shriveled, trying to digest what he said.
“There is a ravine, usually the bodies of executed prisoners, will be immediately thrown away to be given to some of the wild animals that live there.”
“Unfortunately Sora has such a place?”
“Sora has it,” this time Haruki answered my question, “and do you know? Rumors were spread among the Knights who had visited the place,” said Izumi who chimed in on Haruki's words.
“Rumor?”
“Don't scare Izumi,” Haruki stood up and turned around to leave us.
Izumi stood up and walked away from me and Eneas, “I'm sleepy, take a minute. After I rest for a while, I will take turns keeping watch,” he said without turning his head towards me.
“Eneas,” I turned to look at him who was eating a piece of meat in his hand, “I don't know anything. If nee-chan doesn't know it, how can I know it,” he said back biting the piece of meat in his hand.
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The sound of iron clashing sounded from outside, I raised my head slightly trying to turn towards the voice that sounded earlier. I sat down, staring at the two shadows that seemed to be in conflict with each other.
My body crawled out of the tent, long I stared at Haruki and Izumi fighting with swords in each of their hands. “What are you two doing?!”I slightly raised my voice, Haruki turned towards me followed by Izumi doing the same.
“We only train the body,” said Izumi looking at me with her right hand raised the height of the sword she was holding, “what do you want to hurt each other? Why use a real sword? Just use a wooden twig or..” I stood up and walked up to them.
Izumi threw her gaze away from me, “we won't get hurt that easily,” her very mumble came out, “where is Eneas?”I looked back at them in turn.
Izumi raised her hand to the right, “she was still soundly asleep,” she said again directing her eyes towards me, I followed the direction of his hand that was pointing towards Eneas who was soundly asleep beside the tent that I was facing.
“Because you two have been here, Izumi .. Train him,” said Haruki stuck the sword he previously held onto the ground, “why me?” Izumi asked him back.
“Because I'm your brother. Do you want to go against what your own brother said?” Haruki returned his gaze. Izumi clucked her tongue, “I understand,” said Izumi took her eyes off Haruki and smiled at me.
“I suddenly fell asleep again. So my dear Brother, allow me to rest,” I said bowing my body and turning back to them, “my dear Brother, this is all for your good,” I closed my eyes with a strong bite on my lips when Haruki's voice was heard followed by the grip I felt on my left shoulder.
“Nii-chan,” said I turned to look at her, “Izumi,” Haruki turned to look at Izumi as I tried to stare at her.
“The sword or the arrow,” Izumi continued, she turned around to move her legs closer to the tent where I slept before.
“Do you not want to answer your brother's question?” I slightly swallowed my own saliva as Haruki looked at me while saying so, “what about an arrow? I haven't been archery for a long time,” answered me with a slight smile towards him.
“Take his sword Izumi! He would love to, practice sword with you!” Haruki raised his voice followed by his eyes that led back to Izumi, “do you want to show me your sword skills, Squirrel?” Izumi raised her voice back up followed by half her body crawling into the tent.
No kidding! I'd rather relax than train a body like this.
“Sa-chan,” I was a little touched to hear it, I put my face back to her, “ada what nii-chan?” I asked him who had released his grip on my shoulder earlier.
“Emperor, would have known if we were still alive. And that means ... In the future, we will meet a lot of killers assigned to kill one of us. Weak for a bit, it means you give your life to them,” he said looking at me, “therefore, there is no other way to survive, other than strengthening yourself,” he went back by moving his head slightly looking back at my body.