
The Prince noticed the mysterious figure stopping before him. Taking a considerable distance, the two stared at each other for a long time. Before finally the prince decided to speak first, greeting the figure with courtesy and courtesy. Not to forget the prince gave his best smile, a smile that was sweet and able to captivate the hearts of many noble women. Of course, the prince did not intend to, after all the prince did not know the figure of a woman or a man, and also his arrival to this place with good or bad intentions, everything is still unclear. He just wanted to show hospitality, as a person representing the kingdom.
"Greetings, I am Prince Arslan of the Kingdom of Baratajaya." The prince paid his respects like a noble with his hands touching his chest.
The silence struck as soon as the prince finished with his words. The mysterious figure unfolded the robe that covered the top of his head, revealing the true appearance of a young woman with dimples on her face. The woman smiled and returned the prince's greeting with a nod of her head.
Is she actually a woman? The prince could not help but be surprised, his lower jaw seemed to fall to the ground when fascinated by the appearance of the woman, a rare beauty capable of shaking a kingdom! Actually that beautiful woman is a master? The prince fell in love at first sight, the woman was truly his type.
"Have you come to welcome me? Isn't this too much? Why do we need so many people?" said Lily.
"Eh?"
The Prince fell into a daze and raised half his eyebrows. He did not understand, why could the woman think they had come to greet him? The prince hurriedly cleared up this misunderstanding and said, "Sorry, Miss has misunderstood. We are here indeed because of Miss's arrival, only that it is not to be welcomed, but we would like to inform Miss that the current capital of the kingdom is not accessible to outsiders."
The prince spoke in a friendly and warm tone. There was no trace of provocation at all, he really treated Lily very well.
"Oh, right. My name is Lily, from the three affiliated kingdoms in the eastern part of the continent," Lily said with an awkward expression. Maybe he forgot to introduce himself.
The prince nodded, despite not understanding why the woman was suddenly willing to introduce herself? The Prince fell into deep thought and momentarily fell silent. After he momentarily digested the words of the woman, he only realized that the woman was actually coming from the east of the continent.
Isn't it strange traveling alone far across the desert and arriving in the northern region?
The prince still understood the woman could survive the blood-sucking insects, after all the old grandmother said she was very strong. The prince still did not understand how the lady before him could find a direction to the north amidst the deadly desert storm? Keep in mind, in the middle of the desert all kinds of magic forms and directional tools will not work properly, all will eventually be fooled by the desert itself. Thus, traveling across the desert from east to north or vice versa is still something that is difficult to do. So, until now each region can not affect each other.
Actually he was confused about what to say, but because there was no way they could continue to be here, the prince spoke up, "Miss came all the way from the east, so far away, it is a pity not to be able to visit our capital. If you may know what business Miss has? I can help Miss to take care of it."
"Letter?"
"Yes, more than a month ago our kingdom sent a letter to your king." Lily said with a serious face, whoever was looking must have thought she was not lying.
Seeing the reaction of the prince and the soldiers who were unsure of her statement, Lily let out a heavy sigh. Then he continued saying, "That's something important to talk about."
The understanding prince immediately raised his right hand low, hinting the soldiers to retreat and spacing out for the two to speak in secret. Next the prince moved his horse and approached towards the woman.
"Here, take...." Lily delivered a scroll of paper with her ability, a twig slowly emerged from her palm and spread straight towards the prince. After it reached the prince's hand, Lily continued, "My master had suspected that this might happen, so I brought the same letter instead."
The prince with a doubtful face opened the scroll. Then he began to read the contents of the letter carefully and summarized it in its entirety. After he finished reading the letter, the prince froze, staring at Lily with a skeptical look.
"Thank you for the goodwill of the Srivijaya Kingdom for helping our kingdom. I, as the representative of the kingdom, greatly appreciate the sincerity of you. Merely, the situation here has gotten worse, I'm afraid Miss can't handle it and instead ends up endangering Miss's safety," said the prince, throwing an anxious look at Lily.
"Ah, that's .. I don't mean to belittle Miss...."
"I understand." Not only was Lily not offended, she smiled instead of nodding in return from the prince's refusal.
"Only, my Master has entrusted this task to me. No matter how hard it is I'll keep trying, I really don't want to let you down."
"Regarding my visit to the royal capital, you don't have to worry about that. Just give me a little help ...." Lily decided to forget her intention to enter the royal capital. He intended to go directly to the territory of the kingdom affected by the plague. Thus, he asked the prince for help to provide a complete map of the kingdom.
Of course the prince did not mind to give just a map of his kingdom. That way his affairs with the woman ended peacefully. However, for some reason a slight feeling of tightness appeared once the woman disappeared from her sight. Quite sure, without the prince realizing that he had actually fallen for the woman.