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12. Worrying

The remaining bandits stared in horror at their dead leader in Seint's hands, they gulped and looked fearfully at Seint.

Shortly afterwards the other leader against Artem also fell helpless condition is not much different from the bandits who fought Seint.

Likewise with the condition of the ranks of the bandits who were successfully conquered by the middle forces. The remaining bandits threw away the sword and raised their hands in surrender.

As Seint, Artem and his army focused on handling the rest of the fight a swarm of bandits ran out of the headquarters heading towards the market. Seint gave Artem the code to go with him running after the rest of the bandits.

"This headquarters is safe, you guys finish the rest, me and the Prince will pursue the rest of the bandits." Artem.

"Good sir." Say team simultaneously.

Seint and Artem ran after the rest of the bandits, before the bandits reached the market Seint and Artem caught up with them.

The bandits move forward and attack Seint and Artem, without difficulty meaning that Seint and Artem successfully subvert the bandits one by one, until one of the bandits moved in different directions towards a girl who was now just standing still and not moving in the slightest.

Seint swiftly ran towards the girl before the bandit sword managed to touch her skin, he managed to pull the girl's hand and fend off the bandit sword.

With a single swing of the sword, Seint managed to injure the chest of the bandit, while the girl he saved still did not move in the slightest. Seint was sure the girl was still very shocked by what she saw.

Seint eventually codes Artem to immediately finish the rest and pulls the girl away from the place. (No need I tell you for sure you already know who the girl I mean 🤭)

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Since Lilian disappeared Rosa's condition can not be said either, eyes moist, red nose, hair disheveled even toes that issued red liquid that has dried he did not ignore.

The last time he was with Lilian was when they were choosing a snack but because they were cool to choose Rosa did not realize that Lilian was no longer there beside him.

When he realized Lilian was no longer with him Rosa tried to find Lilian around the market who sold other snacks but Rosa could not find it. He decided to search all corners of the market even to the small alleys near the market he had been looking for but the figure he was looking for did not exist at all.

Feelings of worry began to attack Rosa when several times he circled the market streets, but Lilian also did not find. He began to cry and ran to call Lilian by name, the people who saw him thought Rosa might have gone mad from crying and screaming.

Feeling that her efforts were fruitless, Rosa ran towards the Duke Marven's residence. At that time the master was finishing the documents in his study.

Rosa ran towards the Duke Marven's study and forcefully opened the door to shock the master and wanted to scold him for being disrespectful.

Seeing Rosa's messy appearance made Duke Marven undo his intentions.

"Even my master can't take good care of the missus." Rosa cried while kneeling before Duke Marven.

Duke Marven stood up and looked at Rosa confusedly "what do you mean?"

"Miss...nona...nona...disappear master" Rosa said a hiccup.

Duke Marven's jaw hardened and his face flushed red. "TELL ME CLEARLY!"

Rosa trembled upon hearing the clasping of the Duke Marven. "Even sir, my lady and I went to the market to buy some tea, Miss, when choosing a snack Miss is still beside me but because coolly choosing a snack I did not realize since when Miss disappeared, I thought maybe Miss looking for other snacks and I looked for it in the hawker place but I did not find Miss then I tried to search around us to buy snacks but Miss is also not there, too, finally I decided to look for it in the entire market but also Miss invisible, several times I have surrounded the market who knows I was missed, but I also did not find it, he said, I also looked for her in the small alleys around the market but Miss also no master, I finally decided to run here and tell Mister."

"How long has he been missing" asked Duke Marven flatly.

"It was a few hours ago sir." said Rosa fearfully.

Duke Marven closed his eyes and clenched his hands tightly. "WARRIORS!"

The soldier guarding the entrance and bowing respectfully "Yes Master."

"Give all the best soldiers of the house and find out where my daughter is, she goes to the market with her servant and disappears at the snack bar, order one man to go quickly to the palace and tell Zheyan to come home soon." Duke Marven said firmly.

"Good sir." Said the soldier and stepped out.

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I do not know how long Duke Marven walked back and forth waiting for the news of the princess who was reported to disappear, all the best soldiers in his residence have been sent to find his whereabouts but until now there has been no information about the princess.

The wife's condition was even worse than her husband's, ever since his daughter's loyal servant reported that her master had disappeared the mother was unceasingly crying and roaring to call her daughter's name.

Some time had passed, the sound of footsteps could be heard entering the residence, Duke Marven who had been walking back and forth did not clearly stop and looked at the entrance.

It was seen Zheyan and Asgar walking in with a faint and disappointed face that was clearly on their faces.

Duke Marven approached Zheyan and asked. "How ? Has your sister met?"

Zheyan heaved a heavy sigh and shook his head.Lookingly, seeing that his son's answer left Duke Marven disappointed, his eyes even began to glaze over. The mother who had started to calm down was crying hysterically again.

"Lilian where are you, son....." Lilian's mother's cry. "He can't remember anything, what if he's lost and can't go home because he doesn't know the way, he hasn't even eaten, what if anything happens to him."

"Mother calm down, Lilian must be fine." Zheyan tried to calm the mother down.

"How do you know he'll be fine while you're here and Lilian is out of nowhere now, not to mention there's news of the palace troops attacking the bandit headquarters that are around the market." Her mother was hysterical.

Duke Marven, Zheyan and Asgar could not say anything more indeed they had heard the news that the troops from the palace led directly by the crown prince managed to destroy the headquarters of the bandits.

The news coincided with the disappearance of Lilian, the news that made them even more worried was that some bandits managed to escape from the headquarters and ran towards the market. As they were busy thinking about it a soldier entered and bowed respectfully.

"Report master, Miss Lilian is seen walking home with the Crown Prince and Mr. Artem, they will soon enter the gate of the residence." Said one of the soldiers.

Hearing that everyone who was in the room seemed to breathe a sigh of relief like the heavy burden on their backs disappeared. Without waiting for long they ran out to the gate and saw Lilian looking lethargic walking with Seint and Artem.

Illyria ran towards her daughter and hugged her daughter very tightly. "Where have you been, Lilian, we've all been so worried about you." Say it while crying.

Duke Marven, Zheyan and Asgar bowed their respects to Seint and Artem. Seint simply nodded with an expressionless face and Artem lowered his head in salute back.

"Aw..aw.oh mom's sick." Lilian said as Illyria hugged her tightly so as to accidentally touch the wound on her arm.

Duke Marven, Illyria, Zheyan and Asgar looked towards Lilian's wound and looked at her wound.

"This why?" Ask Illyria.

"Is this sick?" Ask Duke Marven

"Where did you go and why did you get hurt?" Ask Zheyan.

"Did someone attack you?" Ask Asgar.

Lilian opened her eyes several times and looked at their faces one by one, she did not know what to answer because she herself was confused by what happened to her.

Seeing Lilian who was silent while the four people in front of her demanded an explanation, Seint looked at Artem and moved his face towards the four people for Artem to explain to them.

Artem cleared his throat. "ekhmm.tadi while we were fighting the rest of the bandits who fled, we saw Miss Lilian was also in the same place, one of the bandits ran towards him and swung a sword, and he was in the same position, but quickly the prince saved and took him away, for the wound may be the tip of the sword bandit had hit his arm." explained Artem.

Hearing the explanation from Artem made everyone shocked."Then what are you doing there?" Asgar Say.

"I'm out of it." Said Lilian quickly.

"Have been..already this will be discussed later, your majesty please enter first." Duke Marven.

"Sorry Lord Duke Marven we must return immediately to the palace to report to the king's majesty." Artem.

"Maybe next time." Seint.

Before leaving Sein looked at Lilian with a sharp gaze, consciously at the stare with a sharp Lilian pretending to look the other way.

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Sorry this part may not be as you wish, Author sempatin nulis part is on the sidelines of Ramadan activities at school.

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