The Atrocious Duke'S Wife
Chapter 33: Two Regions
THIS WORK IS FICTION. NAMES, CHARACTERS, EVENTS, PLACES, ARE JUST A DELUSION. PLEASE READERS BE WISE IN RESPONDING.
Cassandra Pov's
Ah, seeing her smiling like that to me, made me feel both happiness and relief because I was just in time to save her.
I'm really proud of him, I really salute him, I'm really worried about him.
My mind that had lost control and my heart that had been controlled by fear and anxiety, was now removed when the sincere smile was dearest and only fixed on me.
Until this lip I could not resist to issue a sentence that might make his spirit rise.
I drew all the air around me, I positioned my palms beside the corner of my lips, and let out a loud scream that had been buried by the sense of unease that was suffocating me.
"ARLEN!!!! HOWDY!!!!"
I could see he was a little surprised, he turned around and looked at me.
His smile grew even more as he laughed off that time, leaving me fascinated with all the excellence he had in him.
I felt my heart warm and the longer that warmth covered me.
My heart was beating very fast but not because of the fear or nervousness that struck when you were going to speak in front of many strangers.
But this heart is beating fast because of this strange and bloated warm feeling I can not bend and control.
With a sword in his right hand, he slashed at everything that was blocking his sight.
With a sword, all the enemies are gone.
With a sword, he looked extremely bright and dazzling in my sight.
Not long after that, though, now the sound of cheers coming from the lips of thousands of soldiers is deafening as well as blasting an unparalleled happiness produced and held back by an immeasurable struggle and sacrifice.
This leg impatiently ran to meet him. He did the same thing, so that under the shade of snowflakes that continued to descend, we threw a smile that could not be hidden.
"You kept your promise."
That is the word that results from the movement of her pink lips that are like sweet peaches.
In fact, the words he spoke to me tasted sweeter than my favorite peaches I often ate.
Her bright sky blue net that made me envious, looked at me deeply with a shady look that seemed to tempt me into entering into her heart-piercing pure gaze.
"Yes, I'm coming. To save you," I reply by carving out a sweet smile that I rarely address to anyone.
But this time, there was no doubt or compulsion to carve this smile.
After a while, I was very surprised as her burly hands wrapped around my body and lifted me into the air while twirling around.
Suddenly, I put both my hands on her neck and that right brought me closer to her.
Even my strands of hair could not be silent to continue to sway in the cold wind.
Laughter we couldn't stand. This happiness is simply represented by a laugh.
Now her hovering and twirling action stopped and she looked back at me deeply.
A sentence that I had never answered for the person who threw it at me, now pierced finely into my hearing to creep into my heart.
"I love you."
The sentence that I originally thought was just a joke, the sentence that initially only a few people could say from the bottom of their hearts, was now dear and fixed for me.
A sentence that contained a lot of meaning behind it, a sentence that was only aimed at one's soulmate, he hurled it while looking at me deeply.
Honestly, I was very surprised when I heard that. However, somehow these lips and heart did not hesitate to reply.
"I love you too."
He looked surprised for a moment, just like me who initially also reacted that way.
Yet a second later, I felt the whole world around you begin to fade.
All I have in mind is him, him, and him. His faithful lips warm under the heavy snow, meeting mine.
My mind seemed empty and filled only by her, like something was overflowing and flying in my stomach.
No matter how many soldiers cheered us on, we still didn't care.
Because now, with just this kiss, we are conveying the deep feeling that we both feel gently.
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Author Pov's
"The whole army in the main defense is gone unceremoniously?! How could?! Are you playing me right now, Prince?!" said a man with a high tone of disbelief mixed with anger.
"Calm down, Prince Naelson. I also did not know that Prince Darren would bring his own soldiers," replied the man who was his interlocutor.
"Is it because of the spy we saw yesterday?" keka Prince Naelson.
"It looks so."
"Have you seen his face, Prince?"
"No I didn't get to. He ran very fast, even wearing a hood and veil that covered his face and hair."
"Then, how can we catch him if we don't know his features in the least?"
"Actually, I had a little look at her long hair. However it seems, this figure that I think of is very impossible," the black-spirited man murmured.
"You say something, Prince?"
"It's nothing. The point is for now, you better calm down first."
"Quiet down? I lost over a hundred thousand of my strongest soldiers in vain! And you can still say to tell me to calm down?!"
"I'll replace those hundred thousand soldiers with more of my kingdom's mines, is that enough?"
"Well...." The brown gibboned man named Prince Naelson snorted violently. "Alright, if something unexpected happens again, then I will not hesitate to immediately finish off your country, Prince," he said with emphasis.
"You take it easy, after this nothing like this will happen again. It's all set according to my plans and my estimates."
"Then I have to send how many troops to your two unprotected areas?"
"Four hundred thousand troops, is that excessive?" bargain the jet black girly man.
"No, that number is even very small for my weak and useless troops."
"good. Then, in about an hour, you'll have your troops attack my territory."
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"We must hurry to go to two unprotected areas, because the enemy will attack there!" shouted Prince Darren who was sitting on the surface of the chair. "Duke, how many soldiers are there now?"
"It seems that my soldiers are still sixteen thousand, thanks to the help of His Majesty's soldiers," Arlen replied, holding both hands on the table.
"In that case, it should be the right amount to defeat the enemy" murmured Prince Darren.
Arlen seemed to raise his hand to interrupt Prince Darren's words.
"I'm sorry if I interject, but how does Your Majesty know that the enemy will attack both of our unprotected territories?"
"I know this from Duchess Floniouse."
"Duchess Floniouse?" her tan looked in disbelief and looked straight at me.
I can only grin with a smile while scratching my jawbone with my index finger.
"E-ehm, well, what His Majesty said is true. Ehe," I'm crispy.
"Do you know, Duke? The duchess was almost caught by a horde of soldiers if I didn't come to save her," the Prince said with a chuckle making me instantly feel an intimidating aura on me.
Do you have to explain it in such detail, Honorable Prince?
The atmosphere that had originally been cold because of the snow that was still faithfully flirting the earth, was now getting colder when a stare directed at me made my hair all stand up.
I forced myself to return that gaze, and when my net was locked by hers, I immediately rebelled to turn my face to break our gaze.
What kind of look is that?! Why so scary?! His eyes bulged out accompanied by the black aura around him, how could I not turn my face away as he looked at me like that?!
A small ruckus was heard coming from Pangean Darren at least managed to make this gripping atmosphere fade a little.
"Already, Duke. The duchess also did that to help you, you don't have to make it up to such fear," she made me grimace with a forced smile.
Rather than being stuck with this situation continuously, I would rather shift the topic, as I usually do.
"Oh yes, Your Majesty. Didn't you just say that we should quickly go to save her unprotected territory? Before that, shouldn't we strategize first?"
Good Cassandra, very smooth topic transition! Continue on!
"You're right, Duchess. We should also think of a strategy before attacking that army just like that. Do you have a solution?"
"Strategy, huh?" I muttered while thinking and folded my hands in front of my chest.
Ah, maybe this can be considered.
"How about we call in first three hundred thousand troops protecting three regions?"
"Call?" repeat Prince.
"Yes, therefore we must move quickly, lest we be late. After that-"
"Are you so sure that we'll be there on time? Are you very sure that when we call three hundred thousand troops, the enemy has not yet invaded our territory?" arlen's words made me shut up and couldn't continue what I said.
Although his words showed that he disagreed with my opinion, but after that I understood why he said that.
Since everything he said was true, to use this plan, the risks to be borne were enormous, and every possibility would always accompany the war.
"You're right. We seem to have to resort to other means" I replied understand.
After that, I went back to looking for an idea and expressed it. But every time I did that, the man always interrupted me and most of all, his rebuttal always sounded reasonable and I couldn't go back to refuting his objection.
"Then, we use the initial strategy. Some number of soldiers will be bait, then the archers look for the right time to rain arrows, how?"
This is the last strategy I can think of, my brain may be smoky by now due to overwork.
"Using the same strategy? Do you think the enemy is too stupid to realize it?"
Argha! I'm going crazy for the rebuttal!
"Then, please, Mr. Duke himself who is thinking of the strategy this time," I was annoyed and furious.
A laugh came back from the Prince's lips? Whatisthis? Does Prince have a disease can't stop laughing?
Is there anything funny to make him laugh?
"There seems to be a veiled grudge between you. Honestly I really enjoy your debate, but if it continues like this, we'll run out of time," he continued, his advice was faithful with laughter accompanying him.
I stick out my tongue to poke her, and she retaliates with just a flat face that makes me want to snigger-I mean claw her calm face!
There were no words thrown from our lips after the debate, until the Prince's voice broke the silence.
"All right, here it is. We better go first to the two regions, after we understand the situation, then we will make a proper strategy. Rather than us taking time with just an uncertain strategy. What do you think?" the Prince's suggestion and I can see the nod of agreement from this man before me.
Instead of starting the debate again, I should just agree with the plan this time.
It seems that the Prince is also right, rather than thinking about the uncertain, we better deal with it directly first, then the rest we will think about.
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Back with the sound of horse footprints. Currently thousands of horses are carrying humans on their backs to the destination of the animal rider.
Passing thousands of meters they ran on the ground hoarded by cold fine grains, thousands upon thousands of troops who seemed tirelessly to fight again to get through the unfinished war.
The heavy hand that coiled around my stomach and held my body from falling down, made me feel warm and comfortable in the cold blurred snow that continued to hit.
"Are you cold?" ask the man who is right behind me, who is in charge of riding a horse that you ride.
"Not really" I answered and he no longer answered.
I folded my lips, actually I was confused from now on. Is he angry with me?
Because he seemed a little cold after the Prince told me about me chasing after a bunch of stubborn, robot-like warriors.
I hesitated to ask her, but that curiosity always forced me to ask her.
"Hey, are you angry?" lirih. Whether he heard it or not because of this strong wind, I don't know.
"For now, it's better to focus on what we have to deal with" he said coldly.
From there I knew that he was angry with me.
I could only breathe out slowly, and prepare for what we had to face.
After an immeasurable long journey, and our struggle against the fast snow that hit, you finally reached the place that became our destination.
But coinciding with that, my eyes widened, my mouth open.
I can't believe what's in front of me right now.
^^I Become Wife of the Atrocious Duke^^^
^^^09 December 2020^^