Chapter 353

“Where is this?”

When Rieta spoke, Emile sighed heavily and answered.

“This is where the bandits stay. Well, in reality, they are just slash-and-burn folk who are angry at the nobles.”

“You didn’t fight, thank you.”

“Not to mention, the Princess lied to me.”

“Lied? Me?”

“You said no one would come to save the Princess.”

“…?”

“But there are two people right here.”

“Ah…”

Rieta felt like she wanted to get off Emile’s back right away and hug them both tightly.

But because of her foolish behavior, Rieta ended up doing too many things wrong.

So much so that she felt sorry for even feeling welcoming for them.

What should she say… What should she do?

Elisha, she would no longer be able to honor him.

Noel, she would no longer hear the story Noel was supposed to tell her at the temple.

“…”

Noel cocked his head at the sight of Rieta keeping an awkward silence while averting her gaze.

“Can’t you at least come down from there?”

“Oh, sorry. I was heavy, wasn’t I, Emile?”

Rieta struggled and landed on the floor, and Noel sighed for a moment.

Why would she think that she had to come down because they were worried about Emile?

He just felt uncomfortable about her being carried on the back of a strange man.

Moreover, Noel became jealous without realizing it, because they seemed to be having a very comfortable conversation.

Rieta stood on her legs for a moment, but she soon lost her balance and stumbled.

Her injured leg was throbbing, and because she had been lying down for a long time, her body had no strength.

“Princess.”

Elisha immediately grabbed both of Rieta’s shoulders.

“… Ah, sorry.”

“I don’t think you should be standing at all.”

“Uung, no, I’m just a little dizzy.”

Rieta leaned her forehead under Elisha’s shoulder and took a slow breath.

Elisha thought of Rieta’s unusually white cheeks and waited for a moment. She had lost so much blood that it was no wonder she was suffering so much.

“Are you okay?”

Soon Noel came too and stroked Rieta’s hair. Seeing that he acted worried, Rieta managed to nod her head.

She had something to say to the two of them, so she had to come to her senses quickly.

“You see…”

It was then. Rieta, barely opening her mouth, was suddenly grabbed by something around her waist.

She felt like she was floating in the air, and in an instant she started being dragged behind.

“…!”

She looked up in surprise and saw that Emile, who was standing behind her, had snatched her up and ran with her.

“Emile!”

“You know, Princess, I did give you time to say goodbye to your boyfriend.”

Emile made an excuse and started walking through the forest.

Even with Rieta at his side, he was not slowed down at all as he leaped freely through the dense trees.

Instead, Rieta’s body shook countless times.

“Emile!”

“Sorry, I don’t have time. We have to go quickly.”

He glided down among the leaves and jumped off a large rock into the distance.

Soon, Noel and Elisha followed behind him.

“Shit!”

He continued his habitual swearing with every step. It seemed to be because of Noel and Elisha, who did not give up no matter how much he ran.

“It looks like red squirrel cubs are chasing me, not noblemen!”

“Wait! Emile!”

Rieta struggled and tried to free herself, but she could hardly loosen his hold on her.

Soon, Emile jumped once more, toward the lights that the colleagues had lit in the distance.

At the same time, two pitch black shadows overlapped to his left.

Emile lowered his body and spun around. He took out his sword and raised it on guard.

Finally, Elisha and Noel stopped moving at an appropriate distance.

Rieta understood why Emile had picked up the sword.

It wasn’t for fighting. He was threatening them with Rieta’s body.

For the first time, fear flashed across the strong faces of the two men, who seemed as if they would not be broken by anything.

Perhaps those men were serious toward the Princess.

When that thought occurred to Emile, he couldn’t help but sigh.

Wouldn’t this make the task of taking Rieta safely to the border even more difficult?

He had to shake them off.

Luckily for Emile, he knew how to push them away. He didn’t really need to exert any effort.

“Princess. Can you please talk to the people over there?”

Saying that, he adjusted his hold on Rieta’s waist and hugged her.

“They’re interfering.”

“…”

Rieta barely looked at Elisha and Noel standing beyond the darkness.

They had followed Emile this far, so they were both out of breath.

However, their gazes were directed at Rieta.

Those two people probably came all the way here with that look in their eyes.

Just to help her.

“Tell them that they’re interfering with what the Princess is trying to do.”

Emile urged, but Rieta couldn’t bear to say anything.

How could she say it?

She had accepted all of King Liz’s requests.

She had become his proud commodity and was sold to another country.

… Please don’t follow me.

She felt sorry for them, but more than anything, she was ashamed.

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