Ember let go of the prince's hand. Then she carried him over to the bed to let him have a better rest.
She went to the next room so that she can take a bath. Imagine her shock when she saw herself in the mirror looking so fresh and blooming. If not for the stink she's smelling she'd probably just stare at herself for a while.
After she got all cleaned up, she tried to reach her team. It has been eight hours since the attack and she's sure that they were able to finish everything up.
"EMBER!! ARE YOU OKAY? DID THAT PRINCE DRAG YOU DOWN? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU, WHY DIDN'T YOU JOIN BLOODY?" her Big Sister Koala almost made her go deaf.
But instead of answering her questions, she laughed instead.
"Don't laugh at me you young lady. How dare you recklessly execute a plan of your own and not contacting us?! Good thing Jac was able to lie flawlessly or else the Palace would have given a bounty to your head" Koala was really frustrated about Ember's decisiveness. Though they planned to switch to Plan B the moment they got compromised, they still have some leeway before that actually happened, but her, seeing the first sign automatically jumped into action.
Hearing from Koala that even Jac got into trouble because of her caused her to be a little depressed. But she really can't help that she suddenly fell unconscious. If not for that stupid assassin throwing his one last shot then she wouldn't bleed and activate the Cinderella system. But she would rather the same thing happen again than forever remain in the dark about how awesome her shoes are.
"I'm sorry I made you worry and got you all into trouble. It's just that something unexpected happened. Anyway, the prince is safe and I think it was Kyx [1] that brought us to the separate safe house I prepared"
Since Ember refused to tell everything, Koala dismissed the curiosity in her head and was just thankful that Ember is safe and that the mission is still salvageable. As long as they can escort the prince properly to Dewe and made sure he's in the vicinity of the Corvin Academy then they'll be able to call the mission complete.
They concluded the conversation with instructions of how to proceed from here.
...
"You know its bad to eavesdrop, you might hear something unpleasant about yourself" Ember suddenly said as soon as she hang up the phone.
"I didn't mean to, I just got here" Darian walked from the other side of the wall and sheepishly scratched his head.
Ember sighed. She didn't know what to do with this prince. Truthfully, she thought that he was just some useless royalty but she realized that he's more than what meets the eye. This guy was able to silently sneak in her back, if not for the system boosting her five senses then she might not be able to detect him that easily. But she's still grateful at him for taking care of her during her painful time so she'll let this one slide.
"I hope you're not picky with your food. We'll have to make do of what's available here" she started rummaging in the refrigerator and preparing the tools for cooking.
"You know how to cook?" Darian was not trying to be sarcastic but somehow it sounded that way.
"Hmm, need to survive in the wilds but still don't want to eat unsavory meals so I learned how to" Ember patiently explained.
Thinking about it, her innate talent in cooking was probably inherited from Cinderella. This system truly just stores every single ability whether it's domestic or whatnot.
Darian was slightly surprised that the girl answered him normally. He was used to being treated with respect but eversince he encountered this girl, she had nothing but harsh words towards him and had no qualms on yanking him all over the place even if she knew his identity. It had been a refreshing feeling for him and he didn't feel offended at all.
His interest with this girl grew stronger. He really wonder how she ended up in this kind of job despite her young age.
"Then I'll be anticipating for it" he said with his playful eyes. Too bad Ember was facing the sink and can't see anything or else she would've given him a smack in the face.
...
They finished their meal and Darian was surprised once again that the girl managed to cook a delicious meal that's is on par, no, exceeded the level of the chefs in the palace. It's could've been due to her unconventional way of seasoning since she didn't train in a standard kitchen, but whatever it is, he's sure he won't be able to forget her food.
"Please get ready prince. We'll leave this place in half an hour. I already coordinated with my team. The moment we reach the basecamp near the border, we'll go straight to Corvin Academy. There's also no need to worry about the potential ambush as all have been taken cared of" Ember gave the prince the rundown of today's plan. Afterwards, they will part ways and she'll face her normal and more dangerous life.
"Alright, I trust you. There's no need to wait for half an hour, just give me ten minutes and we'll depart" don't know if the prince got a bit comfortable but he acted his true self in front of Ember unknowingly.
She gave him a nod and left him. She went to the garage and saw a black sleek stylish car that sure boast swiftness. It's one of the customized car by Yogi.
She would have preferred travelling using Kyx but that would be too conspicuous so she just resigned into using this proper transport.
...
They didn't talk during the ride and everything went smoothly, after reaching the base, they just tie up some loose ends and finally managed to bring the prince to the academy.
She remembered before leaving, the Prince stopped her and asked for her name. She didn't want to have any further connection with the prince but he didn't intend to let her go if she didn't tell him her name so she gave him a false name.
Eos.