He pulled the horse reins and started walking down the road.
She kept staring at him as he walked guiding her horse.
'He is a commoner but he acted like a noble man... If he is a real noble I don't mind to marry him than King Xenos.'
She looked down while she began to drowning in her thoughts. The king began to like her when she attended his birthday party last year. He already proposed her and promised to make her, his queen once they get married. But who wants to marry a cruel and womanizer king like him? Even she loathing for him, she couldn't do anything to reject him. His father could only make him to wait for her to be old enough to get married. The age of marriage according to law is twenty-one years old, now she is sixteen years old, she only has five years left.
'Actually it doesn't matter anymore, even he is a real nobleman, Xenos is the king, which noble who dare to defy his order?'
His voice broke the silence between them.
"Miss, what's your name?"
"My name is Belle Felica Moonspark. What your name, sir?"
He turned his gaze to her and gave her a slight smile.
"Nice to meet you, Lady Belle. You can call me Zel."
"Just Zel? Don't you have a family name?" she asked curiously.
"No." he replied briefly.
She fell silent as she gazed at him.
'Did all his family members die, so he threw away his family name? Or is he an orphan?'
"This is my first time going to the capital, can you give me some information about it?" he asked.
She burst out a little laughter.
'He never going to the capital? Here I'm thinking he is some nobleman but he actually just a villager.'
He looked confused with her laughter.
"Did I say something wrong?"
She stopped her laughter and smiled to him.
"Of course not. I will tell you about it. Luminus City is a big city that different with other city in Euphorion. The guard is very tight even not easy for a fly to infiltrate into it. This city is Euphorion's largest city. But if you want to find some work, you must have good skills, because Luminus is not a friendly city for useless people. "
"I will keep that in mind. How about the king and the castle? Can you tell me about it?"
Her expression turned soured as he asked about the king.
"Why you ask me about the king?" she said with unfriendly tone.
"Is that weird if I curious about our king?"
"You already know about it don't you? He didn't come from the royal family; he took the throne eight years ago after defeating the four elemental spirits at the castle main tower. Everyone welcomed him happily at first, but after what he did all this time..." she paused as she can't continue her words. Insulting the king is a serious crime with death penalty as its punishment.
"What is his real name?"
She frowned with puzzled expression.
"You don't know his real name? What kind of village are you from?"
He gave her an awkward smile.
"I come from a very remote village; I didn't know anything before leaving there."
'That's even worse than a normal villager!' She sighed while her feelings completely mixed. She felt pity for him because he didn't know anything and also jealous because not knowing anything is not a bad thing either. With the current state of Euphorion that in a mess right now, she doesn't mind to live in a remote village, let alone the court situation.
"His real name is Xenos Tristian Ranulph, he is the eldest son of Ranulph Family, a famous magic user."
"Where's his family now?" he kept asking her nonchalantly.
"He was orphaned after his parents died due to being attacked by monsters, since then he was obsessed with learning magic spell. He had the talent of magic from birth, so he became an expert magic user in a short time."
"How about the four elemental spirit what are they?"
"They previously served the late king but now they serving King Xenos. Each spirit has taken a human form and has magic power based on their element. Frost is water, Flare is fire, Gale is wind, Gaia is Earth."
He paused as he deep in thought. Magic users is weak at close combat battle since they need casting time before they can attack. In Asteria, magic users are usually placed in the defense division while the offensive division is mostly swordsmen and archers. But with the four elemental spirits guarding the king, he has a good defense and offense. It could be said that he is invincible.
'This four elemental spirit is bad news...'
Her voice interupted his thoughts.
"Rather than being a hunter how about working for Moonspark Family?" she asked.
He refused her request politely.
"Thank you for your offer, but I must decline I already have some plan."
"Is that so? It's a pity then." she said in disappointment.
'Well, although he's not a noble. If he working on our house at least I can see him every day, but it's seems he's not interested in it.'
He took a glance to her and noticed her disappointment.
'She's a high noble lady, actually it will be good if I can work to her family to take some information about the king and the castle. But if I do it, her family will get involved with me. I will think some other way to get some information about it.'