It was another new day when Vivien was getting ready.
"Are you really alright, my lady?"
"I am alright." She said without hesitating for a second which had confirmed Camilia that her master was in no mood to take a rest even if she would be feeling pain inside.
"You have met Nicolas?" She asked Vivien, who was about to hold her sword frozen in her way. She looked at Camilia.
"I did."
"Did he say something inappropriate?" Vivien shook her head.
"He had put his thoughts in front of me, which were bitter."
"So he is mad at you?"
"Wouldn't you be mad if I sent you to that place which is harmful for your life?" She asked with a smile and Camilia shook her head. She knew that she could never win against her master who is not only good with her sword but also at her words.
"I will be leaving now." She said and came out from her room but on the way, she heard many laughs and giggles. She followed and found many young ladies around a young man who was Nicolas. His laugh was a mischievous one, which means that it is just a time pass and his red eyes were the same.
"When did you come back Lord Nicolas?" A lady in the crowd asked.
"Last night only." He replied with a bit of a flirty tone. Vivien was going towards them but then she heard something breaking in the princess's room as she was near that room, without wasting any more seconds, she ran towards that room and opened the door with her sword and she was welcomed with the blades in front of her. She looked ahead and found around five to six people who were covered in all black standing in front of her. One of them was placing their blade at the princess's neck and the other one was trying to escape from there and the other four were holding the blades towards Vivien.
"Help me commander." The second princess said.
"With pleasure." After that she smirked and put her sword forward, she removed all the sword in front of her and reached the princess in no time and slit open his neck in a blink. "Princess, stay behind." She said and looked at the man who was at the window and was ready to escape. The man jumped out of the window when he saw the eyes which were burning him through the gaze only.
"Hahhh…." She looked in the forward and passed through all the four smoothly. At the last she pushed down one of them and looked in his eyes.
"Who sent you?"
"I won't tell you." His hand was reaching his mouth when she held his hand and pushed it on the ground and put the pointed side on the wrist which was not near yet was piercing the skin.
"Want to tell now?" She asked. Her eyes weren't leaving the person who was beneath her and her sword was working on her command and formed a narrow line which was enough to make him lose the blood.
"I…I won't." He spoke.
"What is going?" She heard Nicolas's voice and looked at the door and found him along with the ladies.
"This is not the place for the noble ladies." She said which was firm. Though occasionally one can find Vivien all smiling and calm but when she is in the battlefield, she is no less than the devil who has broken the hell.
After receiving that tone from Vivien, every lady swamped away from there.
"Even if you kill, I won't tell."
"Then as you wish." She said and pierced her sword into his wrist and the room echoed through the loud noise of that man which died down in a few seconds and then she heard someone falling on the ground and looked at the princess who was looking at everything in horror.
"I am sorry the princess has to see all these. I will ask my juniors to clear this all away as soon as…" The princess stood up and ran towards Nicolas.
"I don't want to stay here. I don't want to."
"What is going on?" The crown prince came into the picture.
"I greet your highness." Vivien was the first one to take the initiative and in response he nodded.
"I greet your highness." Nicolas said.
"Brother, I don't want to stay here." She said and sobbed in his arms and he looked ahead.
"Assassins." He said and looked at the dead bodies.
"They didn't say anything but rest assured, I would be finding them as soon as possible."
"I want the report as soon as possible." She bowed and the prince went away while leaving Nicolas and her in the place. Vivien looked around before she lost a bit of her balance to only realize that during the commotion, she was also bit pierced by the assassins.
"As expected of the famous Knight of the kingdom. Not only will she give her life away for the kingdom but also for the people around." He said while clapping.
"Is it wrong?"
"No, it is not wrong, the wrong is that she can be kind with anyone but she can't be kind with the person who she has been friends with for more than 10 years."
"I would rather not talk about that." She said and looked away.
"Commander." Her junior came when Nicolas was about to say something.
"Call more and get all of them away from here. Find the traces of their origin."
"Yes, ma'am."
"And." She took out the ring. "Investigate this." She throws it in her junior's hand who caught it.
"What is it?"
"Poison." She said and looked at her hand which was getting a lighter shade of blue. "Commander!!!"
"Back off Russel. I will handle this, before it gets you infected quickly go to the physician and get yourself treated. I am coming." Vivien said and Russel quickly ran off.
"Are you trying to show that you are brave and nothing can kill you?" Nicolas mocked.
"No, I am not showing anything." She said while examining her hand. "This is not that poisonous if it is on the hand but if it is touched with the tongue, it is poisonous enough to kill you in a few seconds as that part is very much close to our internal part."
"Are you collecting knowledge on poisons?" He asked which was having the mocking sound and she wanted to say further but put her hand in the fist.
"Some knowledge doesn't do harm." After saying that she went away from there while leaving a puzzled Nicolas behind.
"What are you hiding this time?" He murmured under this breath.