"I want to talk about this in private because Victor had asked me to tell you."
Vanessa and Louise drinking tea in her personal office. There are only the two of them in the room. They deliberately chose her personal office so no one could hear their conversation. Accompanied by heavy rain. The whole room is dark and the lightning kept striking endlessly.
"He asked for it?"
"Yes...I don't know what happened between you two. I heard the imperial family has declared him a fugitive. I am right?"
That's right, they both had become a fugitive across the country. There should be no place to escape. That's why I let him go away. But for two months, he managed to escape without a trace.
"I met him." Said Louise.
"What?" Vanessa stops drinking her tea.
"I met him when I was on patrol in the eastern region. He was with someone...her name..."
Louise saw her face suddenly became upset when he wanted to mention someone's name. He changed his mind and restore the atmosphere of conversation back to normal.
"Hmm...I didn't have time to talk with him because the guards came so quickly. But he keeps talking about you. How are you doing, what you're doing, and others."
He wants to be nice to me, huh? I'm sorry. I can't accept your own good. Even if you try to escape to the ends of the world. I don't want to care about you again. I am only curious about one girl.
Louise continues her conversation, "With a human. That girl looks different. She a devil. I could feel it."
"You also feel her evil gaze?" Vanessa asked, and Louise nod his head
I am right? That girls change everything. Victor make some stupid things because of that girl. He might have a reason. But he could not tell me the reason. Why Victor...why?
"He wants to see you. What if...this may be a little bit difficult for you. He will visit you."
"He wants to meet me?"
Louise held her hand, "I don't know when he'll see you. That's what I want to convey from him, Vanessa."
Did he want to talk sometime with me? Is he a person I meet in the wood? The woman who spoke to me. While I have a duty to save the children from abduction. Did I mistake?
"Thank you for everything." She said.
Now she wants to forget about Victor. She drank a cup of warm tea to calm her down. Heavy rain outside and cold air-supported her mood became better. Vanessa thought, maybe today is the right day to relax until midnight.
Louise ran out of tea. He rose from his seat and opened the door. He tells the servants to bring more tea. "Don't forget the snacks, okay...?"
"You didn't come here for snacks, right?" Vanessa was suspicious of him.
Louise turned around while closing the door. "Of course not, I came here for a good reason, okay?"
He saying okay, twice?!
"Then...What about your relationship with your older brother? Did you talk to him?"
"What do you mean? I don't understand." He's trying to escape from her question.
Knock...Knock...Knock...
Someone knocked on the door. Louise use these moments as bait to avoid the question earlier. "Ah...Tea. Let's go have a cup of tea!"
"Have you talked to him?"
"Haha." Laughing quietly.
"Don't laugh! You haven't talked with your brother yet? didn't you? I'm tired you know? He always asking me to persuade you. I think he wants to explain something. Give him a chance!"
"Yes, yes. I will talk to him, okay?"
"Tsk!" In the end, she gave up.
Louise's brother, the Crown Prince of Goblin kingdom continues to persuade Vanessa. Because he wants to meet his little brother. Vanessa didn't know what happened between the two of them. But the first Prince insisted to meet with his little brother. Unfortunately, Louise always runs away from him for no reason.
"Before I came here. I saw a brown-haired and black-eyed kid. He said that he was a half-vampire. His name...Varest?"
"Oh, he...He was...WHAT?" Her reaction was unexpectedly surprising.
"What? What? What is wrong if I see him?" Louise confused.
That's not a problem, Varest is human. Wait...what did he say?
"Half-vampire? Did you say half-vampire?" Vanessa asked again to make sure and he nodded his head. "Ah...so yes. That's good then." A feeling of relief came.
"He's a young noble. I saw the servant give a bow to him and he said to me that he is a half-vampire. So I believe in his words." He continued eating snacks in front of his eyes.
Vanessa's face does not believe what she heard from him. She thinks that Louise did not know that Varest is a human. The characteristics of humans have brown hair and black hair. Meanwhile, half-vampire has black hair and black eyes. But this Goblin only focuses on his snacks.
"Are you really the 2nd prince?" Vanessa asked.
"Of course. I was the clever and powerful Prince in my kingdom." Louise is proud of herself.
Haha, clever, huh? I see here only the stupid goblins. A goblin who only wants to eat his snacks. I cannot believe that I have to fight him once.
"How did you meet Varest? Didn't I tell you to wait in the Grand Duke main door?"
"I met him in the forest. The other side of the mansion."
What are you doing in that forest?
"He's getting bullied by two knights. They beat, kicked, and pushed him down. I'm the only one who saw that and help him. I give a lesson to them. I punished those knights with my bare hands. Finally, they kneel down and..."
Ha? Why does the atmosphere suddenly change?
"Va..nessa? Are you okay?"
"Why..." She said.
"What..why what?" He could feel her anger that will soon fill the whole room.
"Why did you stop talking? I want to know what happened, Louise?" Her gaze was sharp like a blade.
Vanessa get up from her seat and then headed to Louise. He just freaking out because Vanessa holding his collar.
"Can you continue the conversation, Your Highness?"
"Of course, Madame!"
What happened? Why is she so angry? Why is she have a terrible face in front of me? I have never seen her like this before. Someone, please explain what happened!
"Vanessa..can you please let me go? I can't breathe."
No one knows what happened to the 2nd Prince, Louise. Vanessa locked him in her personal office. While on the other hand, the young master's private room. Varest could feel something bad is on the way.
End Chapter 26