"Lady Roselia, why didn't you use your support magic just now?" Amy whispered to Roselia.
"I wish I could but his injury is kind of..." Roselia hesitated for a few seconds before continuing, "...I think it's better to discuss more of this in my room"
While supporting the injured man, Roselia's left hand slowly reached out towards his forehead, using the back of her hand to check his temperature, and heaved a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, he's slowly getting stable but his still losing blood. Leo, we need to quickly get him to my room."
"Yes, My lady, but one problem..." Leo stopped walking, looking ahead.
"What's the matter?" Roselia looked in the direction of Leo's and saw guards patrolling around the main entrance of the manor.
"Amy, I thought I asked you to distract the guards? Why are they on patrol now?" Roselia turned towards Amy and whispered to her.
"I did! I informed them that there's no need to continue patrolling after our encounter with the man under the Duke's order" Amy's eyes slowly peeked at the man.
"Then someone must have told my father about the order and placed more guards on patrol," Roselia sighed.
She then quickly scanned through the garden to see no guards around the back manor, "Okay...then let's take the secret passageway to my room."
"Secret passageway?" Both Leo and Amy looked at each other, confused.
"What? Is it that shocking to find out that I have a secret passageway?"
"..."
"Anyways...we should get moving."
Roselia and the others quickly sped up towards the passageway. Luckily, the hall leads to her bedroom. It will take some time to get there from the main entrance but it is the best way to keep clear of her father, the Duke.
Roselia leads the way slowly, checking up on the others every few minutes. She was surprised to see how easily Leo was carrying the man, not an ounce of sweat was seen on his face. Amy was also walking behind, supporting them.
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Hiding away from the guards, clearing away the bushes for them to pass through easily, Roselia and the others finally reached the passageway, "There, the secret passageway that leads to my bedroom," Roselia pointed.
"My Lady, why was I not notified of this?" Leo asked.
"As I said, a secret passageway that I installed, no one else knew about this, not even my father," Roselia explained briefly.
"What about Am-"
"Where's Amy? She should be supporting you." Roselia cuts off Leo and looked around for Amy.
A few seconds later, from a distance away, she heard her name being called out, "Lady Roselia! There's an emergency!"
"What is it, Amy? Calm down."
Amy slowly calmed down and took a breather before continuing, "I overheard a few of the guards' chatter and heard them talking about the crack on the barrier, I think they are investigating the area."
"Crap-" Roselia mumbled to herself. She did not expect her father to start investigating the barrier immediately. Luckily they were fast enough to escape from the scene of the crack.
"My Lady?"
"Sorry, but I think I need to see my father right now."
"I understand Lady Roselia but won't your father ask about the barrier?" Amy quickly cut in.
"Don't worry, I'll try my best to explain to him, here's the key to my room, no one else should be able to enter without this key."
"..."
"Now, quickly go and bring him inside." Roselia switched with Amy to support Leo from the back and started rushing off to her father's office.
"But about his injuries-" Leo shouted.
"Amy! Feed him the magnificent healing potion that I made! AND DON'T TOUCH HIM UNTIL I COME BACK!" Roselia replied from afar.
"Aren't those potions for emergencies-"
However, Roselia was already quite a distance away from hearing what Amy and Leo had to say.
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As Roselia's shadow slowly disappeared from their sight, Leo and Amy quickly unlocked the secret mossy cobbled door that was covered by bushes around the area.
As the door slowly opens, the pavement in the hall was also covered in moss, showing signs that the passageway has not been used for quite some time and the entire path was barely lit up by the magic torches that were screwed on the wall.
A few seconds into the passageway, Leo looked around, astonished. As Amy slowly picked up the candle stand that was laying around the floor and lit up the candle inside, he questioned her, "Amy, did you know what happen to this guy and about this passageway?"
"Sir Leo, I know you have a lot of questions, but I think it's best to ask Lady Roselia about it," Amy replied while walking.
"But could you give me a brief explanation? I am, the one, carrying the man after all." Leo politely asked again while readjusting the man behind him.
Amy continued to explain while walking, "Sir Leo, even I, was not there when this situation happened. I only know that...number 1, Lady Roselia and I found the man lying on the ground, near the area where the barrier cracked..."
"What?! So... you're telling me, he entered the barrier without it notifying us of any mishaps!?" Leo cut Amy off from finishing her sentence.
"With the amount of blood, he has lost, the Lady and I were surprised that he's still alive"
"Are you sure he's not a demon?"
"Don't assume anything. Whether he's a demon or not, you know how Lady Roselia is, she has specifically asked us to bring him back for aid regardless." Amy looked at Leo fiercely in his eyes.
"Aren't you the one that called me for assistance while banging profusely on my room door? And without notifying any guards? He could still be dangerous-"
"That's because our lady does not like making this situation into a whole ordeal without any proof of evidence and that was why she asked me to quickly call for you in private..."
"But-"
Amy continued, "...And number 2, yes, I knew about this passageway because we would use this to sneak out together when we were younger."
"Are you serious?"
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Minutes have passed and they have finally reached the entrance to Roselia's room from the passageway. Amy reached for a secret key from behind the wall torch and quickly unlocked the door.
"Are you sure it's a good idea to let this man rest in the Lady's room?" Leo asked as he carefully let the man down on Roselia's bed.
"It's better than letting him rest in the guest room while guards are patrolling, plus, Lady Roselia wants to try using her healing powers to heal him."
Leo and Amy both got prepared to assist Roselia once she comes back from the Duke's office. Amy went to get a bucket of water and a towel while Leo went out of the room secretly to get some medical supplies.
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