The impact was strong enough to knock the girl off balance, causing her sword to clatter to the ground. She landed on the ground, coughing and trying to catch her breath as her body healed.
Karyk stood there, his expression unreadable as he observed the turn of events. The shadow that had struck the girl emerged from the darkness, revealing a figure clad in a dark cloak that only revealed the person's face.
It was a woman with piercing eyes and an aura of death around her. She stood before Karyk, her movements elegant, yet slightly lifeless.
"You are..." The Princess looked at the woman, momentarily finding it hard to believe her eyes.
"Mother...?"
She had seen her mother die right before her eyes. She still remembered the day where she cried in her brother's arms when she had lost her mother. It was impossible for her to forget this face!
