Finally their journey ended before the sun set completely. Aubrey's arrival was immediately greeted so lively and warmly by several residents who saw her limping on foot.
Several maids immediately ran over to Aubrey because the royal princess had returned safely. Then several maids came out again to quickly greet the people who had come with Aubrey.
The servants who realized that one of the men named Royce was the prince of the Diamond Kingdom, they all immediately respected Royce and immediately brought Royce into the palace.
Athena, Lucy, and Nancy, the three of them were brought into the palace and they were in the same room as Aubrey.
In the Crystalball Kingdom, there is indeed a special room that is used to check the condition of people who have recently been injured. The room was quite large and divided into two rooms. Because the areas for women and men are distinguished. There is a thin partition in the middle of the room as a barrier.
Edgar and Erick were immediately taken to a different room. The two of them were in a clean room, but not too large. In the room there were two beds and they were lying on them. Then came two healers who brought some of their medical equipment.
Meanwhile, the men were also taken to the same room as Royce. The six soldiers were also lying on their respective beds. Their breaths were still panting and sweat was pouring all over their bodies. Frans and Royce are like that too.
How are they not tired of that? Of course they were very, very tired and their legs were all paralyzed. The journey they took was not a short journey. Their journey to the Kingdom of Crystalball was really far. Even on the way earlier, they had cried because they saw dozens of corpses of Diamond Villagers who were not buried and left just like that until their bodies were eaten by vultures.
Their feet also had abrasions. Including Aubrey, Lucy, Athena, and Nancy. The female healers immediately apply cream in the form of medicine to heal the abrasions on their feet. Of course their feet had all been cleaned before being treated.
And it seems that Lucy immediately passed out when she was laid on a bed. The girl was apparently very tired and did not convey her complaints during the trip earlier. Athena could only stare at Lucy with a sad feeling.
"I just put some medicated cream on your blisters on the soles of your feet. Don't walk for an hour yet. Stay lying down until the medicated cream I put on has dried and absorbed. After an hour, then you can walk again and after that take a shower so your body feels better." Said a female healer who was around thirty years old. She spoke softly and kindly.
Athena nodded slowly. Her dry and slightly chapped lips smiled a little. "Thank you for treating me."
The female healer nodded. "You're welcome. This is my job. In three hours I will check on you again. Now rest a bit."
"Okay, thank you very much."
Then the female healer arranged several medical tools and bottles filled with medicine. She put it all in a cloth bag. Then she left without taking the bag. The female healer would definitely return according to her words.
Athena breathed a sigh of relief. There was still a palace maid wiping her face with a clean towel soaked in warm water. It was being cleaned by the maid.
Meanwhile, Aubrey was immediately taken to her private bedroom. King Philip and Queen Georgiana immediately approached her. They both looked worried and cried in a state of emotion because Aubrey could return safely.
The crown prince named Albert, he immediately came to meet his sister. The man was married, and he still lived in the palace because he was officially the successor to the royal throne.
"Oh, my daughter. Are you all right?" asked King Philip.
Queen Georgiana immediately hugged her daughter tightly. Meanwhile, Albert stood beside Aubrey's bed and he gently stroked Aubrey's head.
"I'm fine, Father. Royce and the others are taking good care of me. I'm not hurt at all. The blisters on the soles of my feet are normal because I walked from such a long distance. My feet are very sore. Maybe in a few days I can't walk."
"It's fine, just have a good rest for a while." Albert said. His tone was very worried.
King Philip smiled and nodded. "What about the others, my daughter? Who did you come with? I haven't had a chance to see them all."
"I came with Athena, Aunt Nancy was Athena's mother, then there was Lucy, Royce, then Frans and there were six soldiers. Then there were Uncle Edgar and Uncle Erick. Uncle Erick was Athena's father, and Uncle Edgar was Royce's uncle. Athena was a servant especially those close to Lucy and Royce. They are all very nice to me." Aubrey said.
King Philip nodded in understanding. "I will certainly look after and feed them all well, my daughter."
"Forgive us, my dear. Your father and I have also tried to look for you everywhere. We have dispatched soldiers in this kingdom to find you. But it's a pity that they all chose to retreat when they were about to enter the territory of the Diamond Kingdom. The troops that attacked the Diamond Kingdom were surprisingly strong." Georgiana said.
"Yes, mother. The enemy troops are very dangerous. They may even be lurking from the right point and they can shoot arrows easily without missing." Aubrey said.
"Which route did you choose to get here, my sister?"
"I chose the route between the forest border and the village border. Then we passed the big market and the green lake. Then we all agreed to go through the roundabout edge of the pine forest. And it turned out that we were all safe by going that route."
Albert smiled and was moved to hear the explanation from his sister. "I'm so glad you came back safe and sound. Ah, I should call some maids to wash you quickly. You should wash, then eat, then sleep well."
Albert looked very concerned about his sister. King Philip and Queen Georgiana nodded in agreement. Aubrey had to take a shower immediately so that she would look cleaner and well groomed again.
Then King Philip and Queen Georgiana immediately visited all of them who managed to come to their palace with their daughter.
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