William slowly shook his head, knowing that Luthiel would not say even a word.
He had been like this since they were teenagers and never once had he seen him associated with women or even men.
He was like, no friends at all.
He was a very beautiful man with green eyes and very dark silky hair. And of course, women fell hard for him. They did anything they could to get close to him, but he, however, never paid any attention to them.
It was as though they were invisible to him.
He was all about battle, practice, and no talking at all.
A slight sigh fled William's mouth, and he raised his head to look at Yennefer, who still had a face full of confusion.
"Well, she's honestly not what I expected. I often hear she's quite the arrogant and scary one, but the lady I am looking at right now looks... confused."
He commented, and Luthiel, who couldn't agree more, narrowed his eyes at Yennefer.
"Begin!" The deadly voice of the emperor abruptly resounded, and the head guard waved his hand, immediately ordering everyone within the crowd to keep quiet.
The royal announcer cleared his throat, and with a royal verdict in hand, he walked up to the wooden stage and stared down at the crowd.
He glanced at all the criminals but stopped his gaze for a while on Yennefer.
He rolled open the verdict and cleared his throat yet again.
"According to the laws of the empire and the wishes of his majesty, these criminals shall be punished for the crime of practicing magic."
"It was outlawed for the sake of the empire's safety, and those who were born of it, practiced it, or had a trace of it within them were wiped off the face of the earth."
"However, it turned out that not all were wiped out as traces of them still roam this earth, and these criminals you see here have done nothing but commit the unacceptable crime of practicing magic."
"Today, before the heavens, these criminals shall be executed and cease to exist!"
He announced and, pleased by this, the crowd cheered and yelled in enthusiasm to watch the criminals get executed by a blade to their neck.
Yennefer, now more confused than ever, looked around and glanced at the criminals who had fear in their eyes, afraid to die.
"Magic..." She whispered, still unable to understand what they meant by magic.
Magic couldn't possibly exist in this place... right?
She asked herself and raised her head when the voice of the announcer suddenly resounded.
"EXECUTE THEM!!"
He ordered, and under Yennefer's gaze, the royal guards pushed the criminals down to their knees, and in no less than a few seconds, they chopped off the heads of the criminals in unison.
Seeing this done, the crowds yelled in satisfaction as the heads of the criminals rolled to the floor, their blood tainting the wooden floor.
Yennefer's heart dropped to her stomach and the urge to puke overwhelmed her!
She could not stand the sight of blood.
If she thought this was a dream before, it definitely wasn't now because this was becoming way too real to be a dream.
She thought, and a sudden idea popped up in her head.
Well, she will confirm if this is a dream once she pinches herself.
Her lashes fluttered and, with her teeth biting onto her lips, she heavily pinched herself, which caused a deep, painful groan to exit her throat.
"Shit!." She exclaimed, now realizing that this was no dream or nightmare.
In fact, this was very real, and for some obvious reason, she seemed to have traveled through time and arrived in another world in someone else's body.
Well, Yuri seemed to have sent her through time.
But the question is...Why did he send her to arrive in the body of a criminal who is about to be killed?
If this was truly a new life, then why in the body of someone who was about to die?
These questions whirled in her mind and, having thought of something, this wide, big smile ensued on her face.
Well, it's not that bad anyway. I mean, if she gets killed, maybe her soul will return to her real body in her own time at the liquor store where she is having her first kiss.
Her grin widened even more when she saw the royal announcer pull out yet another scroll.
He rolled it open and, with one deadly glance at Yennefer, he cleared his throat and proceeded to read the verdict.
"Yennefer Bellegard, twenty-year-old Gavaria's most dangerous and feared assassin, also a practitioner of magic, has finally been brought down by his majesty after six years of constant hunting."
"Today, before the eyes of our beloved citizens, she will be tortured by the method of twelve nails punching and sent to her death by the method of beheading."
"We hope that this is enough to bring justice to those who have died at the hands of her bloody blade."
He rolled back the verdict once he was done with his announcement and all eyes shifted to Yennefer.
'Yennefer Bellegard?... So my name here is also Yennefer?'
She asked herself in deep shock and immediately looked around when two of the guards standing behind her grabbed her by the arms.
They pulled her towards a wooden chair that seemed to be attached to some kind of wooden mechanism and chained her hands to the arms of the chair.
Her chest rose and fell in a bit of fear, but knowing that this was probably the only way for her to return back to her own world, she took deep breaths to calm herself down and shut her eyes, ready to die.
"She seems really calm for someone who is about to be executed. It's as if she's not afraid to die. I mean, twelve nails punching is probably the worst way one could get tortured before a pathetic death."
Prince William, who was absolutely stunned by Yennefer's calmness, narrowed his eyes into a thin line, and Luthiel, who seemed to think the same as well, gazed intently at her, not wanting to miss any expression that may occur on her face.
Just how fearless could this young girl be?
He questioned himself.
"Begin!" The head guard ordered, and without wasting any time, the executors set up the mechanism.
They turned it on, and at a great speed, long sharp nails popped up on the wooden plank.
They moved, aiming for Yennefer's chest and neck.
Yennefer tightly shut her eyes, but before it could hit her, someone's deep, dominating voice resounded.
"Wait!!"
The person, who was none other than the emperor's brother, commanded and the executors immediately stopped the mechanism, causing only the tip of the nails to pinch Yennefer.
The emperor's face immediately darkened, and with a deadly look in his eyes, he slowly turned his head to look at his older brother.