“My lady… why do you need the Drokianoid guild? Your estate is full of knights and your father is the 1st squad’s leader,” he said.
“I’ll tell you when the right time comes, for now, I need to go there immediately before my maid gets worried,” I said.
“I’m sorry,” he said, then we continued to walk. After a few minutes of walking, we stopped at a door that has an emblem of Nethilor’s knights (a shield with the four elemental colours, a cross sword and a crown in the middle of the shield) with a crossed witch broom and mage’s staff (A long stick).
“We’re here,” he said. I nodded as an answer. Clode knocked at their door.
“Who are you and what do you want?” someone from the guild asked.
“We are here to see your guildmaster… tell him that the daughter of Liu Family is here to make a deal with him, also, tell him that the one that he’s looking for is here,” I said. The door closed then after a few minutes, they let us in.
“Our master told us to test you first,” a guy with a scar on his cheeks said.
“Please stay by my side, my lady,” Clode said.
“No… you’re the one who should not move, Sir. Clode… this is my business, so I’ll end this… can you lend me your sword for awhile?” I said. He hesitated at first, but he gave me his sword.
“Young lady, you should let your guard do the fighting for us if you want to meet our master and get out of here alive,” the guy with a scar on his erm and right eye said.
“Don’t worry, I might be a lady, but I can fight,” I said then I started to knock them out. A few minutes passed and I almost knocked out all of them. I only knocked them out because they’re not an enemy, also my stamina is still low so I’ll get tired easily.
“Stop… follow me, my lady,” someone said from above, so we looked at the second floor and saw a man with a funny mask on.
“My lady…” Sir. Clode said.
“Thanks for your sword… You may leave me here,” I said.
“No, my lady… I will wait for you here,” he said.
“Mr. Guildmaster, can I leave my escort here? Also I’d like to see him without any bruises or injuries when I finish my business here… in other words, they should take good care of him,” I said.
“Gilbert, make sure that the miss’ escort will not be hurt by them,” he said.
“Yes, master,” the guy with a scar on his cheeks said. So he is Gilbert.
“Now… shall we go down with what you are here for?” he said.
“Be careful, my lady,” Sir. Clode said. I nodded. I walked towards the stairs where the guildmaster is located. He stretched out his hand to escort me. I placed my hand on his so that we will be able to start our deal.
We headed toward his office. He sat down on his chair.
“You may take your seat, my lady,” he said. I did not sit because I’ll make this conversation short.
“Why aren’t you sitting, my lady?” he asked.
“Remove your mask, George Crimson,” I said. At the speed of light he is now in front of me and pointing a knife in my neck.
“How did you know that I am Gorge Crimson?” he asked.
“Would you believe me if I say that I came back to my previous life?” I said.
“You’re talking nonsense,” he said, then he removed his mask. He has red hair and crimson red eyes.
“Then tell me how did I know that you’re George Crimson who is looking for a saintess that was sent by the God which is not yet fully awakened to know her real job here in Nethilor?” I said. He stayed silent for a few seconds then he hid the knife.
“Who is the saintess and why do you need our help?” he asked.
“I am the saintess that you’re looking for,” I said.
“This is not the right time to joke around, my lady,” he said.
“But I’m not joking… if you want to know if I am the saintess or not, go to the temple, they will receive an oracle in 3 days… they will not make it public because the oracle is not specific enough to know the whereabouts of the saintess… on the other hand, the dark empire received this oracle too and they sent a witch to act like the saintess,” I said.
“How can I trust someone who is spouting nonsense about reincarnation?” he asked.
“I’m not spouting nonsense… I can prove it to you tomorrow. If I prove that I came back from my past, you will visit our estate using your position as Marquess George Crimson and not as the guild master of Drokianoid Guild,” I said.
“And if you proved wrong?” he asked.
“Then I will not negotiate with you anymore, I will not bother your grace anymore, and I will pay you a million gold,” I said.
“Ok, wait for 5 days so that I will know whether you’re spouting nonsense or not,” he said.
“Then I shall take my leave… see you in 5 days, Marquis Crimson,” I said. I walked out of the room and went down to fetch Mr. Waryknight.
“My lady… you’re not hurt, right?” he asked me.
“I’m not… let’s go, my business here is finished… my maid is still waiting and I know that his highness, the crowned prince, is waiting for you,” I said. We went out to the Drokianoid Guild.
We were at the end of an alley when I stopped.
“It’s nice having you as my escort, Mr. Waryknight… it is time to separate our ways now,” I said.
“I will escort you, my lady, until you reach your estate, I asked a few knights to fetch us a carriage, please do not refuse or we might not be alive tomorrow if we will not escort her highness,” he said. Wait, her highness? I’m not even going to the imperial palace yet. I just sent a letter to them.
We started walking again. We saw my maid standing near the fountain.
“Just address me as my lady and not her highness because I’m not even from the royal family of Li,” I said.
“That is something that we can’t do, your highness… because that is an order from his majesty who just called me a while ago,” he said. I am about to say something, but the carriage arrives.
“The carriage is here, your highness,” he said. He escorted me to enter the carriage. My maid is with the coachman while Mr. Waryknight is inside the carriage with me.
“Why did his majesty send a lot of knights just to escort me back?” I asked. Who wouldn't ask? I am currently being escorted by 10 knights.
“It’s normal for the royalties to be escorted by more than 5 knights, your highness,” he said.
“But I’m not royalty,” I said.
“You will be, your highness… and I think, the Grand Duke is now inside the palace of Nethilor,” he said. What? Father? I know that he is the second commander of the knights, but I’m the one who’s supposed to be inside the imperial palace because I am the one who wrote a letter to have an audience with his majesty, the emperor and her majesty, the empress.
“We’re here,” he said. He escorted me out of the carriage. I saw my mother, and brothers who were standing in front of our gate.
“Quincy?!” mother said calmly, but you can feel that she’s mad. Opss, I did not tell them that I will go out without an escort.
“M-Mother,” I said.
“Why didn’t you bring a few knights?! You just recovered from the poison that you drank, then you went out without an escort?!” Mother shouted.
“A poison?” Clode asked. Oh, right no one, other than the maids, knights and butlers that is working inside our estate knows about that incident.
“Mr. Waryknight, you can go back now, please tell their majesty that I appreciated that they sent a carriage and a few knights to escort me back,” I said while pushing him back inside the carriage.
“I will now take my leave, your highness,” he said. The carriage moved away from us until we couldn't see it already.
“Princess, mind telling us the reason for your action?” elder brother Qiang said.
“Because I don’t want to be escorted today?” I said.
“You! Why didn’t you even inform us before going out?!” brother Rong shouted.
“What’s going on here?” someone said. I turned around and saw my father. I ran towards him and hid behind his back.
“Father, help me… they keep on asking me things,” I said.
“Why did his majesty ask me to arrange your marriage with his highness, the crowned prince?” father asked.
“Marriage?” I innocently asked. Sorry, father… This is the only way for me to save this empire and the other empires too from Demosia and Sankoria.