Inside of the carriage~
"So how will you two explain it?"
Noah asks in a serious tone as he looks at the two people before him.
Where both Cathain and Eleanora pressed their lips tightly as they didn't had any answer.
'I just wanted to get those two before the duke could discover about her… but what now?'
Cathain become lost in thought as he didn't know how he can suddenly explain about the second prince of Arndell being this injured and bring another mysterious girl.
He can't take them to the imperial palace either as it would only make Duke Raven curious about the girl he has bought.
Where, on the other hand Eleanora was thinking the same.
She just woke up today and without thinking much, she went out with Cathain like usual.
She thought that when he said he will save someone who is important for her survival, they will just go and save them.
But never thought about what will happen after she saved them?
Seeing the condition of this two people, Noah sighed.
He was sitting on Dominic's lap as there was no space for him to sit in this small wooden carriage.
Dominic was lost in thoughts because the discovery of his brother trying to kill him was a huge shock, because to him the first prince always showered him with love.
Liana was sitting beside Noah, and she felt awkward.
Obviously everyone in this carriage looked higher status people, at least not commoner like her.
She was about to go when this black haired boy suddenly ordered her to get into the carriage and his tone was so fierce that she didn't even had the courage to protest.
'They won't take me and sell my organs in the black market, right?'
Liana clenched the hem of her dress as she thought about the stories she had once heard.
People said that the noble people's kidnaps commoner kids so that they can take their organs and then sell them as slaves.
"I…I can work f-for you…"
Liana suddenly started to whisper in a sobbing voice and everyone in the carriage turned their heads to look at her with a confused face.
"…I c-can do almost every house…w-works… I e-eat less too… S-So… don't t-take my o-organs and s-sell me… please!"
Liana finally started to cry out loudly as she finished speaking with her head hanging low and everyone in the carriage became speechless.
"W-Wait a minute,"
Noah was the first one to come out from his shock and started to speak.
"Do we look like bad guys? Or do you think we are short of money?"
Noah asked but immediately paused as the first one seems to be correct.
They just went there out of nowhere and didn't even say that they were here to save them.
The crown prince silently killed those hooligans and then he just gave her death glares before threatening her to get into the carriage with his cold voice.
So, she is not wrong to think like that…
"I-I just want to s-save my sister… I will go back to t-the orphanage after that… s-so, please let me go-"
"We will save your sister."
Liana couldn't finish her sentence as the crown prince interrupted her words all of a sudden and this made her finally look up to see his face.
Her caramel brown eyes sparkled as she heard his words and stared at him with eagerness.
Because she would feel that he wasn't lying.
The teenage boy before her had silky black hair, long till his nape.
His ruby red sharp eyes just stared at her with no emotions, but still she could feel a strong resentment coming from him for her.
'This is the first time I have seen him, but why do I feel like he hates me?'
Liana immediately averts her gaze as she took a deep breath to calm herself down.
Nothing comes for free in this world.
"What do you want in return?"
She asked calmly, and unlike before she wasn't trembling with fear anymore.
For her sister, she can do anything.
If it wasn't for her sister, she wouldn't be alive now.
For a moment, Cathain's eyes shows surprise as he saw a glimpse of a familiar but older face in her and a firm voice echoed in his mind.
~I am the sinner, whose sins can be forgiven but never forgettable~
~Even if she forgives me one day, my sins will always hunt me till my last breathe~
~Don't punish yourself for someone else's sin and leave everything up to me… I can't bring back the dead but I can help the people who are alive~
~So, live to see me…the real sinner suffer just like she wished~
~Your Majesty, The sun of our empire~
But Cathain suddenly came out from his thoughts as the carriage suddenly stopped abruptly and Noah, who was sitting on Dominic's lap falls on his butt with a loud thud.
"WHAT THE!"
Noah screams in pain with a little annoyance.
Liana was also shocked because of this and Cathain hurriedly wraps up his arms around Eleanora to shield her in his arms as the carriage's door gets broken by a strong force.
Cathain was about to take out his sword but a chilly voice made him stop and look up at the door with shock.
"So… his highness was the one who kidnapped my daughter!"
Alexander's chilly voice echoes in the quite road as his sharp eyes stays glued on Cathain's hands, which were holding Eleanora protectively.
Eleanora was also shocked as she momentary forgot about her fictional God looking father of this world and gulps down her saliva in fear while moving closer to Cathain.
But unfortunately, this made Alexander's cold aura to get chillier and everyone in the carriage held their breath in fear.
Alexander's jaw tightens as he watched his daughter to get away from him and the reluctant look on her eyes seem to stab his heart painfully.
She has been sleeping for so many days and after she finally woke up, she sneaked out with some random boy without informing anyone.
He was so tensed when they informed him about her being missing and he was afraid that she was kidnapped.
Just the thought of her being taken away and how she might have seen calling out for him made him lose his temper and he dispatched all his knights to search for her.
But here, she was sticking with the crown prince, whose existence didn't even mattered to her a month ago and…
'She is…afraid of me?'
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[_LITTLE THEATER_]
A frown appears on Noah's forehead as he stares at the carriage.
Cathain and Eleanora were sitting on one side, Dominic and Liana on the other side.
The small carriage could only carry four people and thus, Noah became the extra burden.
He had used teleportation magic to find Eleanora after he found her room empty, thus he had no way to go back home except riding this small carriage.
Because of his small body, he can only use teleportation magic one time in every few days.
But where will he sit?
"Hey, baby… come and sit on sister's lap!"
Eleanora pats on her lap as she signals Noah to sit on her lap.
Dominic just recovered because of Eleanora's healing powers, Liana was a stranger and the crown prince was out of Noah's preferable seat.
So, Noah becomes surprised and thinks that it wasn't a bad idea.
Currently Eleanora's lap was the best choice.
But even before he could sit on her lap, someone suddenly grabbed him violently and he found himself sitting in an uncomfortable position.
Noah – "…"
Eleanora – "…"
Cathain – "…She only woke up a few hours earlier so her body is weak."
Cathain spoke in a cold voice with a straight face and Noah narrows his grey eyes at him with a 'Do you think I will believe this bullshit?' look on his face.
Cathain (through eyes) - You damn kid, Do you think I will let another man sit on her lap?
Noah – "…" (Speechless...) (I am only a little kid T_T )
Eleanora – (looking at those two talking through eyes and feeling confused as she didn't understand a single thing)
And then the carriage started to move but Noah falls on his butt right away as Cathain wasn't holding him properly and everyone presses their lips tightly to conceal their laughter.
Eleanora – "…"
Dominic – "…"
Liana – "…"
Cathain – "…"
Noah pouts his lips as his grey eyes almost filled up with tears as he glares at Cathain, who was silently smirking at him with a 'Serve you right' look.
He wanted to yell in pain as his butt really hurts a lot but he choose to remain silent because of his pride as the master of magic tower.
He can't cry!!
…and this is how Noah ended up sitting at Dominic's lap.
(The End)