As their journey to the west continued, it didn't take quite long for Camellia to fall asleep in Logan's arms as he continued to ride the horse.
He didn't say anything and just let her rest in his arms, after all it was quite a boring journey, apart from sleeping what else could she have done.
Soon it started to turn dark and so Logan stopped his man and decided that they would all stay at an inn till dawn and then they would depart.
As they got to the inn, Logan made his way down from the horse as he carried the sleeping Camelia in his arms and into a room bought for her where they would stay for the night.
Meanwhile, Taking a seat at the food store at the inn, Rachel had a rather swollen expression on.
Just then, her friend and most trusted alley Zara said, "Did you see that Rachel, All day that Princess has just been troubling his highness, if she wasn't here then we would still be on the road to the west, His Highness would never Stop for anything, what a piece of work!"
She said with envy written all over her face.
Hearing her words, Rachel reprimanded, "You shouldn't talk like that Zara, Don't Forget that she's married to his highness, we should at least respect her!" She said, taking a sip of tea.
"Respect her? She doesn't even act like a lady, it should be you married to his highness.. You have had a crush on his Highness for years, you even decided to join his Knight squad and fight alongside him even with your father's disapproval but from nowhere a princess who we know absolutely nothing about pops out from nowhere and steals his highness, How Ridiculous!"
"Enough! Don't talk too much, we should go rest, tomorrow will be a long day for us after all!" Rachel said before she stood up and made her way into the room prepared for her and the other female knights.
Zara wasn't wrong, she did have a crush on the Monarch but what Zara didn't know was the fact that Rachel had already confessed her feelings to the monarch and as expected, he didn't give her an answer and just walked away… even though she is hurt by the fact that his married to another woman, her respect for him still stands.
*
Who was Rachel?
Well we could call her 'Lady Rachel Of Count Vidis"
Her father is the viscount of the south and she said as his third daughter.
She was beautiful, mannered and had good etiquette but with a slightly hot temperament but she was a woman which every merchant from the south wanted to wed.
But she wanted to practice swordsmanship like her brothers but her father never allowed her because she was his daughter and a woman.
Story cut short, The monarch and his men came to the south for a mission by the Emperor and that was when she fell for the Monarch at first sight.
And in order to be closer to him, she ran away from home when she heard he was recruiting new men and she happened to meet Zara who was a baron's Daughter from the east of the empire region.
They ended up making it into Logan's Knight squad and have now became on of his most trusted knights.
**
Opening her eyes slightly was Camelia as she placed her hands on her head which was Aching.
She ten sat up as she stared around her surroundings, she was inside a room. Could they have already arrived at the West? She thought as just then, Eliza made her way in with a tray filled with tea and biscuits.
"You are finally awake my lady, Do have some tea!" She said placing the tray on the table as she helped Camelia up.
"Eh.. Eliza are we at the West?"
"Huh? No my lady, We are at an inn in the forest.. his highness thought it was dark and decided for us to rest here then leave tomorrow!"
She replied as Camellia nodded, she then took a seat and ate the tea and biscuits.
She had that strange dream again, only this time it was somewhat different.. Argh! She found it so hard to recollect it all!
"Where is his Highness?" Camellia Asked
"His highness and sir Ralph had gone down the nearby village to see if they could get some information concerning the west my lady!"
Nodding her head, Camelia just sighed in relief, she had to find a way to escape tonight.
If the Monarch were to return he would totally sleep here with her and what if he tried to touch her.
Sigh! She can't refuse him anymore after all she was the one who wanted to follow him all the way here just for that annoying seven days tradition.
If she stopped him from having his way with her, then he would start to suspect something and she can't let that happen.
Right now her plan was simple, find out what is going on at the village and understand why it's connected to her and second, find as much means as possible to leave this Marriage.
Even if it meant annoying the Monarch to death, she had to find away to make him throw her out so she can be free and know more about her powers.