"What are you doing?" I said as I was trying to get his hands off from me but he's too strong for me.
He didn't answered as he was still pulling me somewhere. We were now away from so many people now and he stopped in front of an old alley.
"If you think you're going to drag me there and kill for not acknowledging your beloved then you must know I know how to protect my life," I said as I was trying to twist his arms from gripping mine and I was successful but he caught me again with his one hand, I tried fighting him, but this damned dressing was too heavy.
"Stop fighting me," He said as he caught my other arm who was about to punch him,
"The stop pulling me, idiot!" I said as I raised my other hand which he didn't see coming.
My hand landed on his jaw which made his face tilt but, he didn't even flinch or anything.
"Ouch" I feel pain rush in my hand, how hard his face is?
He stared at my face and back to my knuckle who was hurt from punching him, "Are you done woman?" He said in a cold voice.
I didn't answered and in stead I gave him a death glare, we continued walking as he was still holding my hands, I see a dead end since it was just a wall.
"Hey, " I said as I was trying to tell him that there is nothing in here but only a wall.
He put his hands on the wall and there's a light that came out from his palm and the wall opened and there is a hidden building behind it, it looks rusty and old but it also looks nice from the outside.
He pulled me again to the building and when he opened the door I was surprise to see that it was so beautiful inside. He guided me in a room which seems to be his office.
I was about to say something and asked him why did he brought me here when the door flung over and a man entered on it.
"Your highness!" The man said as he looks like he went on a run.
I looked at him and right there and then I recognized who he was, " You , you! What are you doing here?!" I asked when I recognized that he was the knight in our duchy but his hair is different this time, he has now a blue hair unlike the last time he has a blond hair.
He looks a little taken when I did that to him, and besides why is he here? he's supposed to be in our home as he was part of the Solaris knights.
"L-lady Acantha," He said as he looks a little bit worried.
"Who are you and why are you here? what's your connection with this man?" I said as I pointed the crown prince who was looking at us boredly.
"Are you sure that this woman here just got an amnesia and not a knock on her head?" The crown prince said as he looked at the man who I still didn't know what's his name is.
"Yes, your highness," The man said as he smiled cockily at me. " My name is Ernie Lady Acantha," the man said as he bows his head at me as he introduces himself.
"And what are you doing here? and why-" I was stopped by the knight whose name is Ernie.
"To answer your question first my lady, I am here because I work for his highness," He said as he looked at me and smiled flirtatiously. I scowl at what he did.
"If you are working with the crown prince then what are you doing in our place?" I said as and I gasped when I realized something. "Are you a spy that he sent to tell him everything about me?" I said as I point my finger to the both of them while my eyes gets bigger as I can't believe that he will do that.
"Woah, woah my lady, you've been making it as you hobby to point your finger at me," The prince said as I didn't noticed the he was now standing beside me when he was sitting on his chair a while ago.
She heard Ernie chuckled at them , " And why did you even brought me here," I said as I raised my voiced at him.
"I didn't mean to bring you here in the first place if you just cooperate at me when I said we need to talk," He said as he looked at me.
"Then you should take me back to Mildred," I said as I sit on the sofa in front of his desk.
"But, I have another reason why you are here," He said as sat on his desk and lean as he crosses his legs and put his head on his hand. "Now, tell me lady Acantha, why does it seems like you were mad at me even the first time we saw each other again for the first time in so many years," He said as he stared at me giving me chills on my bones.
I tried not to be affected by the way he stare, he looks scary with how he looks like now. "Ahmm" I tried clearing my throat to find my voice, I'm not scared of him definitely not but he the way he looks at me like he was seeing through my soul.
"You were the one who seems to be mad at me your highness," I said as I found my voice to speak again.
"Why do you say that?" He asked as he looked at me and you can't read any emotions on his face.
"You sent me some letters telling me to go to your palace and explain what I did to your fiancée that she gets depressed," I said as I clench my fist beside me." How can you just summon me just because you heard from some reliable source that I humiliated her when you were not even there? why would you trust someone's word so easily without running any deeper investigation, it seems like I felt I was accused of a crime that I didn't do in the first place." I said as I match how he looks at me.
" I told you for how many times that it wasn't me who sent those letters. why would I bother on involving my self in your business, and I've been hearing the word fiancée from you so many times, Lady Noraya wasn't my fiancée, yet.." He said as he still have those dull face.
We were interrupted when we heard the door opens again and there we both turn our back to see who went inside and there we saw another man who was standing at the door who looks like he caught us doing something.
"Am I interrupting something, Your highness?" He said as he looks at us and it seems like he didn't notice Ernie who was also there, I looked around and saw Ernie hiding from the curtain.
His highness stands from sitting and, " Your just in time Jarnus, lady Acantha and I was just talking about something, " He said as he walked back to sit on his chair.
"Your highness, I just sent Lady Noraya back from the jewelry shop just like what instructed me, and I was greeted by the empress and she was asking where you are, but I didn't say anything," He said as he reported back.
He just nod at what the man named Jarnus said and he focus his self on the paper that Jarnus brought him, "Have you heard from the Baron Wilkis ?" He said as If I was not there.
"Yes your highness the Baron was sending his gratitude for you, he was glad that you sent some knights there in west as they were also attacked by the monster as you predicted." Jarnus said to him.
Acantha looked at them and she turned around and saw Ernie signaling him not to look at him, she just give him a cold look.
But what? Why am I hearing such important things from them? shouldn't they be wary of my presence ? After, all were all stranger to each other.
"Ahmm your highness Lady Acantha was still here, is it okay for her to hear what were gonna talk about?" Jarnus said as he was hesitating to say something as he was seems to be worried that I might leaked what they were planning.
"Just speak, if everything that we talked about here will get out, I know where to find her," He said as he looked at me like he was threatening to cut off my neck the moment I will told anyone about what they're going to talk.
"It seems like the the Empire of Tenebrisaya came up with something to enter our empire as we already put some barriers in the North and they can't pass through that's why they changed their route and went to west as it was also accessible unlike the south that was protected by the tower of magicians, the west has just a little knights and magicians there, and that's why the Baron was thankful when you sent some help now the west was also secured with barriers like the North," Jarnus continued to speak as his highness crown prince was just listening at him.
Acantha stifle her gasped from what she was hearing , she knew who they were as they were the enemy of their empire and who was also coming after the divine beasts at the North.
The one who will bring some Chaos in this empire will be defeated by Helion the crown prince withe aide of the magical forest and the mana stones that they will use in the future.
I came to my senses again when I felt some staring at me and I saw that Helion and Jarnus was yes, definitely staring at me like I did something suspicious..