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Adric was very sure he heard Oriana’s voice. He looked around to know where it was coming from.
"I think it’s from the back," Rowan pointed, and hurriedly, the three of them ran outside to see what was going on.
Outside the inn, Oriana stood up from the ground. The man who wanted Freya had pushed her hard, causing her to fall.
"Are you alright?" Madame Rosalie asked worriedly, going to help Oriana stand.
The man grinned. "So soft and easy," he turned to Freya. "Come to me while I’m being nice."
Oriana chuckled. "You must think too highly of yourself to come here all alone."
The man held his stomach as his whole body shook in laughter. "Seeing you talk to me that way means you haven’t had a good man in your life to teach you a lesson, a mere woman who squats to urinate dares to look me in the eyes and talk."
Oriana retched, disgusted by the man’s manner of speech. "You really soar high in your robe of foolishness that it now affects your thinking."
"You!" The man pointed at Oriana with anger. "Just hold on, after I’m done with her, I’ll come for you." He reached forward to hold Freya, but the girl backed away.
"Stay away from me," Freya shouted, going to hide behind Oriana.
Oriana looked around for what to use on the man, and when she didn’t see anything, she pulled off her shoe and used it to slap the man’s face.
"How dare you—" the man’s words hung in his throat when he felt a sharp pain in his back. He turned to see who it was.
Madame Rosalie had hit the man harshly with a stone. "Take that, creep!"
"And this too!" Oriana kicked the man between his legs, and Freya took it as a cue to jump on the man’s back, punching his eyes to blind him momentarily.
"Let’s get him," Oriana shouted, and the three of them ganged up on the man, hitting him with everything they could find as he struggled to get his balance, turning around with Freya on his back.
When Adric arrived at the scene with Malcolm and Rowan, they didn’t know who needed saving, the girls or the helpless man who was waving his hands aimlessly in the air.
"Madame Rosalie, get the stone. We should finish him while we’re at it!" Oriana shouted. This time, she stomped on the man’s feet with all her might, causing him to groan in pain.
Freya didn’t let go of the man’s eyes. She continued to poke him with her fingers so he wouldn’t have the opportunity to open them.
"I think we should save the man," Malcolm remarked.
Adric nodded. "Else they’re going to kill him." Saying this, the three of them ran to separate the girls from the man, who now looked helpless.
Malcolm held Madame Rosalie’s hands in the air with one of his own, stopping her from throwing the large stone she had picked up.
"Let me go!" Madame Rosalie shouted, trying to wriggle her hands free, but the General raised his free hand and took the stone from her.
Rowan held Freya by the waist and pulled her from the man’s back, but the girl continued kicking and waving her hands, trying to hit the man.
"That will be all for tonight’s flying skills," Rowan said, carrying her to stand far from the man.
Adric tugged Oriana by the hand, making her crash into his chest. His eyes quickly noticed that she was missing one shoe. He lifted her to stand on his feet.
"Let me be, so I can teach him a lesson. He dares to disrespect women? What? Squat to, I’m not done-" Oriana tried to pull away, but Adric held her closely.
Just as Oriana was fuming, so were Madame Rosalie and Freya, who wanted to continue beating the man up.
The man got on his knees, his hands covering his eyes. His whole body trembled with fear. "Help me, these women attacked me and they want to kill me."
"Attacked you?" Oriana chuckled. "Let me go and let me really kill him, and get locked up." As if she gave the same energy to Madame Rosalie and Freya, they both tried to go back and beat the man up again.
"Stay still," Adric’s voice was low, but Oriana didn’t miss the warning in his words and she stayed calm.
Adric exhaled. "What happened- you know what? Let’s end the night already."
"I’ll get the carriage ready," Rowan said, still holding Freya’s waist as the girl was now breathing heavily like she had just finished running.
General Malcolm released Madame Rosalie’s hand. "I will be staying here tonight to watch over the men to be sure nothing happens. And I have someone who would love to keep watch with me." He smiled at Madame Rosalie.
"Me? But I didn’t," the woman stuttered, still not understanding why the man was standing when she had clearly given him the spiked food.
Malcolm nodded. "You will watch the inn with me, else the things you have done would be brought to light-" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"Yes, I will watch with him." Madame Rosalie nodded with a small bow, thinking that the man found out what she did.
Adric nodded. "You do just that. Rowan, you take the carriage back to the palace. I’ll stop somewhere with the Queen."
Oriana turned her head slowly to look at Adric. She didn’t know where they were going, but she didn’t want to say anything or talk to Adric. She was still angry with him.
"I will do just that. What about him?" Rowan pointed at the man who was still writhing in pain on the ground.
Adric sighed. "Let him be. Whatever he’s done, I guess he got the punishment for it," he remarked. "Let’s go."
As they turned to leave, Sophie and her new betrothed stepped out of the shadows. The charmer was walking behind her with a bright smile on his face, eager to dive into a new life filled with only wealth. When Galen saw the members of the royal family, he tried to drag his new wife and hide, but it was already too late.
"Sophie?" Oriana was the first to recognize her sister. "What are you doing here?"
"Princess Sophie?" Madame Rosalie and Freya asked, following Oriana’s eyes.
Sophie turned her head and started walking towards Oriana.
"Stop, don’t go..." the charmer tried to drag her back, but the girl was already walking.
To the surprise of everyone, Sophie announced, "Sister, I’m getting married to him." She pointed at the man behind her with a pleasant smile on her lips.
"What?" Oriana asked, her eyes widening in shock.
"Sister?" The charmer looked at the elite lady who was supposed to be his wife. "You’re mistaken, that’s the Queen. I’m sorry, but allow me to introduce my wife."
Freya blinked. "Your wife? The princess is your wife?"
It was only then that the charmer understood what was going on. His only ticket to success was also a member of the royal family he was trying to run away from. This was the worst type of coincidence and he blamed it on his ill luck.
"Why are you sisters?" he asked, closing his eyes. He had left the frying pan just to dance with the fire.
"I said it, he’s a swindler. What did you do to my sister?" Oriana demanded.
Adric closed his eyes, rubbing his temples tiredly. "Rowan, take that man and the princess with you back to the palace. We will settle all this tomorrow."
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