Chapter 689 Villains and Heroes
On the outskirts of the capital of the Black Feather Kingdom, at the Silver Gauze Manor.
"Um...what's wrong with me?"
In the gorgeous castle bedroom, sunlight shines in from the stone-carved arched windows, reflecting a faint golden halo on the white moiré stone floor, illuminating the eyelids of the blonde girl lying on the bed like a sleeping beauty.
Her eyebrows moved slightly, and the sleeping Princess Paola let out a moan and woke up slowly.
What came into view was the inside of a wooden four-poster bed, with curtains decorated with star ornaments hanging down the edge of the bed and a soft pink quilt covering the body.
The delicate fragrance of silver snowflakes wafted into her nose, giving her the illusion for a moment that she had woken up in her own bedroom.
But the next moment, she immediately remembered what had happened before, and her heart suddenly became tense, and all her sleepiness disappeared.
Previously, Paola took her trusted maid and concealed her identity to the agreed contact point, preparing to secretly contact the rebels when she was suddenly attacked by an unidentified spellcaster.
The maid who was protecting her was hit by the enemy's spell and her life or death was unknown. She also fell into the enemy's illusion.
Looking at the quilt covering her body, Paola suddenly had some bad thoughts in her mind. She pulled the quilt aside with force, and then she was relieved to find that her clothes had not been touched, but some magic accessories had been taken away.
Paola sat up slowly and prepared to get out of bed, but at this moment, a severe dizziness came from her head, causing the white arms that supported her body to become unstable, and she fell weakly on the bed again.
Only then did she notice that her mental strength was almost exhausted, and the little bit that remained was not even enough for her to cast a first-level spell.
After confirming his condition, Paola gritted his teeth and endured the heavy feeling as if his brain was filled with lead. He tried to sit back on the carved wooden headboard and slowly entered a meditative state in the hope of recovering some mental strength as soon as possible.
However, it seemed that the sound of her getting up was a little louder, and suddenly, outside the bedroom door, the sound of approaching footsteps was heard.
This startled Paola. She immediately came out of meditation and stared at the door vigilantly.
After a moment, the carved door opened silently, and reflected in the little princess's slightly contracted fruit green eyes, the figure of Prince Altmer in a white suit and blond hair emerged from the dark corridor behind the door.
Unlike her who has weak power, Prince Paola is one of the few princes who truly holds real power, and his own talent is the most outstanding among many princes. He is regarded by many nobles of the kingdom as a candidate for the next King of Black Feather.
"Brother Ao Te Mo...was it you who saved me?"
Countless complicated thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Paola pretended to be weak and spoke in a low voice.
No matter what happened, her safety was undoubtedly in the hands of Prince Altmer. Now she could only use words to try to make him let down his guard against her.
As the youngest princess, Princess Paola is talented, but her strength is far from comparable to that of other princes and princesses. It is only because she is favored by King Black Feather that her life is acceptable.
But recently, the health of the old King Heiyu, who had always loved her, became worse and worse, and he could not even stay awake for long periods of time every day.
Many princes and princesses were busy contacting the kingdom's nobles and fighting for power in the hope of taking that position. At this time, no one would care about the disappearance of a little princess, and it would even save them the trouble of doing it themselves.
"Well... yes, my sister, I did save you."
With a strange look in his eyes, Prince Altmer nodded slightly and stared at Paola who was curled up on the bed, his expression showing no emotion.
"Thank you for your help, Brother Ao Temo. I feel a little unwell. Could you please take me back?"
Carefully watching the prince's expression, Paola spoke tentatively.
"Why are you in such a hurry to go back, dear Paola?"
However, as her heart sank slightly, Prince Altmer shook his head and spoke to dissuade her with "good intentions".
"My manor still has enough empty rooms, and your current condition is very bad. If you leave like this, you may be in danger again. It is better to stay here and wait until you recover before leaving."
"Sorry, I just remembered that I have some things to take care of in my lab."
Gritting his teeth, Paola used the little mental strength he had barely recovered and forced himself to get out of bed and leave.
However, the Altmeri prince in a white formal suit with blond hair suddenly approached slowly and forced the girl back onto the bed.
"Brother, please respect yourself."
As the breath of the Altmer gradually approached, Paola gave a warning cry and tried to appear inviolable, but her slightly trembling body betrayed her true emotions.
"Why should you be afraid, my dear sister? I will never hurt you at any time."
Looking at Princess Paola curled up at the head of the bed, Prince Altmer suddenly reached out, pinched the girl's chin, and forced her panicked big fruit green eyes to look at him.
"Do you still remember, when you were little, you played behind me and promised me with that innocent and lovely look that you would become my bride when you grew up?"
Staring at Paola's slightly pale cheek, Prince Altmer's fruit green eyes, which were exactly the same as Paola's, were filled with a burning desire that almost turned into tangible flames.
As he said that, he aimed at the girl's pink lips and was about to kiss her hard.
“Hmm…!”
But the moment their lips touched, the prince groaned as if he had been electrocuted, and threw Paola back onto the bed. The girl bit him hard.
"You're...very good."
He touched his lips with his index finger and looked at the blood on the white gloves. A trace of anger flashed in Altmer's eyes and he was about to do something further.
But at this moment, a token on his waist suddenly lit up.
"Already arrived, so early?"
Sensing the change in the token, the prince was slightly startled. He remembered that when Lanton received the news, he should still be in the empire.
"Curious about what happened?"
Glancing at Paola's expression, Ao Temo suddenly smiled at her grimly.
"Don't worry, I'm just helping you solve a little trouble that's been bothering you."
Having said this, under Paola's panicked gaze as she suddenly thought of something, the prince strode away, leaving only a gloomy word echoing in the room.
"No one can take you away from me, not even that bastard from the resistance!"
After the prince left, Paola closed her eyes, sensing the aura of the protective magic circle around the room. The gentleness of Prince Altmer when he was a child and his current gloomy look flashed through her mind. A tear could not help but flow silently. . ….…. "This is it, the place mentioned in the secret letter."
On the other side, with the help of the secret method taught to him by Dark Crow, Landon rushed to the exchange location on the letter, the Silver Shade Lake near the capital of the Black Feather Kingdom.
Following the instructions on the letter, Landon input a trace of his mental power into the second pillar on the left side of a stone pavilion by the lake.
With the infusion of mental power, a hidden rune flashed by.
The next moment, the ground in the center of the pavilion suddenly cracked open, revealing a light grey stone platform, on which were placed a black magic-repelling alloy box, a roll of parchment, and an earring.
Landon's expression changed slightly. He had recognized that the earring was the one that Paola always wore.
(End of this chapter)
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