Changing destiny ' White Rose '
CHAPTER 22
This weekend I woke up early for training with Captain Molly, today Albert will accompany me to training after 2 weeks of training without him . To be honest, I'm very tired this week, my mind is full of military strategies that Captain Felix forced to cram yesterday .
I let the servants lead me to the bathtub and rubbed my body, then led me back to put on my uniform and to continue dressing me in front of a large glass mirror . I could not open my eyes nor find my spirit in the slightest, I let the servants feed me as much as a little girl . They knew I was exhausted so they took care of me like a little girl .
After being beautifully groomed and tidy and eating a full breakfast, I descended into the living room below to meet Albert who was waiting patiently for me on the sofa . I walked down the stairs looking at a handsome teenager who became my little lover was waiting for me quietly, a very handsome face but his expression was always flat and cold so the girls could only look at him from afar .
I found a little bit of my spirit today, by running a little towards Albert and pouncing on him on the couch . Albert was pushed back letting myself crush him, Albert hugged my waist lightly muttering .
" Don't be naughty, a lot of waiters see "he said lightly
I giggled lightly and then lifted my body from above Albert and stood in front of him, Albert got back up to a sitting position and looked at me lightly .
" Get off now ?? " ask directly
I nodded lightly, Albert stood up then clasped my hands walking together to the training ground of the soldiers . We walked slowly together enjoying the cool air of the morning, as well as the sound of sparrows chirping merrily in the morning .
Albert sometimes told me things outside of the royal palace, I listened seriously to his every word because tomorrow was the day I promised to meet my 'good-looking brother . If there is anything that interests me then tomorrow I will ask handsome brother to invite me to find him .
' Ah... It's been a month since I met my handsome brother again, does he miss me huh ?? ' thought
I giggled happily at the thought of Curtis who always wore a sullen expression of displeasure towards me . Albert who saw me laughing small suddenly on the sidelines of the story turned to me, as if asking 'is there anything funny ?? '
I smiled sweetly then immediately pulled her hand a little, "It's okay, I'm just happy "I cried quietly
Albert just smiled gently not understanding let me pull his hand while running lightly into the training field . The soldiers standing guard at the front immediately knelt in polite salute when they saw me, I smiled kindly and passed them over .
Today the training ground was not quiet, many palace soldiers were busy training in the middle of the arena . It was seen that the 3-man Guard Captains in the Royal palace were gathering to train their respective squads of soldiers, the wide field now looked overcrowded by the soldiers .
' It seems like my guess is right there will be a war and father is strengthening the palace squad so that neither side infiltrates ' I thought calmly
Albert noticed the atmosphere of the crowded training field, he had heard the news of the dispute between the Kingdom of Versailles and the Kingdom of Theodore and he had been told by his father the head of the house of Albelart to the decision of His Majesty the King who was neutral in case of war . His Majesty the King also began to strengthen the troops at the border so that no intruders would take advantage of the situation .
Albert also judged the actions of His Majesty the King this time around unlike his previous one, if based on the mindset of His Majesty King Damien when there is a war going on then he will stare at one of the Kingdoms that will bring profit to the Benedicte Kingdom and help him in resources .
Now His Majesty the King decided to become an observer only, strengthen the borders, and alert the elite soldiers of the same palace just to fortify themselves tightly . Although Albert must admit that this decision is very appropriate but however many times he thinks this is not at all like the nature of His Majesty King Damien .
Albert turned to look at me who was standing beside him, he noticed my calm expression observing every soldier who was training . Although there was a look of curiosity in my eyes but Albert also felt that I knew what was happening, Albert slightly lowered his gaze while thinking deeply .
" Today's training field is very crowded" Albert said casually but with a hidden meaning in it
I turned to the side with a sweet smile disregarding the veiled intent in Albert's words, I chuckled and answered him lightly and innocently .
" Hum, very crowded . I hope we can find a place to train, it looks like we have to find Captain Molly first "I said lightly
Albert nodded in approval to my words while thinking hard in his heart, now he grasped the hands of Princess Clea tightly across the sides of the various soldiers who were practicing his sword . I turned to the left right curiously, Albert walking straight into the middle of the field with his back straight regardless of the soldiers being distracted .
The soldiers who were distracted in the middle of his training were irritated and would scold Albert but when the soldier saw me in his arms appeared behind Albert's body, as a result they swallow back the frustration raw . The soldiers we passed by automatically gave me my walking space while kneeling in salute to me .
I was a little awkward for her, this was the first time that many people were kneeling simultaneously before me . I smiled kindly as I told them to get up and continue the training . Instead Albert felt it was a matter of course, he did not even look at the soldiers . Albert kept rushing towards the middle of the field with his hands tightly, seen in the middle of the field the Royal Guard Captains were watching the soldiers who were training .
There are 3 of them Captain Dan, Captain Kate, and Captain Molly the only woman of them . They have seen the commotion from our arrival to the field arena from earlier, so that when we approached they were not surprised anymore .
The Royal Palace of Benedicte has 4 Captain Warriors guarding it with captain Felix presiding over or commanding his 3rd duty . Captain Molly is in charge of collecting various information for His Majesty the King, Captain Kate arranges security in the capital as well as resolving disputes in the commoners, Captain Dan maintains security in the royal palace of the Benedicte Kingdom, he is the one who takes care of all the patrols and troops of the Royal court .
The Warrior Captains came closer to me and knelt respectfully in front of me in unison so that all the soldiers who were training stopped and knelt down as well, I was stunned when hundreds of people knelt down simultaneously for me .
" Our respect to the glory of Her Highness Princess Clea "echo their voices together
My heart was pounding, and without me knowing Albert let go of his grip on my hand . He retreated and then bowed respectfully like a noble to me too, I was a little confused so seemed slow to respond . I smiled kindly then walked forward patting lightly on Albert's shoulders, then grabbed the arms of the Warrior Captains telling them to get up .
" Please Captains and soldiers, I'm sorry to interrupt your training" I said kindly
' You get up quickly, do not kneel suddenly to this lady . You scared me half to death ' I grumbled in my heart
The captains stood up and the other soldiers stood up . Captain Dan turned to face the soldiers who were still silently waiting for orders .
" Good "answered the soldier in unison and began to continue his own training
" Then our Princess Royal Highness will return to take care of the soldiers practicing and will not bother you anymore, Excuse me" said Captain Kate politely
Then Captain Kate and Captain Dan saluted lightly and passed into each squad of soldiers to watch over . Captain Molly lightly patted Captain Kate's shoulder as she muttered "watch my squad as well" and walked towards me .
" His Highness the Princess, we will be riding around the palace" Captain Molly said briefly
Albert disagreed, "Why not just here ?? " he said cold
" Young Master Albelart the horse track is now being used by the palace soldiers and they are the soldiers who are trained with his military horses, so their riding level is far from Her Highness the Princess . If we force to jointly use the same foundation it will hamper both sides . After all, we cannot dispel the soldiers who are training at will because this is an order from His Majesty the King, does Young Master Albelart dare to bear it ?? " capture Molly replied coldly
Albert felt angry at the courage in the words of Captain Molly who he felt offended, however Albert was a Young Master of the ruling Noble family but Captain Molly dared to cynically speak to him repeatedly this was an insult to him .
Albert's face was getting flatter, his eyes getting colder . Albert was about to burst into rage but soon I grabbed his arm and pulled him slowly, Albert looked down at me dissatisfied but I immediately smiled win .
" There are a lot of people here "sweet shouts but with the opposite meaning 'there are a lot of people, if the quarrel will now come to the ears of the King ' .
Albert well understood the hidden meaning of my sweet words, he immediately relaxed his cold gaze . I who saw her a little calm down immediately acted spoiled to calm her anger .
" Let's ride around the palace like before, definitely more fun . I'll show you my progress when you weren't there yesterday, let's "say me while pulling Albert's hand
Albert just sighed after seeing my behavior that wanted to distract him so as not to get angry . Albert could only follow Princess Clea who pulled her hand out of the gate of the training arena, Albert could only record his calculations later with Captain Molly . Captain Molly followed behind casually and never felt wronged or offended Young Master Albelart .
We walked towards the gate and passed by the soldier who was carrying Blake and the other horses to the arena . Captain Molly went forward to explain .
" Take the horse out of the gate" Captain Molly said lightly
The soldiers followed suit and led the horse back outside the gate . After getting outside, Captain Molly immediately takes control of one of the horses and jumps up on it with ease . I followed, grabbed Blake's harness and jumped lightly on it, I positioned myself comfortably and threw a smug smile at Albert . Albert saw me who could sit easily on the horse, made him chuckle and smile faintly, and he immediately followed after grabbing a horse beside me .
" Daughter, follow my route" Captain Molly told me
I nodded in earnest . Captain Molly also jerked the harness and drove the horse to run, I also drove Blake to follow behind Captain Molly with Albert trailing behind me . We passed the trail and turned into the grass around the park, Captain Molly started to race her horse faster through some trees .
I followed, spurring Blake to run faster through the various trees in the garden behind the palace . We also entered the main palace garden area with many beautiful and well-preserved small plants on the road, Captain Molly also pulled the bridle so that the horse jumped over the plant .
Albert felt anxious when Captain Molly ordered him to jump, he rushed in front of the Princess to help her but what Albert got was not that I slowed down but that Blake was speeding up so fast that Blake jumped through the plant .
Albert was a little surprised then immediately chuckled furiously at me, he was very surprised to see the development of his little girl after 2 unsupervised exercises . Albert did not worry about the Princess anymore, but spurred his horse to be closer and not miss . We rode through Queen Carissa's lily garden area there was a large orchid greenhouse in the middle of the park .
The Queen was having a tea party with the noble ladies, and they were having a great conversation when Captain Molly, me and Albert rode over the edge of the lily plant . A noble mistress who saw us pass by immediately exclaimed in surprise, making the other noble ladies turn their heads to look at us who passed by .
" Oh my god, was the one riding the horse just now Her Highness Princess Clea ?? " excite the noble lady Trey
" Right, it was my daughter Clea" Queen Carissa replied softly
Queen Carissa did not think too much if her daughter wanted to study military or martial arts, she did not think too much tended to plainly not understand anything else like King Damien who was very thorough and cunning when politics . Queen Carissa thinks her daughter just wants to try new things like other family children, and Queen Carissa also had no power to refuse the daughter's request so that she agreed to whatever she wanted as long as it did not harm Clea herself .
But he did not expect that his daughter would be as serious as it was to practice horse riding, because basically women in the Benedicte Empire were not advised to learn martial arts or horse riding . Because noble women and girls would use the carriage everywhere to look more elegant and classy, while riding was more like a man .
There were also women who studied martial arts as well as Captain Molly, but they tended to be from the background of military noble families or small nobles as well as commoners who wanted to rise in status . They would receive special training in the Benedicte imperial military academy to screen out talented would-be warriors .
Queen Carissa smiled gently at the thought of the happy expression on her daughter's face earlier . He looked down, drank a little lemon tea in his cup . The noble mistress who was intrigued by her curiosity immediately leaned in on Queen Carissa
" Did Her Highness Princess Clea really learn martial arts ?? " ask Miss Trey again
" It's just the basics to protect her" replied Queen Carissa cleverly
" Her Majesty the Queen, are you not worried however Her Royal Highness the Princess is a girl "asked the mistress Salazar to compile
" There was Captain Molly guarding him, Clea would not be hurt and also me and His Majesty agreed to free Clea to do whatever she wanted "clearly the Queen is gentle as well as a beautiful smile
" Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the King greatly pamper Her Highness the Princess" madam Cassiopeia said fiercely
