
Rubia stretched out her hand, so that it made Ferderick confused and anxious if it turned out that Rubia really knew what she wanted to hide.
Rubia glanced at his hand"You don't want to lend me your hand?"
"Ahhh, hand" he immediately reached out his hand and Rubia's hand immediately grasped it, Ferderick was so embarrassed, his face flushed back as they re-held hands. "Why is the end of this you often hold my hand Your Majesty" Ferderick immediately closed his mouth, unconsciously he said the contents in his mind.
"That's because by coming into contact with you the pain in my chest is getting better, this doesn't make sense but I feel it myself"
Ferderick was surprised, what had he just heard? "Huh??"
Rubia turned back to Ferderick's face as if she didn't believe her words "It's only natural that you don't believe it, but it's your right to believe it or not"
"Yes, ba alright"
"Fer, I'm sorry"
"Why are you apologizing again?"
"I haven't said it yet but you've become involved with the royal family's affairs because of me"
"Ahhh..do you regret involving me in your business?"
"I'm very selfish because I don't feel any remorse, but thanks to you for never complaining and always being sincere about helping me, I can only trust you"
"Thank God you think of me that way"
"Stay beside me until I finish my work Fer"
"Does that mean your whole life?"
"It can and can't be, when the time comes won't you walk away from me and live your own life as Count Stewart?"
Somehow Ferderick became hollow when he imagined what Rubia had to say "You can call me whenever Your Majesty, I will come straight to you if you want my presence, you're gonna have to teleport me like you normally would"
"What if your wife won't let you and lodge a complaint with me?"
"Should I not marry Your Majesty? I won't get married if you don't let me" she said with a serious look.
"Are I going to be that cruel to someone who is loyal to me?"
"Because I'm so loyal to you, I'm not sure I can see another woman"
Suddenly Rubia felt hot, she shook her hand and she turned her eyes to another place "What do you mean?" Ferderick also regained his senses, again he just said what was on his mind.It was like he could not hide his feelings tight.
"No, Your Majesty, how are you still sick?" he quickly changed the subject.
Rubia let go of Ferderick's hand and felt his chest "It's really been a lot better"
"really?"
"Let's continue before dark" Rubia wakes up, and Ferderick follows.
"Are you sure?"
"certain"
They immediately went back up on each other's horses and resumed their journey, the horse was speeding at full speed, the sky was already darkening, and, they had been around the village of the people's settlement and soon they would arrive at the palace, but arrived from the side of the arrow darting about Rubia's horse leg,the jolted horse made Rubia fall to the ground.
"Arrggghhh" Rubia groaned painfully.
Ferderick immediately got off his horse and grabbed Rubia while he pulled out his sword, arriving ten men in black clothes surrounded the two of them, the man seemed to have been waiting and waiting for their arrival in that place.Rubia got up and pulled out her sword, her aching leg did not prevent her from getting up and fighting.
"What do you want?" ask Ferderick loudly.
"Himwa!" replied one of the people who was suspected to be the mercenary.
"Give up, you won't win against us, tell me who sent you" Rubia said, pointing her sword.
"Not much to say, hiyaaaa" they attacked simultaneously, it did not take long until they finally fell and fell, after feeling they would not be able to defeat the target they simultaneously fled, they simultaneously, Rubia left him because he did not want to kill the man, but Ferderick managed to catch someone who had a slow-moving fracture. Ferderick tied him up and dragged him to the palace for interrogation.
When they arrived in front of the palace, the two of them immediately took the person who had attacked them directly to the palace prison and interrogated him.When they were imprisoned they passed by the Emperor's personal bodyguards.
"Your Highness the Princess, have you returned? What are you doing here when you get to the palace?" ask the King's bodyguard.
"Someone attacked us on the way, that person was one of them, we wanted to interrogate him" Rubia said, pointing to a man guarded by Ferderick.
"So then, I will take part in his interrogation and convey about this principle to the Emperor" The guard named Vernand smiled smirk after finishing his speech.
Rubia wondered what made her smile in this situation, but she did not care and just nodded in agreement "Alright, that's better" Ferderick threw the man into prison.
"Tell me who told you to attack Her Royal Highness the Princess" Ferderick said firmly.
The man immediately replied without hesitation "I was told by Mr. Stev and Mr. Joseph of the Black Shadow to finish off Her Royal Highness Princess Rubia El Grosjean"
Deg. Ferderick's heart was pounding to hear his surname called there, Ferderick was silent as his body trembled.
"Who is Mr Stev and Josep? Black Shadow? isn't that the name of the famous shadow warrior guild? what's the reason that guy wanted to kill me?" rubia asked with a face that did not understand.
"I was just told by His Majesty, please forgive me" the man kowtowed as his hand pleaded.
"Your Majesty, since the interrogation went well I will immediately report to His Majesty the Emperor" Vernand said, glancing at the silent Ferderick.
"Alright" Vernand immediately left the place.
Ferderick walked up to the man and grabbed him by the shirt "Why are you lying?Who told you to say that name?!" snapped Ferderick.
Rubia was confused by the emotional attitude shown by Ferderick who was usually always calm it was "Say!!" Ferderick was still yelling at the man, but the man just fell silent as his body trembled.
"Fer" Rubia touched Ferderick's shoulder.
Ferderick let go of his grip and turned his head towards Rubia "Your Majesty, this person is already lying, Black Shadow has stopped their work as a mercenary" cried Ferderick.
"Do you know anyone from the Black Shadow?" rubia asked then Ferderick nodded.
"They are my family" he said.
Rubia was shocked, as expected, again this was all the work of Duke Verano, he deliberately slandered the Ferderick family to harass him, thought Rubia understood the Duke's true purpose "Take Fer, please, let's get out of here and talk" Rubia glanced at the prison guards watching them.
"Your Majesty, my family can't do that"
"Yes yes, I believe you" he said, pulling Ferderick's hand out of the place.
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