Queen Without Crown

Chapter 71 Continuing the Investigation

King Satria looked at Seno's wife, knowing that she was very sad. But there was still something he wanted to ask.

"So the creature has legs?"

"Really! He can transform into a human being. "

"Does Seno wear a ring? "

"My husband wears a sapphire-eyed gold ring. I just remembered, when I saw his body he wasn't wearing the ring."

"Did he have that ring for a long time? "

"Not long. My husband got the ring at the same time when he got the beast. "

King Satria was silent for a moment, then he again asked what was still going on.

"Who is the man who sold the Rusalqa?"

"I don't know, Sir. My husband just said he was his friend. "

"Could he be a merchant who has just returned from another kingdom? " Evote King Satria.

"It could be like that, I don't know. "

Although the last question did not get a satisfactory answer, King Satria had enough important information.

After leaving the antique shop, King Satria invited Queen Gita to visit the residence of the third victim, a man named Danang. His body was found lying on the side of the road not far from his home.

To reach the house of Danang, King Satria and Queen Gita must pass through the forest covered with birch trees whose stems are slim and white. The trees looked like a bunch of village girls dancing.

Puddles of swamps are seen among the grass under the birch trees. King Satria and his wife had to be careful to keep the horse from slipping in the puddles that blocked most of the way.

"I think we're almost there. " King Satria slowed down his horse's pace when he saw the village nameplate bearing Yaselda mounted on a somewhat rusty iron pole by the roadside.

"Thank God..." Queen Gita wiped the sweat that soaked her neck with a handkerchief.

"Are you tired, baby? " King Satria approached his wife.

"I'm a little tired, but we can't stop in the swamps like this, can we? " Queen Gita forced herself to smile so that her husband would not be anxious.

"Then we continue? "

Queen Gita nodded and again spurred her horse tighter while avoiding the puddle.

The byuuur!

Suddenly I heard a rather strong water. King Satria and Queen Gita immediately pulled the bridle to stop their horse.

"What was that? " Queen Gita exclaimed in shock.

The two of them immediately circulated their gazes in all directions. Nothing looks suspicious though. The atmosphere is very quiet.

"Maybe it's just a beaver or a ferret. They used to inhabit swampy areas like this." Said King Satria after some time.

It was enough to calm the nervous heart of Queen Gita. The murder case they were dealing with, inevitably made the woman more vigilant.

Then they continued their journey again and no more than 15 minutes, they arrived at a residential area located in an open field in the foothills.

The houses are made of birch wood and roofed with dry straw. They saw the leaves of nettle plants placed on each door to ward off evil spirits.

"Why is it so lonely here? " Queen Gita felt a bit strange with the quiet atmosphere of the village. Since then, they have not met any villagers.

"Let's go to that house! " King Satria pointed to a nearby house whose chimney on the roof was billowing smoke.

King Satria descended from his horse followed by his wife. They walked through the cobbled streets and entered the courtyard overgrown with rose bushes.

Tok... tok..!

King Satria knocked on the wooden door by knocking on the semicircular iron attached to the door. The door knocker was in the shape of a deer head.

Krieit..

The sound of rusty hinges sounded after some time. Then the door opened from the inside and an old man appeared whose hair was completely bleached. The man's wrinkled face was somewhat red and mottled.

"Who are you looking for? " The typical voice of the parents greets kindly.

The old man nodded his head while taking a quick glance towards Queen Gita who was standing behind her husband. Then the man let them in.

"What do you want to know? " Ask the man while sitting in his chair.

*****

The lightning is still out there. The Eloquent Princess sat leaning on her bed while looking down. He did not realize the glass door connecting his room with the courtyard had opened. There were wet footprints on the floor of his room.

The woman hugged her arm as she felt the air getting colder. When he intended to pull his blanket, he suddenly saw dripping water drenching his blanket. There was someone standing with a body soaked.

"You? " The face of the Eloquent Princess suddenly turned pale as she looked up and saw the person standing next to her.

He was the man he had met in the prairie of Masserjarvi. The man stared at her intensely, almost intimidatingly.

Her lips smiled sweetly, but the Eloquent Princess found out that behind them were fangs ready to tear apart their prey.

"Follow me! " The man stretched out his hand.

"Why do you keep following me? Isn't it enough to kill my nanny? " The voice of the Elegant Princess came out from the overflow of her emotions.

"I will love you and take care of you." Her voice is so sweet and charming.

"I don't want to! I hate you so much! "

The woman's head shook. It was still fresh in his memory of how the man brutally murdered his nanny.

"I love you, I've identified you as my partner." His words sounded resolute and unyielding.

"I already have a partner! " Remember that woman.

"I am your only partner! " The man did not falter at all.

"I don't want to! " The woman was very frightened.

"I don't need your approval. "

"Don't! " Shouted the Elegant Princess as the man tried to grab her hand. Nimbly the woman rolled to the other side of the bed.

Princess Elok stood across the bed with her body trembling violently. His joints were limp and his heart was beating beyond normal speed.

"You'll still come with me anyway. "

Suddenly the man jumped over the large bed in front of him and landed right in front of the Eloquent Princess. The man brought his face closer to the face of the Elok Princess and sniffed it.

"I'll remove the scent of the man that sticks to your body! " His voice sounded angry.

"You can't remove it, it's my partner's scent."

Gently touched the Elok Princess's arm with her wet fingers regardless of the woman's refusal. The man's body was getting closer and attached to the body of the Elok Princess.

Instinctively the Eloquent Princess seemed to know what the man wanted to do to her. But somehow the woman's body did not respond to the orders of her brain to stay away. He just stood there letting the man touch him.

The man brought his face closer to the face of the Elok Princess. The distance of the man's lips was now very close to the lips of the Elok Princess. The woman closed her eyes and thought that her first kiss would be snatched away by a beast.

"Take off my future wife! " A loud shout made the Elegant Princess open her eyes.

Suddenly the man's body was thrown and hit the wall. Prince Gaurav was already standing before him with a face burning with anger. The veins on his neck were prominent and his teeth were grinding.

"You all right? "

The large palm of Prince Gaurav cupped the face of Princess Elok. His eyes scanned the woman's face closely.

"I'm fine." Princess Elok replied with trembling lips.

Prince Gaurav released his grip on Princess Elok's face. Now Prince Gaurav turned around and confronted the soaked stranger.

"Don't touch my woman! " The voice of the stranger carries a threat.

"This woman is not yours! " Prince Gaurav replied furiously.

"Let's prove it with a fight! " The stranger threw a challenge.

Prince Gaurav is not a man who is afraid to accept challenges. Prince Gaurav did not hesitate.