The Last Princess of the Kingdom of Verdant
12.
“Wah, you can already gather energy in your hands. Now try to release it out of your body, just like when you're sighing.”
Anne could not imagine how something inside her could just come out, her hands did not have nostrils like a nose! Anne could only imagine smoke coming out of her hands.
“No Anne, do not clench your hands harder and tense your muscles, instead you have to stretch it.”
Anne was afraid that if she stretched out her hand, the energy would spread again. Slowly he began to try to relax and re-imagine the smoke coming out of his hands.
“Can you see Anne?” Chris held Anne's hand and tried to touch the energy.
Slowly Anne opened her eyes and briefly saw something yellow in her hand, and soon disappeared. He tried to get it out with his eyes open. After trying for half an hour he was finally able to take it out again, but only slightly.
“Although it only comes out a little, for a beginner this is already very good. Nice work Anne! Do not forget to often train it so that the number grows.” Chris was glad Anne was no longer grim, and rubbed Anne's head.
“So brother, what is my element?” Anne was already impatient to quickly figure out the element.
“I think your element is most likely light. At first glance it may look like a fire element or electricity, but when I touch it, I do not get stung or feel heat.”
“Light! wow, that sounds cool! What can I develop from light magic? Will I learn certain styles?”
“Light magic users are indeed very rare, and even if there are they usually do not use it. But that doesn't mean it's a bad element. I'll find out more about light magic.”
“Well, at least I can make light when in the dark. I did not intend to learn magic to hurt others.”
“Maybe because of this desire of yours, then you have the light element”
“Eh..?? Can I set my element?”
“Hahaha, it's not like that Anne. Your body knows what you need most so it uses the energy it has to create an element. Do you feel you need the light so much?”
“Ehm .. not really, but indeed I feel I can not do anything without the light.” He was often scared and agitated when he could not see anything.
“You can't change it when you get it. But you can use it. Maybe someday your magic will come in handy.”
“Iya, fine. I'll keep practicing.”
“Hey look, it looks like we're close.”
Anne looked out the window again. Although he could not see how beautiful Porta Castle was, he could see a garden filled with colorful flowers from a distance. Unlike the Voinn family castles in the vast Verdant, Porta Castle looks small so its garden can be seen even from outside the gates.
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“Who are you?” The sound of guards coming from outside.
“We brought a member of the Voinn family. Please open the door.”
“Show proof. We can't let just anyone in.”
“Excuse me, we need proof of your identity.” A guard came to the car.
“I Annette de Voinn, this is my insignia.” Anne took out her insignia and showed it.
“Sorry for our attitude miss, please enter.”
“It's okay guard sir, you did your job well.”
Anne was nervous when she entered the castle. It seemed like there was something strange with the atmosphere of the castle being extremely quiet.
“Welcome Miss Annette. I'm Luke, the butler of this castle.” The butler greeted Anne as she got off the train assisted by Chris. Luke sounds young, maybe a little older than Hans.
“Greetings to Luke! Is my mom here?” Without further ado, Anne immediately looked for her mother.
“Not miss, new miss who arrived here.”
Hearing Luke's reply, Anne was speechless for a moment. Looking at Anne who was disappointed, Kent came and held Anne's hand. At least he still has Kent by his side.
“It's okay Anne, let's just rest inside. They will definitely arrive soon.” Chris also tried to cheer Anne up.
“Let's miss, I will prepare a warm chocolate and a place to rest.”
“Kent can you go to find my mother and sister? I don't know who else can look for them as well as you.”
“Can't miss, I can't leave miss alone without protection.”
Anne still looks worried and wants to know about her family soon. Kent understands Anne's feelings, but protecting Anne is his top priority. Successfully entering Terra did not guarantee Anne's safety.
“Iya Anne, better send another bodyguard only.” Chris also felt Anne would be safer with Kent than the other bodyguards.
“But others won't be able to recognize my family. Come on Kent ...” Anne began to look more and more riled up. Kent felt very sad to see Anne who was very desperate, and he could not leave Anne in this condition.
“No miss, I will send another bodyguard to go look for. I'll leave in case of emergency and they need help.”
Anne was very afraid that her family would leave her alone, and if Kent were to leave, of course, Anne's situation would get worse. At the moment Anne is unable to think clearly, perhaps after Anne feels calmer she will understand Kent's decision.
“I will immediately order the knights who are there to go look,” said Luke who immediately ordered the guards who were in the room to inform the knights.
“Luke, why are the servants in this castle so few?” Chris already felt strange looking at the deserted castle with only a few servants.
“Ah, the …. Sorry, but you are ...” Luke feels hesitant to tell Chris the matter of the Voinn Residence to a stranger.
“I am Christopher Verlant, a close relative of Voinn from Crotta.”
“It's okay Luke, We can trust Chris.”'s Feet Anne understands Luke's concerns, especially when the Voinn Family is unstable.
“After hearing of the attack, many servants finally decided to stop working. I also just found out afterwards that they also brought valuable items from this castle.”
“They ..., steal?” Anne was shocked to hear this news. Why could his family's circumstances be so messed up like this?
“Have you acted on this issue?”
“Already sir, I've sent some bodyguards to search and punish them appropriately.”
“Bring them back here. I understand that things are being unstable, but that does not mean their treatment can be forgiven.”
“Good sir.”
“Tomorrow we will go to meet Emperor Pitrus, can you make an appointment with the emperor?”
Chris felt that they had to see the emperor as soon as possible, although the other members of the Voinn Family were still unknown.
“Ear?” Luke was shocked to hear they were going to see the emperor, even more so because they were both very young.
“He was right Emperor Terra, Pitrus. Is it impossible?”
“Ehm, can. But it's gonna be hard. I need a stamp from the Vininn Family to be able to send a letter of official visit.”
“How about using the Verlant Family stamp, then we can mention the Voinn Family in the letter.”
“We can try it, although I cannot guarantee its success. I will prepare the letter soon. Mr. Chris and Miss Anne can rest first. I've prepared rooms and waiters to serve.”
“Alright, I'll take Anne to her room first. Did the servants know about Anne? Please serve Anne with care.”
“Good, I understand Mr. Chris.”
They walked Anne to her room.
“Thank you Brother Chris. You also go to rest Kent.”
“Rest Anne.” Chris answered briefly.
“Good miss.” They left Anne with the servants.
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