The Last Princess of the Kingdom of Verdant
4.
“Hey, I'll sleep first, wake me later when I'll take turns.”
“Eh wait for Kent, don't sleep first. I'll find more wood for the campfire, a minute ya!” Hans immediately ran into the forest, and returned a short while later.
“Hey, do you know that such thick and damp wood is hard to burn?”
“Yes, of course Kent, hahaha, this is for something else, you don't need to know! sana slept,” Hans replied briefly, then put the twigs he collected near the bonfire. Whistling lightly, Hans then sat down while working on something with the wood he was carrying earlier.
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“Kent~~ Kent~~ Hans attempted to slowly wake Kent up while stabbing Kent's cheek.
“Uhh, stop.” Kent woke up grumbling.
“I'll sleep, okay?” hans said as he began to lie down.
“What was suspicious last night?”
“Hmm.. I only caught a few squirrels.”
“Hhh.. alright.”
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“Hoaam... Kent you didn't fall asleep right?”
“Of course not. Sana sleeping again this is still dawn.”
“No need, I'll clean the squirrel for breakfast.” Hans sat down while rubbing his face violently.
“If you look for me, I'll be near the river.” Hans picked up the squirrels and walked to the river
“Hngg... Morning Kent.” Lyre got up and stretched her body.
“Ya.”
“Vena, let's get up, the sun is up!”
“Hmm. yes, yes. There clean up the campground, I'll prepare breakfast.”
Krek.
Nanny got out of the carriage slowly and washed her face.
“For Kent, Hans where?” nanny asked as she approached Kent.
“Pagi. Hans went to clean up his quarry last night near the river.”
“Buruan? Did something happen?”
“Ah no Nanny, Hans just idly hunting while keeping watch overnight.”
“Alright then, I will wake the miss first.” Nanny wakes up and helps Anne prepare for the trip. Soon Hans returned from the river, carrying the cleaned meat.
“Vena, please cook this meat.”
“What's this flesh Hans?”
“Tupai. Look at this tail, this is his head.”
“Yes yes don't need to be explained.”
Clack
Anne is seen exiting the train with Nanny ready for her travel suit.
“Hi little miss~, good morning! how did you sleep last night miss?” Hans immediately handed the meat of the squirrel to Vena and ran over to Anne.
“Very good! Seating on the train was not that bad.”
“Nona, I have a gift for miss.I made this last night! does miss like?” Hans took something out of his pocket and put it in Anne's small hand.
“Wah, is this Hans? Oh, ooh, is this a rabbit? how funny!! Thank you Hans!” Anne smiled with a smile while hugging Hans.
“Sama-sama miss, this is a rabbit, this one is a bear, and this one is a dog.”
“Hans is very smart to make sculptures! even their sizes vary!”
“Of course miss, I deliberately made it with a comparison like the original size.”
“Well, the biggest of these is a bear?, not even my hand is enough to hold it. Looks like a bear is very creepy.”
“That space looks as big as Hans, Hahaha.” Lyre came while carrying some bread in her hand.
“No, I may be bigger tuh.”
“Nona must hide when meeting a figure as big as Hans, ok?”
“Good! Take it easy Kent!”
“Let's eat miss, the food is ready.” Lyre took Anne's hand and led her to sit down.
“Wah, we will eat soup?” Anne bangtung saw the pot that Vein had brought.
“Yes, this is soup with squirrel meat that Hans caught last night.” Vena answered while giving the bowl of soup into Anne's hand.
“Wah, the bear lord finished hunting overnight.” Kent came and sat down next to Hans.
“Hey, if I bear you what? Bunny?”
“Kent is puma sir!” Anne answered excitedly.
“Then I want to be a tiger miss.”
“No Hans, bears more match,” Lyre immediately denied.
“Hehehe.” Anne laughed at Hans.
“This lady eat her soup with bread.” Nanny gives Anne a piece of bread.
“Come everyone eat fast so we can leave soon.” Veins sat down and ate after handing out bowls of soup to them.
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It had been two days of travel to the Terra Empire walking safely. The journey in the train is filled with Anne's lessons and various stories from Nanny. Anne was also very happy to play with the small sculpture made by Hans and his favorite teddy bear.
“Nanny can Anne sit in front with Hans? It feels very bored on the train.”
“Alright, just a minute, miss. Wear her coat miss, the air outside is very cold.”
“Yes, thank you Nanny!”
Krekka.. Anne opened the train window.
“Hans, can we stop for a moment? Anne wants to sit in front.”
“Oh, miss would you like to accompany Hans?” Hans immediately stopped the carriage and helped Anne sit in front.
“Wah, the air outside is very fresh!”
“This, put on this scarf and cover the face of miss.”
“Hehehe, thank you Hans. This scarf is very warm.”
“If miss feels uncomfortable, just say yes.”
“Good Hans!”
Anne sat sweetly enjoying the surroundings while humming a little.
As the journey continued quietly, Anne also toured horseback riding with Kent in the afternoon. Entering the southern region of the air has begun to warm. Anne was only wearing her travel dress.
“Kent is this your horse?”
“Yes, I deliberately used the horse I used to carry.”
“Whose name is Kent? Is it black or brown?”
“The name is Beth, a mare with a dark brown color.”
“Wah, although female Beth is very big huh. Beth is also very delicate, Kent must have taken good care of her.”
“Of course miss, every day I always brush it.”
“Anne also wants to have her own horse. Big horse is white like Kak Verto's horse!”
“No miss, riding alone is very dangerous.”
“Then Anne will be riding with Kent alone. Later Anne will ask Hans to make a sculptured horse and also puma!”
“Alright, now miss must return to the train, dangerous too long riding outside.”
“Eeeeh, but Anne was just outside.”
“From now on, miss also seems to need to wear protective clothing just in case.”
“Iya, just relax Kent, later Anne will use it.”
“My feelings have been bad lately, being too calm actually makes me more worried. The sun is about to set, I will take the lady back to the train.”
“Hmm alright, thank you Kent.”
Anne also felt Kent's worry, as she also grew more agitated with each passing day. The atmosphere of the forest around them also felt even more sinister.
“Hans, stop the train for a moment, miss will return to the inside.” Kent approached Hans to stop the train. As soon as Anne got into the carriage, Hans resumed his journey.
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“Hans we have to stop for a while to eat and rest.”
“Good nanny, I'll find a safe place.”
“Finally we will rest too.”
“We must reduce the rest time in order to get to the Terra Empire soon, there you can rest as much.”
In a precarious situation like this, the nanny is grateful Anne can remain cheerful and not complain even though this trip is very tiring. The servants and Nanny were also exhausted from lack of rest and could not stretch their bodies. The path they passed was also not a large road that was commonly used, so many roads were broken and uneven. Because Anne's body was small, she could stand inside the carriage, but because the carriage was smaller than the usual carriage, Anne could not move freely.
“I'll sit in front only later tonight.”
“Ah I will also sit in front, it seems like it fits for three people.”
“No Veins, Hans is very big, later we take turns.”
“Alright, come down and help me prepare dinner.”
“Vena, it is better we directly finish the meat, it does not seem to last until tomorrow.”
“Alright, we just roast it so it ripens faster. Prepare the fire, I'll cut the meat.”
“Nona, let me help you get down.”
After Vena and Lyre disembark, the nanny takes Anne to get off the train. It feels like a relief can stretch the body and breathe fresh air.
“Oh yes, where is Hans?”
“Still in front of the train looks like miss, well that's her.”
“Hans! Please make Anne a statue again. Anne wants horses and pumas, hehe.”
“Hello miss, well later I will make.”
“Yeay! Thank you Hans.”
“Well, let's see if the food is ready.”
They rested and ate quietly then continued on their way back. When the night was very late, they stopped to camp and sleep.
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