The Return of the Female Knight

CHAPTER 5

On the third day of their trip, Sophie realizes she is completely wrong. The journey of the carriage without stopping was so difficult that he found it difficult to hold his breath. Meanwhile, Elena looked no worse. Elena was kind enough to let Sophie sit next to her inside the carriage, which made her grateful, but it barely alleviated her discomfort.

"How did he survive this difficult journey?"

Fatigue was written on everyone's faces but Elena did not complain. Sophie thought Elena would not be able to bear it.

Clack, clack.

Sophie carefully bit off a piece of dried meat, her lips white from drunkenness. The food was terrible and even when he fell asleep, the wobble of the carriage never stopped.

“Nona, why don't we stop in town to eat? If you eat spoiled food, you may have stomach problems …. "

Elena froze when she heard Sophie's words. A plan is beginning to take shape. While they drove as fast as they could, Elena's mind was filled with questions about how she could separate them and move on her own. But the answer seems to be there. Elena nodded in agreement with Sophie immediately.

"You're right."

Sophie's face slightly cheered as Elena agreed to stop by the next town. He hurriedly opened the window of the carriage and spoke to the coachman outside.

"Lady Elena wants to stop by the next town for a while."

"The town? Understood, ”

the coachman answered quickly, but he also could not hide his relieved expression. As soon as Elena gave her permission, the group headed for a nearby town. Elena was so insistent on making haste that Sophie hoped to stop for just a moment then return to the street, when something unexpected happened.

Elena, who looked fine just a moment ago, had a sore expression on her face.

“I think there is something bad about the food I eat. I don't feel well. I think I need a break. "

“I told you, Madam! It's too much. "

The difficult journey made Elena sick and her health deteriorated during the trip. They quickly made accommodation in the city and called the most famous doctor in the area to see Elena. The trip wasn't very urgent from the start, and the group agreed to wait until Elena's health fully recovered. Moreover, their schedules were very rough and everyone was eager to take a break.

No men were allowed in Elena's room, and instead the knights took turns guarding her door. Sophie, the only woman at the party, is in charge of Elena's care. He promised the knights that he would let them know if Elena's condition worsened, then put a cold towel on Elena's forehead. Elena, who pretended to be asleep in bed, suppressed her complacent smile.

"Yes, there's a way."

He first assumed that he was attached to them, but in fact they were the ones attached to him. His health is their top priority. After telling them that he was sick, the knights could not leave the city but none of them could enter his room. They can stay for a few days until he is considered healthy.

However, there was still one person who would notice if he disappeared. Maid, Sophie. If Elena could deceive him, no one would notice his absence. Elena opened her eyes and spoke to Sophie who was sitting next to her bed.

"Sophie."

"Yes yes! I'm here, Madam. Are you okay?"

"I'm asking you to help …"

"Please say, Miss."

“Actually there's someone around here that I love a lot. My condition improved after I saw the doctor, but I still felt sick. ”

Elena let the lies easily flow out of her mouth. A story that appealed to the servant was perhaps the most effective.

"Oh! You mean what?"

Sophie's mouth opened in shock by the unexpected revelation.

"I tried to let go of her because of our difference in status, but I couldn't forget her face after all this pain."

"Oh, Madam …"

"I'll only look at it for a while, so can you keep it a secret from the other knights?"

"But if something happens …!"

"Oh, but I don't want to live without her anymore."

Elena covered her face with her hands. Sophie looked at him helplessly, unable to decide what to do. Elena regretfully said the sentence she had prepared just in case Sophie needed an extra push.

"I'll die if I don't see it."

Elena had taken a line from a play she had seen in the theater a long time ago. She knew Sophie was starting to wobble a little. Elena took out a gold coin from her pocket and extended it to her maid, hoping that it would push her to the edge.

"Please accept this as a gift for your help."

Sophie's eyes, which had been overshadowed by shame, were suddenly filled with greed. He hesitated at first because he would be in charge if it was known that he let Elena go without telling anyone. But he could not miss this opportunity from the gold coins. Moreover, if Elena started to think about it well, Sophie's life as a servant would be a success. The internal debate did not last long.

"I can't disobey you. But please come back soon. "

The benefits of taking small risks are too good. Sophie's face no longer showed any doubt.

"I can't disobey you. But please come back soon. "

“Don't worry, I'll try my best. All the knights thought I was sick, so if you make the right excuses there should be no problem. ”

"Yes, my lady."

Sophie nodded, and Elena assured herself that this was the best option. He didn't want witnesses, but reality didn't help. In fact, the easiest and surest way was to kill everyone to shut up, but he did not want to act as far as killing the people in the house. Overall, this is not a bad result. Elena handed the gold coins to Sophie.

"Then I want to work with you, Sophie."

If anyone finds out, he could be disguised as an escape to a secret romance.

With Sophie's cooperation, Elena was soon left alone in the room. Time has finally arrived. He took out the black metal armor he had hidden and placed it with a familiar gesture. Finally, he placed a black helmet on his head. She no longer looked like a noble princess. There stood only a knight with a sharp knife. Maybe it's his original form.

Elena muttered as she looked at the moon outside her room.

"… I hope I'm not too late."

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Elena pushed the horse as fast as she could. As he got closer and closer to the location where the prince had died in the past, a thick smell of blood began to appear. Soon he had no need to wonder where it came from. There were many corpses on the ground like there were trees in a dense forest. Even Elena, who was familiar with the battlefield, grinned in looking at the sight. One, two, three .. There are too many corpses to count.

"It looks like a war."

Just looking at the corpses on the ground gave him a rough idea of how fierce the battle was. The worst he feared had happened, but fortunately the body looked fresh. Moreover, given the scale of the battle the crown prince seemed to have been well defended by many. However, it is too early to feel relieved. With the increased concern that the crown prince might be dead, Elena urged her horse to move faster.

Gagging, tadadag.

Fortunately, he immediately heard the sound of swords clashing.

"Please, stay alive,"

he prayed in despair. He finally arrived at where the battle had taken place. That's not what he expected. He was expecting to see a fierce battle between the prince's guards and the assassins who had come to kill him. Instead there was only a man surrounded by a dozen other men.

"These bodies are the work of one man?"

It's unbelievable. But something more extraordinary was unfolding before his eyes.

"Well…"

Struck unconsciously escaping from Elena's mouth.

The lone man was surrounded by a dozen enemy knights, but the man did not seem to be entirely human. He has sharp eyes, a narrow, a straight nose and a sharp jawline – of all the notes he is good-looking to look at. But the skin from his right hand to his shoulder was covered with scales as hard as a lizard and from his fingers were long, sharp claws.

His blood was pounding in his ears.

For a moment he looked into his icy blue eyes, and the forgotten legend of the royal family came to him.

"Beings born between dragons and humans became emperors of the Ruford Empire, and they would have absolute power for generations."

He thought it was just a story created to make the emperor seem special.

'… The legend is real?'