The Village Girl And the Fox Prince

Chap 74 - Cannot Be Saved.

“I heard the sound of baby crying. His voice echoed, I felt like I was pulled from a dark room. The more clear the sound of crying. Until I opened my eyes, I could feel it all. Looking at the baby I had born right above my chest,”, said Hazel who began to be surrounded by people.

The boy wrapped in the cloth is now in Hazel's arms. Her cries had already subsided as Hazel gave a gentle pat on her little back. Helped by others, Hazel is advised to breastfeed her right away.

Princess Ren gave Hazel a cup of the fountain of life mixed with the potion she had concocted. “Thank God, I was worried. Panic is excessive because you were no longer breathing. I thought you were..”

Hazel smiled then replied Princess Ren, “I just met Lynx.”His eyeballs rolled to the side, his temples were scratched using his index finger. “Maybe this is weird. But I really met him. He asked me to come back. He helped me get back here. I know, our son still needs me.”

Aluka, who had been holding on to Hazel's body to wrestle, now rubbed her arms to attract attention. “Whatever happened before, lucky you're still breathing Hazel. I was scared, really scared because I thought I couldn't take care of you. Please don't leave me again.”

After gulping down the drink Princess Ren gave, Hazel looked at Aluka. Next to his idle hand he used to rub the head of the girl. “If I have to leave without coming back, it's not your fault. You've been helping me a lot all this time, Aluka. You're a good girl. Lynx would be proud of you.”

Aluka smiled happily when she heard it. “Then, what did you do when you met Brother Lynx? I'm so curious!”

Not yet Hazel replied, Princess Ren had already dragged Aluka to get a little away from Hazel. “For now, just get here. He just regained consciousness. Let him rest. The sun will rise soon. You need to rest too. I'll be on guard.”

Aluka pursed her lips, then hissed softly, “Alright. I'll go to the surface. By the way, I'm a little hungry.”

“Glave. There's food you can eat,” tell Princess Ren.

Meanwhile, Hazel chuckles a little when she sees Aluka's behavior. Princess Ren told her to just focus on breastfeeding and rest. Sitting while holding a baby, Hazel did not look bored at the baby she managed to give birth to. Babies with red skin are adorable.

“Isn't he very similar to Prince Lynx?” Princess Ren chuckled.

Hazel nodded with a smile. A plate of food he received from Princess Ren.

“You want a bribe?”

Hazel refused with a head. “Thank you, but it's not necessary. You just do another job. I can eat alone while breastfeeding.”

“Good. I'm going up. When dawn comes, the troops from the west will probably come here. I will prepare food for them,” Princess Ren said as she stepped up to the surface.

Slightly humming, Hazel let out happy tears. There was a longing implied from the tears falling across her cheeks. Remembering Lynx, the man should have been here. Accompany her, say sweet words while welcoming the birth of their little baby.

“Ah, you are very similar to your father. Which part is similar to me? It doesn't feel fair. I was pregnant, I endured months of pain, plus the struggle of giving birth to you was difficult. But it's okay, seeing you born without a defect is more than enough,” whispered Hazel, nose of his nose he jerked on the baby's little nose.

As the dark sky began to turn bright, the sun began to rise above the horizon, its rays shining toward Hazel. A little warm and soothing. And at the same time, the baby's eyes that were originally tightly closed are now slowly moving to open.

Hazel. He made a vision to observe the moment. Her smile was on Hazel's pretty face. The lentic eyelashes of the baby boy began to flutter, leaving Hazel festering when she saw him. When the eyelids were perfectly open, Hazel finally saw what her little son's eyes looked like.

Remember that? Lynx performed a ritual of self-sacrifice. His left eyeball in tanzanite color he sacrificed. So now he has lost one eye. But it turns out, unexpectedly, the baby has the same eye color as Lynx's missing eyeball.

“Has he opened his eyes?” aluka asked from a distance, her mouth full of food that she was chewing.

Hazel looked at Aluka, then nodded. “Yes, do you want to see it?”

“Sure!” exclaim Aluka with enthusiastic mimicry. Immediately left his food that he had not spent, running back to get into the spring.

“Beauty! The color of her eyeballs is so pretty. Just like Lynx sister who has a different eye color. Ah, I became curious how her reaction was when I found out that her son looked a lot like her,”, Aluka said with an anxious smile.

While chatting together. As the Princess had said before, the troops from the west direction would come here. Not much, just a few twists. Those who had come earlier had been assigned to inspect the palace grounds.

About ten fox demons came in groups, descending from the escorts Roc. Two of them are not soldiers. Everyone was surprised when they saw King Arandelle being carried by several troops, it turned out that the man's leg had been partially lost. The bandage used to cover his wound was filled with blood spots that were sure to smell fishy.

In addition to King Arandelle, Queen Emely also exists. The woman with the chaotic appearance did not seem to have any serious injuries. It was just that there were a few scratches on the face, and the clothes he was wearing were so shabby and dirty. Neither King Arandelle nor Queen Emely, both of whom were immediately handed over to Princess Ren for immediate help.

Aluka who only saw the arrival of the two of them, of course, immediately approached. Leaving Hazel for a moment. Honestly, Aluka was indeed shocked when she saw her father's condition was very severe. But more than that, he just wants to see how his birth mother, Queen Keane, is doing.

“Where is My Mom? Where is Queen Keane's mother? Why don't you bring him here too? Why only King and Queen Emely? Where's Mother? Why did you leave him alone there?!” cecar Aluka, the question he asked so impatiently.

All the troops facing him instantly fell silent. No one can answer. From the look on their faces, the answer that Aluka wanted was not good news.

“Jawab! Why are you all quiet? Is my question too difficult? I just want to know how my mom is. And the reason why you didn't bring him here. Is that hard for you to answer?!” yelled Aluka, her patience is running low.

The situation is getting precarious. The silence created made Aluka want to curse at everything around her. His eyes had started to glaze over, if blinking it was possible that all the clear grains were falling.

Until finally Ash, the leader of the force in charge came out of the line to get closer to Aluka. “Sorry, but this is all we can give you, Princess Aluka.” A handkerchief that was a little dirty and mixed with the dried blood he gave her.

Aluka immediately drowned for a moment. Accepting the handkerchief with a feeling of disbelief. Without needing any more answers, Aluka already understood what they meant. The handkerchief belonged to Queen Keane's mother. Handkerchiefs that are always taken everywhere, certainly become his favorite object.

And now...

“Only that we can bring. We apologize profusely, but Queen Keane cannot be saved. We found him in a lifeless state. His body, which was crushed by a big building, we can't bring it here. In his hands there is only a handkerchief that might convince you that Queen Keane is indeed dead,” said Ash as it is, full of compulsion when uncovering the painful truth.

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