Chapter 519 - v3c298p1 Vortex(1)
Slightly different from his prediction, just one hour after reading the secret letter, Gryphine received the same letter on her desk.
The scenery of Ampere Seale before the storm was outside the window. The storm was gloomy and the haze that covered the entire port made it appear as if the entire morning was skipped. Although it was noon, it seemed like it was approaching dusk.
Lightning streaked through the clouds occasionally, thunder roared. Pale-white lightning projected through the glass panes, making livid and scary shadows on the carpet.
“What’s the situation outside?” Princess Gryphine asked.
The knight that was kneeling on the ground replied, “Your Royal Highness, we have been surrounded. Making it out of here is not likely but if Your Royal Highness decides to leave, I and my fellow knights will definitely make a way out with our blood and sweat.” The knight was soaking wet, and the water that flowed down from his red cape soaked the valuable and expensive carpet. But no one could blame him for it.
“There’s no need for that. Go and change into something dry, my knight.”The half-elf princess replied and nodded her head.
The knight gave a grateful response, stood up and then left.
Everyone glanced at each other, then nodded before leaving. The last person to go out was Audine. He took a good look at the princess, bowed, then closed the door while he exited.
Footsteps slowly faded away –
The half-elf princess waited until it was completely quiet before she stood up. Like her Elven ancestors, she was not tall and looked a little fragile. She walked to the back of the chair and pushed it right next to the windows.
She took some deep breaths then she sat down against the window and stared at the stormy Ampere Seale.
The lines between heaven and earth were obscured, it looked like in the next moment, darkness would swallow the whole harbor.
A long time had passed.
The door behind her opened, and a voice said, “Your Royal Highness, Sir Makarov and others have gone to see the prince. Only Master Oberwei and Count Audine left.”
Gryphine bit her lips, her face was pale. They were desperate and had taken the risk, but was she willing to stop them herself and let Haruz and herself die cold-bloodedly?Besides, what ability did I have to stop them?
She had already expected this to happen, for the nobles in the Royal Faction were independent. As for whether their intentions were the same as previously stated, no one knew.
She looked up and her face became pale with the reflections of lightning. King Erik, will the Kingdom of Aouine end here? She stared at the endless darkness of the east, and she knew that there was a growing empire there.
Aouine will eventually be consumed by this nation.
The door was quietly closed again.
But Princess Gryphine paid no attention to it, she continued to stare at the scenery outside the window as if she wanted to take them all into view. No matter how dark it was, it was still Aouine’s territory, at least for now.
Her face was pale, without joy nor sorrow, just like an expressionless puppet.
“It would be better for your body if you cry now,” a gentle voice said.
Gryphine was shocked and she responded to this very quickly, immediately pulling a silver short sword from under her skirt using her backhand. “Clang-” a sharp noise sounded when the short sword clashed with a long dark sword.
Her Royal Highness took a step back, and she finally got a clear view of the young man wrapped in a wet cloak in front of her.
At the same time, Brendel also took a sigh of relief, How could she be so fast? I almost lost to her!
If only the difference in Strength between both of them was not so huge.
But Brendel did not expect that, not only did she not sheath her blade, she even dashed at him! Ah! He felt like he just awoke from a dream as he realized that she wanted him dead
She wants me dead?! Is she out of her mind? Brendel’s heart sank, even his movements were slowed down for a moment.