When the three guys woke up, we asked them if they saw Prince Xavier and the others. They did see them but that was on the first day while entering the forest. They told us where we can probably find them and offered to stay with us but we refused. It's better for them to go back since they are still very weak.
We immediately left the place after that. They wanted us to wait till the sun rose but it has been 2 days since the guys are missing. Every second is important.
We followed the path that they told us and by midnight we reached a river. They said that there is a high chance that they are here because there's an easy access to water source but it is also dangerous as it's close to the place that had a landslide.
We looked around for any sign that the guys were there and saw some residue of a camp
Lis also went down to check if we can move the trunks while Sussie stayed with Professor Xander. "Audrey, Xavier is shaking." Lis said. I looked at Xavier and saw him shaking. I spread the warmth of the fire to a 10 meter radius and hoped I would last until Healer Jan arrived. I still haven't rested properly and the magic left in me is probably around a quarter of what I normally have. Tille is trying her best to heal what she can and to alleviate their pain but the three of them didn't regain their consciousness. "How are you holding up, Audrey?" Lis asked. "I'm fine. I can continue this magical consumption for 1 more day so let's hope Healer Jan reaches here beforehand." I said.
We reached the capital in the evening of light day, the news about us girls saving the prince was all over the city. When we got back from the hunt the principal commended and scolded us at the same time. We reported everything that happened. I've asked the girls to keep my magic a secret so the principal only knew that we fought with monsters and saved the prince's life. Xavier was sent back to the palace under the care of the royal healers while the rest of the guys are resting in healer Jan's office. As for me, I just finished all of my classes today and am currently back in Professor Xander's underground training room waiting for him to give me a lecture about not heading straight into danger. I can't believe we weren't given the day off since we just arrived last night.
Today is the day we were heading to the palace for the summons."I'm so nervous. What should I do?" I said while we were waiting outside the audience hall."There's really nothing to do, right? Just stand and smile." Healer Jan said.He and Professor Xander were also called for their involvement in saving the prince."His majesty will see you now. Please proceed inside." One of the officers said when he opened the door.We followed him inside until we were in front of the king. I took a peak and saw he was in his late 40s or early 50s. He's well built but not too bulky. He had no expression on his face but his eyes held warmth in them."Greetings your majesty." We sounded a little
Professor Xander summoned me to his office 2 days after the palace summons. I met him at his training room after I finished all of my classes. "You called for me?" I asked after I sat down on the table he was in. He handed me some papers and prepared tea. "What's this?" I asked. "Open it so you will know." He replied. I opened it and saw all kinds of information regarding Crown Prince's Stefan and his supporters. "Oh my god. Thank you! How did you get this?" I asked. "There's no need to thank me just for that. All information there is known to most people. It's not that hard to gather them." He replied.
Two weeks have passed since we were summoned to the palace. People had heard of our heroic activity, some of them praised us, and some of them reprimanded us but who cares at least now they know that women can also do what men can do. I heard from Lis that her father had proposed to let women with high magic aptitude join the Magic Army Division. This is already a big step in Lis' goal. "When are you returning to your duchy?" Wischard asked while we were having lunch in our restaurant. We probably come here every weekend. They love the food here and Greg also released a new food in the menu. "Probably on Wind 255." I answered. "Why not on Dark 251?" Xavier asked. "I to
"Does Sussie not know about your organization?" I asked Lis. "Yeah.. It's not that I don't trust her but it's not something someone could just accept easily. I also don't know her stance regarding this issue." Lis explained and I nodded. "How about we ask her subtly?" I suggested and Lis nodded. "So what is it that you want to ask?" Lis asked again. I'm not really sure how to ask this. Should I just say it as it is? "Say it already." Lis insisted. "Fine. It's about Xavier." I started. "What about him? Do you like him?!" Lis asked, shocked. "No! Oh my god, no!" I denied vehemen
Days passed by quickly and now it's time for us to travel to our duchy. Prince Stefan had finally graduated and now is a mature member of the society. I sighed thinking of that, I feel sad that now he will have a legit form of power but this could also be some form of opportunity for me.The more Prince Stefan shows his incompetence in politics, the more loopholes, I could use to cancel our engagement. "Wow, the carriage of the ducal house is really something else." Tille commented. "This is not from our house. It's mine." I replied. I customised the carriage for my comfort. I heard from Carmella that even if you use the gate to travel it'll still take us 1 whole day to reach the duchy so I asked Vincent if he could lend me a hand and customise a carriage for me.
We were wondering why the carriage suddenly stopped when Carmella knocked on the window. "Lady Audrey, the knights are here." Carmella informed me. "Knights?" Lis asked, shocked. "Don't worry. I think they're mine." I replied as I opened the door and stepped out of the carriage. I saw a group of knights standing in the middle of the road, there's about 50 of them. "We greet the young lady." They said in unison. It was a bit intimidating when I heard that but I try my best not to flinch and to appear strong. The man in front suddenly came up and knelt in front of me and offered his sword. I panicked a little as I thought he was gonna hit me with it but Lis, who had come down