"..Wait, wait, wait. So... The two guys I t.. One of them was pretty rude and distrustful of my identity, while the other quickly accepted and gave respect. I was planning to comnd the respectful knight, but.. Who the hell did I talk to if there was no guards stationed there? A ghost? No, that can't be right, that's not sensible at all," Estelle quickly fired up her list of thoughts.
Shirley had her hand positioned by her chin as she thought deeply.
"..Perhaps, an infiltrator that is here to spy on our matters?" Shirley gasped as she ca to the dangerous conclusion.
Estelle's brow raised as she heard Shirley's words.
"That could be it, but this is the Queen's chamber we're speaking of. Not only are there many guards, there are also barriers erected here, right? If they really were infiltrators.. They would have to possess great skill to even bypass the security system in the first place, not to ntion getting to the Sanctuary," Estelle retorted.
"You are right. Infiltrating Alfheim's castle is notorious to be known as a hard challenge, and I doubt that anyone would attempt it,"
"I'm getting an extrely bad feeling, you know? If those guards truly acted just to play along to my existence, then... Haa, this doesn't make any sense," Estelle's head spun around with conclusions. She was unable to determine the right answer. She morized the two guards' faces because of her strong mory, but that wouldn't really prove to be a great help anyway since they had no clue on where to start.
They conversed for a couple more minutes, distraught by the new gripping situation they had just unravelled. Out of nowhere, this mystery was dug up. It was way too unexpected.
"Haa.. since they haven't made a move yet, then we can't do anything but stay vigilant and make sure that nothing will be breached. Especially the Sanctuary area. It shouldn't be a coincidence that they were there," Shirley rubbed her temples as she began to sip her cup of tea, which had been turned rather cold since she drank it in a slow pace.
Estelle too decided to give up the matter since there were too little leads to work on, and there was nothing like a surveillance cara that they could peer into.
"Alright. One more thing to update you on, I have successfully taken in Minerva and Yulia into the Constellation, but we can't find Heine anywhere. That might be sothing you want to touch up upon. The last sighting was in the forests, but apparently he had visited the Castle too," Estelle warned. "He's acting rather suspicious, and his intentions are unknown. It's best if we keep our senses high,"
"Of course I will. Entrust Alfheim to . As the Constellation mber hailing from Alfheim, I will make sure that my duties are fulfilled to the utmost limits, and that nothing shall pass through my radars," Shirley accepted the warning with an open heart.
"Thank you. It's reassuring," Estelle chuckled, looking at how serious Shirley was. "Then, I will go and take a walk. Can the docunts be done in a day? I'd like to finish up my conquest as soon as possible," Estelle said, standing up from her seat and heading towards the door.
"I think one day would be enough to register you in the database. Please co back later," Shirley smiled as she sent the girl off.
Estelle walked away from the study and went into the gardens, where she saw Aleksei standing and looking at the sky with blank eyes.
"Aleksei, you are here," Estelle called out to the man, who was zoning out.
After thinking for a long ti, Estelle was finally able to set aside her differences with Aleksei. She possessed her past mory, but the current Aleksei should be a confused soul who knew not much about the truth. He was on the sa boat she was a few years back. Thus, she was at least able to separate her loathing mindset for the ti being.
Only after Estelle had called him several tis did he respond and turn his head towards Estelle. "Yes? What's the matter? Is there sothing I can help you with?" It was an instant response, like he had been programd to say that.
"I am going out of this country tomorrow. Do you have anything to say to ? Let's go et Frey, I also want to properly say goodbye to her. You have been taking care of a lot ever since I ca here.. I want to thank you for that," Estelle scratched her face as she said.
"En, I see. Then, let's go and et Frey, shall we?" Aleksei had a tired smile plastered on his face as he turned around and let Estelle follow behind him. He quickly accepted Estelle's request without bothering much, which showed that he clearly had sothing in his mind that caused him to act this way.
Estelle wondered what had gotten into the usually quite spirited man, but she did not question much about it as she just followed him without a word. It must be an important matter, but it wasn't her business to ddle in his affairs. They walked side by side towards their destination.
When they arrived at Frey's usual resting place, which was the library, they entered without a single thought and called her out. The witch ca out from the back compartnt as she tilted her head, wondering why she had been called.
"Umm.. So, I will be leaving Alfheim and going to Vaitral, so I wanted to say thank you for helping all this ti. Also, to say my parting words," Estelle said.
"Ehh, you're leaving tomorrow?? That's super soon! Why is that? Is there sothing that made you feel unwell here? I will personally remove pests for you, alright? You're a really interesting person!" Frey imdiately voiced out her complaints, her enthusiasm making Estelle back away a few steps.
"No.. I just have more things to do in the rest of the world. Didn't I co here because of a mission? I've finished that mission, so I can't stay here for long. I still have things to do. Alfheim is a nice place, so if I one day get the chance to pick where to settle down, I suppose I will build a house around here," Estelle truly enjoyed Alfheim's atmosphere. It was calming and rather peaceful.
"Is that so... Then, it can't be helped. I wish you a safe travel. You ca here to say goodbye, right? Why don't we travel together for the last ti?" Frey proposed, to which Estelle nodded. Since it would be their last outing for a long ti, it wasn't too bad of an idea. Although the ti she spent here was short, she had already beca accustod to the people in the castle.
"Right, I also wanted to ask you two if you wanted to join as a Constellation mber, but I suppose you two will decline.. right?" Estelle asked, a bit hesitant as she spoke. Shirley had already told her that the two would have a low chance of wanting to join.
In the first place, since Shirley was already here, and Yulia had connections to the elven community, recruiting another mber from this country seed to be overkill.
"Aleksei and Frey both had complicated expressions when they were asked with this question. They both seed to want to apologize.
"Ah.. Don't worry. Shirley already told that you two will probably reject, so I didn't have a high expectation. I just wanted to ask for formality," Estelle waved her hands frantically, worried that she would make the two troubled.
"..I'm grateful that you understand. I am really not soone who is suited to joining organizations in the first place. If you have sothing that I could help with, I would gladly do it, alright? Don't worry,"
"The sa goes for ," Aleksei interjected from the side.
Estelle nodded, taking in their input before spending the rest of the day with them. She wanted to get the most out of her experience in Alfheim, so their ti was spent doing productive things rather than relaxing.
The day ended as she returned to her room and took a rest. The next day, she was woken up with a bright sunlight and received her docunts, which marked her availability to leave the country.
She stayed until lunch ti, when the people who knew Estelle's true identity and so others gathered up to send Estelle off. The princess of Alfheim who was going to abandon her title right after recovering her worth to handle said honor.
She was Estelle Clareste, but she now also had a new na. Written in her forged docunts was the na Eirlys.
"Then, I'm off, alright?" Estelle lightly bowed her head as she rode up her turtle ship and watched as they waved at her, saying goodbye. Estelle activated her ship and flew away, soaring high into the skies.
Her journey in Alfheim was finally over.
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