It seems theres no longer anywhere to stay.
Indeed.
Vera looked around at the hotels with horses that were lined up on the road and sighed. Liu Yue asked the youngster, I feel that we dont need to stay here. Since were here, we need to go to the imperial palace, dont we?
Thats right.
The youngster nodded, but it was clearly discernable that he was anxious enough to run off to the imperial palace. The group lined up until sunset. The guards checked everything very carefully, even going through wallets. There were lots of people in the city at the ti, after all. If a rioter endangered people, itd negatively impact the coronation ceremony.
Lets head straight to the palace, then. Were Dads envoys, you know. Im sure Queen Vera will be sure to take proper care of us, so theres no need to worry.
Daisy lied lifelessly in the carriage. She had a nap at noon in the warm carriage, enhanced with the cool breeze and fragrant scent of grass, during the day, but she lost all interest during the journey when there was virtually no movent. The city wasnt much different to ho. As a human, she wasnt interested in humans. Liu Yue, on the other hand, was interested in the crowd of humans coming and going.
Nona hid at the back. She opened up a grilled piece of at in a cloth bag and excitedly ate it while sitting with her legs crossed. Grilled at wasnt a really delicacy since the heavy scent of smoke wasnt exactly pleasant. Still, having sothing to eat to kill ti was a blessing.
Vera watched her sister and sighed. She sat down next to Nona. She picked up a piece of dried at and tossed it into her mouth then had a drink of water. Liu Yue squeezed past her elder sisters to make room for herself to sit. She picked up a strip of at and tossed it into her mouth. After a few chews, she remarked, Rabbit at? Mm, its rabbit at.
Your taste buds are really sothing.
I am a fox, after all.
The anxious youngster looked back at them. Seeing the sisters chow down strips of at and chatting away, he randomly wanted to join them. With a smile, he said, If you eat now, you wont be able to fit anything else in your stomach at the welcoming banquet in the palace.
Nona placed down her strip of dried at and enthused, Will there be lots of tasty food at night?!
Yes. Famous chefs have recently co to the palace for Miss Veras coronation ceremony. As King Troys envoys, you will be treated well. Therefore, there will be lots of good food at night.
Yeah? I still think dried at is good, though.
Liu Yue placed her dried at down in spite of what she said. She began to slowly wag her tail. Liu Yue, who liked food, was looking forward to the aforentioned food. The seafood by the port was delectable, albeit cold, so she had high expectations. Upon hearing that there were more delicacies in store, Liu Yue was even happier.
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Current ti inside the imperial palace.
Miss Vera, it is my great pleasure to et you. I am the envoy of the King of the North, Troys envoy, Raul Mordanas. I ca to your esteed nation this ti to protect you.
Protect ? Why do you have to protect ?
Sorry, but I do not know about that. However, His Majesty did unmistakably order to protect you, so I will be sure to fulfil my duty. Though I cannot promise you that you do not need to worry about your safety ever again, for as long as I am around, I will fight for you.
I see So, did King Troy give you anything else? A letter would be fine. Is there nothing else, but you?
I am afraid so. His Majesty is currently at Troy City. Not the Imperial Capital. The command was sent back to the Imperial Capital. The command was, Keep Vera safe, which is why I am ca to protect you.
Frankly, neither of them understood the thought process behind the order. Raul didnt understand why his King gave him, an apprentice soldier, the mission. Vera was a monarch of a nation. Being assigned as her bodyguard out of the blue rendered him nervous. Vera was even more puzzled than he was for the reasons behind it.
What does His Majesty an by this? Does this an that Troy supports ? He needs to send a letter to make it explicit in order for it to be of use. What does he an by sending sobody to guard ? contemplated Veirya.
Vera couldnt figure it out no matter how she thought about it. Nevertheless, she couldnt identify any issue with the young man before her. He obviously wasnt a local, and he had a chest pin, which went to show that he was a mber of King Troys personal guard unit. The young man wasnt lying.
But the question stands. Why did was this young man sent to protect ? Could Troy be aware of Ikana and wants to notify ? Does sending this young man resolve the issue, then? No matter how I look at him, he appears to be just an ordinary person, analysed Vera.
All right then. I dont understand the reasoning behind this, but you are the envoy King Troy sent and an ally sent to protect ; therefore, I will arrange for you to live in the palace. How about a al for now?
In my opinion, what is most vital at this mont is not eating. This is my first ti here; hence, I am not familiar with the imperial palace, aning that I do not know where enemies will appear from. As such, I wish to check the imperial palace and familiarise myself with the paths and secret passages. May I have your permission to proceed?
Smiling, Vera answered, Sure, no problem. That is within reason for you as a guard. Guards, you two take our friend around to check out the palace. Fill him in on our secret passages. You dont need to hide anything. He is our friend. I will invite you to share dinner with in the dining hall afterwards.
It is an honour. Raul bowed and then turned to leave.
Vera looked watched Rauls white cloak disappear off into the distance. She sighed. There was one more person by her side. Most importantly, she didnt know why Troy sent him.
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Current ti outside.
A man picked up his glass of alcohol. He observed the slowly moving horse carriage with puzzlent written on his face: Youre saying that Vera is in that carriage?
Correct. I personally heard soone ntion the na Vera from inside. Also, its headed to the imperial palace; its most probably her. Perhaps shes out on a private trip? Who knows?
Good. Watch the horse carriage, then. Have you how Vera looks?
I have.
Good. When the ti cos, make sure you dont capture the wrong person.
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