The capital of the empire is situated in the south-west region close to The Dragons Mountain. The streets in the capital are flowering with people ready to celebrate the month of The Phoenix when the nature is reborn and the people are the busies this month, especially the farmers. On one of the streets there can be seen a red carriage that is pulled by four war horses. Everybody makes way for the carriage because of the sign on both doors. The sign of the empire with the white and black dragon carrying in his mouth a diamond, signifying who is in that carriage and what status they have in the empire. The Princess, the daughter of the emperor, Sesilia de Morte.
-Are we there yet?
Inside the carriage the young miss askes annoyed at how much time it takes to move with the carriage in the capital.
-There are people on the streets my lady, we could hurry if you want to hit them but I doubt you would want that.
The maid, Marry, sitting beside the young miss carefully assured her to not get her more annoyed otherwise the head of the driver will most likely fall.
-How are you holding my lady?
-Barley within parameters. If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m riding a carriage with both enemies of the empire I would have gladly enjoyed this ride. If someone would have told me yesterday that I’m goanna ride along with both, a fanatic and a long ear I would have called him crazy, but look what is in front of me and what situation I’m in.
As the young miss carries on with these words two more persons that are in the carriage are tensing up unsure if they can say anything to her. The two persons are non-other than the persons who were two days ago in the throne room the guard and the mage, both respectively a member from the Holy Kingdom and an elf from the Elf Kingdom. How did enemies from the empire got in the empire, it’s simple, they were refugees. After the war five years ago some captives choose to stay in the empire and were accepted with two conditions, to convert to the religion of the empire, The Eternal Light, and to wear a Soul Binder item. Soul Binder items are helping the empire with the current location of the wearer, what spells they used during that time, how much mana they have consumed and if they need a direct teleportation into a cell. The empire made sure that nothing can take them by surprise when it comes to these refugees, and two such as them are right in front of the princess.
The elf looks as if is wanting to speak but she doesn’t know how to ask for permission, Most likely If I speak I will die so I better don’t do it, as these thought pass the elves mind the young miss noticed it and with the hand pointing at the elf she begins to talk.
-You can speak freely long ears. No matter what you say you can’t make my day any worse than it already is.
-Thank you my lady. I’m sure the emperor didn’t want to put you in a situation as this. Making peace with the other kingdoms is rather easy in my opinion but keeping that peace is what makes a ruler great.
-We are at peace with the dwarfs for thirty years now. Do you really think that we can’t keep the peace? I’m sorry dose our thirsty nature for war make you uncomfortable? But I wonder who made us like this? If it weren’t for the elves breaking the White Concordat followed by the fanatics we would have been better and the war back then could have been finished earlier. But I digress, your point been elf?
As the mage grinds her teeth in anger she takes a minute to calm down and answer the young miss question.
-My point is that we shouldn’t make thing hard for both of us. We are going to be your guards even if you don’t want it but that doesn’t mean we have to hate each other. How about a deal? We won’t bother you at all, we are going to be just like the wind and we will keep doing our jobs without the two of us ending up dead. Do we have a deal?
-So what are you saying is that you won’t bother me and I won’t bother you? What a perfect deal. At least there are some great news today. You have a deal long ears but don’t expect me to shake your hand.
-I understand young miss. Would you like something to add Jennifer?
The young miss looks in the direction of the full plated woman. Not even her eyes can be seen from the red helmet that she is wearing making the young miss think that she has her eyes closed. As the woman in question shakes her head saying no.
-Great now that’s out of the way we should find an inn to stay before nightfall.
Just as Merry says these words the carriage stops unexpectedly making the young miss flew out of her seat directly into Jennifer but before she could even hit her Jennifer stops her with her arms by pressing them in her shoulders.
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Opening her eyes, the young miss expected to hit her face right in the armour of the fanatic but she looks around and finds that the woman stopped her before the hit. Upon looking up to see the face of the woman she run into, a pair of clear blue eyes that shines brightly from the eye holes in the head armour. Getting up from the hands she had on her shoulders she quickly opens the door of the carriage and exits to see how grave the situation is.
-Young miss are you alright?
Marry was not affected as the force was not enough to make her fly out of her seat but it was enough to make the young miss. Opening the other door she quickly goes to the young miss to see her. As she approaches she can clearly see that her shoulders are more tense than usual, most likely some of the skin of her shoulder got opened from the impact with the guards hands. Assuring that nothing is wrong with her she sets her sight to the group that is in front of them.
A group of ten people are hitting what it seems to be a young elf. The young elf is on the ground with his hands covering his head protecting it from the foot the people are hitting him with.
-Do you want to steal now?
-Heh trash are trash no matter what kind of elf is.
-H-h-hey l-l-look!
As one of the man says that they all look at the carriage to see the person who owns it but the moment they do all of them drop to their knees with the face in the ground. It seems that their luck had run up dry this day.
-All Hail the Princess!
As the people quiet down around them and started to come to see what is going on, the young miss approaches the group of ten and looks around them for a leader. Not founding what she wants she asked.
-Can someone explain to me what are you doing in the middle of the street?
Terrified out of their wits they don’t dare to speak otherwise they will most likely end up at the execution chamber or worse. Marry comes beside the miss, takes one man from the position he was in with the right hand around his neck forcing him to look at her, then with the hidden knife plugs it in his right eye making him scream in agony from it.
-If anybody wants to have his right eye gouged out stay silent, otherwise talk!
With these words from Marry everybody around them started to move out before they become victims at the hands of the princess. Because of her empire symbol and her infamy for being ruthless people around them started to run from this scene leaving the area empty. Even the merchants at the stalls filled with fruits, vegetables and fried food had run for their lives living the store like that.
The bodyguard and the mage come right after them when they left the carriage witnessing all that happened in that short amount of time.
-Still not talking? Good. What should we do with them princess?
-Do you have a sword Marry?
-Unfortunately no princess but the bodyguard has one.
-I see.
Shifting her head to see the bodyguard she makes a sign with her hand as in to come here and with no second of hesitation the bodyguard in full plate armour hurriedly comes and knees in front of her with the left leg taking the sword out from the sheath and presenting it to the princess with both of her hands.
The princess takes it and with no hesitation plunges the sword in one of the ten men who are kneeling, killing him.
-Next.
With these words she goes to the other one and with the same ruthlessness kills him by plunging the sword right in the back of his neck.
-NEXT!
-WAIT!
Someone among the group of men got up and with a sword in his left hand pointing it at the princess.
-I WILL NOT STAND BY WHILLE YOU KILL MY FRIENDS!
-Then why did you not answer my question earlier? You could have explained to me the situation yet you choose to stay silent. These deaths aren’t on me, they are on you because of that. Now can you explain to me what is going on? Actually you know what? I’m tired already so I will just say what I think. If my hearing is right the elf kid had stolen something from you, is that right? And if it is then why are not alerting the guards? Oh I see. Looking at your face now I can tell he didn’t steal anything but it was a set up. So who wants this kid dead?
The man upon hearing these words looked in the other direction and started to run in the opposite one thinking it can make the monster he is facing confused but before he could make two steps he froze, literally as his legs are frozen solid due to the mage beside the princess.
-You are not only a coward but also a deserter. Marry call for the guards let them take care of this stupid show and also tell them to make sure that the kid is moving on another part of the capital.
With these words Marry set into action, runs to the closes guard post.
-Bodyguard thank you for the sword and also thank you for the save in the carriage.
The bodyguard nods and returns the sword in the sheath but before she dose it she looks at the sword with wonder, strangely there is no blood on it. Ignoring it due to the fact that the war princess wielded it, She must have some technique for this.
-Oy long ears can you froze the other ones?
-Yes I can my lady. I have a name through. I request it to be used.
-You never said it.
-Ellis Jolene. Ellis if it fits your taste my lady.
-And the fanatic? I guess she can talk due to her eyes.
The full plated woman looks straight at the young miss as if she heard that her parents have died. How does she know that my eyes are the reason I can’t speak? The emperor doesn’t know and thought that I was born mute but her?
-Ellis ask her how does she know about this.
-Why? Is it important to you?
-Yes! Just do it please!
-Okay. Okay.
-If my lady doesn’t mind me asking, but how do you know of this?
Coming closer to the elf, the young miss whispers in her ear some words that made the elf terrified with shock and drops to the ground.
-B-b-but how do you know this?
-Ah must I repeat myself? The same way I know that the World Tree in the Elves Kingdom is dying.
-WHAT?!