Chapter 105
9. The Last Royal
The narrow staircase leading underground exuded an ominous and dark aura as if hell itself lay beyond. There were even eerie red marks on the floor, but Louisa paid no attention to them.
“This is it.”
After even lying to her father about finding traces of ancient magic, Louisa secretly slipped out of the imperial palace and rode here on horseback. It was her first time riding a horse for such a long period, but her body was so tense with nervousness that she didn’t notice how uncomfortable and tiring it was.
There was only one soldier guarding Abgrund. Even he wasn’t guarding right in front of the door leading to Abgrund, but was just dozing off at a guard post a bit away. Although the door was firmly closed to prevent anyone inside from escaping on their own, and the area around Abgrund was a vast plain so anyone approaching could be spotted immediately... even considering that, it still felt unsettling.
The soldier said he had been guarding this place for nearly twenty years. He was the only soldier who knew the secret that someone was imprisoned in Abgrund. He seemed surprised by Louisa’s sudden appearance, but seemed to recognize her identity when he saw the imperial emblem she brought.
“Open the door to Abgrund.”
“...His Majesty ordered not to let anyone in.”
He was a well-trained soldier in that he didn’t blindly trust someone just because they were royalty.
“Is that so?”
At the soldier’s answer, Louisa smirked, then gave a nod to the knight she had brought. The knight then drew his sword and pointed it at the guard’s neck.
“What are you doing, not following Her Highness the Princess’s orders?”