Chapter 175: What A Strange Girl
Lorelai heard a strange commotion near the servants’ quarters and slipped out of the palace to investigate.
Thanks to Frederick, the son of Marquess Galeran, she had learned that tonight was the night one of the slaves would be brought out from the pit. Since it was part of her plan to draft a slave prohibition bill in the future, the princess felt compelled to understand exactly how the rogue beast slaves were being treated.
How shocked she was when she didn’t even have to reach the slaves’ quarters to realize what was happening.
A boy...?
She squinted her large green eyes, spotting a frail figure darting toward the flower bushes in her garden. It only took her a moment to piece it together—he had escaped the slavers and was now trying to find freedom.
You won’t find freedom there, you silly boy, she thought, recalling the positioning of the knights stationed around the palace grounds.
Lorelai’s desire to help him swelled within her, but she knew she would have to be brave. She needed to approach him carefully and convince him to trust her, to accept her helping hand.
When she finally saw the boy up close, she could hardly believe her eyes. Though slightly taller than her, he was so thin and frail-looking that she immediately assumed he was younger than her.
How horrible, she thought, her heart aching as she mulled over the cruel fate the boy had endured at such a young age. His small, rugged frame tugged at her pity, each detail of his appearance a testament to his suffering.