Chapter 71: On Their Way To Lakeshire
The carriage came to a sudden stop as soon as the last word was out of Annalise’s mouth, causing her to almost lose her balance and face plant herself on the floor if not for a sudden surge of energy that wrapped around her and stopped her from falling.
"Valerius, what are you doing?" Kenric was quickly by her side to check if she was alright after throwing the question in his brother’s direction. But Annalise knew that the power which stopped her from hurting herself belonged to none other than Valerius.
Kenric made his horse move aside as Valerius brought his horse beside the open window of the carriage. The look on his face was still as calm and collected as usual but she noticed clearly as his gaze roamed over her entire body to make sure that she wasn’t hurt before he pointed his attention to her and asked, "Is that how you see me?"
Annalise observed the man silently for a while. Even though he tried his very best to not show any sort of reaction and keep his expressions neutral as usual, the fact that he had stopped the carriage just to ask her that question, was already clearly explaining how much her opinion meant to him.
She finally let a small smile appear on her lips as she slowly shook her head negatively. "Of course, not. You are nothing like that, you are actually quite opposite. You are warm, love and care for those around you, your heart is filled with affection and tenderness, and... you represent hope."
She meant every word that she just said. And the smile on Kenric’s lips told her that he too agreed with her every word.
She returned her attention to Valerius and noticed the slight change in his expression and while it was barely noticeable, she knew that he was actually relieved now unlike before. He just nodded his head and without saying anything turned his horse around and returned to the front of the road.
The carriage once again started going forward as the magic leading the horse of the carriage once again started working. Kenric also resumed his position outside the window and questioned, "Don’t you wonder why his magic is so different from his actual personality?"
Annalise released a small sigh as she slowly nodded her head in agreement, "Of course, I am. He’s probably the last person I would have associated with ice magic but somehow, ice seems perfect for him. Experiencing his powers, I can’t deny that ice magic suits him the best."