Chapter 67: A different reality
The forest was covered with a thicker layer of snow due to the snowstorm yesterday that fell all night. A search party could not be sent during the storm, considering the accident that took place during the hunt, and due to that, the event was cancelled.
Luckily, Cedric’s elite knights had a sense of loyalty and started searching for him immediately after the sun hit the horizon the next morning.
"Your Highness, Are you alright?" Elias’s words almost moved Abrielle to tears; she was glad they found them. "Just a bit cold," Cedric answered.
On getting to the camp, it was in complete chaos; some noble wives whose husbands had fallen victim to the incident were left in disarray by the news. The victims disappeared without a trace; some had hoped they would be found while counting their losses and demanded the formation of a search party.
Abrielle sympathized with them in her heart because she knew their husbands would never come as they had been victims of a deadly ritual.
This was her best bet to get rid of Cedric, but it was another failure. ’ Maybe I should sneak on a ship and run to another continent.’ she thought, feeling hopeless at her lack of ability.
It was way harder to handle situations like this in real life than while writing. As a writer, she could bend the rules to fit the setting, but that wasn’t the case here. ’ What am I thinking before I barely make it a mile away? I would be caught.’ she groaned, which turned into a hiss of pain.
"I am sorry, Your Highness," the maid quickly apologized to the princess. The room was filled with steam and scented perfumes due to the princess bath. After arriving at the campsite, the first thing she requested was a steamy bath she badly needed, which turned into a bit of a nightmare.
Her body was covered in hickeys in places that were super embarrassing and aches all over. On the bright side, the injury on her back almost completely healed faster than she expected with the potion, but this scenario was super embarrassing.