Chapter 138: Winter prayer
Days went by, and nothing out of place happened. Cedric was more busy these days. The winter was particularly brutal this year, and there seemed to be a food shortage in some parts of Darconia, so the royal family was working on importing grains from a neighbouring kingdom.
Based on the trail of events of the original plot, the winter hunt case was solved by the spring when it was confirmed a religious sect which didn’t believe in the moon goddess Nyxoria was behind it.
So Cedric was barely around and she knew it would get worse in the coming days. By the time she was up in the morning, he had left, and by the time he was back, she was already asleep.
Another letter came for Abrielle a few days after her mother from her cousin Sebastian. He was inviting Abrielle and Cedric for the winter prayer in the temple. It was an event Cedric attended in the main plot with Abrielle, so she knew she would have to go because, without the invitation, the entire royal family attended the prayers.
Zoltana’s hands weaved through Abrielle’s long hair as she brushed it in preparation for tonight. It was the mandatory night she had to spend with Cedric once a week.
She was a bit nervous knowing that she was finally going to see him after days. Since the unsealing, they had barely seen each other.
"Will you be attending the winter prayer, your Highness?" Zoltana asked, placing the brush she was using on the table as her fingers started to weave through the princess’s hair.
Abrielle’s eyes were glued to the mirror as she stared at her reflection; she was actually being dolled up for Cedric, although she doubted anything might happen between them. By now, his feelings for Callista must be growing stronger. Abrielle thought, forgetting the fact that Cedric had touched her twice now, and the last time she saw Callista, he wasn’t particularly warm to her.
Hopefully, he shows up, "It is the obligation of the Royal family to pray for the kingdom during this season and that aside, I want to visit my cousin who presides over the temple." Abrielle explained.