Chapter 298: Guilt
There was a performance going on in the middle of the square after the lanterns were lit. It was one of the highlights of the night, a lantern show.
Of course, neither Cedric nor Abrielle could care less about that; Abrielle was cursing her fate while her husband was silent, which was a bad sign. She had no excuse whatsoever for her behaviour. She couldn’t reveal the fact Alfonso was a witness to what would be called an attempt on the queen’s life or the fact she possessed magic.
Only if she knew how much he knew about her. Cedric suddenly stopped moving causing her to crash into his back. She was still confused when Cedric suddenly wrapped his hands around her as if he was protecting her from something while his eyes darted around.
Abrielle, who was nestled in the protective embrace of the same man who she thought was mad at her, was puzzled but not completely lost. She had an idea of what was happening.
Cedric’s eyes darkened as they narrowed on a lantern used by the performance; it happened so fast he couldn’t raise an alarm.
There was a large explosion covering the entire performance just as Cedric suspected the sorcerers were going to target the performance. Chaos unissued everyone panicked and started to flee the scene, of course, lives were immediately lost from the explosion, and more might be lost from the stampede.
Cedric shielded her from the explosion that happened not too far away. This was only the beginning. "We need to get you to safety, the sorcerers are attacking." He said Instinctively thinking of her safety first.
Cedric swept her off her feet before she could scream and started to weave a way through the crowd. The joyous celebration instantly turned into something of a nightmare.
Another explosion went off, this time targeted at the town hall building. Debris was flying around. Abrielle was curled in Cedric’s arms, her face buried on his shoulders.