Book 13: Chapter 51
As soon as I went out, I bumped into Nier, who was fully geared up and about to come in. She paused for a moment then She shoved me back inside: “Your Majesty, it might become very dangerous outside. You must remain inside your room from this moment onwards. I will protect you at your side. You don’t need to worry.”
“What about Lucia?”
“Lucia will soon be here, too. Don’t thoughtlessly come out. The battle that will take place outside isn’t one we can partake in. Only Queen Vyvyan and Her Majesty can handle it.”
“What about Ying?”
“They’re on another ship. They’re already prepared. The waves outside are gradually rising in magnitude. Your Majesty, you must pay attention to your own safety. Not only will you be of no assistance, but you will also distract Her Majesty. It’s best for us to just stay here. Leave it all to them. You just need to keep yourself safe.”
I looked at Nier’s stern expression and hopelessly nodded. True, I didn’t have any method to help them or the ability to. All I could do was hole up in my room; let them fight and wait for it to end. Nevertheless, I would be panic-stricken if I couldn’t watch the fight. I couldn’t help but conjure up all sorts of terrifying possible scenarios in my mind.
I wanted to watch. I’d feel reassured if I could watch them slay the wyrm. Our original plan was very good; but nonetheless, the violent waves and wild winds still instilled a terrifying sense of terror in me. The large ships we could be proud of were but mere toys in the face of the disaster. We were in the wyrm’s hunting grounds. It was the tiger; we were the rabbit it hunted, I would presume. Of course, I wasn’t referring to the rabbit that could beat me to death with its bare hands.
The furious waves assaulted our ship, rocking it. I didn’t know which ship the wyrm would attack, for Vyvyan and I were both considered food, and we were on separate ships. If it attacked Ying’s ship, then great, but if it attacked ours…
“Something’s there!! Something’s in the water!! They’re swimming toward our ship! They’re coming up!!” Lucia shouted from outside.