Book 14: Chapter 23
“Imperial Princess!” saluted the maids.
“They’re… still alive, right?” Lucia asked. She looked at the two lying on the bed and touched their gunshot wounds on their gut. She took out a small bottle from her pocket and handed it to a maid: “Just give them this. It’ll heal their external wounds. Take good care of them. Freya has gone a little overboard this time.”
Lucia didn’t plan to get involved with the matter. She knew that, as His Highness’ wife, she needed to stay out of political affairs. Furthermore, Lucia didn’t want to be involved with politics. She felt she’d negatively impact her husband if she did. Nier and Lucia had great chemistry when it came to distancing themselves from politics, refusing to involve themselves regardless of what Troy said or did. They both refused any requests others brought up with them as well as gifts. They focused on fulfilling their roles as mothers and wives in peace. The two already felt very blessed to be able to marry Troy and become mothers. Nevertheless, the maids tearfully complained to Lucia this time. Thus, she went to see the two on the brink of death.
Freya’s marksmanship and strength were still lacking. Consequently, she had to shoot at close range. She hit their lower abdomens. The two were in critical condition, but the bottle of elven spring water could help them heal.
The elven spring water was originally intended to be used in emergencies, but Lucia used it to save Gerald and Alex. Lucia didn’t want to dabble in politics, but she was aware Freya had gone too far. Her husband wouldn’t have done that when he was still alive.
Lucia wouldn’t let Freya destroy her husband’s North. Her husband shed blood to capture the North. She could see her husband’s determined eyes when he was in the North. In her opinion, that was when he looked coolest. The North was her husband’s proudest achievement. The North had just started to develop according to her husband’s desires. Was she supposed to just let Freya destroy it?
Lucia’s girls still needed to grow up in the North. How would she explain herself if the North fell into chaos, not to mention that her children wouldn’t be able to live in peace? Her husband‘s current status was unknown. How was she going to explain its downfall if he survived? She couldn’t let her husband return to a devastated North.
Lucia believed her husband was still alive, because she firmly believed he wouldn’t leave her. She firmly believed in her Prince. She didn’t believe he’d leave her and their children. That was the trust between childhood friends and the belief of the woman he trusted most.
Lucia wouldn’t feel that she was abandoned because of one more woman or one less woman, for she knew that she could always find herself in her husband’s eyes. She could feel the strong love he had for her in his eyes, something which hadn’t changed even today. She also believed her beloved and respected Queen Vyvyan couldn’t possibly hurt His Highness. He was her Prince and Vyvyan’s son.