Chapter 35 — The Real Her
"What do you think of this bracelet? It’s made from real seashells! Only 10 silver coins!" A middle-aged woman held up a blue bracelet, smiling eagerly at the young couple in front of her.
Cynthia glanced at Lucian, who seemed more focused on scanning the surroundings, his eyes darting around as if he were being hunted by some unseen danger.
She shook her head, knowing exactly why he was acting so paranoid.
He probably has his men tailing us, in case I try something. What am I going to do with this man? Isn’t he a little too cautious?
With a small sigh, she gently poked Lucian’s shoulder, like she was knocking on a door.
He turned his head toward her, frowning at the sudden contact, but she simply grinned, nodding toward the bracelet the woman was holding.
"Isn’t it pretty?"
Lucian, caught off guard by her choice, stared at the simple bracelet. He nodded, though surprised she would choose something so inexpensive—just 10 silver coins—when she had brought jewels worth 1,000 gold coins from her kingdom.
He had heard plenty about Princess Cynthia even before he returned from the battlefield, and while he wasn’t one to rely on rumors, there was a clear contradiction between the woman in front of him and the stories whispered in the noble circles about Princess Cynthia De Luminas of Eldoria.
Her behavior baffled him. She was nothing like a noble lady— even her villainous deeds were beyond imagination.
For instance, rather than arriving at the marketplace as the Grand Duchess of Erion, with all the grandeur and authority that came with the title, she had chosen to wear a simple disguise of a commoner. He couldn’t comprehend her reasoning at all.