Chapter 28-Zain's Thought

After what happened to Her Highness, we decided to travel back to Eblines. Her Highness insists that we should use wide field teleportation. At first, I was baffled by her statement, but then she explained that it was the same principle as Typhon's power, but it could teleport a whole troop from place to place over a long distance. She was about to perform that spell when Ehadris stopped her. Ehadris flicked Her Highness' forehead and carried her like his bride. The next moment, he tossed Her Highness to me, and I almost broke my arm at what Ehadris did.

“What the hell is your problem? Do you really need to toss Her Highness?” I shouted.

Ehadris looked in another direction and summoned his staff. “Shut up, Zain. If Her Highness keeps talking about the principle of teleportation, it will take forever. Now, look at the power of a great sage,” Ehadris said, and he moved his staff before he struck the ground.

The whole regiment, including the carriage, was engulfed by the purple light. I close my eyes due to the intensity of the light, which reached the point that it hurt to look at. After several minutes, I opened my eyes and found ourselves in the middle of the plaza of the capital of Eblines. I walked towards Ehadris and grabbed his collar.

“You idiot! You really know how to teleport, and yet you don't use your spells to make our travel easier? We have to face those idiots who made Her Highness use a dangerous spell that almost killed her!” I shouted.

Her Highness stopped me from fighting Ehadris. “Ehadris, you should go home. That spell took a lot of mana to be performed,” Her Highness said in a tired voice.

So that explains why Her Highness was exhausted after we arrived in Driuce. She used that spell to catch us up, and then she uses the dangerous spell that almost makes her heart stop beating. It seems that she was still exhausted after what happened in Driuce. Ehadris nodded to Her Highness. I dismiss the fourth regiment, and they tearfully celebrate after what happened to Driuce. We may be returning home completely, but Her Highness' health state made me worried. It was a tough mission for us, especially when she almost stabbed herself due to exhaustion.

“Ehadris, can you escort Her Highness back to the palace? Typhon and I had serious business to do,” I asked Ehadris.

I know he is the one I could trust with this matter. I looked at Her Highness and patted her hair. I know that in the short period of time that I knew Her Highness, I treated her as my little sister. She may be stubborn, but she has a pure heart that moves everyone. Although her actions are unladylike, she was devoted to her profession as a witch. I wonder if the Sapphire Order and the Diamond Order made a move to recruit her even though she is the princess of this country.

“And please, Her Highness, don't make other people suffer for your stubbornness. Get enough rest. People around you were worriedly sick about you. Go home. You have a family waiting for you,” I said in a worried tone.

Her Highness was frowning, but she stood on her tiptoes and patted my head too. She said in a gentle voice,“You too, Zain. You should go home too. They are waiting for you too. Tomorrow is another day for us to be alive, so get enough rest too.”

I want to cry, but I don't want to show it in front of Her Highness. She waved her hand, and they walked away from us. Typhon wanted to send them using a carriage, but Her Highness was hesitating. She said that she wanted to stroll through the streets of the capital city of Eblines. I let out a deep sigh.

“Typhon, I know that you are the one I can trust with this matter. Could you please give this to His Highness?” I asked.

Typhon raised his eyebrows, and I gave him a letter sealed with my emblem. The flower is called a carnation.

“But why me? Is there any problem that bothers you?”

I shook my head and looked at the statue in the plaza. I reminded him, “You know that it is that time of the year, Typhon. The Ember Festival took many lives, including my family’s life.”

Typhon looked at the statue. “Of course, how could I forget about that? No one could have expected that on that night, the vampires would attack the capital. It was complete chaos. That was the night that His Highness fled to Glaustein to escape,” Typhon said.

The former Knight Commander, my father, and my mentor were commemorated by the statue in the plaza. Isaac Ashford He passed away while carrying out his work for Eblines.

“If my father were still alive, maybe he is still nagging at me for being a weak knight commander of Eblines. When I met Her Highness for the first time, I was shocked because she is stubborn and her actions are unladylike. Deep inside I was furious because I can't do anything. But when she'd saved me so many times, I realized something. Her strength was her unladylikeness. I want to protect her, but it seems that Her Highness is the type of person who likes to save others instead of herself. She was concerned about our knights to the point that she almost sacrificed her life for us. I don't want to see that kind of sacrifice in front of my eyes ever again.

“Typhon, I don't want to be powerless again. I want to save others without the interference of Her Highness,” I said.

Typhon let out a deep sigh and hit my head with his fist. I groaned in pain due to the heaviness of his blow. I glared at Typhon, but he didn't even care. He akimbo'd his arms in disbelief.

“You can't blame Her Highness. Her morals as a witch were engraved in her principles. You must not see it as a hindrance. Her Highness was the type of person who would do her best to make her people feel connected to their families. You know that she values life, even though she experienced hardships in Project Ouroboros. So don't deny her right to be worried about her people. Besides, you should be proud of it. Unlike any person in authority, she is one of a kind who will listen to the problems of society and resolve them. Don't erase this kind of ruler just because you feel your self-esteem and dignity as a knight commander are being insulted,” Typhon said, and I could feel the irritation in his conviction of words.

He turned his back on me. I can sense that he was furious about what I said. Even if I don't ask for it, I can feel it. “Typhon, forgive me if I felt it that way. I misunderstand Her Highness's intentions. I guess I'm an idiot who always prioritizes what other people say,” I said in embarrassment.

Typhon smirked and shoved his hair. He said, “It's okay to be an idiot sometimes, but if you do it every day, even our best physician can't cure it. Besides, I know that you are half smart and half dumb, so I can't blame you if you are turning for a while to the dumbasses' side.”

I frowned for a while. Typhon's words are below the belt. I crossed my arms and looked at him. “You are enjoying insulting me, Typhon, aren't you?” I said it in frustration.

He laughed and answered my question,“Didn't I tell you before I'll be there to remind you how idiotic you are? I will be your comrade no matter what happens. I'll stay by your side; that's what we promised on the front of Knight Commander Isaac.”

Dad has a lot of lessons for us. Too bad he didn't teach the last lesson we need to learn. That was the thing I still don't know. “Shall we go home?” Typhon asked.

I nodded. I let out a deep sigh before I gave my final greeting to Typhon before going home.“See you tomorrow, Typhon.”

“You too, Zain. I hope I could see you tomorrow.”

He laughed really loud. This unusual side of Typhon that he had hidden for many years was released for a moment. Typhon was really a jolly person. When he said before that there was a lady she liked but the lady was expressionless, everything about him had changed. But even though he changed a lot, he was still the Typhon I knew.

“I know I could see you tomorrow. People like you have more than nine lives,” he said, and he left.

I need to return to the palace and apologize to Her Highness. Before I could leave the plaza, a familiar face appeared. “Long time, no see, Lord Zain.”

My eyes widened when I saw him. “Blake! What on earth are you doing here in Eblines?”

It's been a long time since I've seen him. He was an informant for Eblines. He specialized in stealth, and he was a great combat fighter. I frowned because the last time I saw him, many ladies from different parts of the continent came to Eblines just to be engaged with them. Tying a knot with them is a nuisance. If there's only one girl to whom I could profess my feelings, it's the girl that I saw a long time ago on another continent. I crossed my arms and stared at him.

“Lord Zain. It's about the girl you saw back in church on another continent. They said she was a witch from Glaustein, and she always hides her face, so no one knows what her real identity is. But that witch had gone to Eblines to hide,” Blake said.

So that girl was still a mystery? Maybe I could use some help from the Sapphire Order. But why is that girl near me but I can't pinpoint where she is?