Chapter 327 (1/2)

The Princess's Heart

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Since Princess Sylvia already arrived at Firmrock Castle, Lorist traveled ahead of his escort so that he would arrive sooner He was curious how she knew of his refusal of the duke's conditions already

She's not here to interrogate me, is she?

Count Kenly as he left with Reidy, Howard, and ten-odd guards, wishi+ng him a 'blissful life' It took them just three days to reach Firmrock Castle

The moment Lorist dismounted, before he could even dust hied hi down her face

Lorist hurriedly tried to apologize, ”Sylvia, I'm So--”

Before he finished, Princess Sylvia bawled even louder, , ”Brother Locke Hollycost He He left just like that He's not even ten!”

Wait, what? Who's Hollycost? That naood while before he finally re prince of Iblia? That child of the second prince the queen birthed after their drunken lock-up?

Unfortunately, perhaps because of the use of drugs, Hollycost was born with a congenital heart disease One of his herbalists said he would likely not even see his twentieth birthday

The young prince was abandoned by the queen after his birth and was put under Duke Fisablen's charge, who treasured the child like his very own kin However, when he found that the young prince had a birth defect, he no longer cared as much and didn't consider hied the child along with her and raised him like her own little brother

After she stopped crying thanks to Lorist's consolations, she explained why she didn't participate in the knighthood tourna The servants initially thought he had si, when the servants felt that he had slept for far too long and attempted to wake him, that they realized that his body had cooled and he was no longer breathing

When Princess Sylvia received word at Windbury, she requested Duke Fisablen postpone the tournament by a couple of months so she could return to Eastwild to tend to thefrom poor Hollycost's death After all, he was technically the rightful heir to the kingdoht the prince, who had just died wasn't of hthood tournament concerned the reputation and future of the house, especially because it involved Sylvia's o on no matter what As for the dead Hollycost, he would deal with it as he would with deceased household knights

Sylvia was angered and disappointed at Duke Fisablen's cold and heartless decision After a huge argument, she looked for her aunt, the queen, to report the death of her son

She didn't expect the queen to be even more heartless than her father

”I never cared about him when he was alive, why should I now that he's dead?” was all she was on the matter

Fuht Bladeuard with her back to Eastwild to bury Hollycost

However, she realized that she wouldn't be able to give Hollycost a burial fitting a prince no dom, Hollycost's name itself was somewhat of a taboo Since the queen herself didn't want anything to do with the dead prince, the nobles treated him like he didn't exist In fact, the queen and the nobles were relieved that they didn't have to bother with the prince's burial

So, Sylvia could only carry out the matter herself While she did receive Duke Fisablen's incessant letters de her return to show her face at the tournanore the er caed to the capital by the duke personally, she made the decision to run away She headed for Firmrock Castle She did so because she felt the Norton do her out of

Lorist breathed a long sigh

So the princess isn't here to ask about my refusal after all

However, Lorist soon found himself troubled Should he tell the princess about his objection to the duke's conditions and the subsequent annulement, or not? Lorist saw Sylvia's tender emotional state at pr sent and decided to keep quiet on theHe would tell her once she was more stable

In the month that followed, Lorist traveled around with Sylvia in an attehten up her reeted by anyone when they arrived at the castle The angered count wrote Lorist a letter 'You bastard! You're putting hoes before bros You're so caught in your lust you've completely forsaken friendshi+p!' were but one of the s he had to say in his letter

Lorist didn't really uilty towards the princess, perhaps because he still hadn't informed her of his refusal of the duke's requests Her mood had improved substantially over the last couple of days and her slaoodout with the duke

The ht melded with the waters and illuminated the clear waters The proud hull of Northsea cut across the silvery surface of the sea and sailed on the infinite waters of the ocean

After having fun at Silowas for about half a month, Princess Sylvia was finally in the condition to return to The Northlands During that ti in love for the first tirew closer and more reliant on Lorist, which only served to intensify Lorist's guilt about the ht not re, with thebetween them

The round silverfroht

Princess Sylvia leaned on the shi+p's railings and stared out over the ocean as she looked at the ocean

”Brother Locke, I never irandfather brought me to a cliff near a beach once It was the first time I saw the sea with ainst the cliff harshly The water was black and the wave's splashes were unbearable The winds were very strong I clutched onto o He told me such was the sea, borderless and infinite I've always had the i ferocious and that sailing was a huge risk on one's life

”I didn't think traveling to Siloith you would entle We can build sandcastles, collect seashells, and even play by the water I didn't think it would be that fun,” she said, thein her eyes, ”Look, Brother Locke, the ht looks like silver sparkles on the sea's surface How beautiful”

”It's the 7thsweetly, ”It's when the northern seas are the calmest When the 11th month comes, it will become harsher, al then will definitely be very risky I once sailed to The Northlands during the 11th month The waves were so tall they could reach the shi+p's deck Fortunately, the shi+ps built by our house are sturdy There's no worry of the crushed by the waves”

Sylvia's eyes gleamed

”Brother Locke, you're a,” whispered she

”Well,” mumbled Lorist as he stroked his nose shyly, Why do I feel like a irl with a lollipop?

Despite his slight sense of forbiddenness, Lorist couldn't help but feel a certain sense of pride and achieveaze

Sylvia accosted Lorist and leaned on his body He froze like a statue

”Brother Locke, you still haven't told me about your experiences in the tournament,” Sylvia whispered

Lorist grit his teeth He had known the time would come eventually