Chapter 228 - Mysterious Letter (1/2)
Whenever Lyn wears the veil in public - people misunderstand. They all think she is ugly. Nobody would have guessed that Lyn only wears it to hide her beauty. After all these days, why would anybody hide beauty? Those with good looks get very far because of the bias treatment in the Empire.
”I'd rather you wear the veil too,” Rhys brushed his hands on Lyn's cheeks, ”You've gotten prettier lately. It would be bad if people saw.”
Kazuya moved his friend's hands away, noticing Lyn's reaction. He supposes for somebody like Lyn who is not used to receiving compliments - Rhys constant flirting, and words would affect her.
”By the way, Kazuya show Lyn that.”
”Hmm?”
”Don't hmm me, the letter.”
Kazuya recalled the letter he received from the other day and pulled it out. Right then Rhys took something out.
”Huh, you as well?”
”Not just me,” Rhys looked over at Lyn, ”You got one right, Shu said it.”
Lyn nodded and turned to her bag on the nightstand. The bag had been drenched due to the rain, but the envelope Lyn produced was not wet at all.
”So, we all got one? Why?” Kazuya mumbled. Him and Rhys aside, who would send a letter to Lyn?
”Mine came with a note, don't open it until the day of the banquet.”
Until the day of the banquet? Kazuya frowned.
”This seems too dangerous, we should...”
Rhys shook his head, ”No, don't tell anyone. Let the banquet resume.”
”But Lyn could be in danger, her envelope is the only one that's slightly different, and she even received an additional note.”
”Relax, it's not that hard to figure out who it is. Don't we have a list of people who know of the Princess identity? We can use that.”
”Your forgetting that loads of people saw her in the Snow Kingdom.”
”Prince Andrew already took care of that.”
'Took care of,' Kazuya thought. More like he killed those who wouldn't keep their mouths shut and the others? He scared and bribed them. Such ruthless methods. However, it's true now isn't the time to reveal Lyn's identity. Lyn's identity, huh? While he did do his research on the girl. Since he came here to the Mist Kingdom, he's learned a lot about Lyn. Each new thing he learns, he writes it down in the form of a report.
However, Kazuya recalled what Lyn said to him earlier, ”Lyn, you told me earlier that the reason nobles have stronger magic is because of their noble blood, right?”
”Ah-huh.”
”How about people like you who use darkness?”
At that comment, Lyn paused, ”I've never thought of it that way. But since darkness is forbidden for a reason, then I guess the magic would be stronger.”
Rhys interjected, ”Yeah, you two finally understand. Part of the reason why they locked Lyn up other than her cursed mark is due to the power of the darkness inside her body. Of course, that darkness only came about due to the curse mark, but her blood is tainted with black magic now.”
”Kazuya, why did you bring this up?”
”I've been thinking about it for a while now. During the journey, the only time Lyn's mark flared up was during that time the First Princess Knight came right?”
”Ah-huh.”
”Back then, you were recovering from an injury, so I figured it was something like this.”
”Kazuya, do you remember what you told me recently?”
”What I told you?”
”That things have changed for you because you met me?”
Kazuya nodded not understanding where she was coming from.
”So, to the present Kazuya... No, it's because you're you now, that I think this is essential to you.”
Lyn took out something from the bag. It a long wooden wrapped in a piece of white cloth decorated with gold and silver threads. A crest was carved into the cover of the box.