Chapter 188 Reunion with dear Friends 3 (1/2)

I tried looking at the books in the history section trying to find what I was looking for. I got some books about Jennovian history and politics in the past decades but there are no books about the Great War.

I sighed, thinking that they might have burned anything that talks about Atlantia. While reading one of the books I took from the shelf, I felt something fury touch my legs. When I look down I see a snow white cat twirling on my feet.

”Snow!” I was shocked that I screamed her name. I picked her up and petted her instantly. ”I missed you so much.” Tears started to form at the rim of my eyes.

'Long time no see Alicia. I missed you too, so much.' Snow purred while a petted her in my arms.

”Your highness!” I saw Martha pop up from a bookshelf corner and rushed to me. ”I heard you scream. Is there something wrong?”

I quickly tucked Snow in between the books in the bookshelf. ”Ohh, ah no. There's nothing wrong.” I said. ”What I meant was snow is starting to fall outside. I was just worried that we would get snowed in here.”

Martha looked outside the window and indeed snow was starting to fall. ”It is only light snow your highness. Don't worry.”

”Hmm okay.” I nodded. ”By the way Martha, can you please get me something warm to drink and send it to the reading lounge? I will be going there soon after I pick the books I want to read.”

”Of course your highness.” Martha bowed and left.

”Phew, that was close.” I sighed in relief.

'It's good you send that maid away. I don't feel good when she is near.' Snow said while looking out of the bookshelf she was hiding.

”I guess it's because she is carrying janetite stone that prevents magic users from using magic.” I explained.

Now that Martha is far away from me, I tried using my magic powers. I concentrated on my right forefinger to generate a small flame. And after just a few seconds, a flame came out from my fingertips.

”My magic is working again.” I said with a smile.

'Hmm it feels warm when I am around you.' Snow jumped into my embrace. Her little gesture made me smile.

”Your highness.” I hear the young knight called.

I was caught by surprise and I extinguished the flame on my fingertips instantly. But Snow was still in my embrace.

”Umm, this is... well I just saw this cat and…” I was thinking of an explanation when I heard Snow giggled.

'Hehe… you don't need to get flustered you know.' Snow jumped from my embrace and walked towards the young knight.

”Ehhh… wait…” I was flustered on what to say when I saw the young knight kneeled down and picked up Snow in his arms.

”It's good that you have met each other at last?” The young knight smiled warmly at me.

”Ehhh… what do you mean?” I was confused. When did Snow get to meet a Jennovia knight and got close to him?

The young knight slowly walked towards me and put Snow in my arms once again.

”She has missed you so dearly. It's good to see that she is in good health now that she is with you once again.” The young knight said. He stretched his arms and caressed my cheek. ”Well Snow wasn't the only one that missed you. Everyone back in Alvannia and also Grandcrest missed you and worries about you.”

The young knight's gesture surprised me that I involuntary stepped back. My back hit the bookshelf behind me and it shook hard, making the huge heavy books from the upper rows fall down and I let go of Snow. I brace myself with my arms from the falling books overhead. The young knight held the bookshelf in place so as to not let it fall and quickly embraced me to shield me from the falling books.

'Thud thud thud' The sound of the heavy books hitting the young knight's body is heard.

”A-Are you alright?” I asked. But the young knight did not answer and still held me close in his embrace.

There was silence between us for a few minutes. My heart was thumping fast with our bodies this close to each other.

”I have sworn to protect you with my life.” The young knight said with a sad tone. ”I'm sorry. I am sorry that I wasn't able to keep my sworn oath. I wasn't able to do anything to protect and save you the time you were abducted.”

I can feel his body trembling while I was in his embrace. The sense of familiarity was so powerful now after I heard his words.

'There are only two people that sworn their oath to protect me with their lives.' I thought.

It was Regaleon and William, my former and current personal knight. But with his words it is easy to know who he was from the two.

”William?” I whispered. ”Is that really you?”

The young knight slowly let go of me and looked at me right in the eye. His smile was warm and friendly, it was definitely like William's.