Chapter 207 (1/2)
Chapter 207
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Max wanted to co would be fine, but she was afraid to open her mouth and attract unwanted attention
All the women were covered by their robes that she couldn’t see their faces clearly butwomen And they too tense as hardened stones—whenever the carriage rocked when rolling over a rough surface, they would rattle along like pebbles in a sack
Max leaned against the wall of the carriage and looked out theDozens of supplies-filled wagons lined up to exit the large city gate in an organized file
“How long does it take to reach Servyn Castle?”
Idcilla suddenly opened her h her voice was a soft sound, it sounded loud against the silence that everyone’s eyes flew to her
Max was afraid that sonized them, but Selena responded calmly
“Around a week to 10 days”
“I didn’t think it would be that far when I looked at it in the map…”
“With a handful of troops and supplies to carry by wagon, it takes a lot e, silence iain Just the sound of the horse hooves, rattling wheels, and the occasional rustle of the soldiers’ arlow of dawn seeped into the tense atates of the capital and at some point nearby, stopped at an open field
“Why are we stopping? We just left”
Idcillaabout thehts of Archduke Aren will be acco us” Selena quickly explained to her in a whisper to assuage her concerns
“I heard that the Archduke will be in command of this procession As we have an excessive auards are needed to ensure safety”
At Selena’s explanation, the faces of Idcilla and all the other priestesses sighed in relief Only Max cowered If what Selena said is true, then she would have to avoid the Archduke’s eyes until they reached Servyn Castle in 7 to 10 days
Max bit her lip She wanted to take countermeasures and let Selena and Idcilla know about it, but she didn’t dare speak, fearing that she ht be discovered by one of the priestesses She was afraid sonize her by her very distinctive stutter
Max becale word When noon cae weed field to eat The priestesses i food to thetheir noble identities, they also joined the assigned task
They distributed bread, cheese, and wine to the men, then distributed food to the priests After they finished, the priestess gathered near the riverbank and they ate their own food
Max sat with Idcilla and chewed on the stale loaf of barley that scraped the roof of her ht had beads of sweat for around her nose and the heat that she felt under the robes was si inside a sauna But no matter how red her face was from the trapped heat; she didn’t dare remove her hood to allow the breeze to coilantly watched her surroundings The Archduke’s knights were at the front and rear of theseen by the too slow”
Idcilla co her face and hands in the river
“If the temple discovers our absence too soon, they will soon catch up with us at the speed at which we are traveling”
“Y-You said that… you took care of everything before leaving”
Max, as constantly on guard, asked in a low voice Although no one could hear since they were sitting some distance away, she was still worried about the worst
“I did But there is always the possibility that so”
“What the hell did you do?” Selena asked with a clenched jaw, but Idcilla just shrugged
“I paid some people to pretend to be us As soon as dawn ca, they will join the other ladies and act like they are going hohed, stunned at the ridiculous plan “There is no way that the central temple would fall for such a laured it all out by now”
“That would be true if the asn’t this large-scale But right now, they can’t afford on paying much attention If tomen similar our build wear veils and show their identification will easily get into the carriage I also paid the coachhed in exasperation “Won’t Lady Alyssa know?”
“She is coe that I went ho as the priests tell her that I have gone home…she will be convinced” Then Idcilla added bitterly “I just pray that she doesn’t come to her senses too soon… or else she would become suspicious of my behavior and contact my family…”
Selena’s eyebrows furrowed at Idcilla’s fractured plan, then turned to Max
“What about the lady?”
“I… left a l-letter… saying that Idcilla has invitedof which…”
The person whoht now She sighed for a moment then finally confessed
“T-the person…as supposed to watch over me…is Archduke A-Aren He is close to my husband… and my husband left me in his care before he went to war…”
At the new revelation, a h them Selena clutched her head abruptly in frustration and htfully
“Don’t worry nobody pays attention to the priestesses We’re in the rear and they’re in the front, so as long as you don’t get too close to hi food, you should be fine”
Idcilla comforted her with her usual optimism
“Y-you think so?”