Chapter 230 (1/2)

Chapter 230

“Will everything… be okay no-now?”

“The commander of the one The coalition of the h there is still a considerable number of trolls encamped in the north, sooner or later, they too willsound of the princess’ words, the concern and apprehension did not disappear from Max’s face

“It seems as if you have lost confidence in the allied forces”

“It’s not that I have lost co-confidence in the the hesitation in her tone, the princess couldn’t help but give her a bitter smile

“Don’t worry The honor and pride of the allied forces have taken a devastating blow because the ilant than ever And seeing the Rehts in their fury, Balto’s forces have stayed out of trouble as well” The princess then wrinkled her nose “Well, it figures, you’d have to be a lunatic to dare get on Riftan’s nerves right now Even during the dragon subjugation, he wasn’t as riled as he is now…”

Max clamped her mouth shut, reached into her pocket, and touched the shekel anxiously with her fingers As soon as Riftan left, Max went and picked it up from the corner where he threw it As she recalled Riftan disposing of so he had kept for more than a decade with an undecipherable expression on his face, the corner of her heart tightened Agnes, seeing Max sink into depression, quickly lit up the at about wars now Just focus on recovering your health Maximillian pushed her body to the limit, you should rest now”

“Thank you… for taking care of me to this extent”

“Don’t ave her a warm s treated like a terminally ill patient There were men there who had suffered much more serious injuries Compared to those who lost their li a shoulder dislocation and soth was returning at a snail’s pace All of her wounds had gone thanks to healing ic, she was still tired and lacking in energy as a result of co like a dry well, Max rubbed her sore, dizzy head

“We are ready to depart!”

A loud voice called out frones left the carriage and went out for one last inspection before returning Soon, the trunal their departure With the princess’ help, Max sat up and looked out the , hoping to see Riftan, but he was not in sight She bit her lip anxiously and wondered if he wouldn’t even bid her goodbye Her heart filled with anxiety and disappointment

It was not unreasonable for hied after she broke her proot seriously injured However, if she hadn’t done what she did, Ethylene would have been invaded by the enerally fine as well?

She thought to herself, ‘wounds can be solved with healing et a little hurt?’

Max’s face suddenly clouded as she remeuilty of her thoughts She was then overwhelement and her shoulders dropped At that e Looking out, her eyes widened Yulysion exclai carriage

“M’lady, I wanted to sincerely apologize before you left I really am deeply sorry that I wasn’t able to protect you properly”

Surprised by the unexpected apology, Max quickly waved her hands towards the boy “T-That’s not true If it weren’t for the protection of Yulysion and Garroouldn’t be here right now If it weren’t for the two of you, there would have been a bigger problem”

“M’lady…”

The boy bit his tre back tears His purple eyes appeared slightly e hiht smile

“Don’t make that face Soon… I will re-recover So… you should take care and return safely”

Yulysion seemed to have more to say, but kept his uilty seeing the boy like this He was only seventeen years old Although he was already a genius swords boy and one who protected her with bravery befitting a true knight Max wanted to tell hie, but the carriage sped up and Max staggered slightly Yulysion hurriedly chased after the wagon but soon, he also cae moved away

Max looked out theand saw his dejected expression slowly turn farther and farther Soon, the boy’s figure got obscured by the crowds Princess Agnes went over to her and pointed to the

“Over there They have come to see you off”

Max followed the princess’ fingertip and saw several priestesses gathered on top of a hill Idcilla stood in front and waved her handkerchief high in the air Max gave theether, Idcilla rejected her offer and decided to stay and go ho soleether, Max waved her hands until the girl was out of sight Finally, the carriage passed through the gates and Princess Agnes helped her lay back down

“The southern road is coh a valley in the north and travel around the wall The Rehts will escort us until then There will be no hout that journey so you can relax and sleep without worry”

Max closed her eyes, feeling relieved that Riftan would be with her The next tines shook her shoulder gently to wake her up She then helped her sit and pointed outside the

“The Re us frooodbye?”