131 Smell You From Miles Away (1/2)
After the shadow guards left with the nobles, they handed them over to the palace guards and came back to capture all the Solaris family people and clean out the remaining items.
”What should we do with the slaves, your highness?” Mark asked, while giving the prince a weird look.
It was hot topic among palace guards and maids back in the royal palace regarding the prince's love affairs. He had broken all tradition of the royal family to have one wife.
The palace guards who managed to become couples with the maids, especially warned them to be weary if the prince.
”Send them to temporary camp and see if you can reunite them with their family. If it's not possible, see what they wish to do. If they want to become palace maids, they can.” Leon said.
The palace was huge like a sect. They could use extra hands, especially after being saved, the young girls that would have become slaves and plaything for nobles, would only be filled with gratitude and be completely loyal to the royal family.
”Yes, your highness.” Mark complied.
Leon continued to carry Lilith in a princess hold. She started to feel uncomfortable, since she was never held like this before.
”Where are you taking me?” She asked with a frown.
”Didn't you say I should help you all the way? I'm bringing you back home for further treatment.”
Hearing these words, Lilith became skeptical. He was willing to treat her because she was beautiful. Maybe he was after her body?
Lilith hugged her body in alert and tried to read if he had any lascivious thoughts from his expression.
Leon felt her gaze and said with a smile, ”I know I'm handsome, but you don't need to stare at me so hard.”
Her stomach instantly churned and made an exaggerated retching expression.
”Bleurgh... don't be so narcissistic.” Lilith frowned and said, ”I don't like being carried like this. Put me on your back.”
Who was she to command him? Leon naturally rejected, ”No way. What if you try to bite me again? How can I defend against that? At least if I hold you like this, I can throw you, if you try to.”
”Hmph! Petty!” Lilith harrumphed, before her heart soften with guilt when she saw his bleeding hand and asked, ”Does it hurt?”
She may be extremely weakened, but the bite of an injure animal was still quite powerful.
”Yes.”
”Oh... I'm sorry...” Lilith felt a greater sense of guilt when she heard his answer.
Seeing her like this, he couldn't help, but teased, ”However, it won't hurt if you give it a kiss.”
Lilith was momentarily dazed, before she pouted with anger, ”Shameless! Rouge!”
”Hahaha... We're here now.”
Leon decided to just laugh it off as they arrived at the palace. He ordered the maids to wash Lilith clean of all the dirt and bloodstains, before giving her a new set of clothes.
There weren't suitable clothes for Lilith with her black feathered wing in the way. In the end, the maids found a long piece of silken cloth and wrapped it into a dress for her.
The two met some time later and Leon's eyes lit up at the sight. It was a feast for the eyes.
”You look like some princess. Very pretty.” Leon praised.
”Hmph! Complimenting me, won't make me happy!” Lilith pouted, but she was feeling smug and proud inwardly. Her words contradicted her actual feelings.
She was called the little princess of the Desolate Crow Clan. However, she didn't mention this and even felt very gloomy at the thought of that clan. She left it with all her loyal followers and now her followers were all dead.
Sensing the depressing mood, he changed topic, ”Come, let me finish treating your wounds.”
Her wounds from being tortured had stopped bleeding, but it had not healed up and would leave scars if recovered naturally and she was still heavily injured internally from her fall, otherwise the Solaris family would have been no match for her.