Chapter 142: Maniacal (1/2)

Chapter 142. Maniacal

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

As Leah thought about it, there was a hubbub among the Kurkans.

“Half a bowl of porridge! Even a one-year-old doesn’t snack on that!”

“Poor Princess…she was even kidnapped…”

Complaints and reproaches about the cruel abuse rose.

“Stop,” Ishakan said calmly. “She will break.”

The murmurs ended instantly, as if they had been an illusion. The Kurkans even covered their mouths with their hands, exchanging nervous glances. They watched her as if cracks might appear in her body.

At that, Leah couldn’t contain her laughter. She laughed gently even as the Kurkans watched her curiously, a free laugh. Back in Estia, the eyes of others had been overwhelming and stressful, but now she felt comfortable.

Ishakan hugged her gently and lifted her into the air. The Kurkans all lifted their heads with the motion, following her with their eyes, and he placed the date she had dropped back into her hand.

“Also, from now on she will be called Leah, not Princess,” he said.

At his words, she clutched the date tightly. Unfamiliar places, unfamiliar people, even unfamiliar names. Many things had changed. She knew they would continue to change. But in all the turbulence, one thing was certain. –

Leah was now Leah.

***

In a silent corridor, there was the sound of heavy objects being dragged. The sound of heels tapping on a marble floor, followed immediately by a shuffling sound. The sounds were caused by a woman with an expressionless face. Normally her hair was meticulously groomed, but it was in disarray now.

As she walked down an aisle, she dragged a large animal in each hand, a billy goat and a black ram, both with horns. The animals were inert and unmoving.