Phantasia: The Princess Knight

Chapter 156: Tears Of Healing

"Hah! Do you think you will get out of here alive? Whether you are my sister or not has yet to be proven but even if you were, it would matter not since I will just kill you here and now. That way no one will be left to know what I have been doing." Prince Jasper waved his hand and a group of bandits stepped forward. 

Alicia looked at the smug look on Prince Jasper's face and shook her head. "Sigh, To think you have the same blood running through your veins as Royal Father. In place of Royal Father, I will hand out your punishment before bringing you back to the capital." 

Alicia did not wait for Prince Jasper to respond. She charged forward with a sword drawn charging right into the group of Bandits. Multiple screams were heard as the bandits started to fall one by one. Seeing Alicia's combat prowess Prince Jasper started to get nervous as he yelled at the bandits. "What the hell are you doing? Kill the little bitch now!"

After saying his words Prince Jasper suddenly felt an ominous feeling, coming from behind him. When he turned to see what it was, he saw a teenage boy a bit shorter than him standing behind him. "What is this!? Did Royal Father only send a bunch of brats to bring me in?"

"I was planning to stay out of this whole deal between brother and sister but you just had to go and call my future wife names Sorry, but I need to hit one you once." Blake's emotionless face caused Prince Jasper to feel a chill run down his spine. Before he could even react to what was going on Blake had already grabbed Prince Jasper by the throat and slammed him to the ground.

Prince Jasper's head hit the ground hard causing his whole world to spin before him. Blake did not knock him out since he was to be dealt with by Alicia but he still couldn't help himself when he heard him call Alicia a name. To Blake, Alicia came first no matter who it was. He would hold some restraint as he did now due to Prince Jasper being Alicia's brother. But that did not mean he would stand by and allow someone to bad mouth her.

Alicia had just finished the group of bandits when she saw Prince Jasper being slammed into the ground by Blake. She had heard what Prince Jasper had said, which did not bother her. But seeing how quickly Blake was to defend her made Alicia feel warm inside. After gazing at Blake for a few seconds, Alicia walked forward and took ahold of Prince Jasper. "Thank you, Blake." Alicia said with a smile before it quickly disappeared when her gaze fell on to Prince Jasper. 

"Now Dear Brother time for punishment!" Alicia raised her hand, her entire being seemed to put out this oppressive pressure as her hand quickly lowered.

*Smack!* *Smack!* *Smack!* *Smack!*

Over and over again Alicia struck Prince Jasper with the palm of her hand right across his cheeks. His head was pushed side to side with each slap. His once pale complexion was now bright red and slowly starting to swell. The entire time Prince Jasper, although he was at Alicia's mercy, glared at her nonstop. This, of course, did not escape Alicia's sight as she raised an eyebrow at the vicious look in Prince Jasper's eyes. "Oh, so a few slaps were not enough to break your pride. Then..." Alicia balled up her fist, brought it back, and then thrust it forward right into Prince Jasper's nose. It was only now that he finally let out a yelp of pain. 

"Did that hurt? The pain you are feeling now is nothing compared to what these people are going through. You hired these bandits and have them raid this town and do as they please as they kill the men, r*pe the women, and then kidnap the children and said women back to be sold off or turned into toys for the bandits. You, someone who sits in a higher place who should be stopping such atrocities is actually one of the masterminds committing them!" Alicia did not stop with the one punch as she continued to punch Prince Jasper over and over until finally, Blake stopped her.

"Alicia any more then he will die." Blake held her hand tightly. He looked at the girl who had tears running down her cheek. His heart ached to see Alicia in such a state. But this incident hit her hard since it dealt with her family. Although they had just met she had met three of her brothers and all three had tried or already had done something that would cause harm and go against her knightly code. 

Luckily Prince Philip changed his ways quickly thanks to Alicia but Prince Adrian and Prince Jasper seemed far from being able to change. And worst of all this second brother of hers was doing something she hated most. 

Blake gently pulled Alicia into a hug, Feeling her self in a warm safe embrace caused Alicia to immediately start to cry. For all her acts of maturity, she was still a young girl. She was able to repress her emotions for the most part but there was only so much her mind could take. 

Rose came over and saw Alicia crying in Blake's arms and quietly nodded to Blake to indicate the rest of the bandits had been dealt with. Rose had gone back and took Starla, Annelia, Sue, and Bridget to round up the rest of the bandits while Blake and Alicia dealt with Prince Jasper. She knew better than to break up the scene in front of her right now. She knew that Alicia was a bit emotionally unstable at this time and the right thing to do would be to let her cry.

Starla and Annelia both showed up a few minutes later with Sue and Bridget not far behind. The four of them also stood a bit away as they watched over Alicia. For Annelia and Starla this was a scene they needed to see the most. It showed just how much certain situations can take a toll on you. And that sometimes you need to release these pent up emotions however you can. For Annelia and Starla this was the first time dealing with such a case and the reality of it had yet to settle in. Only when they saw Alicia in her current state did tears also begin to stream down from their eyes. There was a saying within the knights' orders that a person's tears could also be a way of healing their hearts and souls.

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