Rosie's Games

Chapter 291: Training 1

"The beast tide stopped after that night," Magda commented just as they arrived at the walls that directly faced the northern area. Usually, the locals refer to this area as the Beast Lands.

"Isn't that great news?" Rosalind asked.

"Yes, but I heard that the one in Cirid was terrible. So, I am wondering if it was because the Duke personally dealt with the one in Wugari. Do you think the people will dislike him because he refused to help Cirid?" Magda asked.

"He did not refuse to help them. Cirid refused his help." Or at least that's what Rosalind had gathered by listening to the Duke's words.

"My Lady. Miss Magda" One of the knights bowed toward them.

"What is going on?" Rosalind asked.

"Everyone heard about what you did. They know you can heal too," Magda answered.

"Oh." Rosalind was now standing at the watchtower waiting for Lucas to arrive. Looking down, she could still see a few beasts trying to approach the wall, but the soldiers were easily killing them. Moreover, it was not as bloody as it was during the time when the tide happened.

"My Lady"

Rosalind looked towards the man who just bowed toward her.

"I am certain that this is the first time we met. My name is Jordan. I hailed from Cirid."

To Rosalind's surprise, Jordan took her hand and tried to kiss it.

"I do not remember giving permission for the Prince of Cirid to come to the walls," Lucas's words interrupted him. This allowed Rosalind to take her hand back.

"Your Grace"

"Your Highness" Lucas nodded. "I heard that you sustained some very critical injuries during the war. I did not expect you to survive at all," Lucas said bluntly.

"Your Grace must have heard wrong. It was but a scratch, however, my father insisted that I leave Cirid. I tried to protest, but he threatened to end his life if I stayed."

"You should have stayed," Lucas said.

"Haha" Jordan smiled, a small dimple appeared on his cheek. "You are still the same man. I am glad that you are not hiding your rudeness even from your beautiful bride. Your beauty is still as sharp as your tongue."

"Ah, you mistake my candor for rudeness, Your Highness. A sharp tongue can be a valuable tool when used with finesse and precision, much like a well-honed blade. Of course, that is not something that you would know."

Jordan narrowed his eyes at him while Rosalind could not help but smile. The other people who heard the conversation snickered.

"I understand that you have forbidden us from coming here unannounced, but is it right to treat me like a nuisance in front of the Lady?"

"You mean my wife?"

"Bride. You have yet to marry her in the North," Jordan pointed out.

The Duke's lips twitched. "Did you forget the fact that I did not give you permission to come to the walls?"

"I am here to observe. My kingdom was destroyed by the beast tide. Naturally, I want to fight against them. When I heard that the beasts somehow stopped, it is only natural that I would indulge in my curiosity and try to break your rules."

Listening to how the man said those words, it was pretty clear that he was given the same rules as the others. And right now, he was mocking those rules.

"Escort His Highness back to his place," Lucas said.

"Your Grace, please forgive my brother."

Everyone turned toward the woman who just arrived. She was trying to catch her breath as she added. "He was simply curious. Please do not punish him for what he did."

"Why are you here Sharmaine?" Jordan frowned as he approached the woman who just arrived.

"I came to help you silly. Mother sent me." Sharmaine pushed her brother away and then curtsied towards Lucas. "My name is Sharmaine Charmont of the Cirid Royal Family. It is a pleasure to meet you, Your Grace."

"This is too noisy," Lucas said. "Escort the Prince and Princess back to their quarters."

"Wait" Sharmaine tried to hold Lucas's arms but the latter was quick to avoid her hand something that made the woman blush. "I " she stuttered. "We just arrived today. I understand that Your Grace has been busy, but my brother and I wanted to meet Your Grace. Please forgive us for coming here without asking for your permission."

Lucas clicked his tongue. He then looked at one of the knights. "Escort them or they will lose their heads."

Without saying another word, Lucas approached Rosalind, pulled her closer to him, then the two of them jumped outside of the walls.

"You really are something." Rosalind could not help but say as she shook her head. She was actually enjoying the show! Yet, this man had to end it and leave.

This was not normal at all! Lucas should have stayed and insulted them.

"Those people abandoned their own Kingdom for their personal safety. If I were the King, I would never accept them."

"I did not know that."

"The Prince pretended to have some sort of a wound to be able to leave Cirid and so had his sister. They safely left their Kingdom, leaving their people behind."

Rosalind said nothing. It seemed that Lucas was not exactly as cold-blooded as the others describe him to be.

"Why would the King send them here?" They could have chosen another territory but instead, they had to come here, knowing that the Duke disliked them.

"They begged him too. As for their motives, I cannot wait to find out." The two of them landed in a clearing nestled among the snowdrifts.

"Hit the snow with your dark mist," he said.

"Huh?"

"Think of it as a fireball or a spear and hit the snow with your mists," Lucas said. Then, without saying another word, he jumped and left her alone in the clearing.

Almost immediately, a loud howl echoed. Snarls and growls filled the air.

Rosalind shivered inwardly.

"You" she gritted her teeth. "How could you just leave me here!?"

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