Chris's Faith of Fire

Ladia gritted her teeth and answered him, but when she met the boy's eyes, she realized her gaffe and relaxed some of the force on her fists.

Time can smooth away all the hardships encountered in life, she often heard this sentence when she was in Neferait.However, more than a month had passed, and her unwillingness was still the same as that night. Whenever Ollie lit up the campfire, the scene of the day when the country was destroyed would always come to her mind.

Flames ignited high in the sky, corpses piled up like mountains, and endless enemies stood in front of him.

I really thought that everything would come to an end there. I thought that I would die in the political struggle. It was really ridiculous.

And now Ladia is standing in front of the castle of her original political enemy.

Southport can only be reached through the territory of Duke Leerbar.

Ladia didn't want to come here anyway, but she had to do it.

Looking at these refugees who came with them, there were thousands of them. Men, women, old and young were mixed on this side of the river, but on the opposite side were well-trained soldiers. The huge contrast made them dare not take even half a step forward. After all, the river There were also corpses of some disrespectful people floating in it.

"Lati, do we really have to go through here?"

There was a hint of uneasiness in the eyes of the boy who was under 10 years old. Seeing this scene, no one could guarantee his fate at the next moment.

Ladia reached out and stroked the back of the boy's head, smiling.

"Well, if you want to go through here, this is the nearest road."

"Can't we take a detour? I don't like that group of people..."

Ollie looked straight at the soldier on the city wall with his bow fully drawn. His arrow seemed to be shot out from the string at any time, killing one of the people here.

"No."

Ladia replied simply.

"To the west from here is the Wild Dragon Mountain Range. The monsters there are very powerful, and it is difficult for us to fight against them with our current strength. To the east is Mount Feia, the territory of Gilkern..."

"Gilkern is where Sister Chris's engagement was held, right? I heard Fami said...why don't we go there?"

His question was sharp and direct, and Ladia didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

But after thinking about it, she turned her attention to the boy.

"Fami, I know this question is difficult for you. You may not understand why I did this for a long time... Yes, Duke Shahavier of Sestodia was once our neighbor, and he was also our neighbor. The Masefields' most powerful ally."

"once?"

Ollie noticed this ambiguous word very sensitively.

It was true that once upon a time, her father probably became the Demon King. She knew those demons best, having seen them with her own eyes.That kind of overwhelming courage eroded Ladia's mind even for a second in the throne room.His father became the Demon King and personally sent letters breaking the engagement. No one could maintain the relationship between them as allies.

"The so-called politics means that you cannot regard anyone as your permanent ally...even if that person is your brother, sister or even your lover."

Besides, Gilkern is still a neighboring country, so if he is discovered as Garnet's ember, he will probably be under house arrest for a long time.Forced to marry a nobleman, the door to the restoration of the country was closed.

Chris would definitely be able to adapt to this kind of life, but she would never give up her identity as a warrior.

Speaking of which, where is Chris?She never came back after completing her assigned mission, and her life and death are still uncertain.

Ollie's adoptive brother Fami was also with her.

I hope they are okay. This child is also a Masefield family, no, he is the only remaining bloodline of Garnet.

For Latiya, her sister is also a possibility of returning to the country, and she hopes to meet her again in the future.

"Well, although I don't quite understand what Letty said, we have to get through here, right."

"That's right...even if the ruler here is the person I hate the most."

Watching the crowd in front start to move forward, Latiya stopped talking.

"We should go."

"Ah."

Ladia pulled down the hood of her cloak to cover her overly eye-catching silver hair, the most distinctive feature of the Masefield princess.

She was hiding in the middle of the crowd, neither the first nor the last, just sandwiched in the middle of the group of refugees, walking together on the cold stone bridge.

The people walking beside her were no longer the extraordinary knights of the Salamander Order, nor the nobles and nobles in luxurious clothes.It's just common people who were forced by the Demon King into desperation and hoped to escape the catastrophe through this bridge.

Faced with such a flow of refugees, Duke Lebar would naturally not sit idly by. He was also a nobleman of Garnet, and the demise of Rodcurosaint was also a bitter experience for him.So Lebal came up with a way to get the best of both worlds.

The church city and the empire were united in the south, and a fortress was built in the north to resist the Demon King's army. If they could not hold on, they would retreat south, so there would be no need to rely on Gilkern's power.After all, that cowardly King Gilkern doesn’t know what he will do, so you must not become his pawn.

So let these refugees serve you.

Seeing the crowd moving forward, young and middle-aged men successfully entered the fortress, children can also become reserve troops, and women are wealth... Of course, they must be beautiful. Babies and the elderly are ruthlessly blocked from the door.

"Please! Please let us in, please let my mother in!"

The man knelt on the ground and begged. Seeing that the soldier didn't respond, he ran up and hugged his thigh.

Little did he know that the soldier did not hesitate, drew his sword and beheaded him.

The skull rolled to the ground and fell into the river. A human head would not dye the river red at all, it would only take away a crying and troublesome old woman.

"next."

The guards guarding the gate seemed to have no heart and continued their boring work.

Some people left in frustration. They might be able to find another way out along the river, and maybe the people of Gilkern would accept them... They thought like this, dragging their heavy steps and continue traveling, and finally they might find it. Either way out or die on the way and be eaten by monsters.

The scene of the end of the world seems to have been imprinted in their hearts. Even though the nobles are still continuing the struggle for power, their world has long since ended.

A lot of people left, maybe a few hundred?Ladia didn't want to count, and the person who was walking in front of her just turned away.

There’s no time to worry about other people’s fates.

"Next!"

This voice is getting closer and closer, almost to my side.

"Lati..."

An uneasy voice came from the side. Letty hugged the boy beside her and took a step forward.

There were no other refugees ahead and it was their turn.

The guard glanced at her, and his eyes gradually drifted to her chest, where there was undeniable evidence of Ladia's femininity.

"A girl and a boy...hey, where are the names..."

The soldier asked a little forcefully, not allowing the slightest mistake.

Only then did Ladia realize that her name was too close to her real name and could easily be guessed, but at this time it was too late to think about it again.Things that come up on the spur of the moment are always full of flaws, and besides, I didn't tell Ollie first.

It was a bit of a miscalculation, but she still wanted to take the gamble.

"Lati, this is my friend's brother, named Ollie. His parents have died and he has been entrusted to my care..."

"Okay, okay~~ Stop telling your sad stories and go in."

"Thank you sir."

Holding Ollie in her arms, Ladia passed through the gate like a sister who cared about her younger brother. At this moment, she was pressed by a hand on her shoulder.

The breeze ruffled her silver hair, and the soldier just now saw her a little bit.

He stepped forward and lifted Ladia's hood.

Her whole face was exposed. Rather than unwillingness and anger, Ladia's more explicit emotion was uneasiness.

Oops, I'm about to be discovered. What will happen to me if I'm discovered to be the First Princess?

Duke Lairbal was his mortal enemy, and if he was reported to him in this way, he might not even be able to save his life. Although Rodcuro Saint had collapsed in flames, Lairbal was not the kind of man who was willing to give up.

My heart beat faster, as if I was running towards the invisible horizon.

Ladia looked anxiously at the soldier in front of her, and he showed an ominous smile.

"Hey, I wasn't paying attention just now... I made a mistake."

"..."

Almost stopped breathing.

"You are such a beauty. Why don't you grow your hair longer? I almost put you in the same category as those village girls."

what?

Listening to the soldier's frivolous words, Ladia realized that her identity had not yet been revealed.

But this is definitely not luck, and he may make some troublesome requests next.

The soldier lifted Ladia's chin with one hand and carefully observed her small mouth and faint cherry lips.

"Girl, come to my room tonight, right here on the city wall...you can't run away, hey, you guys!"

He winked to both sides, and the guards on both sides came over and grabbed Ollie.

"Go and take a good bath in the fortress, change your clothes and dress up. You know what will happen to this kid if you don't come."

"..."

Ladia gritted her teeth and took a step back to get away from the man's hand.

She wanted to shout, let out an angry war cry and split the man in two. Originally, she didn't care even if several soldiers nearby joined her.

It's a pity she can't...

The fists clenched angrily did not dare to reach for the dagger at his waist.

Ollie in front of him didn't cry or scream, but a silent scream came from his heart.

What should I do? She was so anxious that she wanted to cry.

"Sir, okay..."

What finally came out of his mouth was a cry for mercy that he had never heard before. There was nothing he could do.

In this world, force cannot solve everything. In other words, insufficient force cannot solve everything.

The life that the queen mother risked her life to save cannot be abandoned here...

Before the restoration of the country, no matter what pain it is, one must endure it.

"Hey, haven't you figured out the situation yet, little girl? I could have killed useless brats like you, but now I just want you to come and serve us who protect your lives at night! In this way, you are just like that fool Isn’t it my great mercy that the little brat can be safe and sound? This is your honor, please be wise and go take a shower!”

A handful was grabbed by the hair, and the soldier taunted her while kicking Ladia's body one last time.

"Umm..."

Ladia fell to the ground and moaned, she had never experienced such humiliation.

The sound of horse hooves and laughing soldiers could be heard in the distance.

The laughter became smaller and smaller, and finally almost disappeared. On the contrary, the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer.

It seemed to appear right next to my ears and stopped.

I felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand up.

However, Ladia never expected who the person in front of her was.

She only heard the soldiers reacting completely differently from before, begging for mercy from someone.

The man showed no mercy at all. He drew his sword from his waist and killed the man cleanly.

If you chop off other people's heads, you will be punished sooner or later, so this is the most appropriate time.

But what will be his fate?

Ladia tried hard to see the person in front of her.

A knight in plate armor with medium-long blond hair.

The knight stretched out his hand to help Ladia up.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Ladia... If you want, you can chop these offenders together."

The name of the person who said this calmly appeared in her mind.

The person who will become the next head of the Lybal family.

Ingrid Fitzgerald Lehrbar.

Driven by his own pride, he just didn't want to look ugly in front of this person.

In front of my former best friend.