After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

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However, arrogance, disdain and contempt for other humans are ingrained in their bones. Who knows if they will subconsciously do something not very decent.

Bringing them into a safe zone full of humans is like bringing back a few bombs.

So, Aize decided to give them a lesson first.

It was like using a vivid performance to remind these high-level vampires - remember to behave like human beings... no, like vampires in the safe zone.

Otherwise, no one could save them from the angry guards and the people.

Not even Aize.

Behind Charlotte, all the vampires except Laura understood what she meant. At this moment, their faces were extremely ugly, but they didn't dare to get angry.

All you can do is nod obediently or look away in agreement.

The deterrent effect was good, and Aize finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, next I'll take you to see the others..."

"No, let me do it."

A familiar voice interrupted Aize's speech.

Including the vampires, more than ten eyes turned in unison towards the corridor where the sound came from, and a familiar figure came into view.

Red hair, cute facial features, and a signature slim and petite figure.

It was none other than the princess, Heidi Yalter, who had been lying in bed for almost the entire day.

Her face was extremely pale, her breathing was heavy, she was sweating profusely, and her body was even shaking. She showed no sign of recovery.

The brave warrior who was once famous for his defense and could withstand massive attacks without being defeated is now in a situation where he has to rely on crutches to walk.

It can be said to be quite embarrassing and miserable.

Elena, her subordinate, also followed her with a worried look on her face.

Heidi herself slowly walked to the side of Aize and Charlotte.

Aize sighed softly and asked in a low voice:

"What are you doing here? You haven't recovered at all? Go back and rest quickly, quickly!"

However, Heidi shook her head without hesitation:

"No, I can't let you finish my work alone. Otherwise, won't it be the same as before?"

"but……"

"And, uh..."

The princess's expression twisted for a moment, and she subconsciously covered her chest, but she quickly recovered and even managed a forced smile.

"Besides, no matter what, no matter what Arthur does, I am still a princess. The palace is my home, my territory. It would be too embarrassing to let others do things like arranging and welcoming guests for me."

After saying this, she turned to Charlotte. The princess and the True Ancestor stared at each other silently, their eyes clashing fiercely, containing all sorts of complex expressions.

This situation lasted for several seconds.

Then--

"Welcome to the palace, Ms. Charlotte Elizabeth, the True Ancestor of the Blood Clan."

Heidi let go of her crutches, bowed and greeted with a standard polite smile.

"Please allow me, Heidi Yalter, to welcome you on behalf of the royal family of the Kingdom of Yalter."

Chapter 103 There is always someone there

Shortly before Charlotte and the others arrived—

"Uh...uh..."

Half asleep and half awake, Heidi, lying on her bed, slowly opened her eyes.

In front of me is the familiar ceiling.

Beside the bed were his subordinates, faces full of worry.

Seeing the princess regain consciousness, Elena quickly approached her:

"Princess, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"

The red-haired princess closed her eyes with a look of exhaustion and shook her head extremely weakly.

Better?

nonexistent.

From what happened yesterday until now, Heidi has been in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, almost waking up at any moment and losing consciousness at any moment.

When I was awake, my mind was blank. I stared at the ceiling like a puppet, crying.

When I was unconscious, I was tortured by various nightmares almost continuously, struggling and rolling around.

In this sense, there doesn't seem to be much difference between being awake or not.

In addition to mental weakness, his physical condition is also getting worse.

It felt as if every blood vessel in my body was burning and the pain was unbearable.

The unusual fatigue and even exhaustion left her without the strength to even cry out. The doctors examined her repeatedly but could not find the cause of this.

result--

I can only lie like this.

This is the only way to live.

It's just torture like this.

Seeing her own princess in this state, Elena, as the leader of the Royal Knights, was naturally extremely worried. She stayed by her bedside almost all the time, but there was very little she could do.

Even if you were to talk to her, you would have to be careful not to step on a landmine and make the situation worse - not to mention that Heidi didn't have the strength to speak at all.

Seeing that Heidi's lips were so dry that they were about to crack, Elena sighed, picked up the water glass on the bedside table and leaned over.

"Your Highness, drink some water."

"..."

Heidi neither agreed nor refused, but just mechanically let the transparent liquid flow into her mouth.

Then, silence again.

Several minutes passed like this, and Heidi, seemingly a little more conscious than before, suddenly turned to Elena and asked:

"Now, what's going on?"

"Um?"

"Is there any news about Arthur?"

"sorry, we do not have that."

The Knight Commander bowed his head deeply.

In the past 24 hours, apart from accompanying Heidi, the only thing Elena did was to constantly put pressure on her subordinates, forcing them to arrest Arthur as quickly as possible.

However, the knights searched the safe zone again and again but could not find his whereabouts.

In fact, Elena herself knew that even if she found it, what would it matter?

Arthur is a traitor, this is a fait accompli and there is no way to change it.

Heidi's emotions were sadness, despair, and confusion, but not anger.

Even if he was killed, it would be hard to say that it would have any positive impact on Her Royal Highness's current mental state.

It wasn't Arthur's fault, it was just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Everything that Heidi experienced in this month shattered everything she believed in and relied on from almost every direction without any blind spots.

The blood plague caused the death of a large number of people in the royal capital who were supposed to be protected by Heidi in the most tragic way, which made her lose her responsibilities and obligations.

The corruption and degeneration of the aristocracy that she witnessed with her own eyes, and the cruel and ruthless trampling of their former glory, made her lose her pride and honor.

Aize, who was pushed away by her own abstract behavior, has almost no possibility of emotional recovery, and she has lost her own emotions and support.

All of these three are fait accompli, and all of them are difficult to reverse.

No solution.

"...You don't have to apologize. It's not...your fault."

Heidi sighed and shook her head slightly in response to her loyal subordinate's apology.

"By the way, Aize...you said before that Aize didn't come back last night. How is he now?"

Aize's actions and situation are the few topics that Heidi still cares about now.

Elaina naturally hurried to report truthfully:

"Lord Aize returned this morning and has been continuing his investigation. Please rest assured, he is doing well now, and there has been progress in matters related to the blood plague."

"What progress?"

"Lord Aize..."

He didn't finish his words because there was an extremely loud commotion outside the window.

Elena quickly stood up and walked to the bed, lifting the curtains a little and looking out.

Downstairs from Heidi's bedroom is the main garden of the palace, which in the past was the place where the royal family held various open-air banquets and received distinguished guests.

Now, at Aize's request, it has been fully opened and a group of refugees have been resettled there.

The commotion was caused by the refugees.

I saw a few people shouting from the direction of the street, constantly yelling something to the crowd, and the numb people immediately became excited at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even stood up one by one and rushed out of the palace.

Heidi raised her head with all her strength and asked:

"What happened?"

"Nothing, just Lord Aize's arrangement."

Elena lowered the curtains and returned to the bed.

This was a deliberate act by Aize in order to lead the vampires into the safe zone.

Although Elena was not directly involved, as one of the main commanders of the royal capital's military forces, Aize still sent someone to tell her about the matter.

So she understood what was going on, but she didn't expect the commotion to be so big.

But what was unexpected was that Heidi did not turn her head back, but continued to stare at the window motionlessly.

Elena didn't understand what she meant, so she asked cautiously:

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"What a lively sound... How long has it been... since it was this lively?"

"It's been about a month."

Since the outbreak of the blood plague, the situation in the royal capital has been unilaterally deteriorating day by day.

Even a knight as determined as Elena almost forgot what the previous kings were like.

"No, more than that."

Heidi shook her head.

"This courtyard hasn't been this lively since my father passed away..."

I didn't expect this to be the meaning, and Elena was speechless for a moment.