Fake Princess
CCCXXXVI Chapter
The ship sailed slowly following the wind that blows closer to the land that is increasingly visible, I turned to look at some of the pirates who were pulling horses into the middle of the ship.
My body turned back as I felt something touch my back, "what's the matter nii-chan?" I asked towards Izumi who was standing by holding Eneas beside her.
"Have you prepared everything?" Izumi asked me back, she stepped very slowly followed by Eneas who also stepped beside her.
"I've prepared everything" I replied as I pointed my index finger at the horse that was being taken care of by some pirates.
"Are we really going this fast?" I asked him, my legs followed the two of them who had walked closer to the horses.
"Do you not want to part from your fiancee?" Tukas Izumi without looking at me, I stopped my footsteps behind him, "not that nii-chan, but look at Aeneas! He hasn't improved completely" I told him in a slightly raised tone.
"Just because of that, we have to go there. We will have difficulty finding medicines for him in the middle of the sea" said Izumi, one hand moving rubbing her horse's neck.
"You're lucky, no horse was hurt when the ship half sank."
Aydin's voice rang out from behind, I turned to look at those who were walking towards me. Both of my hands hugged Cia's shoulders as she ran then tightly hugged my body.
"I give them all to you, Aydin," Haruki walked over to me with one hand patting Aydin on the shoulder as she passed by.
"You're in too much of a hurry to leave. What's in that place?" Aydin asked with a waistline looking at Haruki who was walking behind him.
"We have to gather as many allies as possible, staying longer in the ocean will make our journey hampered" Haruki said walking closer to his horse, his body moving up the horse.
I walked by patting the soft back of Cia who was walking in front of me. I lifted her body until she sat on my horse, I stepped slightly forward before following her sitting on the horse.
"Didn't you want to talk to her?" Asked Izumi who had moved his horse closer, I thrust my head following his glancing eyes towards Zeki, "he ignored me," I looked at Izumi, I returned the gaze with a strong sigh, "alright, "well, I'll try to talk to him again" I said, giving him my horse to walk up to him leaning against the wall of the ship.
Zeki looked at me with his arms crossed over his chest, "Zeki," I said as he was about to throw his gaze away from me.
"Here, it's been a few days since you stopped talking to me? Did I make a mistake?" I asked, my horse stopped in front of him, long I looked at him who finally let out a long breath.
"You didn't do anything wrong" he said walking closer, grabbing my hand by him while being stared at by him for a long time, "I just don't want you to leave, which is why I avoided trying to clear my mind. But as you can see, it's free," she said, the stronger the grip on my hand.
"Take care of yourself, get rid of your careless habits, and ... Do not be tempted by other men," he said, who had stopped, one hand moved to reach my hair that was broken.
"I'd love to get away from you right now Sachi, too" Lux whispered softly in my ear.
"Sorry," I said slowly.
"I'm sorry?" Zeki repeated my words.
"That's the words I spoke to Lux," I said, grabbing one side of my hand, "you too, take good care of yourself. Don't forget to take a break, tell me immediately if anything happens. Don't bear it all alone, I'm your partner ... You have to remember that."
"I understand, you too ... Do the same, tell me immediately if anything happens," he said, raising my palm and kissing it.
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"Nii-chan, we've come this far. Actually, where are we going?" I asked, Haruki was riding his horse in front of us with a horse belonging to Eneas who was walking beside him.
"Hint?"
"Eneas? Are you all right?" Izumi's voice averted my gaze, I turned to look at her who was riding on a horse with Eneas sitting behind her.
"What happened to nii-chan?" I asked, let my horse get close to him.
"He didn't make any sound at all" Izumi said, trying to glance back.
"I was just trying to sleep, you were too noisy Izumi nii-san," Eneas opened his eyes slowly staring at me.
"How could I not worry about my own sister," Izumi retorted, her two eyes still trying to glance towards the back of her body.
"Sa-chan," Haruki's voice averted my eyes, "what is nii-chan?" I asked as my horse walked up to him.
"Don't get too far from me. I don't know, what danger we will encounter before we get to the destination," Haruki said slightly glancing at me.
"Actually, where are we going nii-chan?" I asked to turn my head towards him, Haruki was still staring straight ahead ignoring my question.
"Haru nii-chan," I called her back.
"To one of my houses" he said without looking at me.
"Home?"
Haruki turned his head towards me, he sighed a little before turning to look straight ahead, "i bought a house in some Kingdom, the house is inhabited by spies of mine. I've already said, if I've hired many prisoners as spies of mine ... So, in return for their loyalty, I gave life's assurance to each of my spies."
"You think about it until you get there when you're only a few years old?" I asked her a little.
"Look. Who taught me about the Bank at the age of three?" Haruki asked me back.
"But..."
"What distinguishes the nobles and also ordinary people besides status, is nothing but education received by the children of nobles. The higher your status, the sooner you'll get an education." Haruki slightly moved his head looking at Izumi who was busy arguing with Eneas behind him, "pretending? Heh," Haruki continued very quietly before he looked straight ahead again.
One by one the houses of the people were seen before us, I pulled the head covering of my cloak forward before my gaze turned towards the houses of the people who were increasingly clearly visible. I glanced towards the few residents who were walking back and forth past us.
Haruki stopped his horse as two men stood in front of him, the two men turned their bodies and walked followed by Haruki who also walked behind him. Next to my hand moved pulling the headgear on the robe that Cia was wearing before my horse walked after them.
Our horse's footsteps stopped in a high fenced house, the two men moved forward and opened the iron fence that locked the house. I followed Haruki who had moved his horse through the iron fence.
The footsteps of our horses came to a standstill, a man dressed as a woman stood before us with two women standing behind him.
"I'll help you Prince Izumi" said one of the women running up to Izumi, "no need, her body is heavy, you'll be hurt."
"How are you doing here? Are you all right?" Izumi continued with one hand rubbing Sasithorn's head staring at her.