Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 102 - 10. This is not the time to give up

Chapter 102: Chapter 10. This is not the time to give up

— ...When I came to my senses, I didn’t even realize where I was. The horse, of course, was nowhere to be found. So I had to get out of there on my own... I don’t know how long I would have had to wander like this, but fortunately I met a good forester who showed me how to get out of the forest. Eventually, while I was looking for a way, I came across this tavern and decided to stop here.

— Wow!

To be honest, I was very surprised when my friend finished telling me what had happened to him. After we met by chance at an inn, I couldn’t believe my eyes at first. After all, Jeremy’s presence here seemed impossible to me!

Wasn’t he supposed to be in the north, where his new home was now after the wedding?

But, as it turned out, it wasn’t that simple. And the guy had a good reason why he was here right now.

— So, it turns out that you quarreled with your wife? — I summed up the essence of what happened.

— Well, how did you quarrel... — The baron’s youngest son hesitated, — She put me in prison and was going to execute me.

«Wow! Even so.»

— Hmm, it turns out that the quarrel was very serious...

Although I was stunned by this turn of events in the life of the Baron’s youngest son, I didn’t know if I could really ask for details about it. After all, this was their family’s private matter.

In other words, at that moment, I just chose to remain silent.

There was an awkward pause at the table where the three of us were now sitting. I couldn’t help but notice that my friend didn’t have the best expression on his face.

«What are you going to do now?» I decided to ask.

— I...I haven’t thought about it yet, — Jeremy sighed heavily and shrugged his shoulders: — First of all, I’m just glad that I got out of there alive.

«Well, that’s also true,» I couldn’t disagree.

«What about you?» — he was curious in response.

To be honest, this question caused me a similar stupor.

«I’m not sure about that either,» I finally admitted.

«How’s that?» Jeremy asked, confused, «You were the bride of the Crown Princess, weren’t you? What could have happened?

My lips curved into a crooked smile.

— well... You could say that we had a fight too.

«.....»

At that moment, the guy and I sighed in unison. It’s obvious that clouds have gathered over the three of us. It would not be an exaggeration to say that at the moment, the three of us were the most wanted people in the empire.

Yufil was being chased by the Empress.

Jeremy Seibel was being chased by his wife, the most powerful witch on the continent.

And I... Pursued by the Crown Princess and the main villain of this novel, which in itself could be called the worst of evils.

So, to sum up, our situation was indeed very deplorable.

At least, if fate decreed that the three of us met in such a desperate situation, then I decided that this was probably a sign from above. Of course, the first thing I suggested to my older brother was to take Jeremy with him.

However, the guy was not enthusiastic about my idea.

— great. It’s just wonderful. Another member has joined our club of the dead. Should I be happy about this? — Yufil snapped.

— Brother...

— Do you think I don’t have enough worries right now?! I’m not going to worry about that either! — The duke’s heir’s tone was full of contempt when he spoke about Jeremy, who was the illegitimate son of a minor baron and thus automatically fell into the status of «worthless individuals» for him.

«.....»

After this loud statement, Yufil de Walt defiantly got up from his seat and was about to leave the tavern. Jeremy and I watched him go.

«Do you think we should leave him here and leave on our own?» The guy muttered.

In fact, I would have considered this proposal with great enthusiasm myself. If only there wasn’t one small problem.

— What if the Empress’s people find him first? — I sighed: — If that happens, I’m sure Yufil will definitely betray us to save his life. He can also reveal your location to the northern authorities.

— hm... You’re right,» Jeremy couldn’t disagree with me, «but then do we really have to put up with him?

Obviously, this prospect was equally disliked by both of us, but still...

«It can’t be helped,» I shrugged, «at least if we stick together, the risk will be less than if we stayed apart.»

So, having come to a unanimous opinion on this, we decided to put an end to this issue. Jeremy and I stayed in the tavern for a while longer, primarily to finish our portions, and then we also left it to catch up with Yufil.

And so our journey together began.

After a while, another person entered an unremarkable tavern in the middle of the forest. He looked around the room carefully, but when he couldn’t find the person he was looking for, he involuntarily lowered his hands.

«And she’s not here...»

The second Princess’s assistant, Selman Hirsch, sighed in disappointment. Shortly before, on the orders of the princess, the knight left the imperial palace and secretly went in search of Lady de Walt. However, he has not been able to find any leads so far. After combing the neighborhood and asking local residents, Selman first came across information about a certain girl who had recently been seen here with a knight and who looked like the duke’s youngest daughter. However, for the first time, Selman wondered if those assumptions were wrong.

The knight clenched his fists tighter.

«No, it’s not time to give up yet...!»

In order not to let down the second princess, who was counting on him, Selman Hirsch decided that he definitely needed to continue searching for this lady.