Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 152 - 13. Disclosure

Chapter 152: Chapter 13. Disclosure

Our conversation with the main character was what gave me an island of hope in all this chaos that was happening now. I felt relieved that at least someone in this place was on my side, and I wasn’t so lonely.

Since we were both in the same boat now, I wanted to help the second princess, but I didn’t know how to do it. After all, since I had the opportunity, I wanted to bring at least some benefit to the common goal, even if I hadn’t been able to do it before.

I kept thinking about exactly how I could get out of this confusing situation I found myself in. And yet...

Meanwhile, the actions of the main villain also did not take long to wait. A few days later, it became known that the Crown Princess was about to go to the so-called «peace talks» with the Ruberon Empire. Due to the fact that I became the personal assistant of the princess, I was also one of the few people who had access to this confidential information.

Besides, I also accidentally managed to eavesdrop on this conversation.

— Your Highness, everything is already ready for your trip tomorrow.

It was a private conversation between the Crown Princess and one of her army commanders.

— OK.

— You’re sure... That just two people as your escort will be enough? — The knight hesitated, — Wouldn’t it be safer to allocate more people?

Kaena de Ronan shook her head.

— It’s all right. Or do you want me to go with an entire army to sign a peace treaty? — she chuckled, — Otherwise, our intentions may be misunderstood.

— And yet...

The captain of the Dark Host quite reasonably considered the princess’s decision to enter enemy territory with such a small number of escorts to be not a very safe idea. After all, what if something goes wrong? But...

— Corwin, why all these worries? — Kaena interrupted him, — Do you think I’m capable of acting so recklessly? As for that, I’ve already thought of everything.

«........»

Apparently, the Crown Princess’s decision was indeed adamant. The knight realized this and just sighed.

— Yes, Your Highness... Do you have any other orders before tomorrow’s trip?

«No, why are you asking?»

«Maybe...» he hesitated, «we should review that armistice agreement again. Are you absolutely sure that no corrections will be required?

— A peace agreement has already been drawn up. I don’t see the need to make any changes to it.

Kaena de Ronan coldly said this, and thus put an end to this conversation. But meanwhile, my curiosity about what is happening has only intensified.

«A peace agreement?» the first thing that flashed through my mind was, «I wonder what exactly are the peace conditions offered by the main villain?»

Since it was not in the plans of the Crown Princess to take me with her, and I also had to stay in the camp with the others during the negotiations, more accurate information about this became a problem for me.

Meanwhile, being here now, I definitely couldn’t give up so easily.

Deciding that I absolutely had to find out and, if necessary, report everything to the main character, I was going to take a quick look at this agreement while I had the opportunity. After all, Kaena de Ronan was supposed to leave tomorrow morning, and then I definitely wouldn’t have had another chance.

«Good... Then I’ll just do it!»

After waiting for the moment when the woman left her tent, I entered there unnoticed. Since I was the princess’s personal assistant, even if someone had noticed me, it wouldn’t have looked so suspicious from the outside. After all, I could just say that I have a mission from the princess.

Meanwhile, without wasting any time, I immediately started rummaging through her desk drawers. Since the villainess had left to make a tour of the camp with her commanders, it would be a while before she returned. That’s why I wasn’t so worried while I was searching everything here.

«I still have enough time...» I thought, full of confidence in this.

Finally, after a short search, I managed to find the document that looked the most suspicious compared to the others. It was placed in a separate envelope and even sealed tightly with wax. This must be the peace treaty!

However, my joy from this did not last that long.

After all, before I even had time to open it, the curtain that hung over the very entrance to the tent abruptly flew open. At that moment, my heart skipped a beat.

«......»

It was the main villain who returned to her tent much earlier than I expected.

«What are you doing here?» Kaena asked coldly.

At that moment, I definitely called on all the remnants of my courage to try to save face and not give myself away right away. Although I was really scared.

— I...I just wanted to help you clean up here in your absence... — I couldn’t believe that in such a situation, the first thing I could do was give out such a ridiculous excuse.

And, as expected, it didn’t have much effect on the Crown Princess. Slowly, the woman frowned, suspecting something was amiss.

«Just now... What were you hiding behind your back?» she asked.

«N-nothing...!»

However, before I even had time to realize what had happened, the Crown Princess appeared next to me in the blink of an eye, and that envelope also unexpectedly appeared right in her hands.

Now, after the discovery she found, the woman’s expression wasn’t too good.

«So,» she said coldly, «what exactly were you doing with this just now?»

At that moment, my tongue started to slur wildly when my head wasn’t really thinking straight.

«This... It’s not what you think!»

Feeling more and more anxious, I unconsciously reached forward to take the envelope back from her hands, but at that moment...

Without calculating the distance, I accidentally tripped over the leg of the table in front of me. And besides the feeling of pain in my leg, I was faced with a much more unpleasant incident.

«!!!»

At that moment, the helmet, which was too big for me, simply flew off my head due to a sharp tilt. The impact of the helmet on the hard ground was the only sound that rang out in the silence of the room at that moment.

The pause that reigned at that moment, and lasted only a few moments, seemed simply unbearable.

— Camille... It’s you?

Finally, Kaena spoke softly.