Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 154 - 15. Sudden awakening

Chapter 154: Chapter 15. Sudden awakening

When I finally came to my senses, my head was pounding a little.

«What... What happened to me?»

When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw an environment in front of me that definitely wasn’t there before. It was a fairly spacious and bright room, the interior of which, however, I saw for the first time in my life. I couldn’t help but let out a surprised sigh. And then at the same time...

«Lady de Walt! Are you awake?»

That voice.

I turned my head slightly to the side, and saw a noble-looking man in light armor rapidly approaching me from the other corner of the room. For some reason, he seemed vaguely familiar to me, but I didn’t have time to really think about it, because at that moment a completely different, more important thought came to my mind.

«Where... Where am I?»

«Lady de Walt, don’t worry,» the man hurried to reassure me, «you’re in a safe place. Your older brother is here too.

— what? — I was surprised, — My brother...?

The knight nodded eagerly.

«Lady, perhaps you may not remember me...» He hesitated uncertainly, «But I am a trusted subordinate of Her Second Highness that you can rely on. My name is Selman Hirsch.

At that moment, realization dawned on me.

«Oh, yeah... I remember you.»

— How do you feel?» Selman asked quickly, «You’ve been asleep for two whole days, so I’m a little worried about your condition...

I shook my head.

«I...I’m fine.»

I couldn’t help but frown when I was able to sit up on my own and look around. This room... I really couldn’t figure out why I was suddenly here. After all, until the moment when I lost consciousness, I was definitely in the tent of the main villain. But, by the way... Where was she now?

However, before I could continue this thought, the door to the room was abruptly flung open.

The blue-haired guy apparently heard voices in the room and hurried here for that reason.

«A girl... You’re finally awake.»

When Yufil and I met each other’s eyes, I was even a little taken aback.

«Brother, what are you doing here?» I asked, confused.

Of course, although I was relieved that the second princess kept her promise and that annoying guy was in front of me now, alive and well, but... However, I still couldn’t figure out why we were suddenly here together.

«This is the residence of Marchioness Karinn, Her Highness’ confidant. Since this was the safest place at the moment, I decided to arrange for you two to come here,» Selman Hirsch answered instead of my brother.

«.....»

Well, as it turned out, this was the place I was supposed to go to in the first place, if our carriage hadn’t suddenly been intercepted by Jacob Osman on the way. However, that wasn’t even what surprised me in the first place right now.

«But how exactly did I get here?» I couldn’t help but ask.

«After I helped Lord de Walt escape from the dungeon, we secretly went to this place,» the knight said, «but... On the way, we unexpectedly found you.

— what? But how is that possible?

— This... — he hesitated, — To be honest, that’s exactly what I wanted to ask you. You were unconscious in the forest, and I don’t know exactly how you could have ended up in such a place...

— .....

— Can you tell me what exactly happened to you?

— me...

At that moment, it was my turn to stutter.

I stumbled, and could only continue to sit with a confused expression on my face.

To be honest, I just couldn’t say that I didn’t quite understand exactly how it happened either. After all, before I lost consciousness, I was thousands of kilometers away, on the border of the empire. And how I could suddenly find myself here really seemed incredible to me.

Since I couldn’t even answer this question myself, I decided to change the subject. One thing has been bothering me a lot since the moment I came to my senses. However... Even though I originally wanted to ask specifically about the Crown Princess, but instead a completely different question came out of my mouth:

— What... What about the second princess?

The deputy commander of the Imperial Army only took a deep breath.

«We haven’t been in touch since Her Highness went to the border, so I can’t say for sure what’s wrong with her right now... Actually, I also wanted to contact her about something, but I couldn’t do it.»

«What do you mean...?» I asked tensely.

At this moment, the heir to the dukedom and the knight exchanged anxious glances. The knight, as if gathering his courage, began hesitantly:

— During the escape from the dungeon, we encountered the Empress’ mercenary. We managed to capture and interrogate him. Thus... We found out that the Empress has prepared a trap for the Crown Princess in this war.

At that moment, my heart seemed to stop.

«...what?»

— I also didn’t quite understand what exactly this bastard meant, — Selman scratched his head, — But, apparently, the chances that the Crown Princess will be able to return from this war alive are really not that great...

I couldn’t listen any further. My throat went dry after hearing that.

«I... I have to go.»

Throwing off the covers, I quickly got out of bed, and almost staggered from lying motionless for too long. However, that didn’t stop me at all.

— what? Where are you going? — at that moment, my older brother was surprised and was going to stop me.

But...

The tears that involuntarily welled up in my eyes at that moment surprised him beyond words. He even loosened his grip on my arm.

— what? Why do you... — he muttered, not understanding what was happening.

My next words almost came out in a scream when I couldn’t control myself. It was the first time in my life that I had experienced such emotions, bordering on despair.

«I...I can’t let Kaena de Ronan die!»