Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 61 - 11. In a strange place

Chapter 61: Chapter 11. In a strange place

"There’s nothing wrong with this woman, is there?"

The Crown Princess once again turned back, and concern was reflected on her face. She had already regretted several times that she had left Camille only accompanied by that ridiculous red-haired young man. Would a nobody like him be able to take care of her?

And at the same time...

Kaena de Ronan gripped the reins.

"no. I wanted to be more patient."

Suppressing her inner emotions with difficulty, the princess finally turned away and looked in front of her.

Together with the Duchesse de Lune, they led a procession of guards and nobles from the north who had arrived for this hunt. To be honest, initially Kaena wasn’t going to participate in all this at all. Activities such as hunting seemed to her to be nothing more than child’s play, which only bored her. And if we’re going to hunt, then at least we’re going to hunt demonic beasts, not just any animals.

Needless to say, she wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about this trip from the very beginning. Kaena had never liked the northern Region, as well as the mistress of these lands herself. The Crown Princess was especially annoyed by this "frostbitten" woman. Unlike other people, even when she bowed her head in front of her, there was no hint of the submission in Selina’s eyes that she should feel as a subject of the Empire in front of her sovereign. It could even be called arrogance.

On the other hand, getting rid of this woman wasn’t an easy task either. More precisely, the difficulty will be what follows her death. The Duchy of de Lune had ruled the North for centuries, and as much as Kaena hated to admit it, they were doing a great job. Therefore, when the Duchess dies, it will be difficult to find an equally suitable candidate for this purpose.

If you leave the northern region without a ruler, then this place will quickly turn into a land teeming with unrest, which will be no different from the border.

And since Kaena had no desire to deal with these issues right now, the death of the Duchess would only add to her uninvited headache. So, she just had to accept it. At least for a while.

The Crown Princess planned to leave the north as soon as the wedding celebration was over. However, the words of Camilla, who was very happy when she said that she was glad to come here, made her change her mind. Gritting her teeth, the princess had to compromise her own interests when she agreed to stay here for another couple of days.

"I don’t understand what she might like here."

In a global sense, there really wasn’t anything interesting in the northern region that the young lady would like. In front of. Prisoners were even sent here if they wanted to subject them to the most severe punishment. It was hard to imagine that anyone would want to come here just to relax.

Once again, Kaena de Ronan came to the conclusion that this woman really had very unusual tastes.

Besides, this damn hunt... because of which she had to spend time with the Duchess again.

— Your Highness, if I were you, I wouldn’t jump to conclusions so soon. The silver deer is not someone you can catch so easily.

Kaena de Ronan chuckled when she heard the somewhat arrogant words of the northern duchess.

"She’s so annoying."

— I guess it won’t be any more difficult than the demonic horntail I killed not so long ago, — she replied with a grin.

The mistress of the north annoyed Kaena with all her icy being, and in any other case, she certainly wouldn’t spend time together at a hunting-type event. However, it was a rare chance to get her hands on a silver deer, so the princess couldn’t just give up.

"It will be a wonderful engagement gift."

When she imagined how great a silver deer skin cloak would look on Camille and her joy at receiving such a gift, her dissatisfaction with what was happening gradually subsided.

"Well, you can put up with a little bit for this..."

Kaena’s inspiring thoughts imperceptibly took her far away from this place. "I want to see Camille right now. And why is she so cute? When she gets embarrassed, her cheeks turn round like a hamster’s. If we have a baby and it looks like her, won’t it be my little hamster?"

Looking at the monstrous Crown Princess’s face, which gradually became smiling, the people around her shied away and could assume that she was plotting something truly terrible. However, Kaena’s thoughts were far from bloody reprisals, and even state affairs.

"A child who looks like Camilla will surely become the jewel of this Empire, whether it’s a prince or a princess."

While the Crown Princess was indulging in her dreams, sooner or later she still had to return to reality.

In particular, it was at this moment that a cry suddenly rang out from behind them.

— Help!

Jeremy de Loon, forgetting all manners, galloped on his horse in their direction, forcing the whole procession to stop.

— Camille...! She... — after a long ride without a break, Jeremy was barely able to open his mouth and move his numb tongue.

However, that one word seemed to be enough for the Crown Princess to appear right in front of him in the next instant.

— What did you say? — Kaena grabbed him by the collar and gave him a murderous look. She looked like a beast ready to devour its prey at any moment. For a moment, the baron’s son felt a huge force bite into his neck, and his knees weakened.

«...»

The faces of the north’s subjects distorted. Anyway, this scared pale kid is their prince. Where has it ever been seen that someone could so easily grab a nominal lord of the lands, like some kind of puppy? The pride of the North depended on it.

However, since the atmosphere was clearly not conducive to this, the onlookers had no choice but to shut their mouths.

— What’s wrong with her? Tell me! — The Crown Princess demanded sharply, and her voice rolled like thunder through the forest.

Jeremy’s lips trembled, and his face continued to rapidly turn blue. He was afraid of the reaction that might follow his words, and therefore did not dare to say a word. How, after all, can he say in front of a distraught Crown Princess that he has no idea where his girlfriend is? It would be like rushing into an embrasure on your own.

— I... I... — the baron’s son stammered desperately, because death was already breathing down his neck.

And then...

Someone intercepted the hand of Kaena de Ronan, who was ready to wring the poor young man’s neck.

— Please watch your hands, Your Highness.

Everyone present froze in a daze.

— ...what?

The bluish violet eyes of the woman who seemed to be a fearless suicide to stand up to the Crown Princess at such a moment flashed coldly.

— If you’re going to harm my husband, I won’t stand still, even if you’re the crown Princess.

***

"My head is splitting terribly."

The first thing I thought about when I slowly started to come to my senses. To be honest, I barely remembered what had happened to me.

My last memory...

I think I fell off my horse, and then everything was a blur. The first, by the way, was confirmed by my side, which was aching a lot after the fall.

"Well, if I fell off my horse, I must be somewhere in the snow..."

But, vaguely looking around, I suddenly discovered that I was not in a snowdrift at all, but... Apparently, some kind of tent. And very luxurious. It looked like a dwelling set up for the temporary stay of some influential person, and at the same time like a military tent.

I stared at the sight in front of me, dumbfounded. Am I still dreaming about this? Did I really hit my head that hard?

While I was tormented by doubts about the safety of my sober mind, I instinctively sensed the presence of someone else here. It really scared me.

Moreover, the next moment, a soft voice reached me, making me shudder even more.

— Have you come to your senses?

Damn it... That’s usually where it all starts. I felt like the heroine of some second-rate crime novel who was abducted and held hostage by a mysterious criminal. No... It would have been better if I had been lying in a snowdrift.

Still clutching my aching head, I whirled around, mentally preparing for anything. But... The man in front of me wasn’t a terrifying maniac in a black mask at all.

"I’m not dreaming, am I...?"

There was a beautiful unknown girl with blue eyes right in front of me.