66 I Just Can’t Love
Fixing a person? She wanted to laugh at his optimism and ask why would he even do that for her. She was a nobody tasked to help him with this kingdom and then leave after it was done.
Love?
She destroy it many times over and over again that she forgot about it.
That's why once she finished her work here, she'll destroy her students necklaces so that they would never be burden by her again.
She hated bringing trouble that started from her and affected others. And this was the very example of it.
Her students and half-cousin brother being affected by a curse that she didn't destroy. Her mistakes and recklessness that got people around her hurt.
Heck! Even Aurelian and Valeria were affected because of her! Even the witch kingdom that was attacked a few years ago!
Simply because she didn't do her job right and even ran away with the excuse of traveling the world.
After Stacie's death everyone around her became fragile and she hated that she couldn't stop that feeling. The feeling that she was the cause of their pain and problems.
" I'll teach it to you patiently and no one will be able to break it."
"I'm sorry... but even if you teach me I just can't love..." she smiled sadly and got up from his embrace, in which he allowed.
Her back face him and he saw the lone back of the strong woman. Ivan felt his heart being crushed seeing this. All depressed and lonely and desperately trying to hold onto people she loved by pushing them away.
"Leave... I want to be alone..." she begged quietly.
Ivan stiffly got up and broke the barrier, he walked towards the door and looked back at her. He stay there for a good amount of time before defeatedly sighing and walking out with a gloomily mood.
Angelica sat back down on the couch and hugged herself into a ball, hiding her face in her knees.
Love is scary. Love is dangerous. Love can kill.
She sat like that for hours and eventually fell asleep. She was just to tried and especially after the duke broke into her chains and locks and pulled out her words.
I want to be loved, but I'm scared.
- - - - -
The next two week were about planning and getting the enemy. She discussed many ways to get into the palace using an alternative root. And soon enough came the time to infiltrate the palace.
She looked at Travis and Felix who had gather at the table and the to Ivan and his few knights that he selected for this mission.
"I'm going over this one. As you know Glasses had been uncovering the bases of the two witch. Even though it's not definite we can't wait for the curse to take place and kill the three. After I find the king I'll be teleporting us to underground base where I drew a magic circle and where will lift the curse. But mind you, the curse is not an ordinary one. It can also affect others present with in the room. Duke your group will be tasked in making sure none of the evil spirits leave or to say eliminate them as fast as you can without getting affected."
Ivan nodded along with his knights who seriously listened.
"Felix and Travis. Do you know why your travelling in separate groups?"
"They are tracking us right?" Travis answered.
"Yes. So I'll be leaving Felix here with Glasses and you'll be sent to the circle first okay? But I'll also hide your magic is that fine?"
"Okay." The both answered.
"That means your curses will be hidden under my magic. This will throw them into a panic but we have Glasses taking care of that right?"
"Yes." Lance answered through the communication orb.
"Princess are you sure you want to be the only one infiltrating the Palace?" One of the knights asked and she smiled.
"Of course, who better than me. I'm confident and I won't die." She smirked.
Ivan's gloomy mood wasn't missed by them but Angelica had tactfully ignored him and went on with the discussion. But it became even gloomier as it went by.
"Each of you take these." She pulled out her pouch and placed something on the table.
"My word!" Lance gasped seeing the teleportation crystals. These would just cost a fortune even for a Princess like her.
"I've made them. You would just smash them on the ground and think of a place you want to go to. This is in case you fall into a dangerous situation. You could die in this and I don't want anyone to, so take them." She said.
But no one reached out their hand to take them.
She tilted her head and wondered what was wrong.
"Whats wrong?" She questioned.
"Princess, what about you? As I can see there are only 12 crystals. Enough for all of us but you didn't make one for yourself. Why didn't you?" Ivan narrowed his gaze at her but she didn't back down.
"I've made these in a rush and didn't have enough ingredients to make more. Now then please take them." She said once more.
Ivan's lips thinned into a line as he stared at her with his displeasure on his face. It made the other knights tremble.
Travis and Felix had already taken the crystal. They just ignored the Duke. Angelica couldn't take it so she picked up the crystals and handed it to each knight and finally Ivan.
"Duke.. please take it." She said.
Ivan huffed and refused it take it and instead turned his head away from. He pouted by himself and people in the room were shocked seeing this.
Was this truly their Prince?