reminisces about the past

has never seen a girl like that, he was sure that she didn't know him since he doesn't go the social gathering all what he does is concocting elixirs and pills, "then what herb are picking?" "what are you doing here," we said that at the same time, silence filled the place after that the little girl begins laughing uncontrollably sure it was a funny cliche but not to the point of laughing that hard, she was carefree about me being around the moment I saw her eyes I knew who it was, the image of a princess isn't what he saw when he interacts with her, she was like an untroubled nymph that roams in a green forest, he questioned himself what is a little girl doing here, this forest is filled with beasts.

after the little girl calmed down she turned to him and said "don't worry since that you are picking herbs you must be an apothecary she held her arm to her chest in a knightly manner and continued "don't worry I will protect you until you finish picking herbs " at first I was astonished at her courageous statement then I smiled softly she thought that I was a merely a herbalist that doesn't know how to fight then I asked "how can you protect me?" the girl in front of him is small around seven years old she appeared harmless but to his expects the girl glowed with a faint red enveloping her.

flabbergasted at this sight it's the aura of a dou-qi practitioner this little girl is a fighter? "Now can I protect you? She said that with a grin and a proud gaze he wanted to know why does she want to protect him so badly, a princess should be pampered in the palace " l know what you are thinking a girl like me should be kept in the house like a doll and wait for a husband to take her " crossing her arms "I'm not like other girls, I practice every day to be powerful so that nobody can oppose me" meeting her gaze that had a passion that ignited like fire craving for freedom, so the little girl is training here, he thought "don't misunderstand mister I'm protecting you just to train myself." didn't she know that acting this way was making her adorable.

he couldn't hold it debating with a child about this matter made him laugh, his laugh made the little girl angry "what are you laughing at? I'm going to show you my power mister" she is so adorable "okay, you will be protecting me in this journey, if the future let us meet again I will be protecting you" the little girl astonished at him for the first time a person believed in her, he believed that a little girl like her can protect him she muttered softly wanting to clear things "don't you think that I'm weak?" her voice was faint in the last word showing how clearly she hates it, seeing that the scholar kept quiet for moments made her sad she knew it, they are all the same.

"why do you say that about yourself?" his eyes held pure puzzlement, not the usual look she usually gets in the palace where they had nothing but disdain, she mumbled softly in shame "because I'm a girl" her head was down, the scholar bent down to her his brown eyes were clear they held no malice, no hypocrisy it's as if he didn't care about the worldly affairs "why would your gender make you weak? It's just the people who begrudgingly say that about you, be it a boy or a girl if someone had the right determination to become powerful, he can be one, don't say things like that anymore".

he wanted to make the girl understand that her ambition isn't a weakness but a strength, her amethyst eyes were gazing at him full of hope and determination even though he knows that the royal family's eyes are bewitching, he couldn't help himself but be hypnotize by her eyes "then I will always protect you mister" she said that with a resolute voice while he let out a chuckle and carried the basket "then let's begin picking" "Oh, yes, yes " the little girl followed him and like that a scholar and a fierce little girl journeyed through the dark forest in the search of herbs.

this memory is still fresh, his still scholar aura gave a peaceful vibe inside the study room "I will always protect you, wife ".

At the inn, Aenor was having tea, it was the afternoon she kept thinking about what the third prince said and about her identity, her background is much more complex than she has expected she bought another set of clothes because the golden one was an attraction of bad luck, she wears now a pale green robe, "Katavi what else can you do besides eating people?" right now she needs to rearrange her cards since she is going to deal with more people.

"master I can use my pollens as a track devise or espionage but that can take half of my energy" that holds her interest "is that all?" my leaves can get sharper like swords if I cultivate enough and get strong I can wield a thousand leaves "the plant in front of her was tiny it held just two leaves it didn't have eyes so how can she deal with life, "Katavi how can you know where are things?" giving the little plant a bit of moon cake, "Oh, master I can see their aura and souls for the objects it's black just like the cake as for the people I can see their soul's color for example master the people who want to attack me have a red color", she can see souls? then what's my color?" since she is a transmigrated soul what could be her color? "you need to train not to keep chatting with her while danger is lurking "Xiyue's call for practice is as usually answered by Aénor " you are right, tonight is going to be a bloody one" while the poor Katavi received a warning from Xiyue, Aénor kept cultivating until dusk.

Standing at the window observing the citizens running to their homes, it was until this evening where she noticed that Segar's token is missing she searched everywhere and couldn't find it the assassin couldn't take it he is dead there's nobody so she considered it as if it was lost, still seeing the street she remembered that the servant said that it's a monster who kept terrorizing the people of the eastern district of the capital and that the brigade did nothing this made her suspicious, people keep getting kidnaped and those useless soldiers wont do a thing for that she is going to