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Aries felt a little dizzy and swayed but he remained standing. He was somehow waiting for it to happen since they started walking around the perimeter of the sanctuary. However weak his body was at the moment, he could still rely on his senses.

Two people were stalking them. They were radiating a faint aura that was not that threatening and, judging by the calm reaction of the princess after his head had been hit, the accuracy of his senses was probably correct.

Aries turned to look at the person who had hit him. A man, probably in his mid-forties and an inch or two shorter than Aries, was holding a sturdy branch. A woman was standing beside him. They were both terrified because Aries was still on his feet despite getting hit at the back of his head.

The man quickly dropped the branch he was holding, knelt in front of Aries, and cried, "Forgive me! I was wrong! I should not have done that! I… I was just…"