Two weeks passed since the situation on the northern border of the Lagardioz kingdom was heating up because of the Velke kingdom's army. They started throwing tantrums by kidnapped residents in border villages to sacrifice.
General Prince Agenor had acted quickly to prevent the chaos from getting worse.
While Prince Agenor was away on the battlefield, Syrena lived a more serene life. She spends most of her time with Evania and Agasy.
In the morning, a girl in a yellow dress stared at Syrena with tears. She wasn't expecting to hear her brother's arrival at Prince Agenor's castle.
"Your Majesty, aren't you overdoing this for me?" Evania was crying.
The brunette princess hugs the girl in the yellow dress. Her hand stroked Evania's back as if trying to quell the restlessness.
"Don't think about it, Evania. You deserve a better life than this. From now, you are no longer a Lagardioz kingdom's slave. You are free." Syrena wiped her tears. The brunette princess's face was blushing.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will always remember what you have done for me. I hope you have a happy life with Prince Agenor forever."
Actually, Syrena doesn't like Evania's hope for her marriage. She would prefer a divorce if it were possible. However, she saw that the maid's prayer was sincere, so she smiled even though it was a false smile.
"Evania, let's meet your brother!" said the blonde-haired doctor.
"Yes."
The black-haired ex-maid wiped her tears. Then they walked towards the castle grounds. A maid in two braids was walking behind and carrying Evania's bag.
Arriving at the castle courtyard, Syrena saw a horse carriage. In front of the carriage door, a man was standing. He had long black-rough hair up to his stomach.
Syrena stared at the man. The expression on his face was terrible. The man's thick eyebrows almost knit together in anger.
"Pietro!"
Evania screamed as she ran towards her brother, then she jumped into her brother's arms.
The expression on the man's face immediately changed after he hugged the girl in the yellow dress. Anyone would judge him as a man who loved his sister.
"I'm sorry... I failed to take care of you..." The well-built man said regretfully. The man's brown face looked red with teary eyes.
After a while, they both burst into tears and hugged each other. Syrena and Agasy, who saw them, also cried.
"I miss you, Pietro. I'm glad to see you out of the Earthrock mines."
"Sssstttt... please say no more! I'm fine there."
As the largest gold mine in Lagardioz, the Earthrock mine employed millions of slaves there. Life on Earthrock was tough. Many slaves died from depression or the seemingly inhumane pressure of work.
According to Evania, meeting her brother again was a blessing, considering that all her family had died. She was grateful to have gotten to know the princess of Ruxenia.
Evania let go of her brother's arms and then stared at Syrena.
"Your Majesty..." No one cut off Evania's words, but she not easy continued her sentence.
She should only say goodbye and leave Prince Agenor's castle for good. However, her heart felt heavy to leave the woman she had considered her sister.
"Who's she?" asked the brown-skinned man.
"She was Prince Agenor's wife."
As soon as he found out who Syrena was, the well-built man stared at her with hatred. His hands clenched as if to go to the brown-haired woman staring at him.
"So that is the bitch you were protecting?" Pietro asked in unbelievable.
"Pietro..." Evania shook her brother's arm. She was worried that her brothers would mess up when they should leave slavery.
"May you be happy being the sex slave of Prince Agenor, Your Majesty." The look of hatred from those black eyes became more visible than before, even though his lips were smiling.
He was upset because the bastards were rapping his sister because of protecting the wife of a man he hated.
The brunette princess who heard Pietro's words also clenched her fists tightly. Although the humiliation facing her wasn't the first time it had happened in Prince Agenor's castle, her heart couldn't lie. She was angry with Pietro.
If it weren't for Evania standing beside the man, Syrena's hand would have ripped the long-haired man's mouth out.
"Pietro, please don't be rude to her. Even though I'm only a slave, she treats me well."
"Have you been brainwashed by her? Prince Agenor has burned our village. The prince's people are treating you well just because you are still useful to them!" Pietro's hands gripped Evania's thin arms. However, the girl warded off her brother's grip.
"Before Prince Agenor's sword breaks your neck, you'd better shut up. You don't know anything about her. Because of her, Prince Agenor killed the bastards who raped me! And now, the prince freed us from slavery also because of her!"
Pietro stared into his sister's black eyes that reflected his face. The girl seemed serious in her words.
The black-haired man relieved his anger. Then he faced Syrena and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I hope the cruel prince doesn't get tired of you and then kill you."
The brunette princess realised oppression and mass murder had made the grudge in Pietro's heart crusted. However, Pietro's rude words caused her to be annoyed.
Evania walked toward the princess of Ruxenia and hugged her tightly as if she didn't want to part.
"I'll say goodbye, Your Majesty."
"May God protect you."
After hugging the princess of Ruxenia, Evania moved to hug Agasy, the doctor who always treated her.
"Thank you, Agasy. Goodbye."
"Hopefully, we'll see each other again."
Evania nodded, then walked towards the horse-drawn carriage, followed by the maid in two braids carrying her bag.
Before getting into the carriage, Evania noticed that her bag felt heavier. She opened her bag and found hundreds of Lagoldioz pieces in the bag.
"Your Majesty, what is this?" Evania was flabbergasted. She had never seen that kind of money.
Lagoldioz is the name of the gold chip in the Lagardioz kingdom. It was official money for Lagardioz residents who buy and sell. One piece of Lagoldioz weighs 5 grams of gold.
Pietro, beside Evania, was also surprised to see the gold money in his sister's bag. Even though he lived in a gold mine, he never had that kind of money.
"That's a little gift from Prince Agenor to you. Take it," said Syrena flatly. The day was the first time Syrena had seen Prince Agenor act generously.
"Oh my God! He loves you so much, Your Majesty! I hope you will bear his son soon."
Evania's words were sincere and spontaneous. Again, the brunette princess only pretended to smile.
Pietro stared at the princess of Ruxenia shyly. He didn't expect the woman he was despicable to care about his sister.
"Thank you," Pietro said briefly, then opened the carriage door for Evania.
Syrena finally felt relieved after saw Evania's smile as she left Prince Agenor's castle.
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