pte

sen, her features were cold and her aura was ke

, miss Erika.”

ay, captain!” cl

ady knight.”

ns, as she was the first woman, in that era, to prove the true f

sword practices and asked her to train him as well, called for her on important appointments and accompanied her, laughed

e chosen based on etiquette and specific traits. Femininity, royalty, elegan

and tomboyish, cold and rude, tough

gh he knew that she would never be accepted a

f the castle, music played, feasts were being held, dancers were swaying sma

than five years and attended hundreds

her, and she knew who it was, since no on

g, royal princ

cident… I would like

new that something migh

anks…

“Y

e you acting col

Am

It has been more than a month ever

rry, sir. I will

Are you annoyed tha

ate me, Erika! Do not worry,

ung prince. You shall choose yo

really n

“N

, why a

use me

day, his birthday, she had to double up her worry and provide him

l in assassinating the prince, walk slowly from the prison toward the area where the wooden platform was waiting, the block

d for planning on assassinati

hispered the prince as he approached her. “I

trust anyone, pri

not trus

“N

cludi

luding

f for the judgemen

rust him either, since he was sure that he would marry another woman, even though she had been loyal only

…” he murmured i

front of your room.” She claimed

ement court, just before the prince a

a real event, and people watched it

e was running through his speech of forgiveness in his head. Behind

ess.” Murmured Erika, coldly. “We have breakfast to e

s. Erika was too far from him to hear, and in any case she was onl

nce’s partner at sword practices and his friend at drinking and womanizing. They had been

at he could have killed him in any other way. Yet, Erika

r. He bowed his head for a blessing and kissed th

that this was a masque and not the real thing, he had never liked the prince f