Chapter 472 Chapter 33 Other Worries
“Originally, I was curious why His Majesty the Emperor would allow Princess Siya to come to Peka alone. However, I’ve now discovered that the knight accompanying you is none other than the esteemed Andes, a name long bruited about in the Holy See.”
The girl’s voice, clear yet elegant, intruded upon the air. Vicena turned her gaze towards the red-haired girl and the young knight guarding her.
“You who wield ‘Morning Star,’ there are likely few people across the entire continent who can stand above you… I truly did not expect the Pope to be willing to let you accompany Princess Siya so far.”
Andes stepped forward, maintaining his etiquette, and said with a smile, “Senior Vicena, you flatter me. However, this has nothing to do with the Holy Temple or His Holiness the Pope; guarding His Highness the Princess is my duty.”
Beneath her sheer silver moon thin gauze silk dress, pure stockings adorned with delicate lace trim encased the girl’s long, slender, and beautiful jade-like legs. Her delicate feet were gently placed into exquisite and cute little leather shoes, yet as if to vent the gloom in her heart, she forcefully kicked a small stone on the road, which fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Siya, the Empire’s little princess, rumored to be a child favored by the gods.
Andes, a Church knight bearing the title of Holy Silver Knight, the legendary Holy Son of Light, God’s Chosen of Light, possessed the ‘Morning Star’ weapon, and was renowned throughout the entire continent.
The identities of the girl and the knight were not far from Verafia’s guess. Moreover, she was feeling quite vexed at the moment and had no intention of paying attention to these matters.
“However, for Princess Siya and Lord Andes to be by Ig’s side. Such a thing is truly incredible…”
“Mmmph… It’s because Brother Ig and Sister Vera have been very good to me and Brother Andes these days.”
A clear, soft voice rang out. Siya raised her porcelain-like snow-white face, her fiery ruby-like gorgeous eyes blinking lightly. She turned her head and saw Verafia beside her.
“But Sister Vera seems a little unhappy… is it because of Brother Ig?”
“Hmph! This young lady is not unhappy at all! And definitely not because of that idiot Ig!”
Like a startled cat, the girl’s pure white snow-white face suddenly tilted upwards, her widely opened scorching gold eyes showing a hint of panic.
Despite her insistence and argument, Verafia’s appearance was, in everyone’s eyes, that of a cute and charming girl.
Vicena couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh:
“Since Miss Vera is not unhappy, why don’t we go and have afternoon tea first? Yes, conveniently, I know a quite good dessert shop, which Miss Vera and Princess Siya will surely love~~”
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Led by Vicena, Verafia, Siya, and the others arrived at a very near and exquisite, elegant afternoon tea shop, the sign of which read “Azure Moon Veil.”
“Azure Moon Veil” was only a few streets away from the King’s Castle. Its perfect location and good reputation meant that its patrons were often wealthy and noble, mostly young men and ladies from noble families.
However, it was obvious that the owner was familiar with Vicena’s identity. Upon seeing the young mage arrive, she quickly led her, Verafia, and the others to a specially reserved room.
Sitting to the side, her delicate jade-like lotus feet still dangled in the air somewhat impatiently, but the more she made such movements, the more unrestrained emotions stirred in her heart.
Frowning slightly, her slender hand supporting her snow-white cheek, Verafia’s gaze passed through the window and landed on the Royal Palace Castle not far away.
To say she wasn’t worried about Ig was absolutely impossible. But what could she do…
Verafia impatiently twirled her silk-like beautiful hair.
“Miss Vera, this is the ‘Moon Kiss’ that was just served.”
Vicena’s voice startled Verafia awake. Her lowered gaze returned and saw the exquisite silver cup with a gorgeous gold rim, pushed forward by Vicena. The cup, as exquisite as an artwork, contained a snow-frothed milkshake named “Moon Kiss.”
Seeing the girl’s slightly stunned expression, Vicena smiled gently and said, “This is a very famous dessert in this shop. Miss Vera will surely like it.”
Verafia’s gaze, falling beneath her long eyelashes, landed on Vicena’s unchanging, youthful face.
Although she was a person from a previous era, both in her state of mind and the expressions revealed in her thoughts, Vicena’s demeanor was not much different from an ordinary girl…
Even in a daze, Verafia felt as if she saw the girl who had followed her and Luveia back then.
Her long, slender eyelashes blinked within her gold eyes. Verafia bit her thin lips slightly and suddenly let out a sound:
“Mmm… a snow-frothed milkshake? I remember, Vicena, didn’t you prefer mixing chopped grapes with raspberry juice and chocolate sauce?”
“Ha, a few months ago, I did prefer that method. However, recently, I’ve become a little tired of sugar, so I’ve switched to lighter tastes.”
Vicena said, her gaze resting on the girl, and she said with some curiosity, “However, Miss Vera, how did you know about this?”
Although she didn’t know the reason, Verafia gave her a feeling of hazy intimacy and familiarity.
If she hadn’t confirmed that she had never met a phoenix, Vicena would have suspected if she had had a relationship with Verafia before her rebirth.
“This…”
Verafia suddenly hesitated again.
In her initial impulse, Verafia had indeed intended to reveal her identity to Vicena and seek her help.
However, she suddenly realized that the girl before her had a closer relationship with Lancaster.
“If I tell her that I am Lothel, will Vicena… really stand by my side?”
Her eyes flickering, Verafia shook her head slightly, suddenly lifting her snow-white jade face and letting out a clear voice, “Mmm, I just heard it from Dofiraia.”
“Dofi, that girl?”
Vicena showed a look of relief and then smiled softly, “However, it’s a pity I didn’t bring Dofi with me. This girl has been missing Miss Vera and Ig quite a lot lately.”
“Speaking of which, Miss Vera, was your expression just now because you were worried about Ig?”
“Wor-worried? This guy, how could this young lady possibly worry about him!”
As she was entangled in her thoughts, Vicena’s voice startled Verafia. Her first reaction was that Vicena had detected her hostility towards Lancaster.
Siya took a small bite of the dessert with her silver spoon, her raised eyes looking at the snow-white face of the girl opposite her, which was flushed with color. She couldn’t help but tilt her head and guess, “Mmm, earlier, I heard that Brother Ig was engaged to Princess Misaela. Sister Vera, are you perhaps worried about her…”
Verafia had not expected Siya to extricate her instead.
However, to avoid suspicion, Verafia immediately lifted her small face and shouted with wide eyes,
“How could that be! She’s just a human princess, how could this young lady possibly worry about her!”
“Moreover, even if Ig truly fell in love with this human, this young lady wouldn’t care at all… It’s just that as an attendant, he made his own decision without the Young Lady’s permission, what a hateful guy…”
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