Chapter 546 Chapter 4 Departure
Under the series of curious questions from the shop assistant, Igert felt a sense of embarrassment, thinking it would have been better if she had mistaken him for dressing in women’s clothes.
However, the shop assistant only asked out of curiosity and soon, according to Igert’s requirements and provided measurements, picked out a white satin long dress for the girl, along with several accessories: over-the-knee stockings, a waist ornament, and silk gloves.
As Igert finally packed the clothes and prepared to leave, the shop girl did not forget to give him a small white flower, saying it was a blessing for him and the beautiful girl he had never met.
“Dorudelan… symbolizing pure and beautiful love?”
Igert thought to himself, and a smile involuntarily bloomed on his face.
However, Igert soon thought of another problem. Since Lichen City, Igert and Verafia’s relationship had become much closer again, but would the girl truly accept it completely?
Igert suddenly shook his head vigorously, thinking that now was not the time to think about such matters. What he needed to do now was to take the girl away from this land…
Suddenly, a rapid voice was heard, and the knights arriving on horseback quickly gathered many town residents. Exclamations were heard from time to time, seemingly related to the recent town policies.
Igert felt a hint of curiosity and approached, asking a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant, “Excuse me, what happened?”
The middle-aged merchant glanced at Igert’s attire and, not recognizing him, said, “Are you a tourist from out of town?”
Seeing Igert nod in admission, the middle-aged merchant showed no great reaction and smiled, saying, “It’s just that our lord has returned. The news he brought is that the rebels who assassinated His Majesty the King three months ago may have fled to the Eastern Territory and are trying to escape by sea. Even our town will have gendarmes coming to inspect.”
Igert’s pupils contracted slightly, but he did not show it, and asked doubtfully, “Gendarmes?”
“They are probably gendarmes directly under the city-state. Perhaps those big shots are eager to catch these two assassins who tried to kill the King, and want to please the Queen… Moreover, this morning, quite a few gendarmes have entered the town to check on people with unknown identities.”
The middle-aged merchant said with a smile, and finally, he kindly reminded him, “I heard that there are also mages who check spirit imprints on their way. Young man, if you have just arrived from out of town, it’s best to get your identity verified first. At least, you can avoid the trouble of being pestered by these hounds, right?”
“Thank you for the reminder.”
Igert bowed in thanks and then got up to leave. He showed no outward signs of abnormality, but his thoughts were far from calm.
Filiria Pegalran, the current Queen, was an old acquaintance of Verafia, and they had once had a very close relationship… In the Queen’s territory, they were also wanted, but it was clearly much more lenient than in the rebel territory.
Perhaps it was as the rumors suggested, Lancaster was killed by the Queen herself, and due to his father and Verafia, there was no urgent motivation to capture them. However, for the stability of the throne and the support of the commoners, such a stance needed to be taken.
And the Queen’s intentions were not known to all those in power. As the merchant said, the rulers of the Eastern Territory who submitted to Lichen’s rule most likely considered him and Verafia as gifts to be presented to the Queen.
– In their eyes, killing himself and Verafia would bring great benefits to the Queen’s rule.
His palm tightened slightly.
Whether it was his father or the Queen, who had a deep connection with Verafia, Igert dared not hope that a political figure would be swayed by emotion… Moreover, given Lancaster’s prestige among the people, they would probably be tortured to death before reaching Lichen.
“And also, that person said that the city-state’s gendarmes have already arrived here, so Veer…”
The barrier Igert had set up in the girl’s room had not been touched, but it did not stop him from worrying. Igert restrained his gaze and hurried back to the inn.
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Igert hurried back to his accommodation, and indeed, the barrier showed no signs of being damaged.
As he pushed open the door, the note he had written to the girl in the morning was already open. Verafia’s slender, fair body was wrapped in a thick black robe, and she sat quietly on the windowsill. Noticing the young man return, a bright spark flashed in her eyes, and she called out,
“Igert!”
The girl jumped to the floor, her jade lotus-like feet tapping on the floor, making a soft thudding sound. The sound of the blowing wind faintly lifted her robe, revealing a glimpse of snow-white skin.
She ran to Igert’s side, her slender fingertips suddenly clutched the hem of her clothes. In a soft, gentle voice, she said with some self-reproach, “Yesterday, I promised to tell you stories, but I accidentally fell asleep…”
Igert did not expect the first thing the girl said to be this, and judging by her expression, she had been worried for a long time. Like a frightened little animal, it made his expression fall into silence.
Verafia’s delicate and sensitive heart was worried that she had fallen asleep last night, displeased him, and then left her alone in the morning?
Perhaps the girl’s rationality also knew that this “abandonment” was unlikely, but she couldn’t help but be afraid, like a girl unable to stop imagining, her heart filled with insecurity…
“Young Lady, actually, you don’t have to be like this…”
Igert intended to say this, but fearing that such frank words would hurt the girl, he changed his words as he spoke:
“Actually, it was I who didn’t notice that you were already very tired yesterday… Young Lady, you should blame me instead.”
Igert said, reaching out to ruffle the girl’s little head. Verafia then slid into his embrace, looking up at him with her big golden eyes.
“I was wrong not to tell you in person when I went out to buy supplies this morning… But, Veer, have any strangers come looking for you before?”
To Igert’s sudden question, Verafia tilted her little head and thought, “Are you referring to the more than ten soldiers who suddenly came to this small town?”
“Hmm… I did sense them. However, they haven’t found me yet.”
“That’s good then.”
Igert breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face. He then got up to pack his belongings, “Young Lady, these people are most likely sent by the Eastern Territory lords to capture us. Young Lady, we should leave as soon as possible to find Little Fei.”
“En.”
Verafia obediently nodded her small head. Suddenly, her gaze shifted to the side and saw a small section of soft silk cloth peeking out from Igert’s bag on the table. Her fingers involuntarily tightened slightly.
The soft touch of the silk cloth met her palm; “This is…”
Verafia took out the white silk long dress and held it up against herself.
