In Time And Memories

Chapter Thirty-Nine

After what happened last night, I don't know how to face Prince Urus. I tried my best to avoid him this morning. But weirdly enough, the servants and some knights are asking me if I'm feeling fine now.

"How are you feeling, Your highness?" Commander Thebion asked me. He looks concern while examining me from head to toe.

"I'm feeling fine now." Did Prince Urus told them that I was feeling sick after I left the ball?

I looked around the training grounds. The Crimson Gherrad is here but I can't see their commander. From afar, I can see some battalions gathering around. There are more knights have gathered here at the training grounds than usual.

"Where's Cain?" I asked Thebion.

"Sulking," he answered then laughed. My eyebrows raised. Can he just leave his battalion then sulk somewhere?

"Why there are a lot of knights today? What's going on?"

"Well, the head commander is back after such a long time so it's time to gather the knights around."

Head commander? Is that Prince Urus? Considering the number of battalions he's leading, I won't be surprises if he's the head commander. But isn't it also means that he holds the whole imperial knights?

I faced Thebion. "Don't you hate Prince Urus?" He looked stunned at first but then his face relaxed.

"It's not that I hate him since he's a great leader of the knights, and as the commander, it's my duty to answer his commands," he answered honestly. So in other words, Thebion is just oblige to answer Prince Urus' commands.

"And I think that's what others feel too. Even if they hate Prince Urus, they still can't deny his achievements," Thebion continued.

So the knights are loyal towards Prince Urus no matter what they feel towards him, whether they hate him or not.

Thebion looked at me with curiosity. "Do you?"

"What?"

"Do you hate your own husband, Your highness?"

"It's just..." I trailed off. I don't even know what should I answer to that.

"Good morning," Cain greeted groggily. His hair is dishelved and there are faint dark circles under his eyes. Thebion chuckled at his appearance.

"You looked depressed," he commented. Cain glared at him for a minuted before looking away.

He buried his both hands in his pocket. "It's all because of someone," he murmured.

"Ah..." Thebion trailed off teasingly then I saw his eyes peeked at me. My forehead creased because of confusion. Why does it feels like they know something I don't?

The knights started to train with the lead of their commanders. We've been standing here for an hour already.

"Isn't that Prince Urus and Vice commander Cavelia?"

Cain scoffed. "Well, well. Will you look at that? The commander and the vice commander." I looked at the other side of the training ground where Prince Urus is with a purple haired woman. It looks like they are talking seriously.

"Who's that?"

"Lady Cavelia Treuvoui, the vice commander of Black Zierg. She's the youngest woman knight to obtain such title," he answered.

Cavelia Treuvoui? She made an outstanding achievement and yet I never heard of her name nor her family. Looks like she lie low from the high society because if she didn't, I would have heard a thing or two about her.