The Aconitum Flower

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ALORA EMBRY

I already saw the sign back then and the major thing is the continuous attacks. Why didn't I notice this sooner? And who dare try to attack us? Are they confident that they can bring us down? Using such petty tricks.

"Lady Alora focus." I stare at the Crown Prince and the beast he just killed in front of me. That was close I didn't notice I was being drowned by my thoughts while we are fighting.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, that was so careless of me." I sighed and look around the Imperial Knights came rushing as they help the students. They made it in time. The armed knights can suppress the beasts in no time.

"You can now go inside we can take care of this!"

"Students must go inside." I heard the knights shout that and some of them escort the students inside. I hide on His Highness I was taking this opportunity to take some rest while there is still no beasts that were attacking.

"You look tired, you should rest now." He looks at me and I shake my head.

"No, I can still fight." I take a deep breath and tighten my grasp on the sword.

"You sure? your pale than the usual." I was surprised that I moved my head when he tried to touch my face, his eyes widened, and cleared his throat before asking for forgiveness before putting his hands down. "I didn't mean to touch you without consent. Anyways, you must head inside."

"This was nothing, we need to move. There are still beasts that were roaming around."

"If you say so then I will watch your back."

"Yeah." We watch each other's back and manage to control everything and made the casualties less. Everyone was shocked by that as you can hear cries, well we just almost die from that.

"Let me heal you, Lady Alora." I give my hand to Leticia and close my eyes. It was warm and I feel like all of my fatigue has left my body. When she slightly pinch my hands I opened my eyes.

"Thank you."

"You did a great job again, you too Your Highness."

"The same for you, Leticia."

"Yes." She bows her head and left to attend to others. I sat on the ground and hug myself as I watched them getting the dead bodies of beasts so they can burn them. A while ago they were causing ruckus here and now they're all lifeless.

"Lady Alora you must not sit on the ground, you should head inside and rest." I look at His Highness and nod.

"I just want to stay here for a moment." It feels like I have no strength at all to go back inside.

"Okay, but make sure to head inside. I'll go monitor the other students there if you need something you can tell it to... to the knights that were guarding."

"Yeah." I watch as the knights burned the beasts, the smell of the burning flesh of those beasts was disgusting. Beasts should be burned after they got killed because after an hour their body will release toxins that can kill in a minute. They need to rush things because some of the bodies were almost ready to release toxins.

"My Lady, let's head inside now. You need to change and have some rest." I look at my nightgown which was covered with blood. I nodded and Leah help me to stand when I heard some noise. I saw Damien riding on his horse, so, they were already here in the capital.

"Alora! Are you fine?!" I laugh and using my fire magic I made a bow and arrow, why? To shoot him.

"Die you bastard." I was targeting him many times and he manage to dodge it.