The War Princess Book II

Chapter 283: Fugitives

"You are a fool!"

Hein slapped Finn hard and Finn can only keep his head down.

"Why can't you break through a simple Church?"

"Your Highness, they build barricades around it and threw stones at us."

"You can't beat stones with swords?"

"The people are restless, Your Highness, if we forced our way in there might be a riot...we can't afford to subdued a riot and march to Maranth at the same time."

Hein almost landed his next hit but then he stopped. Finn is not wrong. He can't afford to have a riot in Arethea.

"Maranth might have seen the smokes by now. We need to prepare earlier then...we will crush them here at our gate."

"Do you want to deploy the special units?"

"Yes. Make sure Fridden soldiers gather at the gate...one unit should be sufficient and see if they still want to march in here."

"Understood, Your Highness."

"Any sign of Garin and the Queen?"

"Unfortunately no..."

A soldier barge in without knocking and Hein seems displeased with it.

"Your Highness, urgent news! T-the main hall..."

"The Main Hall?"

"Someone killed all the young nobles..."

"You meant the Slothian has escaped?"

"It seems that's the case, Your Highness...we have a noble who have a severed...eh...half severed penis who gave his testimony...we are not sure if he can make it..."

Hein raised his eyebrow. These youngsters might have done something stupid to Hagor's daughter that they let their guard down.

Nevermind. Deflecting Maranth's force is more important than finding those three escapee. They can't get out from the Palace anyway. The more important thing is their mercenaries are already in his hand, he doesn't need them anymore.

"Finn, prepare for assault...I will be looking forward for those fools to meet their end. They will see the consequences of going against Arethea."

"Yes, Your Highness...what about the Slothian?"

"He won't be able to run far with a woman and an old man. Let them be...for now..."

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"And?" Emilia asked Silva who seems to be in a dilemma.

"When Edmund...emm...entered it was so painful that I hit him..."

Emilia burst out laughing.

"You promised not to laugh!"

"I'm sorry...haha...but...oh...haha...!"

"Emilia!"

Emilia is crying as she calm herself down from laughing.

"I'm sorry...I meant...after your wedding night the nun take out your proof of virginity in the morning and presented it for everyone to see. I thought..."

"I can't understand why you all love to do it. It's painful and it didn't feel good." Silva pouted.

"Oh well...both of you are virgins...did he come?"

"W-what?"

"Oh Lord...don't tell me he didn't finish?"

"It's painful...so Edmund said we should do it next time...when it's not painful for me."