The Unfettered Ice Princess [ EN ]

Chapter 42 [ Infiltrating the Temple ]

Outside the Ptolemaios Palace Gate

It was dark, time for everyone to sleep. But a girl in a black hood was still awake, waiting for someone. Her senses were tense. Her heart kept pounding until her breathing became a little labored.

Her trembling hands were holding each other.
"It's okay, it's okay. Calm down... Everything will be fine..."

"Because the Death Goddess... is on your side," the girl tried to calm herself down.

TAPP

A hand on her shoulder startled her.
"Kya---"

But before she could cry out in surprise, something cold froze her.

"Don't yell. Do you want us to get caught?" asked the owner of the hand, Naeva.

Cleopatra looked at Naeva with a tearful expression. She nodded her head and Naeva let go.
"Sorry, Lady Naeva. You surprised me."

Naeva let out a small sigh.
"It's okay."

"She's usually a calm kid. Committing murder is just too much for normal kids her age," Naeva's mind understood.

"How did you manage to get past the tighter security at night?" Naeva asked as she looked Cleopatra up and down.

"Ah, it's not that difficult. Aneue often escapes outside the palace to avoid the lessons. There are many little escape routes that she makes. I just follow them," replied Cleopatra who was starting to calm down.

"Hmm..."

"Palace security is questionable," Naeva quipped.

Naeva wasn't interested in that anymore. She turned the other way and offered her hand to Cleopatra. Understanding Naeva's intentions, Cleopatra immediately took the hand and held it tightly.

Without saying anything else, Naeva just glanced at Cleopatra. She could see that the girl was ready, mentally. In that case, there was nothing to think about. While holding (?) or pulling Cleopatra's hand, Naeva traveled at a speed so high that the eye could not see her. Since she had previously marked the location they were going to, it was not difficult for Naeva to speed off in that direction.

With Naeva around, getting through the crowds and guards was not as difficult as Cleopatra had imagined. It was easy for Naeva to distract people from paying attention to them. And it was also easy for Naeva to sneak into the Temple of the Sun without being spotted by the guards.

Both the outside and inside of the Temple of the Sun were magnificent and luxurious. The large temple with the dominant white color typical of the Sultanate is similar to a small palace. Once inside, there are many statues of the Gods and Goddesses they worship. There are also various large paintings decorating the temple.

But now was not the time to take in the beauty of the temple at a leisurely pace. Cleopatra directed Naeva to the Sun Priest's room. As expected of the Sun Priest, the guard in front of his room was very tight. Strangely, Cleopatra felt it was tighter than usual. It felt like all the Sun Temple guards were deployed here. Infiltrating without getting caught was not at all possible.

Therefore, Naeva released Cleopatra for a moment.
"Wait a moment. I'll get rid of the guards."

"Well, please be careful, Lady Naeva. Although they may be far beneath you, somehow there are so many of--"
Cleopatra had not yet finished her sentence. Naeva, with just a wave of her hand, managed to make the dozens of people standing guard freeze in place.

"--them... Ekhm, of course they're not a problem for you at all, Lady."
Cleopatra's cough was awkward.

"Naeva?"