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Published at 18th of October 2020 05:50:48 PM


Chapter 172: Chapter 172 - Awkward Position (1)

Chapter 172 – Awkward Position (1)

The box looked large, but it didn’t feel that way once I was inside . I hugged my knees and thought to myself ‘What on earth am I doing now?’ No matter how one looked at this situation, I wasn’t a queen, but a fugitive .

The carriage rode smoothly, but the box was located near the wheels . Every small bump jolted my body, causing my head to hit the top of the box, followed by my rear and legs on the floor . After several painful impacts, I managed to find a position that subjected me to slightly less abuse .

“Queen, are you alright?”

From time to time, Heinley would speak reassuringly to me .

“Queen, we’ll cross the border soon . ”

Instead of speaking, I knocked on the wall of the box in reply .

I knew my voice sounded weird coming out of the box . The first time Heinley had said, “Are you alright?” I had replied, “I’m fine . ” I heard Duke Elgy break out into giggles, and I blushed in embarrassment .

However, even the knocking seemed to entertain Duke Elgy . I heard him laugh again, followed by Heinley snapping at him to stop . It didn’t help, and I bit my lip .

“What? You’re smiling too . The only difference is that you’re not making a sound . ”

Because of Duke Elgy, their conversation seemed to suddenly stop, but I knew that Heinley must be silently arguing with him .

‘Haaah…’

I sighed and closed my eyes tightly .

I’d rather go to sleep . Time would fly quicker that way .

I guess my mind was more tired than I thought . I remembered closing my eyes and thinking of sleep . When the box lid opened and I blinked dazedly at the rush of fresh air, I realized that I really must have dozed off . Heinley was smiling at me from above, and I smiled back sheepishly .

“It’s like a scene from a myth . As soon as she opened her eyes and looked at me, I felt my heart pounding . ”

I flushed at his compliment . I was grateful for it, of course, but the words were over the top for my taste . I unfolded my knees and shakily got to my feet .

“Ah . Carefully now . ”

Heinley held out a hand to help me up .

“It’s bad for you to stay in one position, so quickly now, Queen . ”

After I drew myself to full height, I brushed down my wrinkled dress and smiled back at him . I spoke before he could give me any more embarrassing compliments .

“Have we arrived?”

“No . This is a border town . ”

“But the guards…”

“I don’t think they’ve received any orders just yet . ”

Despite his words, he gave a cautious glance outside the carriage .

“We’ll be there soon . ”

I climbed out of the box completely, took Heinley’s hand, and stepped down the carriage . Duke Elgy was talking to the carriage driver with a serious face . When he saw me, he smiled and waved at my slightly disheveled self .


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In the meantime, I turned around to take in our surroundings . The border towns were all important places in our country, and I had visited all of them at least once . My own brother had also been exiled to a border town .

‘Ah . This must be Lux . ’

Though this was not the border town where my brother stayed .

‘I was asleep this whole time we traveled here?’

I blinked my eyes in surprise, and Duke Elgy finished speaking to Heinley and approached me .

“This is as far as I can accompany you . ”

“Thank you, Duke Elgy . ”

“I also had fun too, Queen . ”

It wasn’t lost on me that he called me “Queen”, as in the Troby mansion he had called me “former empress” . I suddenly felt conscious about Heinley’s reaction, and I glanced over to him . He was smiling lightly .

“Ah . It’s annoying . That happy face . ”

Heinley looked relaxed as he listened to Duke Elgy tease him . In fact…Heinley and Duke Elgy seemed quite friendly . They wouldn’t talk so casually otherwise .

Duke Elgy clicked his tongue .

“I can’t say if this is a good merchant group, but I’m certain they’re a reliable one . They’re waiting for you, and you can go there and meet them, Your Majesty . ”

“Heinley…?”


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Did they talk to each other while I was sleeping? Heinley turned towards me, but he didn’t look surprised .

“If we go together, we’ll look suspicious . ”

“Will you use another merchant group? Or a mercenary?”

“Well…not really . I’m going alone . ”

“That’s dangerous . We should go together . ”

It was unlikely that Sovieshu would try to capture Heinley again, but the lone king couldn’t cross the border by himself . This place wasn’t often frequented, but there could be bandits like the Eternal Thousand, and he might even be robbed!

Heinley, however, gave me a confident smile and said he would be fine, and Duke Elgy made a similar comment in agreement .

“Heinley is swift and elusive, so don’t worry about him . ”

I wanted to protest and say that it was dangerous, but I held my tongue . I had seen Heinley come to Wirwol by himself, and he had even entered the Eastern Empire palace undetected . While my concern did not go away, I nodded in assent . If Heinley really was skilled at moving alone undetected, then my presence may only endanger him .

“So then, Heinley . I’ll go too . Queen, be safe . ”

Duke Elgy departed in the black carriage that brought us here, and Heinley and I walked into an ordinary-looking inn . A woman approached and looked alternately between us .

“Which person am I transporting?”

I raised my hand, but my heart was throbbing fast in my chest . A few days had passed since my divorce, and I was sure that my face was spread all over posters in the empire . Rumors of the divorced and remarried empress would have reached even to the most isolated of border towns .

My long cloak and hood concealed my face, but if she asked me to take it off…


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“Let’s go . ”

The woman didn’t ask anything, and turned around and left .

‘Am I going just like that?’

I looked at Heinley, seeking reassurance, and he smiled at me .

“Don’t worry . I’ve worked with them a few times—ah, and they didn’t know that I was a prince . Anyway, they’re perfect for this job . ”

Well, if that’s what Heinley said . I nodded at him in return and followed the woman .

Heinley followed me at some distance, then watched me climb into another carriage . He was there until the carriage started . The woman spoke to me, so I looked at the other side for a moment, and then looked out the window . He was gone .

I heard a bird’s cry overhead .

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