Before the Storm
Ying and the crew weren’t familiar with Travest, Ikana’s imperial capital. They never formed any connections with her. However, nobody expected her to kidnap Vera. The ship cut through the waves and resolutely forged toward Travest at top speed. Ying stood on the deck and intently pinned her gaze on the end of the ocean. She wanted to immediately rescue her Princess from Travest. There was one fortunate note from Ikana taking Vera. At least, she wasn’t a violent pirate, implying she wouldn’t harm Vera.
The three remaining sisters sat in a room. Nona gently wiped her tears, while Liu Yue tightly clenched her fists on her knees and gritted her teeth in silence. The fur on her tail stood up. Furious, Liu Yue’s body shook; her regret and rage tormented her.
“I saw them. I saw them take my sister. Why am I so incompetent? Why didn’t I shout? Even if I couldn’t defeat them, had I shouted, Vera might not have been taken away,” Liu Yue reproached herself.
Daisy wiped her sword deliberately. There was no confusion or light in her eyes. She looked practically the exact same as her mother, but no wise man would bother her. Vera always disturbed her when she was with her dad, and she’d always reveal her inner thoughts to mock her, but she was always a good elder sister, one who cared for her. Daisy actually liked Vera a lot. The pain of having Vera kidnapped was one that she couldn’t tolerate. She had a genuine desire to kill deep down this time. She silently swore, “I’ll kill… all of them.”
Previously, Daisy wanted to prove herself. At the time, she felt killing somebody just to prove herself was what a brat would do. So accordingly, she couldn’t convince herself to deal the fatal blow. She, however, genuinely wanted to kill those who kidnapped Vera. She repeated in her mind, “I’ll kill them. I’ll kill them!”
Nona decided to be the first to break the prolonged silence. She declared, “I’m going to go rescue Vera. I won’t hide on the ship the this time. I’ll go save Vera even if I’m powerless and useless. I won’t hide on the ship.”
Liu Yue rose to her feet: “I’m going, of course. I’m definitely going! It was my fault. Had I screamed, had I gone to Vera a little sooner, had I transformed and pounced, Vera wouldn’t have been kidnapped. It was all my fault. I swear to bring Vera back! I can transform right now. I can swim much faster than the ship! I want to go there sooner. I’ll tear their imperial palace apart if that’s what I have to do to bring my sister back! Nobody, and I mean nobody, is allowed to bully my sister! Nobody!!!”
Daisy was shockingly calm. She took in a deep breath and sheathed her long sword. She coldly explained, “Calm down, Liu Yue. If you transform now, you’ll sink the ship. Additionally, if you transform and swim over there now, you’ll only make yourself a big and conspicuous target. Charging head first into a nation at them isn’t wise. Nevertheless, I support everything else you said. It doesn’t matter how many I have to kill. Nobody is allowed to hurt my family. Nobody. I’m mad this time. Very mad. I won’t cower. I’m taking my sister back!”
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Current time at Robertsna navy base.
Troy ascended the steps by the side of the boat and scanned the area below. His navy dressed in white uniforms stood below. Standing in straight and neat lines with an imposing look, they saluted him. He returned the salute and then aggressively whipped his cloak. He announced, “Soldiers. Other than the team staying behind at base, everybody else is to arm themselves, and prepare to set out with me. This is not a rehearsal. It’s war, one that we must win. Now, set out with me!!”
“Your Majesty… what war is this…? Who are we fighting…? Also, is this not a little too sudden? If we are going to war, we would need a month for preparations, alone, would we not…?”
“How much longer do you need? Let me correct myself. I’m not fighting a war. I’m annihilating. I’m not after land, strategies or any of that. Your strategy this time is to destroy everything that you see. We’re heading to a scorched piece of land. You don’t need to prepare. Grab your loyalty and ammunition. That’s all you’ll need. Our target is Travest. Blast it to smithereens!!”
Two loud roars came from the sky up high. The wild gust of wind blew the tens of thousands of white cloaks. The white cloaks fluttered as loud as tens of thousands of war flags blowing in the wind. A white and a black dragon circled the sky above their King and angrily roared. Their gazes were fixed on Travest. They waited to fire away.
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Current time at Travest…
Vera sluggishly rolled over. The soft and warm bed, as well as the gentle fragrance at her noise, was so soothing that she moaned. The fire in the fireplace in the distance burnt joyously. Everything was so comfortable. It was the same as being in the comfort of her home.
“I must have arrived home,” thought Vera.
Vera subconsciously continued sleeping, but her rationality suddenly screamed at her. Something felt wrong. She hazily opened her eyes. In spite of lying on a soft bed, her body ached. She had a fair number of bruises on her. She looked at her posh sleepwear on her. It wasn’t hers, and neither was the room. She was confounded.
“Oh, yeah, I was kidnapped. Would I be provided with such a nice room after being kidnapped?” wondered Vera.
Though she was kidnapped, Vera wasn’t the type of kid to start screaming and shouting because she was kidnapped. She meticulously scrutinised her surroundings. The place was quite similar to Queen Vera’s room, but she certainly wasn’t there.
“Now, where in the world have I been taken to?” pondered Vera.
Vera reached out and pulled the bell. She then went up to the window. She could open the window without any hassles. Below was a sea of purple flowers in addition to a well-kept lawn.
“This must be a ruler’s palace or a luxurious abode’s flower garden. However, there are only purple flowers; it looks a little monotonous. It’s not a long way down. I could jump down and escape with my agile elven physique. There are no guards down there. It doesn’t look as though I was captured here,” analysed Vera.
Somebody gently knocked on the door. Two maids came in with a smile and trays in their hands. There was an amber drink swishing around inside a clear pot. Vera looked over her shoulder. The maids spoke out in synchrony: “Good morning, Princess Vera. Please have breakfast.”
“Good morning. Before I have breakfast, tell me where I am right now.”
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