𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟎: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞
The next morning, there was a commotion inside the fortress.
It was because there had been an escape.
It seems that Cid had let several people who seemed to be wrongfully accused escape, and the soldiers of the fortress were busy searching for the escapees and repairing the area around the prison.
I was not allowed to leave my room and was effectively confined. However, the maids took turns coming in and informed me of the situation, so it wasn’t a problem.
Cid should be finishing everything soon and coming to pick me up.
I chose a navy blue dress that was easy to move in and waited for that moment while looking out at the sea from the window.
I wonder where he will come from. Maybe the window after all?
There is also the possibility that Dimitri-sama will guide me and take me outside the fortress.
I want to see him soon.
When we met in the underground dungeon, I hugged him in the heat of the moment, but he was surprisingly sturdy. I blush when I remember it.
Oh, I shouldn’t have such frivolous thoughts.
I have to tighten my focus and be ready to move at any time.
I slapped my cheeks with both hands to psych myself up.
After ten o’clock in the morning, as I couldn’t wait for my beloved to return, I started wandering around and heard voices from outside the door.
“Please wait! Even if you are His Majesty. . .!”
It seems someone is trying to storm into this room. Well, I can pretty much guess who it is.
“Quiet! Everyone, step back!”
“Brother!”
From outside the door, I hear Dimitri-sama and the maids trying to stop them.
――Bang!
The door opens roughly, and Henry appears with an aura of anger all over his body.
“Oh? What’s the matter, Your Majesty?”
When I say that with an expression as if he knows nothing, Henry’s face relaxes slightly.
“So, you didn’t escape. Wise choice.”
“Escape?”
He must have received a report that Cid’s mother and the others had escaped.
So he came to check if I was still here. How overly concerned.
“Brother, it’s good that you have confirmed Miss Viara’s safety. It’s not appropriate to barge into a lady’s room like this.”
“Dimitri, you step back too.”
It seems Henry intends to stay here.
Dimitri-sama clenched his fist.
If they have a fight here and Dimitri-sama is suspected, Cid will lose an ally.
I conveyed to him with my eyes, “It’s okay,” and asked him to leave the room quietly.
He will probably be waiting in the corridor. He seems to have rushed here out of breath, he is really considerate.
“Please, shall I make tea?”
With just the two of us in the room, and no need for small talk, I offer Henry a seat.
Although I said I will make tea, it’s just pouring what the maid prepared into a cup.
I smiled and held the teapot, but for some reason, Henry came to me instead of sitting in the chair.
“Your Majesty?”
Feeling a little scared, I took a step back.
Henry stood right in front of me, silently looking down at me.
“Um. . .?”
“Do you think you can escape?”
It was a question thrown at me. But it was not really a question, it felt more like a statement that I won’t be allowed to escape.
“What are you talking about? Your Majesty, you’re acting strange.”
With a vague smile, he tightly gripped my right wrist.
“Let go!”
“I can’t let this opportunity slip away. . .! I even killed my own father, Fumble and Roselia are mine!”
“Huh?!”
What does he mean by killing his own father?!
Three years ago, the former king died of illness, didn’t he?
Surprised, I asked Henry.
“I am the one worthy of being the king. I’m not a weak man like Dimitri! A king must be ready to stand upon a pile of corpses!”
“Why Dimitri-sama. . .? Could it be that the former king intended to pass the throne to Dimitri-sama?!”
It’s possible. Dimitri-sama would make a wise king. At least, much better than this man.
“I am the king. The opportunity is on my side! You falling into my hands means that God is telling me to obtain Roselia.”
That’s ridiculous.
I didn’t fall into his hands. It’s more accurate to say I was abducted.
“I don’t think God would support those who want to start a war.”
I glared at Henry, but he seemed to have gone mad.
“I won’t let you escape. You will be mine and I will seek revenge for my homeland.”
“I don’t desire revenge.”
I considered punching him and running away. Such thoughts crossed my mind.
But in my normal state, I would be overpowered, and I was forcefully pushed down onto the sofa.
“My mother disappeared. Cid is probably running away by now. You are pitiful. You lost your position as the prince’s fiancée, your guards have escaped, and you are being used by me. I will give you a little mercy and make you the queen and mother of the country.”
“Ah!”
I realized that his rough hands were forcefully tearing at the seams of my dress.
“Are you planning to attack me here?!”
Anger makes my whole body heat up.
Henry gave a hideous smile and looked down at me.
“Your angry face is beautiful. You are a gift from Cid, so you better serve me well. For a dog that has been taken in by another country, he has done a good job.”
“That’s impossible. . .!”
I have reached my limit with this heartless man.
I won’t allow him to insult Cid like that!
“Don’t mess with me!!”
――Thud!
“Ugh. . .!”
I enveloped my right arm with magic and released it towards Henry’s side aiming for his ribs.
The sound of my fist striking his ribs echoed, causing his body to sway.
“You have no right to call Cid a dog!! Just die already!!”
“Gaha. . .!”
Henry, who had fallen off the sofa, collapsed on his back.
Still unable to calm my anger, I mercilessly struck his stomach with all my might.
“Ughh!!”
