The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 83 - Hellebore as a Memory
As the emperor said yesterday. Clara and the emperor this morning will visit the Freesia region to visit Avrim. It is not too entered the region, but they still have to be careful. Because Freesia was increasingly fierce in launching her attack on Ranunculus, a grudge that could not be contained anymore.
"Huh? Just a horse?"
Clara stared blankly at the horse they were about to ride. Underline their words. It meant that he would ride both together with the emperor. Clara doesn't matter if it's Jean, but if the emperor. It feels too embarrassing to do.
"Why? No like?"
The cold voice of the emperor was heard, Clara became hesitant to protest. The Emperor had already taken the time for Clara so that this girl could visit Avrim's tomb. It would look brazen if he protested only because of horses.
"Are the horses in the imperial palace only one, Your Majesty?"
"No. But the problem is you can drive it or not. So don't talk too much and get up quick."
The emperor was still standing beside the horse. It seems that he has memorized the habits of Clara who has not been able to ride her own horse. Clara cursed anyone, there should be wood for her to make riding horses easier here. Knowing so Clara would make it herself even if it killed her fall time.
Clara rode on horseback with the help of the emperor. After that emperor ascended, he held a horse rope. Her hands involuntarily wrapped around Clara's body.
Of course Clara was visited by severe heart disease at this time. His face was hot when it was winter. Even from behind the emperor realized Clara's ears were already red. The intention of banishing the emperor arose.
He put his mouth close to Clara's ear and whispered something to her. "If you don't hold on don't blame me for falling."
Clara gave a sudden goosebump, her ears were amused. If he did not remember the person behind him being the emperor, it was certain that Clara would have kicked him down from the horse.
Clara turned to the emperor who was even flat. "Your Majesty learned to flirt with women from whom? Don't tell the servant that it was Edmond?"
The emperor frowned. Again, Clara uttered the name of a man in a familiar way. This girl should have been isolated in the library so as not to talk to any man again.
And it seems Edmond was the one who told Clara to call him that. Perhaps a few minutes into their chatter, unbeknownst to the emperor, Edmond acted as if he had been snoring.
"Can you not name that familiar man in front of me? Whether it's a second weapon, Jean or Vinca's heir. Don't let me find you familiarizing yourself with another man when I'm not around."
The emperor's voice sounded sour, he had already harbored a feeling of resentment for a long time. But Clara even continues and continues to add to her male acquaintances out there without knowing her. The emperor asked, Why is this girl such a magnet for men?
"Only in front of His Majesty?" Clara asked stupidly.
"uh? If you can't be with me, you don't call them familiar."
The emperor's voice started to sound irritated, even the man who had never shown his expression in the imperial palace instead looked extremely fed up now. His face blackened as it piled a sense of carelessness on Clara.
Clara who saw that did not wince.
True - the face of two. Now His Majesty looks like a sadist ready to cut my throat. I was afraid of saying the wrong thing - words.
The emperor spurred his horse, they were no longer involved with any conversation. Because Clara woke up early in the morning, her face still looked sleepy.
"You were up all night?" Ask emperor.
Clara yawns, "Hamba's sleeping. Wake up when the sun is still at rest. So now I'm sleepy."
"You can sleep."
"No, Your Majesty. His Majesty should have driven the horse at high speed so that we could get there quickly. Besides, if I sleep, who shows His Majesty the way? The only ones who knew Avrim's tomb were servant and Jean."
The emperor did not respond. As Clara said, she did not know exactly where Avrim's tomb was located. So he needs a awake Clara to be a pointer.
"Then don't let you sleep."
"Your Majesty."
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"Your Majesty stop! This is the place, kiya has arrived."
Clara asked the emperor to stop the horse. After almost taking 2 hours of travel, they finally found Avrim's tomb.
"How did you know?"
"Look at Your Majesty! There's a hellebore there."
Clara pointed to a small flower that still survives the cold of winter. The flower was black, it was a black hellebore. The emperor was right, the flowers in Hortensia will not die by the seasons but by the time and the length of their lives.
The emperor went down first to help Clara down. Usually Clara can go down, but because this place is a bit steep and prone to rocks so the emperor helped her.
Clara looked around. This place has not changed much after the landslide tragedy the other day. Although some places are already flattened back by the ground, it reduces the potential for other landslides to occur.
He walked over to the tomb of Avrim which had been overgrown with hellebore.
"Avrim, I've come to visit you." Clara smiled bitterly, lamenting her fate that people always leave behind.
The Emperor stood far away from Clara, holding her horse. The Emperor reluctantly approached, trying to keep his distance so Clara could calmly speak to the ground. It looks crazy, but the emperor doesn't care.
"Thank you for taking care of me all this time, Avrim."
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The Emperor frowned as Clara came to him while cupping something in his hand, "What's that carrying?"
Clara smiled cheerfully, but the emperor knew about this girl's feelings. He could still see the sadness on Clara's face. The Emperor would not comment further, the matters of the heart were sensitive to being regulated by others.
"This is hellebore."
"So you decided to take it?"
Clara nodded.
"Hamba will plant it on the balcony of the servant's room. Of course I won't forget to water it every day. So I'll take him."
"How do you want to take him?"
"Ah... That's..."
"Your Majesty and Miss...?"
Clara and the emperor stopped talking when there were voices of others. Clara was very familiar with the voice, so she went straight to her.
"Jean!"
"Oh Miss, how are you?" Jean smiled gently at Clara. And looked at the hellebore that was in the girl's hands. Ah, Jean understands what's going on here.
"Good."
"Did Miss visit Avrim?"
Clara nodded to agree.
"so. With His Majesty?" Jean asked in a slight whisper, for the man was in plain sight.
"That's right."
"Where have you been? I'm looking for you everywhere and His Majesty says if you go to Vinca. What business is there?"
"Just prepare for Miss's departure to Agapanthus."
Ah yes. I'll be grounded by His Majesty to make this journey.
"Jean's not coming?"
"No Miss."
Since Jean said Agapanthus. To be honest he felt that there was something he had forgotten about the Eastern region. But Clara just ignored him, maybe it wasn't something important.
Did I miss something, that Agapanthus...?
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"Hey, how are you preparing for your departure to Agapanthus?"
The royal palace of Ranunculus. Rovers greets the Goat who seems to be getting busy about his departure to Agapanthus.
The roar hissed in annoyance, "Don't ask me about Agapanthus. It's still a long time for flowers to bloom again."
I hope the flowers never bloom and spring will not come. Unfortunately he visits every year, damn it.
Rovers and the Ravens eventually left the topic of Agapanthus. Rovers knew themselves too, The rookie would be like a moon coming when it comes to the East. Because he has not fully accepted the responsibility as a royal advisor in the future.
From behind them, a girl ran in a hurry.
"Young Master Cheltics!" Shouted the girl.
Rovers and the Rovers look behind them. The girl they recognized stood there gracefully, although her breathing was a bit breathless from running just now.
The saw knitted his brows in wonder.
"Valentina Harold?"
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