Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 344

“Here, try this.”

At my words, Aira parted her lips slightly. Her small, delicate tongue and neat, white teeth came into view as I moved the spoon in my hand toward her.

The soup rippled gently.

I fed it to her and finished by ruffling her hair.

“Good job.”

“......”

Of course, Aira didn’t react. She only blinked at me blankly or glanced around. Watching this, Mirna spoke up.

“The Queen... she’s like a child now. Not sure if this counts as regression, but...”

Just as Mirna said, Aira really did seem like a child.

She couldn’t dress on her own, wash her hands or face, or do anything without someone else’s help.

Come to think of it, wasn’t she like this before?

“Aira, put your arms in here.”

I slipped a long robe over her. If we were to sneak out, we needed to hide her identity to avoid alerting the guards.

Elga said.

“She listens to Theo just fine. But she shakes and pushes me away when I try. Does she think I bullied her when we were fighting earlier?”

Aira, now like a child, refused to let Elga or Mirna touch her. For some reason, she only tolerated me.

I had no idea why.

Well, Aira was always the moody type.

Just then, shouts echoed in the distance.

━We’ve searched the entire palace, but they’re not here! They must’ve already escaped! Split up and check outside! Search the city thoroughly! Lock down the gates!

Rumble, rumble.

A large number of soldiers could be heard rushing out of the palace. Judging by what they were saying, they thought we had already escaped.

Maybe now was our chance to get out?

It seemed everyone was thinking the same thing—we needed a plan and act on it.

Our best bet was the map the Nymph Queen had shown us and the marked chest at its center.

Now that Aira had lost her will, our only real objective was to find that suspicious location and check what was inside.

The question was whether the Nymph Queen would cooperate.

“Alright.”

Surprisingly, she agreed without hesitation.

“Let’s go together. The real problem was the monster guarding the chest. It kept delaying my plans.”

It seemed the fact that we had been able to subdue Queen Aira worked in our favor. She must have been thinking of getting us to deal with the monster.

She knew this was the best chance she’d ever get. She was ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) sharper than expected.

Then again, without a quick wit, it would’ve been impossible to survive alone in the palace, even with a convenient secret hideout like this.

And so, our odd little party was formed.

Clank, clatter.

The Nymph Queen, now loaded with gear, declared.

“I know the way. Once we reach the underground, there won’t be any more guards. Just follow me closely. We might never get another chance, so let's not mess up.”

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