The Devil's Betrothed novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Can He Read My Thoughts?

A week flew by in a blink of an eye.

At this point in their journey, the delegation headed by the Crown Prince of Griven had long left their motherland and entered the territory of their western neighbor, the Kingdom of Abetha.

Since they crossed another nation’s borders with an official reason, the King of Abetha had decreed that the group be treated as highly distinguished guests, even arranging accommodation for them to ease their journey within the kingdom. This decree compelled various noble families to open their homes to the foreign delegation.

Afterall, Crown Prince Arlan was now a relative of the Ilven Royal Family due to his younger brother’s marriage. Receiving him as a guest would be a great honor to the countryside nobles.

They didn’t stop in the capital of Abetha as it was not part of their route, crossing mostly the southern regions of the kingdom that were composed of acres upon acres of farmland, forests and marshes. Arlan was also not in the mood to sightsee and chose the most efficient roads towards their destination.

The day they were to leave the last Abethan city bordering Othinia, Imbert received a message for Arlan.

"Your Highness, according to the news collected by the scouts, the delegations of Megaris and Abetha already entered Othinia three days ago. However, unlike ours, their group would go sightseeing in each city for at least half a day. If they keep their leisurely pace, it is possible that we will arrive at the capital of Othinia before them."

Oriana’s interest was piqued. When the prince’s guardian knight came to report, she was with Arlan as usual, sticking by his side like a second shadow.

’Just a few more days and I can meet that woman called Celia Voss. I hope she is indeed following the Queen of Megaris. It would be best if she is a kind woman, but even if not, since she’s affiliated with Master Erich, she would not turn me away, right? I’m worried. I hope she’s not a temperamental eccentric like Master.’

Rafal approached the prince standing within the city lord’s courtyard. "Final inspections are done. We are ready to leave, Your Highness. Past the fortress walls, we need to cross the rainforest separating Abetha and Othinia."

Arlan looked at both of his knights. "We are going to enter the infamous Southern Jungle. The vegetation here is much denser and the journey more dangerous than the first part of our journey. Keep watch."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After bidding farewell to the city lord that hosted them, Arlan entered his carriage along with Oriana.

When Oriana passed by Rafal, she could not help but notice his displeased gaze. Not like this was the first time, and he had never been discreet about it. Oriana ignored him.

’I wonder how I offended the Third Young Master. Does he not get tired of glaring at me like this? It’s not like I have a choice.’

Oriana could tell Rafal’s discontent was related to her sharing a ride with the prince, though she could not pinpoint why the knight blamed her for this. She never wanted to ride the Crown Prince’s carriage in the first place. It was Arlan’s decision to always make her carry his stuff.

However, compared to Rafal’s hostility, Oriana felt more perplexed being under Imbert’s unreadable gaze.

She could not help but feel a little nervous around this knight who had seen her in a compromising position with the Crown Prince. Whenever their gazes met, she would go crazy with shame. She could not see through what this knight was thinking, but her conscience felt judged, as if it was her who committed a great crime.

It was no help that his gaze always remained the same, no emotions in them, reminding Oriana of an old adage about quiet people having the loudest thoughts.

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