CHARLOTTE: The Injured White Peacock
The Lion and its prey

Without waiting for the cue from Varl, Manu as a white horse who understood the meaning of the screams and roars of the lion rushed to land. In order to help the same creature as him, Manu does not need orders from Varl. He will act alone whether Varl agrees or not because Manu's conscience is more swift than that of the traveler.

Manu plunged at full speed. He spread his wings and raced through the air to plunge to the ground and save what he could save. While on his back, Ellena and Yuya held onto Varl's clothes which was currently also surprised by Manu's overly sprightly actions.

They screamed at the same time, panicking. While Ruby tried to compensate for the reckless actions of Manu. Things get messy.

Varl isn't fully prepared yet, but Manu has already acted first. Shouts echoed around the hills and forests.

In the end, they arrived on land. Manu's passengers' faces looked dizzy, they tried to condition the body that had fought with the air up there without any preparation at all.

“Are we there?” ellena asked, her head feeling dizzy. His clothes and hair were a mess, even the look on his face was now like it could no longer be helped. So did Yuya and Varl.

“Ngiik,” neighs Manu while lifting his front legs up, making his passengers fall on the ground. Manu completely expelled Varl, Ellena, and Yuya by force.

“Aaaa.”

“Sick oi!”

“Uhuk!”

Ellena, Varl, and Yuya are still not really ready. They also fell on the ground. Manu acted too quickly without agreement first so this is the condition of the passengers.

“Horse basis useless!” maki Varl later. He got up and threw dust on his clothes. Despite being as sharp as Varl, Manu only neighs as a winged white horse.

While on the other hand, four eyes were fixed on the sudden commotion. Yes, a man lying on the ground and under the feet of a lion was staring at him. The eyes of the lion also noticed the noise that disrupted the action.

“Uhuk, next time tell me if you want to go down, Manu!” nagel Ellena. He felt the same way as Varl. His heart felt almost dislodged from its place because Manu landed very suddenly and quickly. Ellena who just had experience riding a flying horse became a bit traumatized.

“Ngiik.” Manu just whinnied as usual. Ah, you troublesome horse!

Then, Manu walked over to the lion, one of whose legs was pierced by a man tied up. He communicates with the lion twice as big as the lion in Ellena's world. In fact, its fur is softer than the ordinary lion that Ellena sees on television and in zoos. His fangs looked sharp and shiny. What a handsome and charming lion.

“Ngiik.”

“Aum.”

Both communicate according to their own language and voice. Only they knew, whereas Ellena and the others did not understand at all. In fact, they were just staring while gawking.

Trying to understand it feels like you can't. The communication of the two animal races could not be taken for granted by other races.

“Why you guys just shut up, look at me! There I am here in distress!” Suddenly, the man who was still being overpowered by the lion raised a voice. His clothes looked dirty and dirty. His face was dull, but if noticed the man was handsome as well. Yeah, equivalent to Varl. Only, the man lying helplessly was younger than Varl.

Ellena saw how miserable the man who seemed to be not far old with her was. “Ah, is this guy in Wolestria very weak and easy to bully? Why do I always meet such a man? Is there not one for me the handsome prince who is strong and intelligent?” Ellena patted her eel.

He was a little regretful of his adventure experience that there was no romance like in novels or fantasy films that he often enjoyed.

“Dream first, Ellie. Hahaha,” kekeh Ruby who already knew that all this time Ellena never had a lover.

“Dih, who wants to be with you, Varl?!” In fact, Ellena had little hope for Varl because the man looked mature and handsome, just that ‘sikit’ was a coward.

Then, without a second thought, Ellena and Yuya approached the man. However, his second step stopped suddenly as the lion roared again, feeling threatened.

Manu explained it in a way that no one knew its meaning except Manu and the lion itself.

After a while, finally the big lion raised his legs from the chest of the man who had been pierced earlier for threatening the safety of the king of the forest.

Then, suddenly a yellow magic light circled the lion's body to cover it for a few seconds, then a beautiful girl appeared with the ears and tail of a lion. Half his legs were still lion-shaped, but from the thigh to the head end, looked like a normal human.

The girl had short, brownish-yellow hair that was fluffy and wavy. When viewed carefully it is like the mane of a male lion. In the world of Ellena, the mane of the lion is only owned by the male to attract the female, but in Wolestria, all lions have a mane, which distinguishes it is.

Only their own colonies knew the difference. However, for other curious races, they could only determine whether the lion was male or female was by looking at the transformation of their body that turned into half-human.

Ellena and others were astonished, in contrast to Manu who already knew first because he had previously communicated with a lion who was apparently a female.

“Halo, greetings know my name Leonie The Lion.” As usual, Leonie also showed her Blessings with the lion's head and mane.

Everyone became acquainted, until Ellena finally introduced herself. “I'm Ellena Smith.” Ellena's smile seemed doubtful.

As he expected, Leonie's eyes twinkled and he drew closer to Ellena who was thinner and younger than him. “You're the highest race?! What is your blessing, Your Majesty?” ask Leonie for a moment. He seemed enthusiastic about the newly met Ellena.

Ellena was confused by herself. Ruby just patted her head. He really had to strategize so that Ellena would not be flashy anymore. It could be that the girl was kidnapped by residents and made an offering for the return of the queen.

Horrified.

“No, I'm just a regular human being. Hello, Leonie.” Ellena tried to shake the hand of the half-lion girl who looked rude. How not, Leonie is one of the heirs to the king of the Forest of Curse.

“Sister Leonie, why are you here? Aren't you the heir of the Forest of Curse?” ask Yuya. His index finger pointed at the three points that were between Leonie's eyebrows.

“I escaped.” Leonie releases Ellena's hand. Then, his gaze lowered. Yes, the three-point symbol between his eyebrows is proof that he is the heir of a forest called the Forest of Curse, located not far from this nameless hill. “Koloniku messy since the Queen kept silent up there.” Leonie pointed up at the sky where the tower of the palace loomed high above the clouds.

“What is Queen Charlotte's influence on your colony, Leonie?” now Ellena asked.

The mood suddenly became tense. A clear thread seemed to be stuck in the corner of Leonie's eye. It was hard for him who was wearing a stature like a twenty-year-old girl to hide his sadness.

However, suddenly the man who was lying and still tied up was ruining the conversation that was starting to get serious. “Hey, doesn't anyone remember me? I should also introduce in—”

“Whispering!”

The tepluk!

One apple floated from Leonie's bag and hit the man's head unconscious.

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