Fake Princess
Cclxxix Chapter
The woman named Yoona sat down next to Hanbal's grave. About thirty people sat around the tomb. My eyes were still fixed on Yoona as one hand patted Cia's head that was leaning against my body.
Yoona stood up followed by the other men, she turned around and walked over. Yoona's footsteps came to a halt, her body leaning towards Haruki who was standing right beside me.
Haruki turned around to walk away, I suggest that my body slowly pull Cia's arm to follow her footsteps. Yoona who was walking beside me was still quietly bowed, her hands clasping tightly to each other with her hands occasionally moving rubbing her eyes.
Haruki, Izumi and Eneas had walked up to their horses that were being guarded by the men who served us at the inn earlier. The man bows his body as Haruki moves up his brown horse.
The sound of bells is heard... Followed by the sound of the foot of the horse walking closer. The black horse carriage had stopped before us, I glanced to the right... Jabari, or the bald-headed man before him, walked past with one hand moving to open the door of the train.
I glanced at Yoona who was still quietly bowed, I thrust one palm of my other hand against her back until her head turned towards me.
"Didn't you want to go home?" I asked him, he again bowed with a firm grasp of his two hands.
"I don't have a house anymore, it has become your home now" he said softly.
"That's your house, not ours. Hurry up, we can't hitch a ride there if the owner isn't around" I said, pulling his hand up to the train.
I let go of my hand to her as I lifted Cia's body up the carriage. I walked up while one of my hands moved towards Yoona who was still down. Turtle and I firmly clasped her wrists, she moved to look at me then bowed back with both her legs walking up the carriage and sitting in front of us.
The carriage door closed, Yoona was still silently bowed even when the carriage had started to walk. Cia moved to the side, I stared at him who was staring in awe from the side of the window beside the carriage.
"Bae Yoona, are you a member of the Kingdom? Since the surname is only owned by members of the Royal family," I said, Yoona nodded softly in response to my words.
"Six years ago, I was dumped by my own brother. Hanbal's father found me and took care of me like his own son" said Yoona, with both hands clutching her black dress.
"Six years?"
"Bae Yoona, the fifth Princess of the Kingdom..." His words stopped, I stared at him half-down by biting his lips.
"Six years ago, the Emperor invited me and my brothers to join the game he was playing. The game was scary..."
"I know."
"Eh?" He moved to look at me.
"Six years ago, I also followed the game that the Emperor had done in the forbidden forest. Didn't I say, my name is Takaoka Sachi, I am also a Princess," I moved my gaze towards Cia who was still staring out from behind the window.
"I don't understand what you mean," I said in reply, my body leaning against the bench I was sitting on.
"At the time of the game, only me and my second brother were still alive. Unfortunately, on the way home... Second brother just threw me away, I don't want to if anyone threatens everything I have. Power, can only fall on my hands..."
"I still very clearly remember the words he said first. I, who have never seen the outside world... Feel like life in hell. Starving... Even I, once killed someone who almost harassed my body."
"When I did, Hanbal's father showed up... He took me home, he took care of me like his own son. He even taught me the basics of martial arts so that I could protect myself a little, "he said back down.
"Your soul?" I said back to him.
"Sixteen years old" he said in response to my words.
"I watched this place for a few days. This place, it's not very worthy of women."
"You're wrong. Only the immigrants were treated badly, while the natives... Both men and women, it takes the same," said Yoona looking back at me.
"What do you mean?"
"My father, just trying to protect them," he said pointing his right arm at me, appearing to be a three-leaf clover-shaped burn scar behind his right arm.
"If you have this sign, it means you're a native of this place. If you don't have it, then you're just a newcomer."
"Almost all of the comers who came were interested in the scattered rumors of heaven. They endlessly come and make a fuss, actually... This place, is a vacation spot devoted to the Knights who worked in the Empire once," Yoona said again.
"Because of that, there are so many Imperial emblems around here?" I asked who was replied with a slow nod from him.
"Emperor, want to reclaim this place. That's why, he's unceasingly sending troublemakers here. In order to preserve the safety of the people, my father asked the men to hide the women who were members of their families in the house."
"If you find the women wandering the streets, it's the women brought by some of the migrants, they're not the natives of this village" he said back to me.
"You said it before, didn't you? Can you tell me what really happened?" When I looked at her, she turned to the side avoiding my gaze.
"Actually, my father..."