klisemfg Chapter 325: You are at the right age to work hard
Chapter 325: You are at the right age to work hard
Catherine stood still when she heard that.
"That's Lilith, Dad." Catherine looked at her father who looked surprised.
"Even if you don't care about the safety of a noble lady, she is one of our important partners in Ozler. Without her, Ozler won't even have any crops to grow this year." Catherine became angrier and angrier as she spoke.
"She and them, they are heroes of the empire and should be treated with the highest honors, but we can't give them that. Now she's missing, even if we use the Knights of Light to look for her, so what?!"
Duke William was speechless for a moment as he looked at his daughter whose tone was becoming increasingly agitated.
"I don't know if Canion is going to look for... Is there still no news about Miss Lilith?" Duke William's question at this moment was filled with some genuine worry. Catherine was right. If she really couldn't be found, it would be a big problem for Ozler. They had finally avoided being strangled by the High Court because of the food problem.
"Could it be that... after seeing what happened to Ozler, she decided to escape—" Duke William hypothesized.
"Impossible!" Catherine suddenly raised her voice, her tone so excited that the nearby guards couldn't help but look at her sideways. "Don't make such meaningless assumptions, father! She must need help now, but you still assume this about her?! Lilith is much braver than you think!"
William was speechless because of his daughter. He also felt that he had said something wrong. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time, "But with Canion's brain, he..."
"Forget it, just pretend I never said anything. Maybe fools also have their own gods to protect them..." Duke William decided to turn a blind eye and looked at his daughter again. "But you must stay in Highgarden recently, my dear."
"I can't--" Catherine began to refuse.
"We have to put our studies aside for now. We have too much work to do. George's current state... everyone in High Court is watching you. You can't make any mistakes these days." William put his hand on his daughter's shoulder and squeezed it, reminding her to calm down. "I believe that the people in Goletia are also worried about Miss Lilith. They will definitely search for her seriously."
"..." Catherine's tightly pursed lips were compressed into a thin line. She was reluctant to answer, but she understood that her father's arrangement was for her own good.
She believed that she was always determined in her goal. For her mother and Ozler, she had to ascend to the throne. This was a goal she had decided to pursue many years ago. But... Lilith's eyes flashed through her mind again, and Catherine felt a dull pain in her heart.
"Miss Lilith is a magician. She will definitely be able to ensure her safety. Besides, your mother will be here soon." Seeing that Catherine was still hesitating, Duke William continued to persuade her, "You can discuss a solution with your mother when the time comes, instead of searching blindly like now. This kind of work can be done by Canion."
——But when did Canion become so close to Miss Lilith? William was puzzled and felt a little ashamed that he cared too little for the children.
Perhaps it was because he mentioned Cynthia. Although Catherine did not agree, she did not argue with him anymore. She just pursed her lips and walked down the steps of the palace quickly. William sighed, looked back at George's bedroom again, and chased after him...
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Heavy rain came down with thunder.
Lilith pulled the pony and walked forward with difficulty. This horse was no longer the gray pony she bought at first, but a chestnut horse she changed for halfway. Although it was much faster than before, it had never experienced the stage of being intimidated by the black dragon, and its temper had become much worse. It would kick and spit at any time to express its dissatisfaction to Lilith.
"I know you're tired. I'm tired riding you too, okay?" Lilith was almost unable to open her eyes due to the raindrops. She spoke to the horse in a bad tone. "I can't explain to you because you're just a pony, but we can't rest under the tree in this weather. We may be struck by lightning! Should I eat you with tears in my eyes, or bury you with tears in my eyes?"
The chestnut pony wanted to lift its front legs in anger, but Lilith was too strong and the reins were pulled so tightly that it couldn't lift itself up. It was so angry that it shook its head again and snorted loudly - capitalist! Vampire! The horse needs to rest! What's wrong with being under the tree!
But Lilith dragged him, scolded him, and coaxed him to a cave on a high mountain. She then let go of the reins and said, "A bad horse doesn't know a good heart!"
The little red horse was spinning in circles behind her in anger.
Lilith was too lazy to care about it. She walked around the cave first to make sure the structure outside was stable and there was no obvious risk of falling rocks before she approached the cave cautiously.
The light of the illumination magic lit up in the cave. It was quite dark inside, and Lilith's footsteps echoed. She saw some traces of animal activities at the entrance of the cave, but there was no obvious fishy smell. She guessed that there might be no animals living here for the time being, so she cautiously did not explore deeper, but directly built a wooden wall inside to separate herself from the depths of the cave. Only then did she have time to clean up her mess.
The little red horse then came in with a clatter, turned around in the low cave, and occupied the other half of the cave entrance.
A loud thunder sounded, and she looked up, just in time to see the purple lightning that followed the thunder illuminating the night. Lilith leaned against the wall and looked at the magnificent natural scenery in a daze.
——What day is it now? It feels like about ten days. At the beginning, she could still accurately figure out the time, but later she traveled day and night, sleeping when she stopped, and continued on her way when she woke up. As a result, she couldn't tell the days apart.
Just like today, she had been traveling continuously and missed the inns where she could rest along the way, so she had to rest in a cave.
The only thing that is certain is that Gloria must have started school. She has not shown up, and everyone must be very worried. She has also missed classes. Will Teacher Rebecca deduct her final marks?
Leila and Catherine should have returned... Catherine...
Lilith's eyes flashed with sadness, and she forced herself to close her eyes and fall asleep.
A dreamless night.
Just as dawn was approaching, the pony next to it started to act up again. It seemed to have had enough sleep, and it stood up early in the morning, snorting and nudging Lilith, who was lying on the ground, to wake her up.
"Stop acting like a little bit disrespectful to me all day. What's wrong with being a little tired? You're at the age when you should work hard - oh, are you hungry?" Lilith saw the little red horse baring its teeth and barking at her again, and then she remembered that this thing still needed to be fed, so she quickly took out a pile of hay from her ring and threw it in front of the horse.
"I'm sorry, the pets I used to have didn't need to be fed, so I always forget--" Lilith said in a lost tone.
I don't know what happened to that big guy, I miss it a lot...
"Wow--"
The sound of flapping wings was heard, and a huge black shadow landed at the entrance of the cave, shaking off the rain.
Lilith looked up blankly——