Only when the group of soldiers arrived to take the bandits away, did Amadeus wake up. He slowly opened his eyes only to see him lying on a makes.h.i.+ft bed with a group of worried maids nursing him. His wounds had already healed but the scars on his now broken armour were still there.His armour had long since been taken off and he came out sporting a rather simple violet robe. Looking at the all the bandits rounded up and cuffed, he ignored them and went to where the mercenary group was currently staying.
Walking in that direction, many blades surrounded him while the city guards and the others kneeled. He wasn"t wearing his veil, but none dared to face up and look at their future emperor directly. Still with the blades surrounding him, one could barely see the eight-year-old surrounded by the grown men.
Reaching the area where the mercenaries were, only the black winged girl could be seen standing next to the body of a middle-aged man. A doctor was tending to his injuries while the girl carefully looked with a cold face yet gentle look. Feeling a presence behind her, she turned around only to look at a set of gem like eyes. Although she was temporarily dazed, a cold look immediately replaced it.
Amadeus didn"t care for it; he had long known that not everyone would be enchanted by his beauty and it was a relief finding someone that wasn"t. Smiling slightly, he carefully looked at the girl up and down then, she was really a beauty. Amadeus didn"t feel l.u.s.t after her but interest,
"Who are you?"
"Velia, I"m a Harpy."
Her cold voice was quick to the point. The other mercenaries were surprised hearing the cold voice as it showed some lack of emotions.
"You"re not a harpy. There is no such thing as a black-winged harpy."
"Bu-"
Amadeus cut her off,
"I have a faint idea of what you are…"
"Then tell me!"
This time Velia cut Amadeus off as she came extremely close to Amadeus. The two were unperturbed by the distance while Velia instinctively felt that Amadeus was telling the truth. Amadeus"s smile became more scheming as he looked at the innocent eyes of the girl,
"No."
He turned around, only for him to hear a thump from behind him. Turning back around, he saw Velia kneeling as a small plea was heard,
"Please…"
Amadeus continued to look at Velia before walking next to her. Bending down, he whispered into her ear,
"Follow me."
Velia was shocked as she looked back at Leonard then at Amadeus and was about to shake her head when Amadeus spoke up,
"It will be better for him too, you will attract trouble, lots of trouble…"
Velia got the faint idea before nodding. Amadeus stood back straight as held out his hand,
"So, Velia, are you willing to follow me, Amadeus Drakos, Crown Prince of the Drakonis Empire?"
What Velia did next shocked Amadeus. She brought her wings close, plucked out her feather and placed it on Amadeus" hand while later grasping it with hers. Although, Amadeus knew she wasn"t a harpy, but going by their traditions, this was the sign of utmost loyalty.
A joyful smile replaces his shocked look as he brought the girl up and looked at the metal like feather. It was pure black and Amadeus wondered where he should put it. His eyes widened slightly when he found the perfect place as he placed it on his ponytail. Now a feather was present where his hairband was holding his hair up.
Leonard, who Amadeus presumed to be her carer, started waking up. Seeing the agitated look on Velia"s face, Amadeus patted her back and left alongside the blades.
Leonard woke up, as his fuzzy mind cleared. A sharp pain helped as he tried getting up, agitating his wounds.
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"Take it slow."
A calm voice entered his ears as he looked up, only to see a gentle old man with a monocle packing his things which he a.s.sumed were his medical equipment. Nodding slightly, he looked around only to see Velia standing next to him. A smile surfaced only to see her eyes full of tears.
"What happened?"
Velia just nodded as she started crying and hugged Leonard. It hurt the latter, but he just kept it in. Only then was he able to see what was happening behind here. Looking past the mercenaries, he saw the bandits being taken away and a heavily guarded carriage off to the side. Looking at the crest and armours of the guards a shocked look plastered his face,
"Ththat-…"
Words were difficult to come out at that moment, but a fellow mercenary answered his questions,
"That"s the crown prince, he saved us."
Nothing was said after that as Velia slowly started to stop weeping. Putting up a sad expression, the others got the impression that they two wanted to be left alone. Leaving the two, Velia started speaking amidst some chokes and sobs,
"Thi…*sniff* this…is…*sniff*…goodbye, I don"t want to see you harmed…"
Leonard was surprised seeing the look on Velia"s face, but a strict expression masked his face.
"Why are you crying so much?"
"Bu-"
"I did not train my daughter to be a cry baby, but a strong warrior."
This put a stop onto Velia"s cry, but she had a cute crying face on.
"Now properly explain."
Velia went on to explain why she was leaving as Leonard calmly listened.
"…I don"t want to see you hurt father, especially if the reason is me."
"So, you will now follow the crown prince."
It would be a lie to say that he wasn"t reluctant to part with Velia but knowing that she would be in the safe hands of the royal family relieved him. Unknowingly tears started to come out as he started speaking,
"Then…*sniff* you…will…*sniff*…visit…your…old…man…"
Velia also started having tears in her eyes as she nodded,
"*sniff*yes*sniff*"
Then, as if on cue, a racket caused by both of them, shocked not just the mercenaries, but the blades as well.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
Looking in their directions, the blades thought it was an enemy attack, while Amadeus jumped up in shock. Looking outside, he saw Velia and the middle-aged man hugging and tears gus.h.i.+ng out their eyes.
Shaking his head, he went back inside. It wasn"t for a while until Velia entered the carriage. Amadeus saw the middle-aged man being led away in a different carriage to the nearest city. Looking at Velia, he let Erika get to work and when the carriage had started moving, she was already in a maid outfit.
Seeing the girl being lectured by Erika, he looked outside and watched the beautiful scenery fly past them. It wasn"t until when night had descended, did they reach their next town for rest. Their entrance was a little unexpected for the mayor, but they wanted to be discreet. They had arrived when most of the people were in bed and left when they first had woken up.
The rest of the journey was rather quite as Amadeus continued training while Erika trained Velia. The report that came in for Amadeus was that she was a natural born a.s.sa.s.sin. It wasn"t long until they finally reached the empire"s borders.