Chapter 445: The First Seeker

"You matured," Arthur said to Dia after Rae was taken for a tour around the city by Manager Ma. At first, his people were wary because of the mask, but they began to trust her when they saw her with their lord.

"Her attack was harmless," the princess replied. "I should have seen through her provocations and thought of her motives. Anyone who saw my killing of the Mernars would know that a simple dagger is too weak to do anything to me."

"That does not mean that you needed to apologize, but you did," he squinted his eyes. She turned to look at him and gave a grin. "You did it for me?"

"I don't want this to build a wall between us," she said as she moved her foot in circles. Arthur was silent, but he wanted to hug her. However, as if a dagger stabbed into his heart every time that he desired something, he couldn't bring himself to do it.