Bab 267: Breaking the 'Spell'

"I'm curious to know what happened between the two of them," the king asked, rubbing his hands together with a goofy expression on his face.

Beatrice couldn't believe she was seeing the man act this way and chuckled a bit, "Well, he was assigned to protect the girl. It was his only job and for a time, that's all he did. As time went on, their relationship became more… well… complicated," the woman said with a sad smile, "He wasn't making fun of her anymore and instead, he was… helping her. I've never seen her improve so fast since she started pursuing her dream of…"

"That's enough. Might we proceed to what we came here for, your majesty?" Victor snapped, having had enough of the conversation.

The old woman's eyes seemed to light up as she had hit a nerve. Deciding against her next statement, she spoke up, "Well, I do hope you find what has led you down this path and that you won't regret it when you find it."