Bab 218: There's nothing between us

After the tournament, Ara had gotten to speak with Henry, and he'd told her about his armor being poisoned, also how princess Eadlin had helped him. She didn't have to investigate further to know that queen Merona was behind this. The princess must have heard about her mother's plan and went to help Henry.

The queen was really heartless, Henry had done nothing to her. What if Eadlin hadn't stopped her brother from wearing his armour? He would have...

Ara's expression darkened, in her previous life, Henry had sacrificed himself so she could escape. But she'd lived a miserable life, and she'd blamed him for leaving her to survive by herself. He was the kind of man who would selflessly die for the people he cared about. She would not allow it to happen again, she would never lose any of her family members again.