บท 142: Heading towards the ice palace
Outside the Suquen family mansion, a battle raged among the Gyzen soldiers, Suquen's remaining forces, and Xzson clones. They fought endlessly, showing no signs of exhaustion, yet many fell without apparent injury.
"Something is wrong! Suquen's soldiers are fighting on their own, and some are falling without any apparent harm. What in the world is going on?" Gozen said, her eyes fixed on the Suquen soldiers engaged in combat.
Suddenly, a female soldier approached Gozen. She immediately knelt gracefully and spoke in a clear voice, "Young lady Gozen, our soldiers have confirmed that almost all of Suquen's forces are dead, and the remaining ones can only hold their ground for a few more hours."
"I see. You go back to your position." Gozen turned around and walked toward her mother and sisters.
Soon she entered the tent where only a group of female soldiers were present and her mother was teaching her sister how to act in war " Gozen, you are back how is the situation outside?" asked Mapiien with a tender smile as her other sister looked at her arrival.
Gozen then explained what was going on outside to everyone present there, when she finished explaining Mspiien nodded her head and woke up from her seat. "Prepare the Iron cannon now we will take down Suquen mansion, their soldiers no longer can continue fighting this is our great chance"
"As you command lord Mspiien! We prepare the Iron cannon now!" One female soldier behind the Mspiien said she took her blessing before she walked out.
"My daughter be prepared we are going to attack Suquen this will be your first time in the war. I don't want any of you to get hurt, just listen to my command and do as I say. if any one of you runs away to kill Suquen soldiers without my order I will make sure that you won't be able to wear a Snug belt for weeks. Understand?" Mspiien Coldly looked at her daughters and waited for their reply.
Snug belts are used by noble girls and women to cover their private areas, providing warmth, protection from wetness and diseases, and ensuring a stable and comfortable body gesture while walking and sleeping. These belts are expensive, making them a luxury only accessible to noblewomen.
Upon hearing those words, all the sisters were startled, beads of sweat forming on their cheeks. Fear gripped them at the thought of not being able to wear a Snug belt. The horror of Mspiien's words settled over everyone, except for the youngest daughter, Polina. Being the youngest, she was unaffected, not having to worry about Snug belts. However, for her sisters, the idea of being without them meant discomfort and unrest.
"Yes, Mother, we understand," said all four sisters simultaneously, but Polina remained silent. She knew that she didn't wear one, so she could do as she pleased.
Mspiien noticed Polina's silence and offered a slight smile. "Polina, you will stay with me. You won't be attacking with the frontline soldiers," she stated before leaving.
"What... No, Mother, I want to fight in front—" Polina attempted to speak, but Mspiien shot her a cold gaze that left her scared, prompting her to step back.
"Meet me after you all get ready. I will be waiting," Mspiien said as she walked outside.
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"So, how do we get to the Ice Palace, and how far is it from here?" I asked, looking nervously at Janifer. She opened her mouth and replied with concern, "It's only a few miles away from here; we can easily see it from here, but... It's too dangerous for you to walk outside."
Luna grew irritated hearing Janifer's statement. She looked at me and exclaimed, "Do you have any other suggestions? If we stay here, that cannon you mentioned will destroy us."
Jennifer attempted to speak, but no words came out. Luna seized the opportunity and began shouting at her, "You only think about yourself and Onii-chan's safety but ignore the fact that someone outside is going to blow up this entire mansion. You are a selfish person."
"What?" Janifer was angered when Luna called her a derogatory term, reminiscent of Suquen's mistress. Her daughters were shocked when they heard Luna's words. Sameya thought, "How could that elf call Mother such shameful words?"
"You elf! I will cut off your tongue. Do you know who I am? I'm Janifer Suquen, the mistress of the Suquen family. I can kill you instantly for using explicit words," Janifer shouted at Luna, but Luna smiled instead of showing fear, which made Janifer skeptical.
"Mistress of Suquen, what? Can I ask you something? Why do you have that Forestgate Amulet? Were you planning to run away with Onii-chan? I'm sure that was exactly what you were thinking. How prophetic!" Luna said, laughing, leaving everyone wondering and surprised.
"Mother, is what she is saying true? Were you planning to leave the mansion with that human?" Sameya asked, struggling to believe Luna's declaration but unable to ignore her mother's locked embrace around the human child, which now fueled her doubts.
"Mother, she was planning to run far away with him. How could she do that? I was planning to keep him and make him my toy, but she was already ahead of me. I needed to be close to him, or she would take him away from my heart," Gameya thought, staring at her mother with rage.
"I-I," Janifer tried to explain herself, but she couldn't utter a single word, feeling the weight of Luna's animosity.
"You, little girl, how old do you think you are? Is this the way elves talk with each other? Are you sure you don't have respect for elders?" Janifer said with exertion as she looked at Luna.
"Huh? Elder, hehehe. How old are you, around 30?" Luna laughed and looked at Janifer.
Janifer's face turned red as Luna guessed her exact age. "You... How do you know my age?"
"That was my assumption. Let me tell you something: I'm older than you. We elves have longer lives than other races," Luna explained with quiet joy.
"What? You must be kidding! How old are you?"
"I will not tell, don't be silly little girl, Why would any woman say her age in public?" Luna mocked her and called her a little girl.
Janifer and her daughter were stunned by her word for calling her a little girl. She wanted to teach her some lessons to Luna but held herself back. She knows the relationship between her and the human so she doesn't take any action.
"Now I wonder why she has that. She was planning to run away with me using that Frostgate Amulet. First, she killed her son and now ran away? How far she has gone only for my shake, My divine bloodline is more dangerous than I thought!" I mused in worry and looked at them back fighting like cats.
"Both of you stop glaring at each other like animals"
Janifer and Luna Stopped their fight they looked at me with perplexed expressions when They both saw my cold-looked gaze at them and quickly shut their mouth and lowered their head in uneasiness.
I looked away, lost in thought, and then asked the system, "How much mana would it require for me to fly over a few miles?"
The system responded, "Host, your current mana is half. If you fly 5 miles, it will consume half of your current mana."
"Half mana, huh? Due to that poison, my power has decreased. When I first received my flight power, I could fly as much as I desired, but now I can't even fly to different kingdoms! And I don't have any weapons," I sighed and looked at the others.
"Luna, come with me, and the rest of you stay here," I instructed. Luna nodded, walked up to me, and tightly held my waist. The decision made, we prepared to face the challenges that awaited us.
(End note: Due to my ongoing examination I am not able to upload chapters on time this week, My Apologies!)
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