Chapter 154 - What is this ominous feeling???

a few weeks ago

Alishia is on a horseback. She is looking at a town that is in ruin

She squints her eyes seeing many people dying and getting sick as they pass through the towns

Alisha: is this what war has done...

A couple of her escorts shakes their heads

Suddenly one of the church exorcists comes by Alisha's side. its the red-haired Elenor

Elenor: how could they let their people starve like this...its too cruel

Teresa comes next to her: That is right you are a commoner. My f-father has land in this kingdom

she says bitterly

Elenor: eh but eh

Alisha; due to the nature of the kingdom, 70 % of the money goes to the military. So they usually eat the best food and stuff. but while the military is strong the civilians are suffering

"..."

Suddenly a girl in the brown-haired girl military points to her: Oh yeah your the same as the princess right? a bastard child

a black-haired woman in military attired hits her in the head: Ian watch your tongue...geez you should watch what goes in your mouth...that's why you're single

Ian: oohh shut up your single to Seller, oh yeah my bad princess, umm Teresa right meant no harm

Alisha shook her head and looked at Teresa: I'm the lowest line to the throne...actually I was sent away to that kingdom as a lady in waiting until a while ago.

Teresa: I was a maid...

They both knew how it was felt to not be loved by their fathers. while being nobles treated not as such

Teresa: we're approaching the land my father owns...do you want to go to the nearest village?

Seller: the accommodations would be basic but they should provide shelter for the night

Alisha: no...I wouldn't feel right putting someone out of bed on my account we'll camp out in tonight

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At a campfire it was quiet...

they seemed separated. On one side the exorcist the other was knights of the Pars. it wasn't known if this was intentional or not

Suddenly Ian suddenly stands up and shouted like she realizes something: OH NO

it started everyone

Alisha asked what was wrong

Ian: we won't get attacked when we go see the king will we? I mean they are not our enemies but they aren't our allies either...I mean we were at war for many years

Seller: you just realized that now...I wonder what goes to your head. Do you remember what were doing...

Alisha thinks back to how this happened

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There was a meeting for all the influential people in Pars. Alisha attended as royalty since the prince disappeared and the king was ill and the queen was in another kingdom

Alisha: Absolutely not, these people came to celebrate the peace we finally achieve and you want to conscript them! That would be a fragment use of power Lord Mateo

she says to a lord with a twisty mustache

the high priest Gideon then speaks out

High priest: Please consider your highness, due to the nature of the Xing Kingdom and epidemic may happen. If it does military intervention may be required

{he means the Daemon blight}

Alisha: perhaps but deploying an army and reinforcing its ranks are too different matters

"I'm afraid they are not"

Suddenly the Shepard Artorius spoke

Artorius: Where would find the manpower to send a security force if we do not have the necessary manpower. You, your highness, should be using patriots in the royal family name. That is the duty of your position

Alisha: I see what is going on...you are holding a festival to boost recruitments...I say this in the name of the royal family, we will not use the festival to boost your forces for your crusade...

Alisha went to talk with her master after the meeting a

Alisha: Master...am I wrong in my thinking

Master: it is not that you are wrong...the Xing kingdom is a different state...

Alisha: different state?

Master: Do you know why they focus more on the military than anything else? and why they invade kingdoms?

Alisha shook her head saying do they like war

Master: No... The area has very little natural resources other than iron and stuff for making weapons. but they don't have any land suitable for agriculture...More than likely this 'peace may end up crushing them...plus now that King IL is dead (Yona father) and the current king actually is a decent king. he won't give up any of his land away...I also heard rumors from our spies they allied together...

A thought accord to her then. The forces are using this time of peace to gather and strengthen their forces and fighting together then they would strike this kingdom together...so the shepherd is going to strike first using crusade as a means of a way of avoiding negative. He will spread that they are corrupt in their ideas and attack them...during this war daemons will start appearing and...how many people will die...if there was a way to help everyone without havening people suffering...a way to unite everyone...but they would need something or someone to oppose...to stand together. Then they can share their resources and

Alisha: Master write a letter to Soo-won the current king. Also write a letter to the king of Xing. Asking them to join the festival...I want to have a discussion with them...

Master: I hear that the current king is ill

Alisha mumbles to herself: why are all the kings ill...wasn't the night I left the king was ill...is it just a coincident?

Alisha: then I'll just go there and meet with the princesses and have one of them come as a representative. that would be showing goodwill...

Master: you should bring the Abby...they can investigate the area too and cleanse for any daemons in the area. (Plus their devotees are kind of insane...)

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Alisha stares at the fire as it flickers

Alisha: it will be fine...I'll make sure of it...