Book 3: Chapter 47: Lazy Prince

Book 3: Chapter 47: Lazy Prince

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Surprisingly, or I guess unsurprisingly considering what I know about blood lycans and hunts, Leonidas lets me leave the castle as long as I have my bodyguards. So thats the very first thing I do, after eating breakfast that is.

The first thought that comes to mind after leaving the palace though is that the city further down on the floating island is rather scarce of people judging by the sounds I hear coming from it. But then again, its supposedly a city meant just for blood lycans, with no one else living there.

A place I feel Ill probably end up uncomfortable passing through. So I ignore the city to go to the edge of the island before skirting around it to one of the bridges leading to other islands.

The bridge is made of blood metal and isnt even so much as swaying in the wind as I reach it, the blood red metal thats so dark its nearly black shining with the light of the blood moon above us. Not to mention the reflected blood moons light thats coming from the blood down below us.

After poking at the bridge for a moment to test it, I quickly begin to make my way across, constantly feeling the gazes of my bodyguards watching me from the shadows as I do so. Which I cant help but wonder how theyre even doing that considering Im on a damned bridge thats only spanning about four meters in width.

Once I make it to the center of the bridge, I find a crack in it going from one way to the other with latches between the two sides, denouncing it as a drawbridge. But I continue walking without spending much time to study it.

Overall Im kind of surprised Grandpa let me leave the palace. Particularly because he seemed to have wanted to spend more time with me from what I saw yesterday.

I could be wrong though.

Although theres also the possibility that Leonidas simply didnt tell him I was leaving. Which would be amusing.

And very likely, Tar comments, adding his own thoughts to the matter. Doesnt matter though. Blood lycans do not interrupt hunts.

True. I keep forgetting that they have a completely different set of common sense than what Im used to.

If a blood lycan marks something as their prey, it is a social faux pas for anyone else to take it from them or interrupt the hunt, Tar says, making me smile slightly.

That sounds nice. Maybe itll mean these bodyguards wont damage my EXP gathering then.

I do a double take at the tanuki before rolling my eyes and continuing towards the drawbridge.

Once we reach the drawbridge its as simple as asking the Noble standing guard to pull the drawbridge down and somehow theyre immediately able to recognize me as the Princess. Which is a tad unnerving.

They rush to open it at least, so I guess its best that way.

The guards arent showing their faces right now, or their mana, so there shouldnt be anything signifying me as oh.

I glance down at my chest where the crest is shown.

This is the royal familys crest. Duh.

Also, whys the crest not symmetrical? Its annoying.

I keep my frustration inside, not wanting to show the poor Noble whos already terrified for some reason any other reason to be frightened.

Why is he so scared of me? Im literally a thousand levels below him. Whats there to be afraid of?

Youre the Princess, Tar comments, apparently having woken up as he stretches on my shoulder before just draping himself across it in a lazy display.

Says the prince whos draping himself across the shoulder of a nineteen-year-old publicly as he lazes around using her as his personal carriage.

He glances at me at that, only to look down and close his eyes, not bothering to retort.

I snort as I begin crossing the bridge, making the poor Noble flinch in the process.

Such a lazy prince.

Anyways, time to find something worth hunting.