The Princess And The Lord

After Lory managed to coax Zhao Li Xin, she didn't stay in the room so as not to disturb his painting, even though Zhao Li Xin would disagree with her.

Lory left the studio then she looked for Lilly to talk about the car. However, the Manor was too big so Lory called Lilly to save the time soon after Lilly answered the phone and told her to come to her room in the west wing on the second floor of the Manor.

Lory swept her gaze to the enormous Manor and sighed helplessly 'That's not helping'

Lory didn't want to accidentally go to the wrong room, so she asked one of the maids in the manor to take her to Lilly's room. 

The workers in the Manor had been warned to treat Lory and Zhao Li Xin with utmost respect even though they were only B-class Hunters therefore the maid happily helped Lory, and just as expected Lilly's bedroom it's quite far.

Not long after they arrived in front of Lilly's room and then the maid knocked on the door it only took a second before the door flung open from the inside.

"Raven!" Lilly greeted Lory with a bright face.

"Hi!" Lory waved her hand.

"Come in!" Lilly grabbed Lory's hand and then pulled her into the room excitedly.

Lory nodded to the waiter who had kindly led her to Lilly's room before the maid knowingly excused herself. After that Lilly excitedly showed Lory her bedroom. The room is expected to be spacious with classic design touches of white and gray, and a splash of soft pink that's not too excessive but gives a feminine and vibrant impression.

However, what surprised Lory was not the design of the room but rather the pictures and posters of Lucas which were displayed throughout the room, on the side tables, the walls, and even the monitor screen saver also had Lucas' face on it.

Lory was speechless, her gaze turned to Lilly with a questioning look, but the girl didn't feel anything wrong with her room on the contrary she was quite proud.

"You and Luc...I mean...you know King Lucas?" Lorry hopes she's not a stalker or something,

Lilly laughed silly, "Of course not, I'm his big fan!" she proudly proclaimed herself as one.

"Oh, is that so..." Lory wryly smiled.

"Yeah, I mean who wouldn't be right? he killed the black Dragon and brought back the light, moreover... he looks hot!" Lilly opened the small refrigerator "Want some juice or iced coffee?"

"Um, coffee is fine" Lory felt strange in a room full of photos of her sister. it felt like Wide was staring at her from all directions but Lory comforted herself by saying it could be worse, at least not Fred's photo because if it was him it would bring up a lot of past trauma.

Lilly motioned for Lory to sit on the couch then handed her the coffee can, "So what do you need from me?" he asked hopefully.

"I'm thinking about buying a car" Lory opened the can.

"Okay, what car do you want?" Lilly asked.

"In my opinion, SUVs are for long trips and I need big luggage," explained Lory.

"Oh..." Lilly felt a little sad knowing Lory was leaving but she quickly composed herself,

"Okay, is there anything else you need? Do you want to look luxurious, high-tech, or something else?"

"It's better to be sturdy and low-key, I don't want a flashy vehicle," said Lory.

"Got it!" Lilly gives an 'okay' sign "I will make the order and you can check if the car suits you tomorrow in the car showroom or do you want to go with Mr. Zhao instead?"

"No, he's busy so I will go by myself" Lory took a sip but then her eyes squinted from the weird taste of the coffee can. Lory forgot how bad coffee can taste like.

"Then I can accompany you, right!" Lilly was actually glad Zhao Li Xin could not come.

"Sure" Lory put the coffee can on the small table next to her, reminding herself not to drink the coffee can again "By the way, since when did you become Lu...uhm, King Lucas fans?"

Lily tilted her head and pondered, "Since I was twelve or thirteen years old, perhaps because many people like to talk about the Lucient family, about how great and powerful they are, many say that they are still able to maintain their hope this long it's because of King Lucas and Princess Lorient is still out there fighting for us," Lilly was beaming with admiration.

"How old were you when the war happened?" Lory guessed he must have been very young at that time.

"I was seven to eight years old at that time, but I was lucky because my family got an early warning because of our status so we managed to get out of the city on time, and for the first couple of years our lives were quite stable meaning we are not hungry or stranded nowhere. Sadly inevitable things happened and we had to move several times to avoid attacks from demonic beasts. Then everything got worse the last few years before the war ended, and as a result  our family got separated, but fortunately I was found by the King's Man patrol and sent to L'Markieth, so you could say it was blessed in disguise because compared to the rest of my family, my situation was much safer."

"How long were you at L'Markieth?"

" Until the war ended and then my family found me," Lilly said.

"I'm glad you're safe" Compared to other places, L'Markieth was the safest and most stable refugee camp of any place in the country, so Lory was relieved that Lilly was there.

"Me too, but it's a shame I never saw the Princess of Lorient in L'Markieth, I heard she went there to protect the king and us, no one knows exactly how but they were sure and after the war, the princess of Lorient went... some ungrateful bastar*s tried to besmirch her name yet everyone in L'markieth has witnessed firsthand how this young woman who was no older than me right now continues to fight the horde of the Beast with the soldiers in order to protect not only the people in L'markieth but also the route to L'markieth because of that's me and the other refugee can get there safely. If Princess Lorient is a coward because for some reason she left then what are we? What about the world leaders who hid in their well-protected bunkers, while giving orders and such when their people were out there, slaughtered like grass?  They shamelessly say Princess Lorient run away, but who would be stupid enough to abandon the safest place in the world and run outside alone where those Demon beasts roam, is that make sense to you ?" Lily's anger flared causing her pretty face to turn red.

Lory didn't feel dejected that many people were suspicious of her actions at that time, after all, she had acted selfishly by leaving L'Markieth to pursue her own matters, so if people blamed her, Lory could understand it.

"Sometimes I wonder if Princess Lorient and King Lucas regret fighting so hard for ungrateful people like them?" Lilly muttered sadly.

Lory looked at it and then smiled "I'm sure they don't regret it, because among those people there are also people like you, Hugo, and others, and you are worth saving."

Lilly stared at Lory for a few moments then subconsciously said "You are very beautiful..."

"Huh?"

Lilly blinked then shook her head embarrassedly "Sorry, I mean...you have a pretty face."

The corner of Lory's lips curled upward "Oh, thank you"

Lilly looked down embarrassed. Lily was actually mesmerized by the aura surrounding Lory, she had never seen a soft, light purplish aura that reminded her of a field of bluebells in a quiet forest, it gave a sense of calmness and tranquility.

"Anyway, you sound like you are Princess Lorient fans than King Lucas?" Lory jest.

"Well, No one could hate Princess Lorient, right, and actually I got her photo in here!" Lilly showed one of her photo collections on her study table.

Lory was surprised because there were some of her photos as well, but unlike Lucas, her photos were quite old and they seemed to have been taken when she was fourteen or fifteen years old.

"It's hard not to include Princess Lorient when talking about King Lucas. According to people who knew King Lucas when he was young, they all said the relationship between Princess Lorient and King Lucas was very tight even more than normal siblings perhaps because they were twins so after he lost Princess Lorient he changed quite a lot, they say he was more quiet, reserved and become workaholic... I don't know about that but all these years I collected his photo not once I got his smiling picture, not a formal-faint smile but an actual smile, I mean genuine smile, and if you look closely there is something in his eyes...like something is missing" Lilly showed Lucas the picture she saved on her tablet.

Lory stared at Lucas' photo and the light in her eyes dimmed.

Lilly smiled bitterly "He had fought so hard to save us all but after it was all set and done he ended up losing all his family, no wonder he always looked sad and that was a shame because he was very handsome." Lilly's emotions become heavy "Of all the people who had to die during that war, why does it have to be Princess Lorient and King Marcus? Grandpa says we paid too much for this war and I agree with him...it doesn't feel like victory, it doesn't feel fair" she mutters.

Lory returned the tablet to Lilly with a serene expression "It doesn't matter, it was fate"

Even though it took a long time for Lory to understand why all this happened to her, thanks to the guidance of Arthea, her parents, and everyone else, she can finally accept that everything that happens does not always make sense or have a good reason it does not even need to be fair, but whatever it is, it has to be done, and the person who has to do it sometimes has to be you.

And why does it have to be you? the answer is, why not?