25. The Festivities
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Liam and Mayang felt Troya's panic, because even though their position was some distance away, they could see the shadow as Troya saw it. They approached, but still there was nothing they could do, but prayed that everything would go well.
When the gap was almost completely sewn together, the woman's hand emerged from the hole. Everyone gasped in surprise, including Troya. Her chest was hit by the hand. She fell to the ground. The hand rebelled, trying to tear back the stitches Troya had formed.
Mayang shrieked in surprise, in reflex she immediately jumped over and hit her wand against the pale hand with those horrible sharp nails. There was a red glow with a muffled impact sound. The hand looked tense and angry, it threw a magic, attacking Mayang furiously. Seeing that, Liam immediately jumped forward, becoming a shield for Mayang from being hit by the attack. His arms were crossed in front of his chest, and miraculously, the yellow light was unable to injure Liam in the slightest. Instead, Liam's hand was now filled with greenish light. Quickly, Liam grabbed an arrow from the sleeve behind his back, and shot the arrow into the hideous pale hand that was about to launch another strike. The arrow pierced the palm. The hand looked painful and hot, then immediately went back into the hole.
After that, Troya hastily concentrated again on moving the silver tendrils to close the gap. And finally at the last stitch, the hole was tied tightly, the reddish glow was dazzling. Gradually, the hole faded, until it finally disappeared and nothing left.
The atmosphere was quiet for a while, still filled with tension, only the sound of rustling breath could be heard. After that, one by one the three of them fell unconscious on the ground. The knight tried to hold down Troya's body before falling to the ground. And in her unconsciousness, she heard the knight cried out to her, "Hang in there, we need you!"
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Undoubtedly, this incident caused a stir for all the remaining people of the Paralia kingdom. What's more, King Kristopher and Queen Anna were really very happy, because their prayers were finally answered. Their treatment immediately changed one hundred and eighty degrees.
This time, the King threw a festive welcoming party. The royal chef cooked mutton, beef and chicken in simple recipes but tasted very delicious. Potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce and carrots were cooked into a complementary dish that attracted the eye. If they could go sailing, they would be able to get fresh tuna with thick white meat that could be cooked into a delicious dish. The royal band played upbeat music. The people danced, sang and ate well. They were grateful that the help finally came.
"How's the food?" Queen Anna asked Troya, Liam and Mayang. Behind them there were a cheerful folk music and people dancing around.
They were all sitting in a circle at a rectangular dining table, with twenty chairs circling it. The king sat at one end of the table, with the empress to his right. Usually Mr. Tonement would sit on that side, but now the chief adviser was in custody. Then followed by important officials. Only on seats four, five and six did the three of them sit, to the left of the King.
The knight sat right beside the Empress, as an important guest of the kingdom. Meanwhile, the nobleman who owned the castle sat on the other end, directly opposite the position of the King. Even though his position was lower than the King, still today, he was the host in this castle. And the King could not give a profuse thanks other than giving this kind of freedom to the host, Lord Moore.
Meanwhile the bear Misha had his own place, in one of the rooms. He looked absorbed in finishing his meal.
"Very extraordinary, Your Majesty," replied Mayang, gesturing OK with her fingers.
Queen Anna smiled happily to hear that, "Eat a lot, you three must be very tired from the battle this afternoon."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The three of them answered in unison.
They ate greedily, even Mayang forgot all of her diet programs. She was really hungry like she had not eaten for three days. For the first time in days, Liam could breathe a sigh of relief. Troya was much better and stronger. The wound on her right shoulder had completely healed. She also felt very happy, because she could see the face of Sir Kay who was sitting right across from her.
Several times they stole glances at each other, smiling shyly. Even though Sir Kay's skin was paler than Kai's, and his eyes were different colour, but the knight's voice sounded alike, just like it was in her memory. His deep, crisp laugh, his warm smile. Even their height and posture were completely similar. Troya was like she was seeing a dream.
But the man in front of her could't be Kai, Troya knew that, it's just that because of such a similarity. It's very difficult for her to accept the fact that this man was a knight who would later become Princess Ovidia Rose's husband.
At that moment, the bad thoughts regained control of her heart. She hoped that the Princess could not be saved. Troya quickly shook her head. She clenched her right palm, feeling regretful for having such ugly thoughts.
Mayang realised this. She stretched out her right hand and touched Troya's arm. Feeling the touch, Troya was surprised and turned to look at Mayang.
"Are you okay?" Mayang asked in a worried tone.
Troya nodded clumsily. Liam who was currently sitting on the right side of Troya was also aware of this. Pretending to be full, he leaned his body against the back of the chair, then his left hand lightly tapped Troya's body to encourage his friend.
After a while, Troya finally began to relax. But her eyes still couldn't escape from stealing glances at Prince Kay. Liam realised this, while wiping his mouth with a napkin, he asked, "So ... Kai?" he asked.[]
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