Chapter 223

Clemente looked stunned, “You don’t want me to follow you? But the King clearly said that!!

“The King is not here,” Janet’s voice turned cold slightly. “And you saw how those people treated me, Clemente. There is no respect. I need to turn this around and convince them that I can be Queen. This hunting is my opportunity.”

There was a tight furrow between Clemente’s brows, “You can do the hunting all by yourself, Lady Janet. I won’t partake. But I have to follow you into the woods and keep you safe. It is my duty…”

“The thing is, Clemente, if you follow me into the woods, nobody will believe that I killed those prey by myself. They will all think that you helped me. And what is the point of that?”

Clemente bit his lips, looking reluctant.

If she asked him to stay back a week before, he would never, ever agree to that.

But they had developed some sort of trust after the baseball game.

Janet was counting on that trust right now.

“Give me a chance to prove myself, Clemente. That is all I am asking,” she said.

Clemente took in a deep breath.

“…Fine,” he gave in eventually.

Joy exploded in Janet’s chest, “Thank you, Clemente!”

“The King will kill me if he finds out about this ” he groaned.

“The King will kill me if he finds out about this,” he groaned.

She smiled, “I will make sure that he never finds out.”

That was a lie.

Because she is fully prepared to disappear into the woods and mountains once the hunting begins.

She could aiready imagine Westin’s rage when he learnt that Clemente let her into the woods alone.

She felt sorry for using Clemente…But she would not apologize for doing what was necessary to escape this place.

Oh, and there was one last step of preparation to do….

Janet faked a sneeze.

“Are you cold?” Clemente asked immediately, “Where is your jacket?”

Everyone else was wearing a thick jacket that could protect them from the chilly mountain breeze.

Yet Janet only had a thin shirt on her.

“I left my jacket in my room,” she said.

she did on

take

was exactly what she was

was warm and–most importantly–it carried his

with Lycan’s scent would help cover her own scent and

a big smile, “Let’s go. Don’t want to keep the elders

the rhythmic clip–clop of hooves echoing

distance, the jagged peaks reached towards the azure sky

of hounds and

came to a halt at the edge of

horses and checked their bows, arrows, pistols,

climbed up to a big rock

bison, or even bears…Just don’t go too far into the North, which is close to our borderline and where the mist forest is at. I know the Lycans can

team burst

piece

Ok, so the North.

would be where she

you all know, we have a special guest here today.

a finger

all turned their heads to

very confident with her hunting skills,” Elder Robert said with an insolent smile on his lips. “But don’t worry, Lady Janet,

Lycans.”

The crowd jeered.

“Oh careful with the big words, Elder Robert. I will rub it in your face when you lose to a

Elder Robert’s face darkened.

and Belle were in the

cheered for Janet together,

“OK!”

a sullen glare at Janet, “Fine…Without further ado, let

round of cheers broke out in the vast

the lead

their eager barks mingling with the natural symphony of the mountains. The hunters rushed into the woods hastily following their

with us, Janet?” Wells

hand, “No you guys go ahead!

“OK. See you later!”

ran off

felt the loaded pistol in her pocket for the last time and turned to Clement with a grin, “Wish

Clemente murmured with a worried look. “Cry for help if you

“I will.”

leaned in to hug him, “Thank

went well, this would be the last time they saw each other. She would miss him. And the twins. And everyone who had

to return to

to return

Clemente and turned,

the forest floor. The scent of pine needles and earth wafted through the air, blending with the excitement

her pace and dashed

shot a couple of pheasants along the way, in case anyone was watching her from the

went,

the sound of shooting, hound barking and people yelling

only audible noise was the crunchy sound of her foot

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