Sylvia's POV:

It was late at night, and the streets were mostly empty.

Still, in order not to draw any unnecessary attention, Harry and I took a secluded path. About half an hour later, we drew near the imperial palace and finally slowed down a little to catch our breaths. I turned to check Rufus' condition. He was still asleep.

Harry glanced at me questioningly and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Prince Rufus? Did Noreen put him under a curse?"

"No, it's a long story. I'll explain everything later." I sighed helplessly. Now it was my turn to ask him a question. "Why'd you suddenly show up?" Embarrassed, Harry scratched his head and faltered. "You... You've been avoiding me the past few days, and there's a rumor going around that Joanna will be executed. I grew restless so I've been snooping around. Earlier, I saw soldiers escorting the prisoners out of the palace. I thought Joanna was one of them, so I followed them."

"Without you, I wouldn't have escaped from Noreen so easily." I looked at Harry gratefully. If it weren't for him, Noreen might've successfully taken me away. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

thank

his kindness. "Don't worry. I've figured out what happened

you serious? Oh, my God! That's

him and promised, "Joanna will come back safe and sound, so stop worrying about

Thank you so much,

then, Rufus suddenly started coughing violently and his face was so pale that it turned slightly blue. Startled, I hurriedly called his name. "Rufus! Rufus, are you

Rufus didn't respond, frowning tightly in his sleep. The next second, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth. His eyes popped open and

Rufus' face and then pulled his collar to check on him again. The black thorns, which had

hand to calm me down. "Deep

Harry's words jolted me back

by the guards. When they saw the weak and pale Rufus, they panicked and

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