Chapter 360: Saying Goodbye

They had all blended into the background, pretending to be ordinary guards when Ekene, Abuchi and the rest ordered them around.

But now… now they were in Lionara, in the shadows again, and the lines of loyalty were easier to walk. As much as they were standing before the Second Princess, they also had orders from someone ranked higher, the eldest prince.

And those orders couldn’t just be discarded.

One of the guards finally took a half step forward and bowed slightly, his voice low and respectful. “Second Princess, we understand. But we beg of you, please, don’t make things difficult for us.”

She raised a brow.

“We’re under direct command from the Eldest Prince. You know how he is. You’ve seen what he’s capable of. If we disobey him, we won’t just be reassigned, we’ll be replaced. Permanently.”

Nnenna stared at them, and for the first time… she paused. She hadn’t thought about them. About the consequences they would face for disobeying her brother. It wasn’t just about her pride or her independence anymore.

She sighed.

Nnenna knew this wasn’t going to end with just them backing off. Her eldest brother was too meticulous for that. These guards were his shadows, silent, skilled, and absolutely loyal. Fighting them wasn’t an option. Winning against even one of them was unlikely.

she went for the

follow me, but make

That confirmed it, her eldest brother did know what she had been up to before

of them nodded quickly, relieved. “Of course, Second Princess,”

finish. She turned and strode forward confidently, already putting on her mask and pulling her

old man’s shop, the

gently as

man looked up from behind his counter. His eyes squinted for a moment behind thick lenses,

“you finally decided

in his expression. Just warmth, patience,

into a smile. “Come over here,

he asked, frowning. “No, this shouldn’t be. I thought I told you that if you ever

helplessly. It wasn’t exactly due to a lack of food, it was more from having spent nearly a month in a forest during their

coming, or she might have ended up vomiting from how much she was served. She ate and ate, even more than usual. The old man’s cooking was better

her eat with a proud smile. Finally, when the meal

few days,” Nnenna said softly. “I just thought I should

“Even if you go off to school, you’ll still be in this kingdom, right? You can visit anytime you want. And I can always send things to you to make sure you don’t go hungry in school,” he added with

head gently. “It’s outside

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