Chapter 94 - ENCOUNTER WITH THE WITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME

At this time Jieun awake in the world of Dream Land while she is walking in one of the corridors in the castle. She suddenly lost her footing, but she managed to hold on to one of the pillars of the building that was there keeping her from falling.

"My lady! Are you okay?" Ayana rush into her side now.

Ah... Realization comes to Jieun mind at the time. She looked all over the place.

'It looks like I am back to the palace now and Ayana also already comes back here from Hilleo Village. ' Jieun tells herself in her mind.

"I'm fine Aya. I just trip my own feet." Jieun replied while grinning there.

Ayana shook her head now. The girl in front of her was still careless from then until now.  She did not change at all.

"Are you that nervous as the King of the winter region and the princess wanted to come here?" Ayana said.

"Huh?" Jieun that didn't know about that news start to look weird. She actually can't remember what her body was doing in that world.

"Don't get worried or discourage my lady. Even though the princess used to be Prince Eun-Woo suitor, you are already getting married to him now. And knowing prince Eun-Woo, he will never look at any other woman other than you. So, don't get it messy to your head. " Ayana long said.

'The Princess... Suitor? What? ' Jean gulps now. Suddenly feel nervous and curious to know who is this girl. And why on earth she is coming to the palace where her ex-suitor was there? Jean started falling out of the place now. Somehow... she cannot stay still. 

"Where are we actually going right now?" Jieun ask Ayana there.

Ayana was a little surprised by that question, but still answered,

"We are going to help in the preparation to welcome the King of the winter region, of course. King Liam and King Arthur are a best friend and they occasionally meet every year on Christmas.  Even though winter region is in our King conquest, King Arthur is the one that manages the area. That how deep their friendship is. "

Jieun finally nods after hearing that. Only then did she understand the whole story a little.

"Christmas, huh?"

"But, are you and Prince Eun-Woo is doing okay? Because after you come back from the summer region, you seem distant, but not so distant. What should I say? Different? But care?  Is there something happen?" Ayana said her curiosity freely. Jean already told her to treat her as a friend anyway.

Jieun make a sigh there. Started wanted to curse in her mind. 'Look like both of us haven't made up yet if that is the case.'

"Geez ..."

"My lady! Thats clearly not a sound a Princess should do." Ayana remind her a little there.

"Tell me Aya. How many days have I been back from Summer Region?" Jieun feeling curious, even though the question may invite question marks from those listening.

"It's been 2 weeks. Don't you remember?" Ayana was getting weird with Jieun behavior at the time. Like she is talking to a different person each time.

"It just tears too many things I've been thinking about these days and  have always made me forget this and that. Come on, let's go get ready to celebrate the winter King."

Just a few steps away, Jieun realized that there was a person in front of her that she had been trying to avoid based on advice from Queen Anna and Eun-Woo. Her footsteps stopped there. Her eyes began to look at the person who was clearly heading towards her... The witch!

Seeing the dark aura walking closer to Jieun, Ayana in rush come to be by her side.  Closely. She knows well her purpose of being there is actually to keep Jieun all safe. Especially to that witch even though she was also actually scared of her.

"Well, well. Looks whose here. Its been a while since the last time I meet you Princess Jieun." Freya smiled meaningfully there as she bowed slightly ostensibly to respect the royal family which in fact she did not care at all.

"It is, witch Freya.  So will you excuse me, we need to go for the preparation." Jieun said want to dodge her. But her legs cannot move suddenly.

Freya smirking there.  Look like her power can hold her in places.  Even if her other power not effect on the girl.

"What are you doing to me?" Jieun said. Her voice is firm now. Didn't want to show that she was actually shocked by the witch's presence.

"Why are you so in rush princess? Like you're wanting to avoid me while we are both living in this huge castle. You make me a little heartbroken then. I believe we have an unfinished discussion before. Let talk for a while shall we? " Freya said her intention before looking at Ayana there.

"Can you leave us alone for a while?" She said more to direct.

"Sorry, but the prince asked me not to leave Princess Jieun alone." Ayana tried to brace herself there.

Apparently her expression changed Freya's face there.

"Say whatever you wanted to say. She will stay with me." Jieun  give up to avoid the witch and wanted to see what she is going to do now.

In fast, Freya disappears and reappears quickly behind Ayana.

"Deprived..." Freya blew gray smoke in Ayana's face and the girl continued to fall to the floor.

Jieun feeling so shocked now.

"What are you doing to her ?!" Set aside her fears, her anger now arise after seeing Ayana like that.

"Don't worry. She is just asleep. She will get up in 10 minutes."

Jieun even bite her lip there. Try to control her feelings.

"Tell me princess. Do you know what the secret of this palace, about the King, the previous King and your mother?" Freya started to talk now.

"What do you mean? You used to ask me the same question. What exactly do you want to know?" Jieun become bolder there.

"I want to know everything! Especially who your father is in that Elysium land that protected you with his power all the time. Making my power ineffective at all to look at your fate."

"So that was it? You wanted to know about my fate?"

"You can't blame me. All people wanted to know what you can do. As your mother is already dead, all the predictions moved to you."

Freya is now approaching Jieun. Holding her hair there.

"Do you know what happened between King Liam and your mother?" Freya whispered there.

"What do you mean by that?" Jieun is curious now.

Looking at Jieun who also seemed curious, there reinforced Freya's feeling that the girl didn't know anything.

"Well, you really don't know anything huh?" Freya is mocking her there.

"Tell me then what I don't know.  Is there anything that I should know?  Why are you always at edge every time you sees me?" Jieun an attempt to dig up the secret.

"If you want to know, you should give me something first. Its only right to share information don't you think.  Like...  What is your father's name?"

Jieun smirking then.

"Why do you want to know so much about me? Tell you this, you are not a person that deserve to be trusted. Your story may also be false. I will never believe in someone like you!" Jieun become assertive.

"You!" Freya started to get angry there. Start pushing hard on the wall. "You are just annoying as your mother!"

Suddenly Jieun's head throbbed, just like before.  An image begins to enter the mind. Between Freya and another person, she didn't know. It like Jieun is in that other person's body.

"Tell me! Where is the stone?!"

"I don't know what are you talking about!

"I can feel it. Whenever I approach you. You must know something about that."

"I don't know Freya! Stop asking me about that or I tell this to the King."

"So... do the King have it?"

Silence...

"Stop looking for what doesn't belong to you and never will be."

"Who the hell are you to teach me Aera."

Pang! Freya slapped Aera hard there.

"Argh!" Jieun, who was shocked by what was seen in her mind began to moan in pain there.

"What is wrong with you?" Freya froze for a moment when she saw Jieun who was suddenly in pain even though she hadn't done anything yet. She by herself distanced herself from the girl now.

Panting loudly, Jieun sat on the floor while holding her throbbing head.    She was still trying to stay conscious there, looking at Freya with an angry eyes.

"You ... also done this kind of things ... to my mother. Did you?" Jieun asking even in a state of insufficient breath.

Freya just raised her eyes there after hearing that.

Zap!

"Ouch!" Freya held her neck, which started to bleed there due to a special knife coming out of nowhere.

"What do you think you are doing prince Eun-Woo?!" Freya began to rage there.

"Payback. Leave before I hurt you more badly." Eun-Woo said with a murderous look there.

Not wanting to prolong things, Freya continued to banish.

Eun-Woo continues to kneel next to Jieun now.

"Jieun? Are you okay?" Show off his worry look there.

Look like he still care, Jieun feel relieved a little. Looking at the man with her  eyes now sunken.

"Aya?"

Eun-Woo looked at the girl mentioned. Ayana was already awake at that time.

"Oh my! My lady!" Ayana continues to rush towards Jieun now.

Seeing Ayana well like that, Jieun finally close her eyes and not know anything else that happened after that.