Chapter 190: allergy to fools

Marianne pov

My trip was getting ruined more and more by the knights, I glared at Roselia but she just shrugged clearly indicating that she could not do anything about it.

"Try to follow me and I will make sure the story Sir Richard was telling turns into reality as I would throw each and everyone of you down there." I growled and I could feel them shivering. I smirked as they did not move but when I stood up they all did, making me frustrated.

"I am just going for a walk, if you want to follow, maintain a certain distance at least." they looked at each other and thankfully nodded.

"Sir Roselia, would you come here"

"Yes, your highness"

"I want you to work with Sir  Edward and keep Philip busy, so that he did not follow me" i whispered and her brows furrowed, she looked at me and then Sir  Edward who narrowed his eyes on her when he felt her gaze. I must say the man was scary, even i who hardly felt afraid after dying one shivered when he narrowed his gaze. How in the world would Roselia fall in love with him?

"Why would i work with that stony man. I can do this alone, or I can do this with our knights. I know many of them." she smiled and waved at the knights that had been following me and i could see the hearts coming out of each of their eyes. Their stiff [posture relaxed and they all started concentrating on her rather than me. For a moment I felt tempted to let Edward go and ask Roselia to keep these knights busy who were following me like an annoying pest.

But then it was not the target, and my Roselia deserved the best.

'Wow! Sir Edward, the completion is high. If you do not start pursuing Roselia then i am afraid that you are going to lose your future wife.' 

"No, i do not trust them. I want you to be with Sir  Edward"

"So you mean to say that you do not trust your own knights, yet you trust that rock who would not even move even if an earthquake hit this place. I will rather do this alone then" she grumbled and I sighed.

"Sir Edward" 

The man gazed at us and moved towards us with heavy footsteps.

"Yes, your highness"

"I have a task for you"

He looked at me as if I was joking.

"I do not work under you, your highness" he said blatantly and I cursed Roselia once again for loving this man.

"I know that but as I can see you did not even follow her majesty, when she left for the walk. So are you here just to stand like a rock and do nothing? Is that what you called fulfilling your duty!!" I berated him coldly and his eyes flickered.

He looked at me with narrowed eyes, I could see he was trying to put all hius pressure on this narrow gaze.

But it was not something that could be intimidated easily. "Your dark brown eyes are beautiful, Sir  Edward" I said to break his contact and Roselia choked.

Sir Edward looked at me as if I had asked him to give his chastity to me. 

"Your highness"

"I had it enough from you, Sir  Edward. I know you are from the duke's family too. But I am still in a higher position than you. I have to go and look for her majesty now. You will help Sir  Roselia in completing the task." with that i moved without waiting for his reply.

'Now where did she go!!' her three knights were still sitting on the rocks and talking as if they were on picnic here. And then I looked at mine who were following me like I was a kid and could get lost anytime.  What a contrast I say!!

I roamed around as I looked at the waterfall again. This place was one of the best places in the lap of nature.

"Juice, your majesty"

I finally heard them.

"Thank you, Sir  Richard"

She was taking a walk in the woods entrance which the other end was in back of our palace.

"Your majesty," I bowed as I called her.

"I thought we are going to take a walk together" i asked and she looked at me with a faint dull smile,

'Did something happen when i was not here!'

"We can still take it, Marianne." 

I nodded as I walked towards her when I saw the other man's hands were bleeding as he was holding it with difficulty.

"Sir Richard,  what happened to your hand?"

"Ah, nothing, your highness. A wild rabbit cut my finger that's it"

My eyes went to my hand, why were animals so against us!

"You should wrap it properly or it may get infected. Don't you have a handkerchief."

"I do have your highness. But my main hand is injured."

"Give it to me, I would help you."

"No, it would not be needed, your highness. I am fine"

I looked at the hand which was bleeding profusely and then at the man who was trying to put on a brave act!

"There is a fine line between bravery and stupidity, Sir  Richard. And i could not see you as brave knight no matter how much i think" 

"Knights" 

I shouted and those who were still walking at the distance ran towards me and stood there in attention.

"Sir Richard is injured. Take him to the gazebo and Help him in bandaging his wound no matter how much he refuses ``I ordered and they held him tightly like a prisoner and took him from there.

"How do you do this?" she asked coming towards me.

"How do i do what?" I was confused.

"Ordering, you can order and insult at the same time as if authority flows on your blood."

"Oh! That.. I have a strong allergy from fools, your majesty. I could not stand them no matter what post they belong to."