Chapter 115:

Chapter 115:

Jude abruptly halted and swiftly pinpointed the direction from which the noise emanated.

What should we do, Miss Juliet?

Judes eyes twinkled with curiosity as he asked. Reluctantly, Juliet nodded.

Lets go.

No sooner had she spoken than Jude pulled her along, rushing towards the rear palace where the scream was heard.

Of course, they were still within the imperial palace, so neither of them expected a severe situation.

Help me!

Juliet, dragged a bit by the escort knight, tripped onto the palaces rear garden grass. The sight before her was somewhat absurd.

It was a cliched scene.

A graceful young lady was being surrounded and held by the wrists by a few gentlemen who clearly looked like trouble.

But this is the imperial palace?

It was clearly suspicious.

Are you alright, my lady?

But before Juliet could intervene, the courteous escort knight had already darted forward.

Jude quickly took down the hooligans who were mocking the frail young lady.

Ugh!

Well see about this!

The frightened young lady was rescued, and the men who had been taunting her threw out some clichd lines before scampering off. It all felt so theatrical that Juliet considered giving them applause.

Thank you How can I ever repay this kindness

Are you alright?

However, the tearful young lady was a face Juliet recognized.

Dolores?

She was the new wife of Marquis Guinness, whom Juliet had seen in the south a few days ago.

Huh?

Dolores seemed to recognize Juliet as well.

Ah, hello, my lady.

Yes.

Juliet observed Dolores closely. Outside, Dolores appeared frail and naive.

Is she your friend?

Weve met in the south.

Yes, thats right! I didnt think youd remember me.

Dolores said shyly.

What are you doing here?

Ah I wanted to give a wedding gift to Her Highness the Crown Princess.

Dolores showed a small box she was holding.

Only then did Juliet realize why Marquis Guinness, whom she had met in the south a few days ago, had said, Ill see you in the capital.

Of course, a figure like Marquis Guinness would attend the Crown Princes wedding.

But they said non-nobles cant enter the salon of the Crown Princess.

Dolores said, looking a bit downcast.

So you had a run-in with those guys?

Yes, when they learned that Im not a noble, they tried to drag me away.

Whatever it was, it didnt matter. The spiritual entity, having been created with forbidden divine power, could protect itself to some extent.

Spark!

Spark!

A spark ignited.

Peep?

But the creature with a tiny body, rather than being startled, jumped as if familiar with the situation and soon took a hunting stance.

A moment later.

Onyx came out with something strange in its mouth, slithering out.

?

However, the young dragon, which excitedly darted out into the corridor, locked eyes with a human man who was calmly sitting on a chair at the end of the corridor.

It was the exact spot where he had been clearing away the hunted prey of Onyx over the past few days.

Hmm.

Surprised, the young dragon almost swallowed what it had in its mouth.

Onyx thought desperately with its little head, glancing at the man, realizing that the man didn particularly like it.

The man, holding a crystal glass filled with orange liquid, gazed at Onyx expressionlessly.

Yet, unexpectedly, he called out to the dragon with a tender voice.

Come here.

Peep

The conflicted young dragon slowly approached the man.

And realized that what the human man held out was not just a glass of alcohol, but a tempting ripe apple.

The decision was quick.

Onyx hastily climbed onto the table, set down what it had in its mouth, and bit into the red apple.

Clang.

At the same time the young dragon set its catch on the table, the mans hand overturned a glass, trapping a small dark shadow inside.

After staring at the object in the glass for a while, the man tossed another apple.

You do quite interesting things.

Peep!

The next day, as Juliet was heading downstairs, she witnessed a peculiar sight.

In the annexs reception room, a black young dragon was contentedly growling at Lennoxs feet.

Its strange. Those two shouldnt be on such good terms.

With a puzzled expression, Juliet locked eyes with Lennox.

Your Highness.

I heard you called for the jeweler.

Yes. I ordered something from the craftsman.

Lennox didnt ask further about what Juliet had ordered.

However, he gazed at the back of Juliet descending the stairs.

Specifically, her exposed pale nape caught his attention.

Last night, he had been tormented by a dream where an unidentified woman appeared.

In the nightmare, the woman had a pitiable, small, and slender back. Her back looked as if she had been severely whipped, covered in wounds.

As Lennox recalled the womans back, he opened the window and took in the cold breeze.

Thanks to that, though he couldnt sleep, he happened to witness a fun scene where the young dragon rolled around on the soft carpet.