Chapter 79

Princess Mia Sympathizes

Oh, why in the moons is this happening...

Mia sighed a little while riding on horseback. The man leading their group was the very man who killed her. Depressed and weak, Mia let herself be swayed by the horse.

“Huh, princess, you’re horse-riding is quite good.”

The bear-like vice-captain, who was slightly in front of Mia, spoke to her.

“You are relaxed and letting the horse move freely. Most noble ladies don’t know such basic skill.”

“My, I thank you for that compliment.”

Mia returned a nod to the barbarian-looking vice-captain. As far as Mia can tell, aside from his appearance, he is not a bad person. He has been caring for her since earlier. Besides, since he is a vice-captain, this means that he is in a position to check on Dion. In case of an emergency, she can use him to keep Dion under control to some degree. Mia’s intuition tells her to get on the good side of this vice-captain.Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

Furthermore, she was a little happy he praised her riding skills. Even if it is the summer vacation, Mia continues to practice riding a horse if she had time. After all, riding skills are literally a matter of life and death for Mia. When something happens, she can count on her loyal subordinates and her physical mobility. How well she rides a horse determines whether she might end up on the guillotine or not, so it’s a good idea to get into practice.

“Do tell me vice-captain. What do you think? If I run away from Captain Dion, can I safely escape to the border?”

“Ah, well, that one ...”

“That’s impossible. It’s a bad idea. I can catch up with you in three days.”

She raised her face to see that Dion turned around with a smile on his face.

“So, a friendly advice. If you want to elope and go abroad, you should make sure that I don’t find out, okay?”

“Well, well, but that’s it captain. If you train for another ten years from now, you can become a rider who can’t lose to the captain.”

“...oh... I see... Ten years ...”

“I see, Your Highness seems to have a good fighter sense.”

Dion stood beside Mia and smiled.

“Because this is a battlefield. The soldiers are prepared knowing that the battle can begin at any time, otherwise they will lose their lives.”

“Oh my!”

The environment seems too harsh for Mia. These soldiers have to work under such an oppressive atmosphere, and they have to follow orders from a terrifying man who saw humans as little more than heads to be chopped off....

“I feel sorry for the soldiers ...”

Mia deeply and really sympathized with the soldiers.

Hmm, if she can sympathize with the soldiers who are ordered under the whims of the nobles, then this princess may really be a wise person as rumored...

Fortunately for Mia, Dion doesn’t have telepathy. He can’t read Mia’s intentions behind her words.

“Is it necessary to have the soldiers stationed here?”

“In my personal opinion, it’s not necessary. Rather, just being here can be intimidating and it can actually increase the risk of starting a fight.”

“If so ...”

“But unfortunately, we’re just getting orders. Even if we know it’s better to pull out, we can’t move without a reason.”

Dion shrugged while saying it.

“A reason for withdrawing soldiers ...”

Mia entered into deep thought.