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Intending to get some fresh air, Bevryth sat on the stairs in front of the main door.
She was rubbing her forehead which had been throbbing non-stop.
Even though she managed to somehow go to sleep—even with the problems, she had been disturbed with relentlessly by General Theodas, she was woken up by nothing and doubted she could go back to sleep again as her mind was already awake.
'Doing nothing will only worsen the situation, what should I do...?'
Contemplating about her offense against the Empress, Bevryth bit her lower lip—troubled.
'Both the Sanzo, and Diaro Families blamed me, for proposing the strategy—and they agreed to leave the kingdom to lay low as the situation is not going to calm down any sooner. Should I also bring my family to go with them? I can lay low until I find a way to avoid, or take care of the consequences,' She pondered deeply.
Technically, Evelyn was not Empress back then when the offense happened.
But she was now, and that's a big problem.
If the punishment was exacted before she was crowned Empress—then the Silverstar Pack might give them some leeway with a lighter punishment—as Evelyn was not hurt too much. Now that she was Empress, the act of harming her was one of the gravest of offenses.
One of the most heavily punished offenses imaginable.
No chance that the Aldri, Sanzo, and Diaro families were given mercy for this offense.
Even now, the Sanzo Family has already been punished severely by King Jorik.
Korvak is the one who dealt the blow, that was the reason why.
All of them were stripped of their noble status with the back of the people—and were forced to serve the kingdom for their entire purpose of life. It was the reason why, the Sanzo Family was the first one to front the plan to flee from the kingdom.
Coupled with their head family, Korvak dead, there was no place for them here anymore.
Pondering deeply, Bevryth eventually nodded, coming to a decision.
"I'll go with them. I'll have to notify my sisters about this, we'll leave as soon as possible"
However, as she came to a decision—her heart skipped a beat, when she heard the guards conversing. Not that it was something that the guards wouldn't do when they were on night duty, but the fact that they seemed to be greeting someone.
Also, there was the additional fact that Bevryth was sensitive to things right now.
Furthermore, she felt the bad omen becoming more prominent.
Bevryth could feel a sinking feeling in her stomach that made it hard for her to breathe.
Pivoting around—she sucked in a cold breath seeing that the guards—were really greeting a visitor. Squinting her eyes, with her heart beginning to pound, she realized that it was a lady, and she was also a Dark Elf considering the aura coming out of her.
She expected to be a Human, but she could breathe a little bit easier since it was a Dark Elf.
"Quite young and quite strong..." Bevryth muttered whisperingly.
Even from the distance between them, she could tell that this visitor was strong.
However, as she scanned the guards, Bevryth noticed something.
"Draven, where is he?" She mused in confusion.
One guard that she trusted the most, Draven, should be taking the night shift tonight.
But amongst the guards present, she didn't find him anywhere.
Just then—the guards opened the gate and escorted this respectable lady who was wearing something that no Dark Elves wore. A white sleeveless crop tee covers her upper body and a black cargo pants covers her legs.
For a moment there, Bevryth was confused as to who she was.
But as the lady got closer, she widened in realization.
Since the circle of nobles in the Dark Elf Kingdom is not big, she knew all Nobles from sight, and this lady was not an exception. Bevryth recognized her when she got close—and it was hard to believe that it was really her.
"Naela...?" She uttered in a hushed tone.
Seeing that Bevryth was already outside, the guards were surprised.
No sign of Bevryth anywhere.
Eventually, she stumbled to Bevryth's bedroom and found that the windows were open.
"She... She escaped" Naela muttered heavily, clenching her fists tightly.
Realizing what had happened—she bit her lips before inhaling a deep breath, "COME BACK!" Her voice echoed with desperation—hoping to reach Bevryth and prevent her from making a terrible mistake. "I AM TRYING TO HELP YOU, CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!"
On the other hand, without a second of a doubt, Bevryth escaped the mansion.
She already made her decision earlier—and Naela had given her an important detail, that her fiancee would come tomorrow so she and her family had only tonight to escape before being caught in a biased trial by him.
At the sound of her shout, Bevryth stopped and looked back.
However—she didn't mind Naela's cry and continued onward.
Bevryth only lived with her husband, and she has a connection with her husband through the steel necklace with half a heart pendant she is wearing right now. Earlier, she already notified him to meet her in the forest as they would be escaping tonight.
Moreover, her other family members were nearby.
"Fortunately, I told the guard to inform my sisters to escape" She mused with a nod.
Earlier before the talk with Naela, she already did that.
Now, her family must be already preparing to leave already if not already left the kingdom.
Due to that, she didn't need to take a stop to inform them one by one.
Piercing through the darkness of the night silently—Bevryth cloaked her body, with her dark nature energy and turned invisible. She leaped from roof to roof, tree to tree, not making any sound in the slightest.
Her destination is the outskirts of the kingdom.
She couldn't go through the main gate of the kingdom, she had to go through another way.
Fortunately, she foresaw this to happen and planned an escape route.
"Hmm, weird... there are not that many guards around" Bevryth uttered with a frown.
But she put that at the back of her mind as it's not important right now.
Avoiding the people—she managed to reach a cave that goes underground past the walls of the kingdom. It was used for mining, but had already been abandoned for years. Now, it was the perfect place for her to sneak out.
But as she landed right in front of the cave, she stopped dead in her tracks.
Leaning on the cave mouth was a figure, General Theodas who seemed to be expecting her.
"Seems like I'm getting rusty, it hurt my pride quite a bit for someone like you, to read me this easily" Bevryth commented, a hint of praise in her voice. "King Jorik taught you well but don't not mistake me for some nobody, general"
Swish...
As she said that, her dark nature energy began to swirl around in preparation for a fight.
However, General Theodas waved his hand in response.
"Don't bother, I'm not here to stop you" He said, denying the fight that was about to happen.
Upon hearing this—Bevryth raised an eyebrow, "Good choice, so what are you doing here?"
Straightening his posture—he approached Bevryth and stopped a short distance away from her, "Giving you a warning," He said. For better or worse, Bevryth saw a flicker of emotion in General Theodas' eyes. "Do not run, take responsibility. I assure you, that they are way nicer than any other force. Know that the price of apologizing is way cheaper than that of running away.
If I were you, I'd be very afraid and start apologizing"
Bevryth scoffed in response, "Is that all? If so, then I'll get going now"
Not taking General Theodas' words into consideration, she began to walk towards the cave.
Just before she could pass him, General Theodas grabbed her arm.
"I thought you were not going to try and stop me?" She asked.
General Theodas replied, his last warning, "Think again, you're making a grave mistake"
"Kyran is not the Emperor" He added to make a point.
But it ended up the same, with Bevryth not being swayed, "There's nothing to think about—I am not going to stay here—and let my family be sacrificed. Regardless of who this Werewolf called Kyran is, he would not catch me in the forest. Goodbye,"
Just like that, Bevryth left—leaving General Theodas standing alone in the area.
He can only stand and hear Bevryth go into the cave.
Staying on his spot stiffly, General Theodas could only sigh at her stubbornness and pride.
"If you know what you are going to face, you also would not hesitate to apologize. Sigh... you could've avoided a tragedy. I already warned you—but you chose to walk straight to it. It is a farewell, Bevryth..." He mused before dashing away.