ebookland Chapter 473 Iris
Chapter 473 Iris
In the end, Lilith didn't get to have lunch at Margaret's house, and was stuffed into the carriage back to school by Leila.
"My work here should be finished in the next few days. We can work out a solution together when I get back." Catherine looked at Lilith, who was leaning against the carriage window and looking at her eagerly, and said in a gentle voice, "Didn't you say there is strength in numbers? You can also discuss this with Lulu and the others when you get back. With more people, maybe we can come up with some new ideas. Don't worry, we still have time."
Lilith shook her head uncomfortably and muttered softly, "I'm not worried, I just feel a little embarrassed..."
At this moment, it seemed as if all her friends were running around for her, but usually it was the other way around. Lilith was very uncomfortable with this.
"When did you become so thin-skinned?" Catherine pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled at her, turned around and got on another carriage. The two parted at the door of Margaret's house and were taken in different directions by the carriages.
Catherine's smile disappeared after she entered the carriage. She leaned against the wall of the carriage, staring in a daze at the daily scene of people in the city struggling for their livelihood.
"Your Highness." Leila obviously didn't have the emotional control that the princess had. After leaving her sister's sight, her eyes were filled with anxiety and helplessness. "Can we really think of a solution?"
The Temple of Light was like an exquisite clockwork cage, surrounded by thorns. Leila couldn't figure out how to break through the obstacles and successfully enter. Her Highness Catherine's words to Lilith sounded more like futile comfort to her. When she thought that Lilith's current lively appearance might only last for another two months, Leila couldn't help but tear up.
"Leila, you are a warrior." Catherine was still leaning against the window looking at the scenery outside. This was one of the rare moments of relaxation for her in these days, and her tone became lazy.
Leila took this as an exhortation and rubbed her eyes hastily, "I'm sorry, Your Highness."
"——You are used to thinking like a warrior." Catherine looked out the window and continued, "There is indeed a golden cage over there, but we don't necessarily need to dismantle it violently. That would be too troublesome. Maybe there is a simpler way, such as a kind-hearted person helping us unlock those annoying locks one by one from the inside."
Leila blinked, somewhat confused. Where did this kind-hearted person come from? She looked at the princess, hoping that she could give a clear answer, but Catherine was obviously still thinking about something at the moment and had no intention of answering her. Leila had to suppress her doubts and give the princess some space to think quietly.
Woody.
As the carriage was about to turn into the square in front of the Temple of Light, Catherine looked out the window and silently read the name.
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"Stop! Please stop!"
The driver pulled the reins and purred a few times, and the clattering horses slowed down.
"What are you doing now?" Lucas just leaned back in his seat in a daze when he heard Lilith making trouble again.
A light breeze was raised in the carriage due to the stirring of magical elements. Ian, who had originally closed his eyes to rest, smelled a familiar scent of grass and trees. When he opened his eyes, he saw large clusters of blue irises blooming in Lilith's hands, so many that they would soon be unable to be held.
"Is now the right time?" Ian helped her take over part of it, already knowing Lilith's intention.
"Well, I'm free anyway." Lilith took out a ribbon from the ring and asked Ian to help hold the bouquet while she tied it carefully.
"The blue iris symbolizes calmness and determination. It's suitable for giving to people who need to overcome fear or start a new stage." Ian looked down at Lilith. From his angle, he could clearly see Lilith's eyelashes and nose tip. She was as busy as a little bee on a flower.
"Hey, you also understand the language of flowers. You'll be amazing in the future, Ian!" Lilith raised her head and grinned at him, then tilted her head and thought for a moment, "But she may not like this color."
Ian saw Lilith reach out and point to the bouquet in his arms. A green light flashed, and the warmly blooming blue irises were dyed pink by magic.
"Okay!" Lilith was satisfied now.
Lucas now understood Lilith's intention. "Hey, you don't want to go--"
"Sir, please take a detour." She leaned her head out of the car window and shouted forward.
"Please take me to Knight Russell's mansion."
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The Russell family mansion was not peaceful at this moment.
Daniel, who did not dare to slack off even at home, had just finished today's training. He was now standing in the shadow of the courtyard corridor, taking off his protective gear one by one. Lunch was about to start, and he should hurry to take a shower and change into clean clothes, but his slow movements clearly showed that he was not in a hurry at all, because Daniel discovered that from this position he could hear a quarrel coming from a room somewhere in the mansion.
"No, I don't agree!" A woman's angry shout came from the open window upstairs, followed by the sound of something falling to the ground with a ping or clang.
"You should calm down before talking to me about this, Cecil." Knight Russell's cold voice came.
"Angie is not going anywhere! She must stay with me!" Angel's mother was very emotional, and her voice was a little funny, which made Daniel, who was standing in the shadows, couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
"She escaped. The people of the Church of Light may not always turn a blind eye. She could be arrested at any time, on any charge." Knight Russell tried to reason with the heartbroken mother. "She may not be safe in High Court. Only Goletia is relatively safe—"
"You just want to continue to place people around that princess!" Lady Cecil's eyes were red, and her former elegance and composure were gone. At this moment, she was just a lioness protecting her cubs. She ignored her husband's obstruction and glared at Knight Russell fiercely, "Because my son is gone! You must send my daughter over immediately!"
“…”Daniel didn’t hear Knight Russell’s response.
"Your arrogance has ruined this family, ruined my family!" Lady Cecil's voice was filled with tears. "Admit it! We are on the wrong side! His Majesty the King's health is getting better! The Bishop family has a long life span. What did you get by betting on that princess? You got the Russell family's decline!"
"Cecil, come back with me first. Let's go see Angel." Daniel heard Angel's cowardly father trying to comfort his wife and trying to take her away.
"You lost the bet, but you still refuse to admit it! Not only did you destroy my son's life, but now you want to put my daughter in it! I don't agree!"
Such accusations and scoldings were undoubtedly a loud slap in the face for the head of a family. Daniel did not hear Knight Russell's response for a long time. Obviously, his grandfather did not expect to be attacked by a woman. This would have been impossible before.
Grandfather is old - this sentence popped up in Daniel's mind again.
When the leader of a wolf pack shows signs of aging and fatigue, the other members will surely become restless and begin to challenge its authority.
This is the case with the Russell family at this moment.
Daniel stood in the shadows and laughed silently.