Three days later, the elite forces from the City of Shadows and the City of Blood Spirits arrived secretly at the Royal Capital. At the same time, the two Princes arrived.
Princess Kiz went to the castle gate herself to welcome them.
Elia watched curiously as the carriages approached from the distance… One of them was black, pulled by a Nightmare Beast of the same color.
The other was dark red, drawn by a massive Blood Bat.
Soon after, a girl who was even shorter than Kiz jumped down from the first carriage.
She wore a long black dress and possessed smooth, silver hair paired with deep purple eyes… Her expression at the moment seemed very gentle.
“Lisa, I hope you have been well—” Kiz said as she stepped forward.
“It has been a long time, Princess Kiz,” the girl replied softly.
She then looked at Elia, a flash of curiosity crossing her eyes. “Is this the legendary Saint?”
Elia gave a slight bow and said, “Prince Lisa, greetings.”
“There is no need to be so formal! Just call me Lisa,” Lisa said with a smile.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, the door of the other carriage opened, and a girl with fiery red hair jumped out.
This girl wore a dark red short skirt, and her red hair was tied into somewhat childish twin tails. Her eyes were a bright amber.
“Kiz—!” She ran over, skipping and jumping, and pulled Kiz into a tight hug.
The force of the impact nearly knocked Kiz to the ground.
At the same time, Elia’s nails dug into her own palms.
“Vian! Can’t you be more composed?” Kiz asked helplessly.
“I can’t! It’s been so long, I missed you to death!”
Vian spoke with a grin before letting go of Kiz. She looked at Elia, her eyes lighting up instantly. “Wow! You’re the Saint? You’re so cute!”
Elia: “…”
Cute? Fine, she supposed her current appearance could indeed be described as cute.
“Prince Vian, greetings,” Elia said, bowing politely to Vian.
Vian leaned in close to examine her thoroughly…
Given her lecherous gaze, Elia had no doubt that if Kiz were not present, this girl would have already tried to strip her of her dress.
“Wow! Amazing! You’re even better looking than the legends say!”
“Ahem. Vian, stop that,” Kiz coughed lightly from the side.
“What’s wrong?” Vian blinked. “I can’t even look?”
“No. She is mine,” Kiz said expressionlessly.
Vian froze for a moment, then she burst into even louder laughter. “Hahahaha… Kiz, I can’t believe you actually said something like that! Hahaha!”
“It seems your relationship with the Saint is even closer than we imagined, Princess Kiz,” Lisa added with a smile.
Kiz’s face flushed red again, and she shouted, “Don’t—don’t talk nonsense!”
“Alright, alright, no more nonsense…” Vian waved her hand, then leaned toward Elia and lowered her voice. “Saint… has Kiz been bullying you? If she has, just tell me. I’ll help you get revenge.”
‘Wait, why is her question so similar to the one Laura asked?’ Elia recalled that when Laura asked, she had said no… but this time, what she wanted to say was…
Elia lowered her voice and said, “Yes, she does. Every single day.”
Vian’s eyes lit up instantly. She hurriedly asked, “Really? How does she usually bully you? Does she drink your blood? Or does she tickle you?”
“She always makes me sleep with her,” Elia said with a straight face.
Vian: “…?”
Lisa: “…?”
The little princess’s face was so red it looked like it was about to catch fire. She roared, “Elia!”
She lunged forward to cover Elia’s mouth, but Elia easily dodged her. Elia put on an innocent look and said, “I’m only telling the truth—isn’t that right?”
Kiz stomped her feet in frustration.
Vian and Lisa exchanged a glance, both seeing the amusement in each other’s eyes.
“It seems the Saint is quite interesting,” Lisa said softly.
“Mhm! Kiz really picked up a treasure this time!” Vian laughed.
Kiz was on the verge of exploding from anger.
“Enough, you two!”
The four of them walked into the castle, laughing and bickering along the way.
—
That evening, Kiz hosted a banquet in her private drawing room to entertain the two Princes.
Well… it was called a banquet, but it actually consisted of some simple tea, snacks, and a few glasses of blood… After all, these were extraordinary times, and everything had to be kept simple.
“So, how bad is the situation?” Lisa asked, getting straight to the point.
Kiz then gave a detailed account of everything that had happened recently.
Lisa remained silent for a few seconds after listening, then said softly, “About this ‘Wolf’ organization… I seem to have some memory of it.”
“You know something?” Kiz asked.
“I am not entirely sure. However, I remember that several hundred years ago, a secret organization called the ‘Wolf Blood Society’ appeared within the Blood Clan. Their symbol was a wolf’s head.”
“The Wolf Blood Society? How have I never heard of it?” Kiz asked, frowning.
“Because it only existed for a very short time. It was only active for about a decade or so before the Queen at the time wiped it out.” Having said that, Lisa looked at Kiz.
“The current Queen… your mother, should know about this, but she likely never told you.”
Hearing this, Kiz lowered her head in silence for a few seconds before looking up. “So, what did that Wolf Blood Society do?”
“The specifics are unclear. I only know those fellows advocated for returning to the Blood Clan’s primal nature and opposed the rule of the Royal Family. They secretly contacted many nobles who were dissatisfied with the Royal Family and attempted to launch a coup to seize control. But they were discovered before they could act.”
“And then?”
“Then came a massive purge… The core members of the Wolf Blood Society were all executed, and the ordinary members were either killed or exiled… From then on, the organization vanished… but now it seems it might not have disappeared completely… instead, it went into hiding, waiting for a new opportunity.”
Silence filled the drawing room for a few seconds.
Vian also put away her smile for once, saying seriously, “If that’s the case, they definitely came prepared for this comeback.”
“Yes, which is why I asked the two of you to come,” Kiz said softly.
“Don’t worry, we will help you,” Lisa said with a smile.
“That’s right!”
Vian returned to her usual cheerful self.
“With the three of us… no! With the four of us here, I don’t care if it’s the Wolf Blood or Dog Blood Society, we’ll kill every single one that shows up! But speaking of which…”
Vian changed the subject and looked at Elia. “Lady Saint, how do you plan to help Princess Kiz?”
The little Saintess had been listening quietly the whole time. Hearing her name called, she pointed at Kiz and said, “Me? I’m responsible for biting her.”
Vian: “???”
Lisa: “???”
“Elia! You!” Kiz glared at her fiercely.
“I was only joking… Can’t Her Highness take a joke? Not only can you not take a joke, but you’re even being mean to me… Your humble servant is so heartbroken! Waaah!”
Elia covered her face and pretended to cry, but she was peering through the gaps in her fingers with a playful look, which the little princess caught perfectly.
“You—you—” Kiz was so angry she couldn’t even speak.
“Hahahaha!” Vian finally couldn’t hold it back anymore and burst out laughing.
“Interesting… truly interesting, pfft…” Lisa covered her mouth, trying her best to stifle her laughter, but she nearly failed.
“Say—haha… Kiz, where did you find such a gem?” Vian asked, wiping away a tear from laughing so hard.
Kiz lowered her head, looking as if steam were about to rise from her little head.
Seeing her shy expression, Elia’s smile deepened… Who told the little princess to make her jealous again! So, this counted as revenge.
Furthermore… she liked seeing Kiz shy, she liked seeing her rendered speechless by her teasing, and she liked even more how the girl could do nothing to her even when she was angry… This feeling was growing stronger and stronger.