Chapter 129: Such Insolence!

Amelia POV

The insolence of that boy! She angrily thought to herself.

Amelia had wanted nothing else than to absolutely brutalize that disrespectful brat. How dare he treat Reinera in that manner.

The only thing that had prevented her from smashing his face into a pulp was that she was supposed to be hidden and Princess Reinera wouldn’t appreciate her coming out of hiding to beat on the boy.

Amelia had been by Princess Reinera’s side for most of her life and had dutifully protected her from many dangers along the way. The past few years have been exceptionally difficult, there have been no less than a dozen attempts on her life.

Thankfully, the Houses and groups that have been after the princess have only sent people under Tier 5 so far. Granted, most Tier 5 and 6 individuals didn’t care about Princess Reinera, they had more important things to care about. Still, that left a lot of greedy individuals looking to take advantage of Princess Reinera for their own ambitions.

Though, Amelia was very wary of the boy for some reason. His aura was only Tier 2 and he had some sort of item that shrouded his aura, which often denoted a lack of practice and control. So he shouldn’t be a threat, especially considering she was a Tier 4 herself. All it would take was a single poke and she could pop him like a mosquito.

So why did she have such a reaction when she looked at him?

A main thing that caused her suspicion was the fact that he had looked directly at her, even though she had been using [Mist of the Ethereal] to shroud her presence. A skill that other Tier 4s who had an epic-ranked perception skill would find challenging to see through.

It was only just a second, and could easily be ignored as a coincidence. However, she knew what she saw. Was it a coincidence? Or perhaps was it something that she should be wary of? He hadn’t acted like she was there, but there was always the chance that he had, but had chosen to ignore her instead.

Another thing that sparked her caution was the conjured furniture that was around the boy. They were made entirely of mana, very high quality, and dense mana at that. Not only that but there was something else infused within them. It was very difficult to sense even with her abilities, but it spoke of something beyond what a Tier 2 could create.

Amelia had seen some amazing and breathtaking items created by masterful craftsmen. Many of them had been contracted to build things for the royal family. And an item that was able to create furniture constructs of that quality was undoubtedly very expensive. Not to mention, the contacts needed to find such a crafter would be just as difficult.

That wasn’t in itself very surprising. After all, this was Goldencrest at the end of the day. Many influential Houses and Families sent their scions here to study and learn to fight. Amelia was aware that there were the young prodigies of the Abrams and Zenith households here as well.

No, what bothered her more than all of that, was his treatment of the Imperial Princess. They had disguised her in order to allow her to walk around freely and enjoy some peace and quiet Goldencrest had to offer. Still, it was appalling that anyone would let her sit on the dirt like some average commoner.

He didn’t even offer her a chair. A chair that she had no doubt was within his item’s capability. Even if he didn’t know Reinera was a princess, he should have the chivalry and offered it to any woman, regardless of status.

Yet, Princess Reinera didn’t take any offense. She had taken up the dirt without complaint. Amelia knew that the princess had a weakness for sweets and other food-related delicacies. So she wasn’t that surprised that she had been drawn into the cake. It did look pretty tasty if Amelia was being honest.

She would have to look into where the boy had found it so that she could get one for the princess to enjoy later. It definitely seemed like the princess had enjoyed it very much.

Amelia hadn’t been worried about the cake being poisoned either. For one, they had gone to him, not the other way around. Maybe if he had invited her over for cake, Amelia would have been more wary of a possible poisoning.

Also, Princess Reinera had many enchanted items on her person that specifically tested for poisons in her vicinity. It wasn’t a failsafe method, but it helped dramatically when it came to assuring her food was safe. Furthermore, she had many medicines that would have helped her once she showed signs of being affected by a substance.

“You should have tried it, Amelia.”

Amelia broke out of her thoughts and turned to Reinera. “That wouldn’t be possible, I am supposed to be invisible, princess.”

“It would have been worth it. Seriously, I can’t believe I forgot to ask him where he got it,” Reinera said frustrated at her failure.

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Amelia removed her invisibility and appeared next to the princess. Unlike the princess’s disguise, she had golden blonde hair and a lithe figure. “He did mention that he had found it in town. Perhaps, I could send someone out to find it if you are interested.”

“No, that would defeat the challenge of finding it on my own,” she argued. “I was thinking we could go and search for it tomorrow if there’s time.”

“I don’t think that would be safe, princess,” Amelia respectfully pointed out.

“Argh, what’s the point of getting sent all the way out here to Heston if I am even more confined than I would have been in the Capital? I also have this disguise thanks to Uncle, so I should be pretty safe,” Reinera said.

“I don’t see why there’s a need to take a chance,” Amelia refuted.

“I agreed to come all the way out here because I thought I would finally have a chance to be a little more free. Not to just be further away from my family while still in chains,” Reinera stated.