I Became The Childhood Friend of the Obsessive Second Male Lead - Chapter 334
“I’ll tell you in advance, I don’t have any money to give you.”
“That…”
“If you want money that much, stand up right away and catch the princess. Then I might give you some.”
Agnes bit her lips at the King’s sarcasm.
No, it wasn’t that.
She stayed by the Princess not because she wanted money.
The King gave her a new hope.
[If you manage to hold onto the Princess without any problems so that she can be sold at a high price, I might give you a knighthood.]
Of course, she didn’t want such a position if she had messed up her work. However, she wanted him to know.
She did her best for King Liz not because of money…
“Seeing that you can’t even move, you must have completely gone out of shape?”
The King tapped Agnes on the shoulder with the tip of his foot, then called a nearby attendant.
“It looks like this one’s completely ruined now, so throw her away where it belongs, tsk.”
As she looked up at a glance, she met the King’s gaze.
He looked displeased, like he was looking at something filthy.
* * *
Dressed as a maid, Rieta was making her way out safely along the route the two Princes had prepared in advance.
If there’s one thing that changed a little, it was that she covered Agnes with a blanket before leaving.
Everyone knew that Agnes’ stamina had fallen to the bottom because she was by the Princess’ side every day.
Rieta was a bit sorry to use that as part of her escape plan.
Perhaps the reason Rieta prepared something warm for Agnes was to ease her mind even a little bit.
While thinking about it, Rieta hid herself for a while in the shadow of the building.
[Please wait here until the 47th minute.]
Recalling the time her younger brothers’ asked her to do so, she checked her watch.
Soon, a soldier passed by on the road Rieta was supposed to be on.
By the 47th minute, the soldier went back, and her surroundings were quiet again.
Rieta recalled her younger brothers’ request this time as well.
[When the time comes, you have to move right away. There are times when the group taking there leave pass by that way within 2 minutes.]
She passed the wide garden path without delay.
She fidgeted with the ribbon of her bonnet that was wrapped around her hair.
After a little more time like that, even the cowardly Rieta was able to be somewhat bold.
She owed it to the two children’s plans, which were appallingly precise.
Whenever she stopped and walked as she was told, she easily avoided the palace soldiers.
Rieta was sure her younger brothers had practiced this escape several times, following this very method every night at the same time. She was even sure when even the slightest habits of those soldiers were included in their information.
Now Rieta was leaving towards the final gateway.
All she has to do now is go through the north gate.
Since it was a place where servants often came and went, it wouldn’t seem strange when Rieta would go out as she was wearing a maid’s clothes.
Of course, there might be people who would recognize her, but…
[You’ll be able to get out safely.]
[Not a single strand of Sister’s pretty hair will get hurt.]
Rieta put her worries aside as she leaned on her faith in the two of them. She checked her watch, waiting for the appointed time to come.
Was the sound of the second hand too loud?
When she had that thought…
The sound of hooves began to echo from far away.
When she heard it, it sounded urgent, and the man was screaming with a loud voice.
“Find the Princess! The Princess ran away!”
Rieta was taken aback. But she soon remembered her promise to her younger brothers.
[What should I do if the strategy goes awry?]
The boys looked at each other and answered at the same time.
[Run.]
So, although Rieta was there a little earlier than the agreed-on time, she started running towards the north gate.
[Don’t worry, you just have to run. Don’t look at anything. Just think about running away.]
The wind buzzed in her ears, as her younger brothers’ request lingered in her mind.
They wouldn’t simply leave everything to chance.
“Sister!”
The moment she saw the two appearing from the deep darkness of the north gate, Rieta realized the true meaning of their final strategy, ‘run.’
It meant that the two of them would shoulder all the responsibility. No matter what dangers may come.
“Vernon, Eddie!”
The two children grabbed Rieta’s hands on both sides and quickly led her away.
“Agnes’s resistance seems to have exceeded our calculations.”
“Sorry, sister.”
Rieta wanted to refuse the boys’ apologies, but she couldn’t. She was pushed halfway into the arms of a certain knight.
“This is our knight, Sir Knox. He will accompany you to the botanist at the border.”
Knox? Rieta wanted to look up and check the knight’s face properly, but there was no time to do so.
The big Knox said, “Excuse me,” and started running with Rieta dangling over his shoulder.
“I’m sorry, we can’t delay any longer.”
He put Rieta on the horse.
Perhaps because of the frantic shaking of her body, the bonnet that covered her head fell to the floor and her pale blonde hair swayed precariously in the air.
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