Rosie's Games

Chapter 197: Wake up!

"What?" Rosalind's eyes widened at the shadow that suddenly appeared behind Leonardo. However, before the shadow could do anything, Fraunces appeared, a short sword in her hand. josei

"Move!" Fraunces pushed Leonardo inside the room, then she went inside and locked the door. "What is going on!?" Fraunces demanded. However, Rosalind had no time to answer her, she was already dragging Leonardo towards the bed.

"Those are assassins," Rosalind said. "Can you hold them off for me?"

"Someone should be guarding you! I refuse to believe that he would leave you alone!"

"He is not available," Rosalind said. Huig was somewhere else and she had not seen him since they parted ways on that cliff.

There was a crash and another man in black appeared, this time, it was inside the room. The man broke through the windows!

"We—"

*Clang*

Fraunces immediately fought the assassin.

"We need to leave this room. They are after him."

"I can't," Rosalind said. "Not until he is stable. He will die from blood loss." By now, she had already started treating him.

"Then do your thing!" Fraunces said.

"What?"

"You are a sorceress! Use your dark magic to defeat them!"

Rosalind frowned. She said nothing and focused her attention on Leonardo who had already fainted. There was a large wound on his back and some defensive wounds on his arms. He must have tried to use his arms to stop the attacks. However, when he tried to run away, they were able to cut his back.

"This man… should not be here. Why was he walking towards this room?" Fraunces uttered as she avoided another strike.

"They want the next Count dead," Rosalind murmured. "We need to get out of here and go to the Count's room."

"How? There—" Just as Fraunces said this, another assassin appeared.

Rosalind clicked her tongue in response. She then held out her hand. Almost immediately, the assassins stopped moving.

"Kill them," she said. "I took away their sight."

Luckily, Fraunces did not hesitate. She used her short sword to kill the two assassins. Soon, the smell of blood filled the room.

"I stopped the bleeding. He should be able to survive," Rosalind said. She had not mentioned that she had also healed Leonardo's internal wounds. "We should go."

"Where?"

"The others did not come here. That only means one thing," Rosalind explained. "Assassins are attacking the Count too!" Rosalind knew that Denys and the others were guarding the Count and she refused to believe that they would not sense the assassins just now. For some reason, Rosalind had this belief that all of Lucas's men were as competent as him.

"How? There could be people outside."

"Carry him. I will take care of those people."

This time, Fraunces did not argue with her. The woman must have realized that Rosalind could also blind her in an instant, however, the blinding of the assassins that Rosalind had performed was nothing more than an illusion. She could bend light and also take it away, meaning she just created a really dark illusion for them. However, it would take a lot of control to do it as she had to target the enemies. She did not want to blind Fraunces as well.

Again, Fraunces compiled without saying another word. Soon, the two of them started running towards the hallway.

"They can't see us," Fraunces said. Not even the panicked maids or knights noticed them.

"No, they cannot." Rosalind still sounded calm. Despite being exhausted, she chose to compose herself. She knew that the Duke was not around so she had to do her best to survive this time.

"I did not think that those people would blatantly attack, even if the Duke was here," Fraunces said. "How could they attack a Count's estate?"

"They must have known that Lucas is not here."

"Lucas?" Fraunces frowned, however, she said nothing else after that.

"This—" Rosalind stopped running. They were about to arrive at the Count's room when they saw the scene before them.

There were more than ten men in black fighting against Lucas's people!

She was right.

The assassins attacked this place first, making all the guards occupied before they attacked Leonardo.

"What are we going to do? Can you… blind them?" Fraunces asked.

"Do you know any other way to get to the room?" The hall was filled with people trying to kill each other. This was not Rosalind's priority, her real priority was the Count. She needed to keep that old man safe.

"How would I know that? This is not my house."

Rosalind rolled her eyes. Then she approached the unconscious Leonardo and slapped his face.

"You— What are you—" Fraunces tried to move Leonardo away but stopped when Rosalind glared at her.

"Wake up," Rosalind said. "Your estate is in chaos." She had already healed this man, there was no reason for him not to wake up.

*PAK*

"Wake up!"

"Are you trying to kill him?"

"He is healed," Rosalind said. "This must be because of the shock." To be fair, Leonardo looked weak and a bit of a coward. She heard that the man was only good in management and had not held a sword in his life.

"Hmm…."

Just as Rosalind was about to slap him again Fraunces moved the younger man away.

"How could you heal someone then… you… aren't you ashamed of yourself?"

"I am trying to wake him up." Rosalind had no time for this. "I can't blind them for too long. We need to get in that room as soon as possible."

As if on cue, Leonardo opened his eyes. For a few seconds, he looked confused.

"Where am I?" he asked.

"Is there another way into your father's room?" Rosalind ignored his question. A mansion like this should have one or two secret rooms and passages. She refused to believe that there was no alternative entrances to the Count's room. Moreover, this man was the next Count. She heard that he was close to his father and his father had been training him on how to manage the estate since he was a child.

Meaning, the old Count must have told him about the secrets of this house as well!

"There must be some secret way. Take us there," Rosalind ordered.

"But—"

"That or your father will die," Rosalind said, coldly. "Choose."