Rosie's Games

Chapter 303: Fall of the Facade

It was a very bold move.

Something that both Ena and Hayle hated.

But what can they do about it?

Looking at the soldier's sparkling gaze, Ena could not hide a sneer.

She came here with the relic, hoping to attract as many beasts as possible to force Rosalind to use sorcery. She looked at Hayle who was already looking at her.

It seems that Hayle was right about this woman named Rosie.

"You are smart," Ena said. "I will give you that."

"Your Blessedness?" Rosalind's large eyes blinked at her. From Ena's perspective, the current Rosalind looked like a kind sheep, a pitiful one that needed some patting.

She did not expect her to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, a trickster! This woman was very good at presenting a facade of innocence.

"There is no need to pretend anymore," Ena said while maintaining a smile on her face. "I want to commend you for your efforts at appearing to be unassuming and dumb, but there is no need to pretend anymore. I can see your motives. I can smell your stench."

"Your Blessedness, I do not seem to understand what you are talking about. I remember taking a bath before coming here tonight."

"Stop it," Ena hissed. "Since you wanted to play a game then… we shall play a game."

*BOOM*

A large streak of lightning hit the large vacant spot just in front of the walls.

"Your Blessedness, I do not think it's worth it," Hayle said. "This place is not worth it."

Ena snorted. "You still believe their words."

"Or we could just kill her."

"And earn the ire of the Duke?" Hayle said. "You have seen what he did to that woman."

"Just a mere sorceress wanted to play a game with me?"

"She has no darkness," Hayle said. "This means she is not the one that we are looking for."

Ena narrowed her eyes.

"Heed my words," she looked at the soldiers. "The Blessed Families will not tolerate someone working with the dark forces. We will not tolerate anyone willing to work with a sorcerer!"

"Who are you to order us around!"

"You have not been here for years! The Blessed Families abandoned the North a long time ago!"

"If you want to kill the Northerners then… kill us! Is there a need to beat around the bush? We are not going to let you order us around!"

Ena frowned. Clearly, this was not the reaction that she had anticipated. To her, even if the Blessed Families no longer favored the North, the people should not have changed that much. These people owe the Blessed Families their current freedom from the Dark Lord!

Why were they trying to antagonize her!

Even Rosalind was surprised to hear those words. She had sensed that the soldiers were not very welcoming but she thought this was because of Ena's instructions. She did not think that this was because they actually dislike the Blessed families.

"We have lived for so long without your intervention! You are not needed here!" josei

"Leave us alone! It was the Rothley Family who has been protecting us from the beasts!"

"You dare say that in front of me?" Ena narrowed at everyone.

"What are you going to do, Miss Thun?" Duke Rothley's voice interrupted the tense atmosphere.

"You— How dare you call me by my name?"

"You had disrespected my territory, Miss Thun. That warrants death." Lucas walked out of the crowd. He was wearing a hood and removed it to show his face to Ena and the rest. "Since you are someone who received the Blessing of the Goddess, I shall let you live. However, you must leave this place. The people have spoken. We no longer need you. Besides, Rakha is currently under siege by beasts. They needed your help more."

"Your Blessedness, we should leave," Hayle said. "This is not the time for our ego."

Ena pursed her lips as her venomous gaze landed on Lucas. Rosalind could easily sense a fit of deep anger and even bloodlust from Ena yet she knew that Ena could not exactly do anything about it.

The current scene was completely unexpected, but this made Rosalind smile. It seemed that she did not need to act all innocent anymore. Her eyes met Lucas's and without words, she understood that this was his plan.

Lucas told her to trust him on this and that he would take care of everything. Still, she was not expecting that he would actually let the soldiers kick Ena and Hayle out of the territory.

"You will regret this!" Ena said. "Hayle, let us go. You are right. This is not worth it."

Ena turned her heel and walked down to the watchtower. Of course, she took this opportunity to stop by Rosalind's side.

"I will find the sorcerer that you are working with and tear them to pieces. You will regret ever crossing me."

Rosalind said nothing. She just watched the woman leave. Luckily, what she had been anticipating did not happen and she was not forced to reveal anything tonight. The result was obviously unexpected, but she quite liked it.

Now that she thought about it, a direct confrontation against them would never have worked. Lucas's plan to let the people decide was just perfect. After all, the Blessed Families always cared more about their appearance and names.

Naturally, they would not do anything to reveal their clear intentions.

Rosalind looked at the watchtower. She could feel Magda move away from her. Meaning, the Duke is coming up.

She waited for him to stand next to her.

"I wanted to thank you," Rosalind said. "Except I am a little offended that you did not tell me about your plan."

"What plan?" he chuckled. He was standing too close to her and she could smell his unique scent. It was the smell of lemon and wood and… blood. Was he injured? She frowned and looked his way.

She was not exactly surprised to see him already staring at her.

"To let the people kick them out?" she said.

"That was not my plan," he uttered. "That was the people's response to years of fighting against beasts. Do you think a mere Blessed Person could scare them after what they have witnessed in the past? Ena Thun's mistake was looking down on everyone who did not receive the Blessing. Her mistake is not thinking about other people's emotions."