Newlywed Life Begins with a Mistake - Chapter 92

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Chapter 92

“I apologize, Your Majesty. We lost her.”

From the night before until the evening of the next day. The commander who had been pursuing Evelyn knelt on one knee and made his report.

Glenn, who had been drinking the antidote, furrowed his brow at the unexpected statement and asked.

“…You lost her?”

In an instant, the air inside froze.

The kneeling commander swallowed and spoke urgently.

“But we caught some of those who helped the Princess! Although we lost the Princess near the riverside, we’ve stationed knights there so please be at ease! Judging by the red flare that was fired in that area, the Princess couldn’t have gone far!”

“Ha, be at ease? I’ve become a body that needs to constantly take antidotes to maintain daily life because of that wench!”

Glenn burst into laughter. An eerie and chilling voice dominated the Imperial Palace.

Crash! The glass bottle containing the antidote shattered miserably at the commander’s feet.

Glenn, who had thrown the bottle, nervously swept back his hair and pointed at him.

“You idiots! Do you think I waited for you just to hear such a pathetic report?”

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty!”

“There’s only one escape route, and no matter how well she wields a sword, she’s just a mere woman! Those who receive expensive salaries and carry Imperial titles can’t even catch one woman and cause such a commotion!”

“We’ll resume the pursuit, so please calm your anger!”

“Resume?”

Glenn, who had been angry, asked with a bitter smile.

“Do you think you’ve performed your duties well enough to speak of resuming?”

“That’s…”

“That’s an expression you can only use when you’ve properly carried out orders at least once.”

Glenn, who had been glaring at the commander with cold eyes, rose from the high table.

“What you lost wasn’t just one woman. You lost the North as well.”

Step by step. Glenn came down the stairs and soon reached the commander.

“I was complacent! Please give me one more chance!”

The commander, sensing an ominous sign, bowed his head and begged for mercy, but Glenn firmly replied and swung his sword.

“Ugh.”

With a brief scream, the commander’s body spurted blood and collapsed on the spot.

Glenn looked down at him coldly as he became a corpse.

“Pieces that lose on the board are useless.”

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‘How much further do we have to go?’

Evelyn, who had passed through the reed bed, crossed the bridge, and was now going through the basement, put strength into her limping leg and fell into thought.

She had expected the route to the waterway to be complicated, but she never dreamed it would be this treacherous.

The appearance of the South, prosperous in all seasons, was nowhere to be found.

Musty air tainted with mold brushed past her nose, and the water that had been around her feet rose up to her calves.

An unpleasant presence enveloped her as if her memories so far had been an illusion.

When Casian, who was walking ahead, climbed the iron stairs, Evelyn followed behind him.

Creak. The moment she stepped up, a precarious sound rang in her ears.

She wanted to grab a handrail, but there was nothing to hold onto.

All she could see in front of her were walls and stairs.

The best she could do was climb using the rusty stairs with her hands and feet or ascend while pressing her hands against the wall.

Taking a breath, Evelyn reached out to grab the rusty step and climbed up one step at a time.

Climbing without letting go of the tension, she could finally see the end.

But the moment she reached the summit, Evelyn lost strength and stumbled.

“Pull yourself together.”

Just as she missed her footing on the stairs, a heavy force caught her.

At the clear resonance, Evelyn raised her head to look at the other person.

A silver-haired man was firmly grasping her arm and pulling her up.

Casian Heteus.

A man who held both memories of love and memories of wanting to kill.

“Let’s rest when we see a safe zone.”

Only after confirming that Evelyn’s feet had settled on solid ground did Casian finally let go of her hand.

Evelyn stared down at her arm that had been held, then started walking again.

Contrary to her expectation that he would be bothersome, Casian maintained silence throughout the journey and walked quietly.

“Give me that. Change into these clothes.”

Except for a few moments when he handed over spare clothes and took the sleeping Pupu, or offered simple snacks, Casian didn’t open his mouth.

“Is it still far?”

Evelyn, who had been walking blindly following Casian, broke the silence.

Casian, who had been advancing with steady strides, answered while still looking ahead.

“We need to walk for two more hours. Tell me if it’s difficult.”

When Casian turned around and reached out his hand, Evelyn shook her head.

“It’s fine.”

“Understood.”

Casian straightened his body and walked with long strides, creating distance from Evelyn.

“What’s this, why is he suddenly picking up the pace. This guy has no manners.”

Pupu, who had climbed onto Casian’s shoulder worried that Evelyn might be struggling, scolded him as soon as he woke up from sleep.

“I thought it would be better to use a faster route before exhausting more stamina.”

Casian replied indifferently while pulling out a rope with a hook from his pocket.

“Puwawang. There’s a shortcut? But why are you speaking informally?”

“Didn’t you think Pupu might be older?”

“Haven’t you ever thought that Pupu might be older?”

“Do I really have to?”

Pupu, who had been bickering back and forth with Cassian, saw Cassian’s relaxed expression and burst out in frustration.

“I don’t know. Don’t make me talk.”

She didn’t even have the energy to respond to Pupu seeking agreement.

A sheer cliff spread out beneath her feet.

“You want us to jump off the cliff?”

“There’s no bridge.”

“Jump off a cliff?”

The suspension bridge, bearing the full traces of time, had planks missing here and there, and the ropes looked like they were on the verge of snapping.

“You don’t have legs.”

“Isn’t it over there?”

“I only have one life too.”

Casian lightly countered Pupu’s complaint and stepped on the plank at the entrance while throwing the rope.

After pulling the rope hard and confirming the hook was properly embedded, Casian wound the taut rope around a large rock to secure it.

“Please go first. I’ll assist from behind.”

“I only have one life too.”

Casually brushing off Pupu’s complaints, Cassian stepped on the plank at the entrance and threw the rope.

Clang. With the sound of metal scraping against rock, the hook embedded itself in the ground.

“Isn’t there another way?”

“…I understand.”

Having made her decision, Evelyn stepped onto the edge.

Pupu raised an objection on Evelyn’s behalf, but Cassian was firm.

“I can’t guarantee how much weight the plank will be able to support.”

Evelyn, with Pupu on her shoulder, looked around.

“This is the best we can do for now. If you want to make it back safely while avoiding pursuit.”

“…I understand.”

“I know, so be quiet.”

Evelyn calmed Pupu and slowly moved forward.

“Take Pupu too!”

Pupu, who had been silently watching her actions, quickly scrambled down from Cassian’s shoulder and clung tightly to Evelyn’s leg.

After hesitating for a moment, Evelyn turned her head to exchange glances with Casian, then immediately leaped forward.

“Puaaak! Save Pupu!”

When Evelyn, suspended in mid-air, landed on the section with planks, the bridge swayed greatly.

Facing the empty space, Evelyn was momentarily flustered.

“It’s fine. Just keep looking ahead and continue.”

While her heart pounded violently, Casian soothed her with a calm tone.

It could collapse at any moment.

Only after confirming she had safely arrived at the safe zone did she turn around.

Thud thud.

Sensing the urgent situation, Evelyn urgently called out to Casian.

“Hurry over here!”

When Evelyn, who had been floating in mid-air, landed on the section with the plank, the bridge swayed violently.

Thud. One of the planks in front fell to the floor with a creaking noise.

Evelyn was momentarily flustered when faced with the empty space.

“It’s fine. Just keep looking ahead and go forward.”

While her heart pounded violently, Cassian soothed her with a calm tone.

Fortunately, Evelyn quickly came to her senses and quickened her pace.

You never know when it might collapse.

The moment she finished making her decision, Evelyn spread her legs with all her might and reached the spot where the hook had struck.

Only after confirming that she had safely reached the safe zone did she turn around.

At that moment.

Crack.

The rope connected to the hook showed signs of snapping, and the unbalanced planks began to crack one by one.

Sensing the urgent situation, Evelyn hurriedly called out to Cassian.

“Come quickly!”

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