Chapter 47. Trial by Fire

IN THE MAIDEN'S LAIR.

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Xaqion shrieked out when she felt the unbalanced power of the princess from her room to the ground.

"Why did these two decide to show off their power? They are annoying." She said to him,

"I could feel their intense pressure. Did the Duke have a grudge towards the princess or the other way around?" He asked her. But she gave him blank shoulders.

"Both of them never gave signals that they hate each other. And after all, maidens are not allowed to feel a grudge. They need to be pure as always." She said,

"You seem comfortable while talking about it, like you are not a maiden at all." She narrowed her eyes at him. "I don't even acknowledge myself as a maiden."