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Two-Faced Princess-Chapter 257
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Uriel forcefully pounded the ground with both legs and leaped forward. However, his body didnât move as intended. âThis way, quickly!â
Someone suddenly emerged from behind and grabbed his leg, pulling him back.
Thud!
A large tooth grazed his shirt, and before he could assess the situation, his body was dragged down somewhere below. đłđŤđ˛đ˛đ°đ˛đđ§đ¨đđ˛đĽ.đđ¨đŚ
Thump-
Uriel slipped through a dark, narrow hole in the rocks and fell onto the dirt floor.
âWhat is thisâââ-â
âMove aside.â A familiar voice sounded from below his back. Thanks to the moonlight seeping through the gap, he could identify the owner.
âYouâre alive.â âDid you think I was dead? Donât just sit there. Move aside.â The voice spoke curtly.
Uriel slowly complied with his words. As the man who was lying down stood up, his face became clearer. With black tousled hair, distinctive golden eyes, broad shoulders that seemed to fill the cave, and tall stature, it was Caelion Ephinhardt. fr(e)ewebn(o)vel
âYou were hiding here?â
âYeah. This cave made by some mountain beast is quite useful. Itâs spacious, well-hidden, and the rock blocking the entrance is sturdy. No matter what the queen tries, it wonât break. WellâŚâ He paused for a moment and continued. âThis might be a good place to die.â His clothes were torn in various places, and there were bloodstains on them. However, the more concerning issue was his leg. It was obvious at a glance that the leg, wrapped with a piece of someoneâs clothing, had a serious injury.
âIs it broken?â
âYeah. Since I ran out of arrows, do you have any suggestions? Sister would have already healed it, but it will take me a few more days. As long as I donât starve to death, Iâll be fortunate.â He said it casually, but his face was grim. There didnât seem to be much hope in sight. âYou brought the guards?â
âTheyâre over there.â Caelion pointed with his chin, and two knights were leaning against the cave wall, their eyes closed. There were bloodstains on their bodies as well. âTheyâre alive, even though they look like that. Theyâll recover if we provide treatment, but I donât know what to do.â
Uriel nodded his head. Caelion turned his head back towards Uriel. âYou heard it from Evangeline?â
âYeah. But the situation seems different from what the princess expected. Judging by the size alone, it was more than double what the princess mentioned.â
âAh, I see. I underestimated it too. Still, I thought if we focused our attack on one eye, it would die. We should consider making something like an eyepatch as fortunate.â Caelion chuckled bitterly. âSame here. I stabbed the left eye with a sword, but it only blinded it, and it kept moving.â
âYou stabbed it directly with a sword? Without any guards, are you insane?â He exclaimed with a voice mixed with admiration and reproach.
âWell, I knew it was dangerous, but I didnât expect it to be that tough.â Caelion let out a sigh. He seemed to regret not following Evangelineâs instructions to depart the more they discovered anything about the beast.
âDo you think the problem was inaccurate information?â
âThatâs unlikely. Youâre asking as if you donât know either.â Caelion cut off Urielâs question and continued. âThis trap set by Duke Lipper took much longer to prepare than I expected. I realized it the moment I saw the queen.â He said quietly. âHe must have fed it a potion that enlarges the monsters. Unless itâs a poisonous mixture, it would have been spread in the meat, and the queen would eat it first. Naturally, it turned into a state where she wouldnât die from just a regular amount of poison. The fact that those creatures ended up here after all the prey disappearedââ-â
âSomeone lured them using bait.â Caelion nodded his head. No matter how notorious Croadins were, the monster they encountered went beyond common sense. Its size, abilities, and state were beyond what nature could produce. âFor them to maintain that size and inhabit this mountain for monthsâŚâ
âSomebody must have left some meat even after all the prey was gone.â Uriel finished Caelionâs sentence again, and Caelion sighed with disappointment, touching his forehead. âEven if we realized it, what can we do? Look at my leg. You, who are still in good shape, should try to find a way to escape. After all, youâre just bait with a life thatâs already destined to die.â A brief silence followed. Uriel raised an eyebrow and looked at Caelion. âWhy are you surprised? Did you think we would charge together to die? I donât expect you to save me along with yourself since you wonât even be able to get out alive.â Uriel didnât say anything. Once again, memories of the past five years that he and Caelion had experienced together came to his mind. Countless crises they had faced, the two of them had been on the verge of life and death multiple times. It had always been his role to stand in front and take the first blow of the sword, but Caelion was proposing something opposite, which was so natural for him. The sound of Urielâs laughter seeped out into the dark and silent cave. âYouâve grown a lot, Caelion Ephenhardt.â Looking at his displeased and crumpled face, Uriel spoke sincerely.