Taming Her Highness the Princess

40 – Werewolf (2)

The morning light caresses her eyes. Radne, who wriggled her body a few times as if she was talking in a drool, opened her eyes at the savory smell that passed by the tip of her nose.

Radne, who had been vacant for a moment with his eyes wide open, realized that he had fallen asleep while chatting nonsense with Jennie Earl.

Ladne, who had been crouching with Jenial’s coat as a blanket, raised her upper body on the ground. Radne, who let out a small yawn while rubbing one of his eyes, looked straight ahead.

“Such a delicious smell…… ! Young master is well versed in cooking!”

“Not really. I just remember the dishes my mother cooked.”

“No matter what… ….”

Ronyere, who had been exchanging stories with Jeanie Earl, smiled kindly when he found Radne awake.

“Ah! Are you up! Good morning!”

Radne nodded her head and moved her gaze to the pot on top of her bonfire. As pure white steam rises, fragrant smoke spreads in all directions.

“…… Did you do this?”

“Yes? Ah! No. I only brought the ingredients, and Young master Jeniel did the cooking himself.”

“Who is that person?”

A person who looks like he can’t even prepare ingredients, let alone cook, did the cooking, so I see something again. Jeniel poured the soup into a small plate, took a taste, and nodded.

“I tried it, but it tastes pretty good. I will be hungry, so come and eat.”

I couldn’t say no to that. It’s not because you’re absolutely hungry, you eat because you can’t ignore people’s sincerity.

As Radne approached the campfire, Ronyere poured soup on a plate in front of her and handed it to her along with a spoon. After receiving the plate and spoon, Radne took a bite of the soup and was surprised without knowing it.

“It’s delicious… ….”

For an outdoor impromptu dish, the taste was excellent. Ladne, deeply admiring, continued to eat the soup, and Jeniel smiled with satisfaction and served the soup on his plate.

Ronnière also put soup on his plate and took up a spoon. So the three of them sat around the bonfire and enjoyed a rather leisurely meal.

“Great! I ate really well!”

Ronière was the first to put down the bowl. Ronyere said, stroking his stomach as if he was really satisfied.

“How long has it been since you’ve had a dish worthy of cooking? I will return the favor someday to Prince Jeniel, who served me such wonderful dishes.”

“You have a really good personality to repay the favor with just one meal. Some people have been very indebted to me, but they only think about betraying me.”

Radne, who was listening to the story, stopped eating the soup and coughed as if she had a case. Because I didn’t know who Jeniel’s words were aimed at.

“Bae, betrayal is too much to say. I just wanted to make a deal with you on an equal footing.”

“I see. You wanted to make a deal on an equal footing, so you moved while I wasn’t there. It is a truly moral act.”

“…… I am aware of my mistake. That’s why I said I’m sorry.”

“If I remember correctly, I didn’t say sorry, but I think he asked for help.”

Radne bites her teeth and glares at Jenial. It was embarrassing and embarrassing, but Jenial was just eating the soup with casual gestures.

Ronière, who was watching over Jeniel and Radne, let out a low laugh. I don’t know, but the atmosphere between the two didn’t seem bad.

“For some reason, the two of you seem to be very close. It seems that their personalities are also similar in some ways.”

The eyes of Jeniel and Radne reach Ronyere. Both of them had eyes that never looked friendly.

“What does it mean to criticize right away, saying that you will repay the favor?”

“What is the similarity between me and this person who doesn’t seem to bleed even when stabbed?”

The cold sweat flows from the stinging eyes of the two. Laughing awkwardly, Ronyere scratched the back of his head and opened his mouth.

“From my point of view, the two of you definitely look alike. Usually, when they see my burnt face, most of them avoid it or cast strangely pitying glances at me, but the two of you are doing it normally. Of course, these are my personal impressions, so you don’t have to pay attention.”

Ronyere stood up with a smile and brushed the dust off his priestly robe.

“Then I will wash my face at the nearby stream. If you spot a werewolf or anything happens, don’t forget to shout!”

Radne and Jeniel nodded and moved to leave the clearing. Radne, who had been staring at Ronyere’s back, looked back at Jeniel.

“…… It is also strange.”

Asked Jennie Earl as she ate the leftovers of her soup.

“What is strange?”

“Here, you said it was a base. But when I first came here, the campfire area was clean. It means there was no sign of being scorched by fire.”

If it was a base, I would have spent many nights here. Ronyere himself said that he used to light a fire because he was afraid of werewolves.

Then, it was normal for the area near the campfire to be full of soot. When the firewood burns out and falls on the floor, it will leave traces.

But when I first came here, the campfire area was very tidy. As if to say that this is the first time a fire has been lit in this clearing.

“In addition, don’t bases usually stock up on ingredients and cooking utensils?”

When I first came here, I didn’t even have ingredients, let alone cooking utensils. It was after Ladne woke up that ingredients and cooking utensils suddenly appeared.

That would mean that Ronyere brought ingredients and cooking utensils from elsewhere. I could make an excuse, but it certainly wasn’t normal.

Radne’s point was valid, so Jeniel smiled lightly. It seems that he didn’t occupy the top position in college for nothing, because he had a good eye for attention.

“So what are you trying to say?”

“That… ….”

It was at this moment that Radne tried to draw a conclusion by assembling the clues in her head.

aaa

A terrifying scream echoes through the forest, sending chills down your spine. Thinking that something had come, Jeniel stood up and walked toward the place where the screams had sounded.

Radne also got up from her seat and hurriedly followed Jeniel. After walking for a few minutes, the two easily found the stream Ronyere had mentioned.

However, the situation by the stream was by no means normal, so Radne had to swallow dry saliva feeling a strange fear.

“What happened…….”

The ground near the stream was stained with blood. The white cloth torn from Ronyere’s priestly robe was scattered on the floor, so it was not difficult to recall the tragedy that had occurred here.

A closer look at the scene revealed that the blood was running all the way to one side at some intervals. Thanks to this, Radne had no choice but to judge that the werewolf had bitten Ronyere and disappeared into the forest.

Thoughts of helping Ronyere are rampant. When judgment is made, feet move before words. Ladne, who had hit the ground, was running into the forest following the bloodstains before she knew it.

At that fearless act, Jeniel let out a low laugh. It seemed that he was good at judging the situation, but hadn’t learned how to control his emotions.

‘If I thought about it a bit, I would have known that this was a trap.’

Even though it was a trap, it wasn’t that dangerous, so Jenial didn’t bother to stop Radne from running. More than anything, I thought I’d wait a little longer because I knew that that action came from good intentions.

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Ladne entered the depths of the forest in search of Ronyere. It was a place where branches of old trees were intertwined here and there, so even in the morning, there were shadows everywhere, giving off a twilight atmosphere.

The scene where a ghost might come out terrifyingly approached him, but he couldn’t stop searching. Since Ronyere had been bitten by a werewolf, he would have died in just a little bit of time.

“Ronière! Reply if you’re nearby! If you can’t answer, at least shout!”

Radne put her hands together and shouted, but there was no answer. I’m sure I followed the bloodstains to this place, but I don’t understand why I can’t see even Ronyere, let alone werewolves.

Maybe the paths diverged. It was the moment when Radne, who had been breathing hard from running, was about to take a look at the road she had come from.

Ahhhhh—

The werewolf’s cries echoed throughout the forest. The sound was closer than expected, so Radne was on edge and wary of all directions.

Radne, who was looking around with his eyes narrowed, saw something in the shape of black passing between the trees.

“…… Ronyere?”

No, people couldn’t move that fast. That said, the person here right now must be a werewolf.

Dealing with werewolves who use the forest as their home is not easy. It would have been different if Jeniel was by his side, but Radne was alone here.

But if you keep following the werewolf’s movements, the werewolf won’t be able to come this way easily.

If the confrontation continued, Radne was confident enough to take advantage. Radne, who was chasing the werewolf with her own two eyes, doubted her sight for a moment.

‘…… Is it gone?’

The werewolf, who was moving quickly between the trees, suddenly disappeared at some point. Radne, who was walking towards him with a curious mind, hurriedly turned around when he felt a presence behind him.

At that moment, without realizing it, I screamed and fell backwards. It was because the werewolf was growling with its mouth open right in front of its nose.

“Ha ha ha… ….”

When people are too startled, their judgment is impaired and they choke. Radne knew that he could defeat the werewolf with his magic, but his hands were shaking and he was unable to properly deal with him.

The werewolf glared at Radne and opened his mouth fiercely. It was as if he was threatening to leave this place because he could kill you any moment.

As if the threat was valid, Ladne was moving backwards while touching the ground. But sometimes threats don’t work for some people.

“The acting is excellent. Why are you so desperate?”

The werewolf growled and turned his head in the direction he heard his voice. There, Jeniel was approaching with a leisurely gait, as if he had seen through everything.

“Looking at the situation, I can roughly predict it…… This will only end badly for you or the children.”

Lean down as if the werewolf would attack you at any moment. However, Jeniel, who stopped walking at close range, calmly continued.

“Ronière. Stop acting like you don’t like it.”

The growl of the werewolf stopped at the truth he didn’t want to find out.