"Are we almost there, Karen?" Anvena asked uneasily.

They were supposed to walk out of the room where the teleportation orb was housed and headed towards the inner city of Lordaeron's Ruins, but now they were walking in the wilderness beyond the ruins.

"Well, we'll be there soon." The knight named Cullen said without looking back.

Anvena has been afraid of this man named Karen since she was a child, even though she is higher in status than the other party, and the other party has to bow her head when she sees her. But Avena was just afraid of him. The man's body was not strong, but his eyes, like his father's prosthetic eye, showed no emotion, in fact, Anvena felt that he was like a rolled whip.

"That's it. We don't have to go any further. Cullen suddenly turned around and said coldly.

Avena noticed that Karen's curly blonde hair was neatly combed back as usual, and the scarlet army uniform she was wearing was spotless, and the slim uniform was not wrinkled at all with the support of her strong body. The cuffs and chest of the uniform are intricately embroidered with gold thread, the shoulders of the cloak are adorned with four gold buckles, and the left chest is pinned with a gold-headed dragon eagle insignia, which is the symbol of the "Bloodhawk" (Bloodhawk), the symbol of the Hymn Forest Garrison.

"Are you sure it's here, Captain Karen? But there don't seem to be any buildings around here that resemble the Mage Tower, I mean, I thought the one who could lift the curse on me would at least have his own Mage Tower......" Anvina explained her words in a panic, to show that she wasn't questioning whether the other person was taking the wrong path, but just making a general suggestion.

"There are no mages at all, Your Highness the Princess, and there is no way to lift the curse." Karen said coldly.

"I don't understand what you mean."

"Our people have already suffered too much, we have already experienced the shame of the sunwell, and we can no longer let the glory of Sindore be disgraced, so ...... I'm sorry, Princess Avena. As he spoke, Cullen drew his sword, the white light of the sword looking cold in the wilderness outside the gloomy dark city.

"Is it because of the curse on me?"

"It's not just because of the curse itself. Your presence will become the political weakness of the Lord Regent, and the political enemies of the Lord Regent will sniff this weakness like bloodthirsty bedbugs and launch a fierce attack on Lord Lotherma-Theron......" With these words, Cullen struggled to make his eyes look straight into the other's eyes, and he was trying to tell himself that everything he did was for Sindore, and all sacrifices were necessary.

Mother is right that men always have a lot of excuses when they do cruel things. Anvina lamented in her heart.

"But I still don't understand. I memorized it every day according to your rules, and I never made a mistake in my morning class. According to your rules, I learn embroidery every day that I don't like, even if my fingertips are pierced with needles, the first thing I have to worry about is not letting the blood fall on the cloth...... Because I would look stupid, I would be scolded by the grandmothers, who would say that I couldn't do even the simplest embroidery. I practiced dancing in shoes with dead high heels according to your rules, and no matter how painful my heels were, I would smile most calmly at the ball. I...... Still don't understand why you're killing me. Anvena kept her tone calm as she said this, because she didn't want others to hear that she was begging for mercy.

Avena has always been the best of the three sisters, but she is also the least praised. Everyone was praising her sister as the smartest woman, not because she had done anything praiseworthy, but because she had done every poetry assignment for her, just because her husband had done great things in the army. Her sister is also always in trouble, and she never thinks about other people's feelings when she speaks, but everyone thinks she is real. And only Avena herself knows that her truth comes from the laziness of her character.

In the court of the Sun, Avena lives more carefully than anyone else, and she shouldn't end like this.

"Remember the dress you wore on your last birthday? In order to sew that pleated skirt with gold thread, the inner court requisitioned twenty of the best tailors in Silvermoon City, and spent five thousand gold coins to complete the skirt before your birthday...... Even if the average Silvermoon City citizen doesn't eat or drink, he can't afford to buy your dress for the rest of his life. But can you know why? Because you are the daughter of the regent. Cullen knew his words were cruel, but he had to make the princess understand that many times, our fates were determined from birth.

"Remember the look on the faces of your sisters and friends when you put that dress on? Even I, who don't know what women think, can see that they are envious...... So, you have enjoyed the honor of the surname Theron in the past, and now please do what you can to contribute to this surname. ”

This time, Anvina didn't say a word.

Cullen raised her hand, and Anvina, dressed in blue velvet, stood motionless in front of him.

Karen's sword stopped in the air, unable to fall for a long time.

As long as he remembered that the other party was the smiling kid in Eagle Wings Square, he couldn't do anything.

As a result, Karen reached out and removed Avena's hood.

Anvena showed her delicate skin like a white porcelain doll, her eyes were like rubies in the crown, flowing like flames, and her voice was as beautiful as a nightingale......

However, none of this can change the fact that she is now a fishman.

For some, she is the unfortunate princess who was cursed by Naga to become a fishman,

For others, she is also the uglier scar of the Singing Forest than the scars of death, and she is Sindore's greatest shame.

Cullen gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands, holding it to his chest.

"The strength is gathered together, and all things must be bloodied."

This is the oath that Cullen took when he joined the Blood Knights, and it is also his creed.

Anvena looked up at the Tirisfal glade, feeling both sad and angry......

She should have thought about her fate a long time ago, and her father named him "Anvina" in honor of the woman who died to purify the sunwell. She had also fantasized about dying for her family and her people, making people remember that there were two men named Anvina who died for Sindore's future.

But the dedication she asked for was definitely not what it was now—dying next to the Undercity drainpipe dripping with rancid liquid.

This is not the ending she wants, and her life should be more worthwhile.

Her fate was not to be like this.