At first, when Isabel saw Queen Sophia, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

It's not a utilitarian idea that "this ceremony can be easily passed...... And she just felt that she was very lucky to have the opportunity to see her deceased grandmother again. It's like seeing an acquaintance or classmate in the newspaper, and I feel happy about it.

And Isabel notes that this introduction plot says that it is "announcing the destruction of the kingdom of Avalon", and that it will take place in the near future. So it will have some reference value...... As Queen Isabel Avalon, she must value this promotion ceremony no matter what.

Perhaps she will be able to get some information from this to keep the real Avalon out of this future.

But soon, Isabel saw her cowardly and weak appearance.

She couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and wanted to take her off and let herself go. It was also the first time she saw how immature she was from the perspective of a bystander.

But after that, when Isabel realized that Queen Sophia was going to arrange a marriage for "herself", the smile on her face disappeared.

- I am what you can get?

Anger and resistance sprouted in Isabel's heart, and her hostility towards Queen Star Antimony and the prince instantly became full.

Isabel had made up her mind that she wouldn't just play it even in her dreams.

But then she saw her grandmother poisoned by Minister Drost, she was framed and wronged, she saw the contemptuous face of a vicious woman from Star Antimony, and she saw the knights of the round table killing each other......

When Isabel woke up, she subconsciously clenched her fists and trembled all over.

Not because of fear, but because of anger.

Isabel has a good temper, and she has never been angry since she was born. I didn't feel anger from the bottom of my heart, so hated or even hated someone.

But this time, for the first time, she got a taste of what "anger" is.

It was a feeling as if I was breathing violently into a burning charcoal fire—the heart and lungs felt the scorching heat, the swelling of the skull, and the eye-souring burning heat under the eyes, and the eyes were sour and tears almost flowed out of them.

She wasn't scared, she wasn't sad, she just burst into tears, her chest rising and falling, trembling and inhaling.

Isabel could feel that some kind of cool fluid seemed to flow from the back of her head towards her spine, and the body that Shafiya was holding in her arms was swinging like a fever, curling up more and more as hard as if she was about to turn into a fetus again, trying her best to compress her body like a cat.

The power of the path of beauty amplifies her emotions and inspires her. Isabel's pupils burned with turquoise flames, and the power of her mind echoed through the air like ripples, blurring the air around her.

- If she had a powerful bomb at this moment, Isabel would have rushed back to the Temple of Silver and Tin and exploded with them!

And soon it occurred to her that she still had Avalon to protect, and Ivas waiting for her......

Isabel gradually returned to her senses.

“…… Don't be afraid, Isabel. They shouldn't be able to catch up. ”

At this moment, Shafiya suddenly spoke up and comforted in a low voice, "There will always be a way...... I'll protect you. ”

As she spoke, she put Isabel on the ground in her arms and reached out to wipe away the tears that had accumulated in her eyes.

…… It turns out that the import has ended?

Isabel was stunned and didn't speak, but realized it later.

This is the largest bell tower in the Red Queen's district, where Janis left overlooking the entire glass island.

Isabel stood in the exact same place as she had been, watching the clouds spread out from the Temple of Silver and Tin, and her ears seemed to hear as if she were hallucinating of fighting and cursing.

The wronged Isabel did not whimper aggrieved, nor did she become hysterical due to fear and confusion, which made Shafiya a little relieved. She just clasped her hands on her chest and curled up in a ball, standing silently and stubbornly in place, staring ahead with empty pupils, as if she was looking at some virtual image left in front of her...... Only the tears on his face flowed silently.

The real and stirring emotions were very contagious, making Shafiya, who witnessed all this, feel aggrieved and sad for her, and couldn't help but have a sour nose when she thought about it.

…… Little Isha is such a good boy, and it's really not easy.

But what can I do......

Shafiya sighed secretly, feeling hopeless about the situation, and could only frown slightly, constantly and gently wiping away the tears from Isabel's face. Soon, she realized that this might not work, so she simply hugged Isabel and let her cry in her arms.

She didn't say anything.

Because Shafiya felt that even if she said a lot now, Isabel probably wouldn't understand.

According to her knowledge and understanding of the little princess...... Isabel's brain has probably gone blank at the moment.

Her only relative, the elder of Avalon, was poisoned by Minister Drost, whom she and her grandmother trusted, and the knight elders who were gentle and friendly to her killed each other without sparing, and the laughter of the banquet hall was instantly covered in blood and death. Someone even took the name and existence of "Isabel" from her, turning her into an assassin who murdered her grandmother......

Everything happened in an instant, from the time the poisoned alcohol went down to the time they fled the scene, the whole process took not even a minute.

Even if not the timid Isabel, but someone else...... When I see this series of silky combos that happen like dominoes and people can't react at all, I'm afraid my brain will crash for a moment.

She must stay here and protect Isabel.

Such a thought crossed Shafiya's mind.

Now that the queen has died and the fake Isabel has appeared, I am afraid that the royal power will also fall into the hands of the Star Antimony people. Then Avalon is dangerous...... The Iris people couldn't believe that the living conditions of the Eternal Frost Empire were too harsh to cooperate with the cunning and dangerous goblins, so they had only one way left, and that was to defect to the elves of the Church.

Although the country is still in turmoil, they have no choice.

Isabel must be escorted to the church.

She could have done it with ease—even though she was a lawyer and didn't know how to ride. But as long as she finds a pure-blooded griffin, she can ride the griffon and take Isabel to run safely.

Strictly speaking, in fact, with the griffon's footsteps, the griffin alone can take Isabel directly to the church country. But Shafiya would not have been relieved in that way.

Isabel never left the Isle of Glass, not even the Red and White Queens. As the only princess of the Avalon royal family, she has never lived on her own, she is shy enough to stumble just by communicating with the Avalons, and she is not fluent enough to communicate normally. If she were sent directly to the Church Country, which was still in a state of chaos, she would probably lose herself...... Or it is possible to be abducted by goblins.

Not to mention, Starantimony dared to make such a bold move, maybe their army was already on the way. If Isabel is allowed to leave on her own, it will be tantamount to murder.

If Shafiya follows the whole process, it can solve Isabel's safety problem.

…… But if this is the case, Queen Sophia's body will not be snatched.

If you die for too long, the blood of the corpse will deteriorate. Once the blood begins to decay, it loses its potential as ritual material - and the "Shadow of Avalon" ritual is only one step away from completion.

Prince Albert is suspected to have died, and the only blood in the Dulac family is now John and Isabel. And they are only in their early twenties combined, and no one can sacrifice to activate the ritual.

She must resurrect Lancelot.

Otherwise, Isabel alone would not have been able to take Avalon back from the group. The Star Antimony Man even prepared a stand-in that was identical to Isabel...... Who knows if it's a trick of the necromancers and alchemists, maybe she still has the blood of Durak!

Anyway, Isabel is also a transcendent of the path of beauty, and she can't activate the Avalon Scepter in the first place.

Whether she is real or not, many of the privileges of the Avalonian monarch cannot be exercised. And those traitors who betrayed Avalon and turned their swords against their colleagues are even more certain that they will not turn back - they will die anyway, it is better to stand like this until death.

Janis has left Avalon, Meg, the pillar of the kingdom, has died, and Arius, the arch-judge, has aged.

With just her and George, nothing can be done.

Even among the traitors were the descendants of the founders, and perhaps their patron elves were involved in the coup...... After all, the Pope's order to them was only to keep these apostolic families alive, and did not say that they had to be on the side of Du Lac.

If you just save Isabel, you won't be able to take back Avalon in the future. That's also a failure...... Maybe in the future, Isabel will need to use her life to complete the ritual. At that moment, salvation seems to be equivalent to no salvation.

Therefore, if you want to reclaim Avalon from those hateful Star Antimony, you must get Sophia's blood as soon as possible.

The Star Antimony people must not be aware of the existence of the Great Ritual of "Shadow of Avalon", so they do not attach much importance to Sophia's corpse.

As long as you can sneak access to corpses......

…… But in that case, Isabel can't just leave it here.

Although the gang of traitors did not have the "Eye of Avalon" in their hands, it was impossible to directly target Isabel. Not to mention, there is a possibility that I will not be able to come back alive...... If Isabel is not sent to the church country, she will always be dangerous. It's not just the Star Antimony people who want to kill her, it's the survivors of the entire Round Table Hall.

— that is, the whole of Avalon.

As long as Isabel is dead, the identity of the fake is completely confirmed. At that time, she was the only Du Lac, the queen of Avalon. It was only reasonable for the knights to be loyal to her and obey her orders...... And the whole of Avalon was held in the hands of the Star Antimony.

"Ah, what to do......"

Shafiya felt an unusual headache and tugged at her hair.

She was so anxious that her scalp was about to explode.

The double pressure of saving Avalon and preserving the Durak family was completely on her alone.

And she's only been giving birth for a few months now...... Her own daughter is still waiting for her at home!

She can't speak yet, she's still drinking milk.

There is no room for delay. No exposure. There is no room for failure. There is no room for death.

Shafiya gasped suddenly, hugged Isabel in her arms tighter, and seemed to want to draw some peace of mind and courage from Her Royal Highness.

—but she only felt a burst of flowers in front of her.

Despair is like a snake, anxiety is like sand.

(End of chapter)