Assassin's Chronicle Chapter 518

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The plain next to the Transverse Mountains had already been turned into a large army camp . Both the Maho army and the Shansa army had made camp there . Everyone, even Baery, was surprised by the turn of events . If they could take advantage of it and attack the Shansa Empire, it was a sure victory . However, it was too much of a risk . The Shansa soldiers were exhausted and Douminge still had not made his stance clear . The Maho army did not have enough supplies for another battle . An attack on the Shansa Empire had to wait .

Anfey rubbed his temple . For days, his life consisted of nothing but meetings with different generals and soldiers . Anfey was more of a fighter and did not like these long meetings . Christian, on the other hand, was very eager to attend them .

"Are you uncomfortable?" Saul asked after noticing how tired Anfey looked during one of them .

"I'm fine, Master Saul," Anfey said . "I just… I don't think I am the right person to have an opinion on these matters . Master Douminge must have more thoughts on them . "

"We've invited him," Baery said with a sigh . "Multiple times, in fact . Douminge kept finding excuses not to come . I don't blame him though . He needs time . "

"How about Alice, then?" Anfey asked .

"Speaking of Alice," Steger said . "Anfey, you should have told us who she really is . "

"It's a…pleasant surprise," Baery said with a laugh .

"Why didn't you tell us?" Saul asked curiously . He had spent more time with Anfey than the others, but he did not press Anfey about it because he trusted Anfey to make the right decision . But, since Steger had already asked, Saul saw no point in keeping his silence . He was Anfey's teacher and he should have been the one to ask the question .

Advertisement"I gave her the name Alice," Anfey said . "She said she wanted to forget everything . I promised her that I would keep her secret . "

"It's not that easy to forget," Miorich said .

"Of course," Anfey said with a nod . "But this is her wish and I respect her . "

"But you still could have reported this," Dalmatian said with a frown . "She won't know even if you do report this to His Majesty . "

"Of course I are lie to her," Anfey said . "But that is not how I want to treat her . If she is to be my friend, she deserves my respect and she deserves her privacy . "

Dalmatian frowned but did not say anything .

"When we first found her, she had been sold into slavery . Her best friend was tortured and raped . She was in a state of despair . She asked me to protect her . I agreed . I gave her my word and I am a man of my word . "

Dalmatian sighed and nodded .

"I am at fault too," Christian suddenly said . "If Father is angry, he should punish me as well . "

"You know that she is a Shansa princess?"

"Anfey told me . "

"Then why didn't you say anything?"

"Alice isn't just Anfey's friend," Christian said . "She is my friend as well . " Christian knew how much Alice disliked the upper class . There was no way she would have worked with any nobles .

Baery shook his head . "I understand where you two are coming from, but you still should have said something . "

"Alice will think that we've betrayed her . "

Saul sighed and shook his head . "It's too late to say anything now," he said . "Let's not focus on the past . " He turned to his two students and asked, "I've noticed something about her . She was actively trying to help us earlier, but now that we know who she is, she's become secluded and distant . I do not understand . Is it because she cannot trust His Majesty? If that is the case, I want you two to tell her that His Majesty has never let any loyal man or woman down . "

Anfey shook his head . "It's not that she doesn't trust His Majesty," he said . "She doesn't trust you . "

"What about us?"

"Everything about you . "

"Does she trust you?"

Anfey and Christian glanced at each other . "She does," Anfey said .

Baery frowned . Anfey could tell that Baery wasn't happy about this and said hurriedly, "It's not anything personal . It's that she was let down before by royalties and nobles . She has no reason to trust you guys . "

"Why does she trust you, then?"

"Because she had no choice but to trust us," Anfey said .

"When we first met her, we were just kids," Christian said . "I think she trusts us because we were so different back then from what she knew . "

"What are some things she likes?" Saul asked suddenly .

Anfey frowned . "I'm not sure," he said . "She never really talks about herself . "

"Is there anyone she is particularly close to?"

"Feller and Hui Wei," Anfey said . "They are her assistants . "

"If she is to marry, who do you think she will choose?"

Anfey and Christian's eyes widened .

"She has… very high standards," Christian said with a smile . "To be frank, I don't think she will ever marry either one of them . "

"Is there anyone else she's close to?" Saul asked .

"Master Saul, why are you so interested in her personal life?"

"His Majesty wanted her to have a relatively normal life," Saul said . "He wanted her to pick someone she can be happy with . She can marry whoever she wants . "

"I know who she always talks to," Christian said . Before he could say anything else, Anfey kicked him in the shin and glared at him .

"It's Kumaraghosha," Anfey said before Christian could say anything else . He didn't want anyone to know that he was close with Alice because it would have been bad for all parties involved .

"Kumaraghosha and Alice?" Saul frowned . "Christian, who were you going to say?"

"Ozzic . "

"No way," Anfey said, shaking his head . He glanced at Saul, who had no idea that two of his best students were tricking him, and smiled .

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