Loving The Cursed Werewolf King-Chapter 772: Escorting Arielle To Thebis

The day Arielle and Ronan left for Thebis had arrived. Of course Arielle will leave first because using the sea route takes longer than the land route. Ronan will accompany Arielle to the port city and then return to start his journey with Lazarus to Thebis by land.

Arielle, accompanied by William and Lucas, brought five of the best knights to protect Arielle. Much less than Arielle thought. She thought because she will split up with Ronan, Ronan will give her more escorts. Not because Arielle wanted it, but because it was something Ronan usually do.

"I thought you would assign me more bodyguards," said Arielle who was already sat on top of the horse.

Arielle didn’t need a carriage. Because Arielle’s departure was currently a secret, Ronan and Arielle didn’t want to attract the attention of others when they saw Arielle using the royal carriage.

"Oh, you need more bodyguards?" he asked.

Arielle shook her head. "This is more than enough. There are William and Lucas who will accompany me."

Ronan smiled crookedly. Arielle didn’t know what Ronan was planning. Arielle kept asking about the plans but Ronan told her to wait until the day of their departure. And today is the day they will separate to meet again in Thebis in a few days.

"Is this one of the tactics you kept secret from me?" asked Arielle with a little whisper.

Ronan bring his face closer to his wife, hid behind Arielle’s hand then nodded. The man was not wearing his mask. Instead, a black cloth covered her face, leaving the eyes that Arielle could see clearly.

Ronan’s narrowed eyes let Arielle know that the man was smiling broadly behind the scarf covering his face.

"So, what are you preparing after this?"

"That’s still a secret. You will know when we arrive at the port city."

Arielle only followed the plan that the man had prepared. William and Lucas who will accompany her were also ready with their respective horses. After making sure that no one was left behind and understanding of their plan, Ronan led the group out of the palace grounds.

Arielle waved her hand to Aimee, Lazarus and Kael who accompanied them. Airelle would met Aimee again who later became one of the people in King Northendell’s entourage to Thebis.

Kael himself will guard the palace alone. The capital city is a vital territory for every kingdom. When the king and queen were not in the palace, it would be a crucial time where spies might be introduced into the palace through various activities and Kael was in charge of guarding the palace from direct or indirect attacks.

Arielle’s riding skills are getting better. Several times a week, Arielle would ask Ronan to let her ride the horse. Either to go around the capital city or just to go around the palace grounds.

With her special equestrian outfit, Arielle was able to keep up with Ronan’s horse galloping ahead. Maybe with Arielle around, Ronan didn’t ride as fast as usual but with Arielle’s steady pace and faster than the first time she rode a horse, that alone was enough to speed up the time to arrive at the port city faster.

It only took one day without rest for Arielle and Ronan to arrive at the port city. Arielle also hides her face to avoid past events where people there flock to Arielle, forcing the woman to save their brother or family.

Arielle covered her identity by wearing the same scarf to cover her face and hair. Besides that, she put on a thick black coat and a hood so that no one could see her face.

Upon arriving there, the first thing Arielle did was look for the painter who gave her two mysterious paintings without further explanation. Arriving at the house she visited with Kael, the owner of the house said that the grandfathers selling the paintings had long since left the port city. He said he would go to a warmer place but gave no further details.

"That means we really can’t see him anymore," Arielle said.

Ronan nodded then invited his wife to rest at one of the inns near the sea. The ship they were going to use was a merchant ship led by Prince Khaled himself.

The ship is still at the naval headquarters for inspection and will arrive at the port later tomorrow morning. Then Arielle, William, Lucas as well as some of their escorts will set sail the next morning.

"Rest for the night. I’ll be keeping watch downstairs while waiting for William to return from the naval headquarters to report on the condition of Prince Khaled’s ship."

Arielle entered the room. Finally she was able to remove the coat and scarf that covered her body. The piled snow fell slowly on the floor of the inn room when Arielle flicked her coat.

The bonfire had not been lit yet so the temperature in the room was still cold. They couldn’t choose lodging because Arielle’s current trip had to be kept a secret. The woman took several pieces of firewood that were available then used a little of her power to make a fire.

It didn’t take long for Arielle to warm her room again.

Arielle sat by the glass window. Looked at the sea view that stretches wide. At that time Arielle did not have the opportunity to see the sea with the others. And this will be Arielle’s first trip by ship.

She saw the Northendell sky getting darker. Night has come. Some of the city’s street lights had been turned on. From where she sat, she could see several stall sellers opening their stalls to sell.

The yellow light from the street lamps provides warmth in the middle of the snowy city.

There was a knock on her bedroom door, Lucas arrived bringing Arielle a plate of dinner.

"Your Majesty, this is dinner for you."

"Thank you, Lucas. You can put it on the table. Have you eaten dinner too?’ Arielle asked before Lucas left her room.