# 76
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Our ship docked safely in the port. The Kingdom of Joris was surrounded by the sea on three sides, so the capital also overlooked the sea.
From the port where our ship docked, we had to travel an hour to reach the capital.
Many people came out to greet me and Sirtin.
“Oh my God, Sirtain!”
An elderly lady waved her hand towards us. It wasn't hard to figure out who she was.
Her face held a mixture of charisma and a warm smile. Her look at Sirtain was full of tenderness.
“I never imagined you would grow up to be such a wonderful young man!”
“You should have imagined that.”
Sertin laughed.
“There was not a single moment where I wasn't great.”
Princess Elizabeth laughed too, then turned her gaze to me where I was standing next to Cyrtain.
“It's a pleasure to meet you. Evelyn, isn't it?”
"Yes! It's an honor!"
I took Princess Elizabeth's hand and shook it enthusiastically.
“You are more beautiful than I expected.”
Suddenly, she pulled me into her arms and hugged me. Then she began to rest her hands on my back and let out a long sigh.
I didn't know why,
But Princess Elizabeth seemed to be feeling comfortable. Before I could think about it, she pulled away from me and began introducing us to the Crown Prince and his wife.
They welcomed us with warm looks.
Yuris seemed roomier and roomier than Lixia, as if she could contain me.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, you must be tired from your long journey. You can rest today, and we will hold a reception for you tomorrow.”
“So, we'll meet tomorrow.”
“Your Highness, see you tomorrow.”
"Yes!"
I nodded with a bright smile. Maybe because of the days we spent at sea, I was feeling more comfortable now.
The sea and Sirtein gave me some peace. Even the distance between me and him became a little closer.
It meant that my acting became more bearable.
I waved my hand, and the Crown Princess greeted me in return.
We walked amidst the welcome of the citizens, and were supposed to rest in the palace of Princess Elizabeth.
But there was no relief waiting for me.
“I was waiting for you, Evelin Lixia. I have something to tell you.”
Her gaze was cold, her expression calm, unlike how she appeared when she received us.
I was left alone with Princess Elizabeth. From behind the closed door, I heard Sirtain's voice calling to me.
I also heard the voice of the princess's followers trying to convince him to stop.
"Her Highness can't hurt the Crown Princess! She's just an old lady. She only has important things to say!"
Princess Elizabeth was acting as if she had waited a long time for this moment.
“…I’m afraid…my husband…”
"No need to act, Evelyn. I know more than you think. And I know you're in your right mind."
Her words struck me like a thunderbolt. I stared at her with wide eyes.
Lying won't help.
At that moment, I realized one thing—Cyrtain looked more like Elisabeth than anyone else.
Eyes that see the truth.
A royal aura completely surrounded her. I didn't want to look foolish in front of someone who knew the real me.
“…Her Highness.”
“Please call me Grandma. I summoned you because I have an important conversation with you.”
I tried to calm myf down and said slowly
“Do you have something to tell me? How about two...?”
“He's not supposed to be here. But I don't think he'll be waiting long, so sit down. There are a few things I need to make sure of.”
She pointed me to the seat in front of her.
She hesitated for a moment, then sat down. My throat felt like it was tight with tension, but she already knew who I was.
I had to understand her intentions.
“You could have chosen a nicer way, Grandma. Syrtin seems very worried.”
“This was also a test. I had to find out what you were like to see. Don’t worry about him, my men are good at convincing others.”
As Certin said, Princess Elizabeth was not moving without a clear purpose.
I held the hem of my dress tightly.
How did you know that I was fully conscious?
The only two people in this world who knew this were Sertine and Julia.
So how? And why?
“Do you know why I was favored by the former Lixia Emperor in the past?”
"…I don't know."
"It was a very secret matter. The reason is that I can see the future sometimes."
I never expected to hear this.
I stared at her in shock.
“Leaving Lixia was of my own free will. I saw how the person called my brother was going to destroy the empire. The world was burning and the citizens of Lixia were crying and screaming. I was helpless and unable to do anything, so I left. I pretended to be pregnant to leave quickly.”
“…Fortunately, the former Emperor let you go easily.”
It was strange that an emperor would let someone with insight into the future leave like this.
“It happened when my father was on his deathbed.”
Princess Elizabeth's voice was calm, and her eyes radiated a mysterious blue color, like an aura of magic.
“Was your going to the battlefield to meet with Siren also because…?”
“It was just a coincidence. But after meeting him, I saw the future… He was about to die then.”
The princess took a sip of tea. The room had been prepared in advance to receive us, which meant that she had planned this meeting from the beginning.
She stared into the teacup.
“But after meeting him, I no longer saw a future where Lixia was burned. I had enough reason to save him.”
I get what you mean.
I always thought that I was the only one sent by fate to save Sirtain. But maybe that wasn't the case.
Even in my absence, he was lucky. There was no other explanation.
I began to understand why she called me.
“So, you also saw something about me.”
“Yes, I saw you.”
Princess Elizabeth sighed, her eyes looking as if they were lost somewhere far away.
“You appeared in my dream, ing me to save Sirtine...and then you ed me to save you as well. After that dream, I escaped certain death.”
Did this really happen?
According to history, Princess Elizabeth was supposed to die around this time. If she survived, that would be a miracle in itf.
“When was that?”
I had a strong intuition about the answer.
“About three months ago.”
As I expected.
That was the same time my soul transferred into Evelyn's body. The moment I started interfering in Cyrtain's life.
Fate changed from that moment.
Everything was interconnected like a spider's web.
“I called you two to Eurys because I had another dream… a dream of Cyrtain’s death.”
shock!
It was a harsh shock that struck my soul. Sirtain... will he die? Why?
“How… will Cyrtain die?”
I asked her to compare her vision with my knowledge of the future.
“The dream wasn’t that clear. I only saw that he was lying on the ground, bleeding. It was in the Emperor’s Garden… where the Golden Arrows flowers were in full bloom.”
Golden arrows flowers…
The emperor's rose, which only bloomed in early summer, was found only in the imperial palace in Lixia.
“So, you summoned us to Yuris Fei to avoid this future?”
Princess Elizabeth nodded, confirming my conclusion.
"And I wanted to experience something, too. Maybe if it was in Yuris, I would see a new dream that revealed a different future."
“It's been two weeks since I left the empire with Sirten. Did you have a new dream?”
"no."
the curse.
So, what will lead to his death?