I Grabbed The Leash Of The Blind Beast

She was a tall beauty. 

That woman was the recognizable mother of Eleon.

She was wet, and the silhouette of her simple black dress clung to her body, revealing the tight lines of her muscular arms and legs.

“It’s good to see you after so long, son.”

Lev didn’t look like she’d been locked up for long without being able to move properly. Her hair was disheveled, and she looked haggard as if she had lost some weight. However, her red eyes were very clear.

“Forgive me for being late.”

“There’s nothing you need to be sorry about, Eleon. I’m the one who should apologize. When I return to the capital this time, I will stop traveling and stay in the mansion for a while.”

Even after going through such a terrible thing, it was much like she wouldn’t travel ‘for the time being‘ instead of ‘I’ll never travel again‘.

Eleon was relieved to see his mother for the first time in years.

“Let’s talk later. I need to wash and change clothes first.”

At that moment, she felt a movement from behind a tall tree.

Lev’s eyes widened when she found Elysia, a woman with bright blonde hair and purple eyes.

“I see. It was you. You came to save me.”

In response, Elysia bowed her head and greeted the princess politely.

“May the blessings of the five gods and Oder be with you. Greeting, my name is Elysia.”

“So it was someone from the temple. Many missing people had been dragged here, but it was the first time I saw a priest had been dragged. I didn’t expect no one to come after waiting for a long time, so it’s good.”

While saying that, Lev looked at the elegant dress Elysia was wearing and asked her.

“But now you’re not a priest..….”

Eleon interrupted Lev’s words.

“We better get going, Mother.”

“Yes.”

Lev lifted the wet hem of her dress that clung to her skin every time she walked and squeezed out the water.

Soon after, she rushed her feet in the direction Eleon was heading.

Elysia looked around Laurel Lake and slowly followed them.

At the same time, across from Laurel Lake. The ship ‘Sailen‘ was a prison that floated on the water.

Seraphina obeyed God’s will and built the ship to capture and imprison an Oder.

It was because it was not easy to catch and imprison an Oder in the usual way.

“Oh, my God.”

“The… the ship…….”

The imperial palace attendants and the guards accompanying Seraphina did not know the identity of the ship.

However, they only know that it is the Marquess of Hayne’s ship, where Seraphina stops by from time to time to rest or recuperate.

It was unrealistic to see the tremendous skill of a master swordsman destroy a ship that was floating on the water.

In the distance, one of the pieces of wood that seemed to be flying was the ship’s mast, it seemed as if the ship had been destroyed by a huge invisible force.

     Lev has broken free.

Seraphina instantly broke out in a cold sweat and shivered.

“Return…… Hurry up and return to the palace!”

“Yes? Yes, Your Majesty the Empress.”

Those who watched the ship sink in a daze came to their senses and returned to their original place.

Seraphina took out her handkerchief and wiped away the sweat.

When she drew Lev’s blood, she remembered her glowing red eyes looking directly at her, even though she was wearing a head-to-toe long black hood and mask.

Lev should never find out that she did it.

Never. 

*** 

After running for half a day, the carriage arrived at the lord’s castle on the Kruger estate.

The Kruger estate, located in the center of the trade, was full of people passing through the gate with large carts and merchants carrying goods.

“Call the guard captain.”

When asked to present identification, Eleon showed his face outside the carriage. 

The guard’s eyes widened as soon as he saw his black hair and red eyes, he fell to the ground and forgot to inform the captain.

“Oder!”

The surrounding people were taken aback by the loud scream. They saw Eleon and fell to the ground looking at him with wide eyes.

The guard captain, who came late, hurriedly tried to greet Eleon but jumped up when he saw Lev sitting in the carriage.

“Your Highness the Princess!”

Lev raised her hand and covered her face.

“I’m embarrassed by my appearance, so let me through quickly.”

No matter how strong the Kruger Territory is, it is not uncommon for the royal family to pass through it.

The carriage, which entered the lord’s castle in great commotion, rushed quickly along a well-maintained road and stopped in front of an elegant residential building.

The Clevent grand duchy had several residential buildings in each city.

“I want to wash up.”

Lev touched her sticky hair and entered in disgust.

“Greetings to Your Highness, the Princess.”

Mariela, who was waiting inside, saw her and bowed her head. 

However, one strange thing was that Mariela’s expression seemed a bit flustered and uncomfortable.

But, Lev’s face lit up.

“Mariela!”

Seeing Lev greet her by name, Eleon and Elysia exchanged puzzled glances.

“What are you doing here? Now that I think about it…… I see. She’s your daughter… ha ha ha.”

Lev laughed heartily making Mariela’s shoulders shrug even more.

“Go wash up first. I have prepared all your clothes.”

At Eleon’s words, Lev smiled and nodded.

“Mariela. Wait for me while I wash up. Okay?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Lev headed to the bathroom only after hearing Mariela respond and bow repeatedly.

After a while, Eleon, Elysia, and Mariela sat around a tea table in the drawing room. 

Nobody talked at first.

There was a lot to talk about, but it was not easy to talk about.

Eleon saw Elysia sitting silently as a doll.

Elysia looked calm. 

Her beautiful face did not show any emotion. She also seemed to be holy because of it.

Don’t most thoughts reveal themselves on the face of an ordinary person?

She was expressionless without being cold, and he wondered if her face, which was gentle but lifeless, was the closest thing to a god’s mask.

Priestess Elysia. 

He didn’t want to think that way, but it was a side of her that Eleon didn’t know.

Eleon unknowingly clenched his fist under the table.

“What do you intend to explain to my mother?”

Mariela looked at him.

“…… I can’t help but tell her, right?”

“I didn’t ask to get no answer.”

“Everything has already changed so much. Too many things.”

Mariela’s purple eyes which were the same as Elysia’s were filled with worry and anguish.

Elysia and Mariela were mother and daughter who looked the same.

However, unlike Elysia who was calm, Mariela couldn’t hide her emotions, and seemed to be unbalanced next to each other.

Then, Lev entered the drawing room with a clean face.

“Mariela! How long has it been?”

Eleon studied his mother’s face. It was because she looked very happy when she saw Mariela.

“How do you know the Duchess of Yuter?”

Eleon couldn’t take it and asked, Lev answered happily.

“She’s my junior.”

“Junior?”

“Yes.”

Mariela spoke to Eleon instead of Lev’s unfriendly response.

“I also studied at the Berlas Academy.”