It took a lot of courage for Cirilla to make such a bold request to her sister. Of course, this was the only solution she could think of at her age.
In fact, if Cirilla had not confirmed her sister's feelings, she might not have acted so decisively.
After all, Cirilla was just a princess who had not experienced the sufferings of the common people. Just like in many novels, the daughters of rich families would run away from home in pursuit of free love. Only the daughters of rich families would do such a thing.
From the perspective of the novel, the daughter of a rich family might be able to get what she wanted, but from the perspective of reality, she would discover how difficult life would be without the protection of her family. Those who were stubborn might grit their teeth and persevere, but this was only a minority. They might even regret their choice in their hearts.
Olivia could have asked Cirilla many questions that Cirilla had never considered. For example, where would they go after the elopement? How would they survive? Had Cirilla even considered the dire situation that Calanthe and the Kingdom of Cintra would face in the future …
However, Olivia did not say anything. She looked around and found that no one was around. She directly pinned Cirilla against the wall and gave her big sister a deep kiss. She used this action to show her attitude.
Cirilla's uneasy heart was immediately put to rest. If Olivia were to mention the problems that existed in the real world to her now, she would definitely think that it was not a problem at all. In the face of love, they were too insignificant!
Cirilla's plan for the elopement was quite crude. It was the beginning of spring. She just ran away with her sister in the name of a spring outing!
It had to be said that this kind of simple and rash style really suited Cirilla's character, and she actually managed to do it …
It was Calanthe's fault for being too lenient with the two princesses. At the same time, she had devoted herself to the war against the Nilfgaardian Empire. She did not expect Cirilla, who had always been obedient to her, to run away from the wedding with her sister!
Fortunately, Cirilla did not just run away. She left Calanthe a letter. She did not dare say that she and her sister were in love with each other. Instead, she said that Prince Kistrin was not good enough for her sister. She could not bear to see her sister marry into the fire pit. Therefore, she had no choice but to take her sister away from this place where there was no freedom of marriage …
After reading Cirilla's letter, Calanthe's face was terrifyingly dark. She felt that all the education she had given Cirilla for so many years had been for nothing. She even had some doubts about whether she had made a mistake in appointing Cirilla as her successor. How could Cirilla be so childish!
Also, who came up with this nonsense about "freedom of marriage"? In this world, there was no freedom of marriage between nobles!
Calanthe was glad that Olivia and Prince Kistrin's engagement date was still early. As long as she could find Olivia before the date, it would not be a problem.
Now, the relationship between the Kingdom of Verden and the Kingdom of Cintra was getting closer. Prince Kistrin was very enthusiastic about helping Cintra fight against the Nilfgaardian Empire. It was as if he wanted to prove his love for the "Pearl of the Northern Kingdoms."
This could only mean that Prince Kistrin was still too young. The King of Verden was not enthusiastic about joining forces with Cintra to fight against the Nilfgaardian Empire. He felt that it would be better to directly become a vassal of the Nilfgaardian Empire …
Calanthe immediately turned to Druid Ermion, who was in Cintra. Ermion was a good friend and advisor of King Bran, the Lord of the Skellige Isles. He was also the one who had helped Geralt break Donnie's curse.
A small country like Cintra did not have any famous sorcerers as court mages. Ermion, the wise Druid, could be considered as a part-time court mage.
Ermion was actually the leader of the Skellige Isles Druid circle. He was known for his stubbornness. At the same time, unlike many Skellige people, he always insisted on considering all the possible consequences of his actions. Such a personality meant that talking to him required a lot of time and patience.
Ermion liked both Princess Cirilla and Princess Olivia very much. He also treated them as his own granddaughters. When he heard that Cirilla had escaped with Olivia, based on their speed, it was very likely that they had already entered the Brokilon Forest. He initially thought that it was quite interesting, but when he thought about how the Brokilon Forest was not friendly to humans, he immediately got up.
"Your Excellency Ermion, why don't we play a game of Gwent first?" At this time, a Cintra noble suddenly approached him to play cards.
That's right. This great Druid Ermion was also a Gwent card enthusiast. Perhaps this was why he and Geralt the Witcher were birds of a feather?
"Hmm … Just one round. Just one round!" The thin, grey-bearded elder could not wait to take out the Squirrel Party card deck that he was very familiar with. In fact, he really wanted to use the "Skellige card deck," because he would definitely appear as a card in this deck. It was such a glorious thing. However, the Skellige card deck had not been recognized at all. Perhaps with the passage of time, this card deck would be accepted by most Gwent players.
That's right. Those who could be recognized by the Gwent card officials and be made into card characters were all influential figures in various forces on the continent.
Ermion resisted the urge to play another round and quickly set off. Otherwise, he was afraid that his obsession with Gwent would delay his search for the two troublesome Royal Highness Princesses.
At this time, the iron-headed and reckless Cirilla had already brought her sister into the Brokilon Forest. She probably thought that by entering the forest, she could avoid Queen Calanthe's pursuit.
As a result, the two human Royal Highness Princesses were unsurprisingly surrounded by the Dryads. They wanted to offer the two girls to the Queen of the Dryads, Lady Eithna, so that they could drink the Water of Brokilon and turn them into Dryads.
The Dryads were the guardians and natives of the Brokilon Forest. There were only women in the tribe. The Dryads rarely spoke the common language. The extremist group "Forest Rangers" from Verden, notorious for hunting non-human races, called them "Weird Women."
Only a very small number of humans were allowed to enter the territory of the Dryads. Other humans who dared to cross the border would only fall under the sharp arrows that flew out of the forest.
As if it was fate, Geralt the Witcher appeared again at this time.
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