Time-Limited Saintess, You've Been Caught by the Tyrant Once Again - Chapter 79
Chapter 40.1
Ellin assisted in treating patients who had been flocking into the hospital for quite some time. Maynard also helped her with his uninjured hand. Once the commotion settled down, the doctors and nurses thanked them.
When the work was finished, Ellin thanked Maynard.
“Thank you for helping me.”
Maynard shook his head at her stiff words.
“You don’t need to thank me. Just as you did it willingly, so did I.”
“….”
“I think I understand why High Priest Erich was so fond of you.”
Looking at her, he took a moment to choose his words. He continued his words with a hint of regret as he looked at her clear eyes.
“I apologize once again. I misjudged you.”
“….”
Ellin’s heart softened ever so slightly at Maynard’s apology. It took a lot of courage to apologize, and he had been helping her throughout the entire day today without saying a word. He knew what he had done wrong, he knew how to reflect on it, and he knew how to apologize.
How could she hate someone like this to the end?
It felt like she had been defeated by her own feelings, even though she had decided not to look back at them ever again. The heart was an incredibly fragile thing.
“I’ll accompany you until you return.”
“Do you need to contact the paladins?”
“I’ve contacted them separately, so you don’t have to worry.”
Ellin nodded at Maynard’s words. It was when they stepped outside—
“….”
—A group of people surrounded the two of them.
“What’s the meaning of this?”
Maynard spoke, pulling Ellin behind. His hand rested on his sword hilt.
“We have an order from His Majesty the Emperor to bring that woman with us.”
“A command? Why?”
Ellin recognized Bronn, who sighed and responded to Maynard.
“His Majesty is furious.”
Furious? Arkan was furious? What was he talking about?
Ellin’s eyes widened.
“Furious?”
Then, Bron looked at Ellin and asked.
“Didn’t you try to run away?”
“Escape? No.”
Ellin shook her head.
Bronn’s face hardened after seeing her expression. Was that an act or the truth? If it was the truth, then that woman was definitely a dangerous person.
“Of course, it’s true that I considered running away. But I’ve decided to go back.”
“Huh, really.”
How could she be so brazen? Bronn was astonished.
“Running away? What’s going on here?”
Maynard, who had been silent, stepped forward towards her. For a moment, she was engulfed in a wave of nostalgia. Whenever she looked at his back, she always felt a sense of dependability.
“It’s something that the Paladin doesn’t need to concern yourself about.”
“Is she a slave?”
“Aren’t you the one who expelled her from the temple anyway? Why do you care so much about her?”
Maynard closed his mouth at Bronn’s sharp words. Instead, he looked at her.
As Ellin sighed, Bronn spoke sharply.
“I won’t listen to excuses. Follow me.”
At the sight of her nodding, Maynard frowned.
“If she’s not a slave, does that mean this woman is a sinner?”
“I said it’s not the temple’s business to intervene.”
“I’m intervening as a knight. Although we’ve dedicated ourselves to the gods, we’re also knights. It shouldn’t be unusual to question and inquire about this matter, right?”
“….”
“Give me a reason. Taking imperial citizens away without permission and labeling it as ‘escape’ is tyranny.”
“Are you criticizing His Majesty?”
“If stating the truth is criticism, then it must be that His Majesty has made a mistake.”
Ellin widened her eyes as she looked at Maynard. Was he really saying that he would protect her if she didn’t want to go? She felt a surge of emotion as Maynard stood firm and criticized Arkan for her. Without realizing it, she grabbed Maynard’s arm as if to tell him to stop.
“Are you saying the Paladin would draw your sword?”
“Do you think I wouldn’t be able to draw my sword?”
Bronn frowned at his words. At that moment, Ellin, who had grabbed Maynard’s arm, spoke cautiously.
“Thank you for your words, Sir Maynard, but I have to go back.”
“The Emperor is furious. Do you know what you’ve done to provoke such anger?”
“If there’s a misunderstanding, I need to resolve it. It’s okay. Once the misunderstanding is cleared, everything will be fine.”
Ellin’s words sounded so calm and light that even Bronn was puzzled. How could you appease the wrath of an angry emperor? Wasn’t she worried at all?
“I really am okay. You should hurry back to the temple and protect the Saintess.”
As she said that, Maynard’s eyes widened slightly. He seemed to realize something.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“…Isn’t that right?”
Ellin smiled faintly. It was a bittersweet smile, but Maynard couldn’t read that expression.
“If you harm her recklessly, I won’t stand idly by. Although she may have left the temple, she once resided there for a while.”
As he left a warning for the knights beyond, the knights looked at Bronn with sharp expressions.
“I hope the Emperor truly loves the people of the empire.”
Maynard left without looking back.
Ellin watched the scene with a wry smile before she turned to Bronn and spoke.
“Let’s go.”
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The place she was guided to was the throne room. Even though she had been here a few times before, it felt even colder today. Ellin looked at the empty throne.
‘Where is Arkan?’
As she looked around, the door creaked open and Arkan entered. She immediately turned to look at him.
“….”
His red eyes gleamed with intensity.
Ellin was taken aback. It was because even though she heard that he was angry, she hadn’t expected him to be this angry. The sight of him walking on the blue carpet was intimidating. Even his heavy breaths were too much, so unconsciously, she took a step back. Her breath caught in her throat.
“Stand there.”
“….”
As Ellin froze in her tracks, Arkan stepped in front of her. She flinched at the sight of him raising his hand without realizing it. However, he placed his hand on her shoulder—very gently—yet that alone caused her body to flinch visibly.
Arkan’s eyes narrowed as he observed this.
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