BXBX NOVEL Chapter 487 Departures (2)
As they silently watched the Forgeworn depart, there was a creeping sense of emptiness and longing that appeared on Eli\'s heart.
Leon felt that Eli\'s mood was down, so he stepped closer and held her hand, "It\'ll be fine… Randel and the rest are there to protect them."
"I know…" Eli gave a heavy sigh looking downcasted, "It\'s just that it was the first time this estate really turned empty… it\'s only us and Baobao, not even a single servant is left. Somehow I feel that it is gloomy and desolate…"
"It can\'t be helped, the Forgeworns did not employ human servants. Most probably because of our circumstances." Leon caressed Eli\'s head and led her by the hand as he carried the sleepy Little Han on the other.
"In the next few days, it will really be the three of us. Besides, you and Little Han could only stay here or in our barracks if you feel bored. After all, everyone thought that you were with the Forgeworns at the moment." Leon suggested.
They still have four more days to spend together, but for Eli, it was like a short vacation because she will literally be hiding at the moment.
She can\'t go to the Anti-curse headquarters, the Imperial Palace, or even the Seirende Temple for fear that the enemy might discover her and Little Han\'s existence.
Moreover, everyone from the Imperial Family was now vigilant because of the discovery of curse magic on the Three Princes\' bodies.
It had caused a great alarm in the entire palace and even the major officials were alerted. When Mishael analyzes the curse, it turns out that it was some kind of spying magic that aims to get information on the princes\' personal lives.
When Leon, Kazimir, and Antoine heard about it and remembered how Baobao said that the traces of the curse were detected on their bodies, they immediately knew that it was Crown Prince Ranon who did it as only he was able to have some sort of physical contact with them.
Upon realizing everything, their hearts shuddered, if Baobao had not detected it coincidentally, their plans would have reached the enemy\'s ears! What\'s more, they will also know the whereabouts of the members of the Imperial Family!
Who knows if they would use it to infiltrate the palace and take their loved ones hostage?!
This is especially so on Leon\'s side. Eli\'s identity (as an asani) and Little Han\'s existence could have been exposed if not for Baobao\'s early detection!
This matter also caused Emperor Valentin to immediately order his sons to prepare for the departure of the Queens, the Princess Consorts, and the young princes all the way to the North to take refuge for a while.
With Governor Fidel\'s protection, he was sure that the enemy would at least have a hard time infiltrating the Northern Mountain Range just to take them hostage.
Besides, with Queen Tehila around, with her personal stash of mana stones from Leon and Little Han, they could resort to teleporting at any safe point in the Empire as long as the news of infiltration reached their ears.
Several measures for the war have been thought of, and almost everything has been prepared.
All that was left were some final touches and for the departure day to finally arrive.
Realizing this Eli shook her head, "I\'ll stay here with Little Han in the cottage, I will spend time teaching him some things to somehow prepare for his stay in the Green Wave."
"As you wish…" Leon smiled and his heart warmed thinking that Eli thought the same as he.
A moment of the family of three walking as the dawn wakes was a sight to behold.
All three of them had formidable identities, yet this time, they were just an ordinary family, trying to savor every time that they had before each parted ways again.
When they arrived in the little cottage, Leon let Little Han sleep in the crib for a little more while the two of them worked in the kitchen.
"By the way, have you guys thought of how you are going to deal with the Crown Prince of Vanderford?" Eli looked at Leon as they casually talked about the work left before the departure.
"We are still thinking of a way… But at this moment, all three of us preferred that he start an ambush as early as possible so that we could deal with them right away." Leon replied but his eyes had a glimpse of danger the moment he remembered what the Crown Prince had done.
"En… actually the further you are from our land, the greater the risk for you and the armies backing you up," Eli commented, unfortunately, she could only lament that she really did not have any idea about warfare and could not really give Leon some ideas to consider.
Leon saw the sense of helplessness in Eli\'s eyes and knew what she was thinking. Seeing his fiance overthink again, he chuckled lightly and stopped what he was doing.
He stepped closer to Eli and gently flicked his finger on her forehead while he dotingly reprimanded,
"Don\'t stress yourself about it. I\'m sure we can manage… Our team still had a few days to think of ways, I\'m sure someone might generate ideas before the time comes. Besides, we still have other plans…"
Then he proceeded to hug Eli from the back, leaning closer at the back of her head and gently letting out the delicate scent she used to take care of her dark obsidian hair.
In response, he felt Eli\'s encouraging touch reaching at the side of his face, leading Leon, who was a head taller than her, to lean on her shoulders in such a clingy way.
But to Leon, he did not mind. This is exactly the warmth and comfort he needed.
"I couldn\'t help it… After all, I want us to be back together as soon as possible… Only then will we finally be at peace. We could finally be together as a real family." Eli closed her eyes and allowed Leon to lean on her.
Leon\'s hands tightened as he held Eli\'s waist. Indeed, after all these things, they could finally marry, and there will be no more reason for them to hide Little Han\'s existence.
"I also look forward to that day… but for now let\'s take it slow," Leon replied in a comforting voice, the warmth of his breath teased Eli\'s ears.
"Moreover, I have been observing that guy for so long and he had the patience. So he will most likely hold his plan until the most favorable time for him arrives.
And even if that\'s the case then we can only wait for Grandmaster Andi and Randel to finish laying out the teleportation arrays on our camps so that we can surprise the hell out of our enemies.."
Leon replied and finally revealed to Eli what Grandpa Andi and Randel were about to do.
"You mean!!" Eli was surprised upon hearing Leon\'s words, she never thought that they could use that tactic to get ahead of the enemies. "You guys are amazing."
Seeing Eli\'s startled and enlightened expression, could not help but be amused by her reaction. In the end, he could only let out a devilishly alluring chuckle as he replied,
"My love, do not underestimate the power of the mana stones given to us. One stone can make us travel back and forth every day for months…
If we talk about traveling off borders then we can travel three times on the farthest ally campsite. Not to mention, my contract with the spatial king also made it easier for Grandmaster Andi and Randel to set up a simple array.
Of course, this shall remain our hidden weapon."
After the exchange, Leon and Eli conversed for a while before having to check if Little Han was already awake. In no time, the breakfast was done and Leon had to go ahead with his matters.
As for Eli and Little Han, they will stay at home and wait for Leon to go home.
Looking at her excited son, Eli felt quite fulfilled. She wondered how it felt as a stay-at-home mommy back then, but here she was… becoming a stay-at-home mom for four days!
"Little Han, mommy will stay with you the whole day! Are you excited?" She smiled and hugged Little Han as she asked the adorable child.
"Yesh!!! Johann is excited!!!" Little Han\'s eyes glowed, today he will spend time with his mommy until the evening! How happy his day is!
"So my little one, what would you like for us to do today?" Seeing that the sun is bright and the weather outside is lively she asked if Little Han wanted to do anything in particular.
Little Han pointed and closed his arms, leaving one of his hands resting under his chin as if he was thinking deeply, "Hmmm…"
Seeing his son\'s action, Eli almost squealed at his cuteness and took a lot of effort to refrain from pinching his cheeks. However, the next words she would hear from Little Han made her baffled enough to react.
Little Han blinked and looked at his mom excitedly as he requested,
"Mommi! Can we play with a sword?"