Ilyin jumped back and the blue cloth fell to the ground.
‘What was that?’ She shivered in fear.
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a black uniform, decorated with red tassels.
The low and clear voice was like a beast, she could see that he wore no face protection, he had indifferent blue eyes and a pointed chin.
Their eyes met briefly and Ilyin flinched, but soon calmed down.
He couldn't help but think about Aden Biflten, but he soon realized that the man in front of him wasn't him.
The man stood still and his black hair blew wildly in the snowstorm.
“A woman?”
The man was looking at the carriage when the monster that was chasing Ilyin ambushed her from behind and she felt the monster's hot breath on her neck and his smell was revolting.
The man drew his sword and she closed her eyes in terror as she remained perfectly still between the two, she couldn't help but think this was the end.
The man looked down as he stabbed his sword into the ground, then narrowed his eyes and leaned toward Ilyin.
She felt the cold wind against her cheeks now and it ended up sending shivers down her spine.
“If you don’t want to freeze, hold this.” said the man as he placed the blue cloth over her head with a gloved hand and she felt the warmth return to her as her world turned blue again, grateful that he took it for her.
“Your Highness!”
Ilyin only knew one person here who could be called that and she closed her eyes in anticipation of meeting Duke Biflten.
The cold wind was still howling when the fight came to an end and a knight who had seen Ilyin escape from the carriage escorted her to the castle.
She was covered with a blanket, but it was freezing under it, only the blue cloth warmed her.
‘I didn’t thank you.’
She only remembered his crystal blue eyes, the man had already disappeared.
***
Although the knights' cleaning was efficient, they paid little attention to Ilyin and they just took her back to the carriage.
“Wait here, please.”
They seemed to know who she was, but she was left alone for a long time, but she felt this was much better than being met with hostility.
"Welcome!" said a man wearing a strange outfit.
The old man covered himself with a loose cloth while wearing formal clothing underneath and Ilyin noticed that it was different from blue.
“How can you make her look like this!” He shouted at a maid and the blue tassels on his uniform swayed along with his voice.
“Please come this way.” The maid, who wore a red accessory on her black hair, spoke softly and then led Ilyin away.
The old man followed Ilyin into the room and bowed:
“Nothing has been explained to you yet?”
The knight didn't mention anything to her and then she was ambushed by monsters upon her arrival and no one said anything else to her either.
“They didn’t tell me anything.” she replied.
The old man mumbled something while shaking his head, she heard that he was cursing some people called Delroses under his breath.
‘Who were they?’ she wondered.
"I apologize for not introducing myself sooner.
I am Lidan from Blue North." He said in a friendly tone.
“Blue North?” Even though Ilyin couldn't use a sword, she could distinguish those who trained and those who didn't, Lidan wasn't muscular and didn't have a sword.
"I heard you had an accident outside the castle.
I'll arrange for my people to explain everything about Biflten to you." Lidan, despite his friendliness, was cautious with his words, revealing little to her.
N/T ¹:Ornament made with ribbon, fringe, embroidery whose base has hanging fringes.