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Chapter 35 – Unknown (1)
At the same time, Pierre was also receiving a report.
“Sienna disappeared? Is it kidnapping?”
“It has not been revealed yet.”
“What?”
A cold sweat ran down Harley’s back at the sharp question.
“Some claim the Princess hid herself voluntarily, some claim she was kidnapped, and there are sharp differences of opinion among the people in the Princess Palace.”
“Hmm.”
Lost in his thoughts, Pierre read the paper in front of him again.
It was Sienna’s plan for Walpurgis Night.
He had just ordered someone to get a copy yesterday.
“Strange.”
“Yes?”
“He would never have taught her this.”
Sienna’s tutor was named Emmett.
Unlike himself, who from an early age, had to take all the education to become a King, she was only educated on royal etiquette and writing minimal things.
However, Sienna’s proposal was very good.
The ideas were interesting, but the calculations for the workforce and budget were also quite sophisticated.
She also called the royal finances resourceful and cute.
He couldn’t possibly believe it was the first time she’d ever drafted such a plan.
‘Did you continue your studies without me knowing?’
Pierre closed the papers and walked to the window.
“Sienna has been kidnapped.”
“Yes? How did she do that…”
Harley replied to him in surprise.
Of course, as always, there was no answer.
Pierre stood by the window, biting his nails involuntarily.
‘No way… .’
He was confused about what emotion he was feeling right now.
But one thing is certain, he was nervous right now.
Habits fixed a long time ago returned.
He didn’t even know it was coming.
***
“Ugh,”
Sienna woke up with a headache that seemed to be about to break her head
-Master!
– Shushu!
She looked around at Shushu’s voice, but it was still dark.
Thud.
“Ahh.”
It wasn’t until she hit her forehead on the cold floor that she knew her condition.
Her eyes were covered with a cloth, and her wrists and ankles were tied with ropes.
The rope was rough and hard, and it stung every time she moved.
Sienna instinctively tried not to make a sound and called for Shushu.
– Shushu. Are you by my side?
-Yes. Right next to you.
-Thank God. You heard my voice.
Before she lost consciousness, she had called Shushu.
She never thought of asking for help, but when she was in danger, she couldn’t believe she went to Shushu first.
She seemed to have been relying on it a lot.
– Shushu. Now is the time to show off your amazing abilities.
-Yes?
– Come on, save me.
-How?
-You said it. The spirit has an obligation to protect the contractor.
– Yes, but……
– But?
The door opened while Shushu was quiet.
Sienna held her breath in the breeze coming close.
– Someone’s here?
-Hmm.
– How the hell did this happen?
Dull footsteps.
Someone was standing in front of her.
Sienna clenched her fists as her shoulders trembled slightly.
“Hey, you pretended to be asleep cutely.”
“…..”
“I was almost deceived.”
Sienna responded immediately to the voice.
She couldn’t forget.
That husky voice that scratched her neck.
– The one who kidnapped me? With scars on his face.
-Yes.
– Where is he? What time is it now?
– It’s outside the castle. It’s an old hut, and I think it’s midday.
– How many people are around?
– One in the room and ten outside.
“It will be impossible to win a fight or run away.”
While Sienna was preoccupied with keeping track of her situation through Shushu.
She ignored his statement, and the kidnapper pulled her chin roughly.
“Why are you talking…”
“How dare you!”
The kidnapper flinched at the voice lowered in anger.
“Where do you think you dare put your hand?”
“What?”
He let Sienna go, as if tossing her with the embarrassment that surprised him momentarily.
Thanks to that, she banged her head against the wall.
“Then why do you ignore people’s words so finely? Huh?”
“…..”
“Are all royals really that lucky?”
Sienna moved her unfree body and sat as upright as possible.
She then asked her in a calm voice, neither low nor high.
“Who ordered it?”
“Are you ready to open your mouth now?”
“Who is it? The one who ordered you to kidnap me.”
“It’s difficult. The employer’s confidentiality is guaranteed.”
“…as expected.”
The kidnappers were mercenaries.
She guessed that they would not have sent their person to this high-risk work.
Sienna started her calculations quickly.
‘The easiest way… .’
“Hey. How about making a deal with me?”
“Deal?”
“Yes. I pay more than the employer.”
“…..”
“You know I’m a Princess. I can give you more no matter what money you get. If you call my attendant, I’ll hand it over to you right now. I have no intention of catching you. This is going to be kept secret.”
At Sienna’s suggestion, the kidnapper laughed bitterly.
“Aren’t you in a hurry?”
“…..”
“Hey. I see what you’re going to do with money, but no one in Stern has more money than my employer. Besides, why should I take another risk?”
“You’re smart too, as expected.” He chuckled.
At the sound of the laughter coming from very close to her, Sienna raised one corner of her lips.
Who in Stern has more money than the Princess?
Not knowing that he had given her the correct answer with his own mouth, the man continued to laugh.
“Really?”
“Yeah. That’s too bad.”
‘Tsk.’
It would be nice if it could be done with money, but nothing is ever easy.
She thought for a moment whether she’d cry and provoke sympathy, but she realized that if they could fall for that act, they wouldn’t have done this in the first place.
‘Hooo.’
If there were no carrots or tears, the next thing was the whip.
Sienna changed her attitude quickly.
“But that isn’t what I’m talking about though?”
“What?”
“You mean, how are you going to deal with the rest?”
The Princess has disappeared.
If it was noon now, they would have already started the search.
“It’s only a matter of time before you get caught. Have you ever heard of it? A story about a man who became famous because he kidnapped a royal family.”
“…..”
“No? Why not? Am I the only royal family kidnapped in the world?”
“…”
“In the end, everyone gets caught. The ending is, of course, a tragedy.”
“That!”
“Why don’t you run away now?”
“Ha. I treated you nicely because you are a Princess.”
The man standing in front of her groaned at Sienna’s ridicule, and stepped hard on the floor.
Tsk. Sienna took another step and clicked her tongue.
“Wake up! You’ve kidnapped the Princess of one country. If caught, you’ll be put to death immediately. But will that bastard who hired you leave a trace?”
“What?”
Giving her his first slightly embarrassed voice, Sienna gave him the most arrogant and unlucky look she could ever build.
“If I were you, I would take care of that first.”
“…·what?”
He paused for a moment at her cold voice.
Sienna spoke up without missing that hesitation.
“It means there are a lot of people who want you to die.”
“…..”
“I’ll give you a chance. Leave me like this and run away. Then you won’t be caught.”
“…”“I promise you in the name of Stern.”
Sienna, who had said that much, gulped without realizing it.
But she was answered with heavy pain.
Agitated, he slapped her on the cheek.
Her head swung at the strong force.
For a moment, her eyes turned white.
“This!”
She wanted to cradle her cheek, but her hands were tied behind her back and she couldn’t.
Tears welled up as she felt the tingling pain and rising heat.
“Are you threatening me now?”
“…..”
“My life is a mess anyway! It’s different from greenhouse plants like you! There’s nothing to be afraid of and nothing to lose. I just need to take my money and run anywhere!”
“…..”
“So it would be better not to think about any of that big talk.”
-Master.….
She felt her cheeks swell more and more.
Her blood circulated rapidly and there seemed to be heat all over her body, and strangely, her head gradually calmed down.
– Shushu. Do they have a back door?
-No. There is only one door.– What do you see around you?
– It’s just an old one-room hut. There are no windows and it is dark.
– Any furniture?
– There is only one candlestick.
– Anything sharp? A knife, a piece of glass, or a piece of iron.
She didn’t think she’d be released with such a threat.
There’s no way they’d ever think of kidnapping a Princess without already being desperate and bold.
It was just a slight anticipation, and the idea was to confuse the man and force him to leave this tiny room.
It’s not a good place to be lost in thought.
That way, she’ll have a chance to get Shushu to loosen this stuffy eye patch and rope.
But the guy didn’t leave, and she heard the door open.
The new man, unaware of her plans, asked brightly.
“Hey, I want to talk to the Princess too!”
“Are you still like that, Nate?”
Kidnapper 1 was beaten by the man badly.
“Ah, Brother. It’s a bit upsetting to say that between us.”
Sienna’s shoulders trembled at the sound of the voice overflowing with cuteness.
If she added the reaction of Kidnapper 1, it would have been more, not less.
“Ugh. I mean, can’t you change that tone of voice?”
“Brother, you.”
“Who’s your older brother? Anyway, be quick!”
“Yes. Yes.”
He nervously closed the door and left.
Now, in this room, only she and the kidnapper’s comrade were left.
“Greetings, Princess.”
He checked the closed door and politely greeted her with a still clear voice.
But this somehow provoked Sienna’s nerves more than the man before him, and without realizing it, she clung to the wall.
“Oh, are you scared?”
Nathaniel came close to Sienna.
And after staring at her blushing cheeks for a while, he held out his hand.
The cold hand touched her and she flinched.
“Where are you going to touch?”
Sienna turned her head and removed his hand.
Nathaniel gently stopped his hand.
“It’s best not to agitate them too much. They’re tough guys. What do you do when your neck really flies off?”
“Kill me? Me?”
“That is usually the end of kidnapping.”
Sienna wasn’t sure what position to take that was the right choice for her.
What is this man planning? Why is he saying this?
There were only unknown things, so she decided to try a gamble.
“Hey.”
“Please speak.”
“You don’t want to kill me. Isn’t that so?”
“Oh, you’re so confident. Why do you think so?”
“If you really wanted to kill me, I wouldn’t have to wear this stuffy eyepatch.”
“…well, it sure is.”
Nathaniel responded with a snort.
“What’s funny?”
“Just because it’s fun? The Princess also has a personal interest.”
Seeing Sienna hardening her expression, Nathaniel grabbed the eyepatch.
“It’s because I can’t stand the questions I have.”
“…..”
“Rumor has it that it’s a huge mess.”
“You, what are you doing now?”
“I think our Princess is misunderstanding something.”
He smiled slyly and pulled her eyepatch off.
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