Cloud Thinking

Although the light on the balcony was dim, it was enough for the blonde to see Helia, who was staring at her. She had red hair and blue eyes. She didn't need to look carefully to guess her identity - Her Royal Highness Princess Helia, the most beloved princess in the empire.

After being surprised, she became panicked. She immediately looked away, turned around and ran into the darkness, walking hurriedly, as if she had seen something terrible and had to escape and hide immediately.

Helia didn't seem to care about the sudden voice in her head. She wanted to climb over the railing in a hurry, but Anget stopped her quickly. "Your Highness, this is the third floor! You can't fly!"

This way was blocked, so she turned around and tried to run out, but was stopped by Alfie who was standing beside her. "Your Highness, calm down. This is the third floor. By the time you run down, the other party will have already run away."

"The palace is so big, and it's dark today, you can't catch up by yourself."

He forcibly held Helia's shoulders, pressed her into a chair, and forced her to calm down.

Although I don't know what happened to that young lady just now, I think it is a family affair of the Abraham royal family. Looking at Helia's reaction, it seems that she knows something, but she doesn't know the whole story.

Helia was too impulsive right now, and Alfie stopped her to prevent her from making irreparable mistakes, and also out of fear that she would get hurt. He hoped that she could calm down and think things through, instead of letting her emotions control her.

Helia's breathing was a little rapid. She was pressed on the soft chair and could not get up. She had no choice but to breathe heavily like a calf.

She was originally annoyed that Alfie stopped her, but when she looked up and met the concerned and worried gazes of the three teachers, a string in her head was gently plucked, which made her come to her senses instantly and gradually realize her current confused and manic mood.

"Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and relax." said Greenton.

She obediently closed her eyes, slowly adjusted her breathing, and exhaled the inexplicable depression in her heart, exhaled all the messy and irritable emotions, and gradually returned to her original calm.

When she opened her eyes again, her vision had regained clarity. She forced a faint smile, looked at the three teachers and said, "I was impulsive. Thank you, teachers."

Angert thought about it and felt that he still had something to say, "You are already such a grown-up, don't be so impulsive in the future. Just now you were holding onto the railing and wanted to jump down, which scared me."

"Although healing magic can heal wounds quickly, it still hurts a lot!"

Helia smiled sheepishly, raised her hand and touched the back of her head. For some reason, she felt a slight sting at the back of her head. "I won't do it next time. Thank you for your concern, teacher."

Honestly, at that moment, she seemed to have lost control of her body. An indescribable vague thought dominated her body, leaving her with only the thought of chasing after Starley and questioning her. She was so impulsive that it was totally unlike her.

Is it the remaining soul of the original owner that is influencing her? Or is it that inexplicable and damn system?

But no matter what it is, now she has to find a way to find out about Starley, to find out when she entered the palace, and whether it is the same reason as in the original plot.

She stood up and looked at the three teachers who were also thinking about something, and said slowly: "Three teachers, what you saw tonight is a royal secret, so please keep it confidential and don't spread it to others."

Although the corners of her mouth were raised, there was no trace of a smile in her sapphire eyes. The aura around her seemed to have changed, and the majesty of a superior was revealed.

"We are just having a great chat with the princess here tonight." Alfie replied with a smile.

"Then please continue to enjoy this pleasant banquet. I have something else to do, so I won't accompany the teachers." Helia said goodbye to the three teachers and returned to the banquet hall from the small balcony.

Her sharp eyes swept across everyone in her field of vision, then fixed on a tall and majestic figure, and she walked towards that person.

Ronnie was drinking and chatting happily with a few knights who got along well with him, but he still remembered what happened at Helia's birthday party last time. He just held the wine glass in his hand, but the wine in it did not touch it at all, and he kept an eye on the developments around him.

Although this was the palace, Helia's home, and it was absolutely impossible for someone to kidnap her from here, he still remained vigilant.

So when Helia walked towards him, he consciously put down the wine glass in his hand and greeted her, "Your Highness."

"Ronishi." Helia nodded in response, and then led the person to a secluded corner not far away. Although there were always people who wanted to come over and talk to Helia along the way, they immediately lost interest when they saw her cold face.

He's not a fool. He can see that Helia is in a bad mood. If he goes up to her now, he's just asking for trouble.

After making sure that no one was eavesdropping or peeping around, Helia rubbed the back of her head with a headache, and felt the stinging pain getting worse. She thought it was the hairpin that was used to fix her hair at the back of her head that was pricking her, but she took it off on the way here, but it still hurt.

"Your Highness, you look a little uncomfortable. Do you need me to take you back to rest?" Ronnie noticed that Helia's complexion was a little bad, and asked with concern.

"Ronishi, I need you to do something, as soon as possible." Helia ordered, "Go and find me a person named Starley."

"She... is most likely my sister. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is in the palace. Help me find out when she entered the palace and who brought her in."

After hearing this, Ronni was a little surprised, because everyone in the empire knew that His Majesty Claude had only two children, Eric and Helia. Now he suddenly heard Helia say that she had an older sister. Although he was not sure whether she was his biological sister, it was indeed shocking news.

Princess Helia enjoyed the emperor's exclusive favor and grew up like a pearl. Even her brother always responded to her requests and loved her dearly. Now she was told that someone might come to compete for her position and share the love that belonged to her...

Ronnie immediately understood why Helia looked so bad.

But Helia's solemn expression was purely because of the headache. The dull pain continued, stabbing from time to time, which was really unbearable.

"I know this is only the first day since we came back, and I should have given you a day off to have a good rest, but I need this matter urgently, so I want you to take the trouble to do it." Seeing that Ronnie was silent, Helia thought about it and felt that she was exploiting her subordinates too much. After running around all the way, even she felt tired sitting in the carriage, let alone others.

Lydia and Philodosia did not attend the dinner because they were too tired and not used to rest. Only Ronnie came because he was worried about her safety. Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to find someone to do things for a while.

"No, it's my duty to help Your Highness solve his problems. Just give me your orders." Ronixi put one hand on his chest, leaned forward and lowered his head, looking loyal and willing to be ordered around.

"Just ask around. Don't alarm her or target her. I just want to know what's going on." Worried that Ronnie would exercise his subjective initiative, Helia specifically gave him some instructions to prevent her meaning from being misunderstood.

"Yes, sir." Ronnie obeyed the order and went to do the work decisively.

After Ronnisi left, Eric came over quickly. He had just seen Helia and her knight whispering to each other from afar, and seeing that Helia looked annoyed, he thought something had happened.

"What's wrong, Aya? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to go downstairs and rest? I can be alone here." Eric asked worriedly.

Helia shook her head and forced a smile. "I'm just a little sleepy. Maybe I ate too much just now. I'll stay here to help my brother recognize some people and then I'll go back."

Seeing that Helia was trying hard to hold on, Eric wanted to persuade her to go back and have a good rest, but since Aya insisted, he had nothing to say and could only sigh.

Aya has grown up and her wishes can no longer be ignored. She needs her own respect.

In addition to being a welcoming party, this banquet also invited guests who had come to the imperial capital from the North with Helia, as well as other nobles who had come early for Helia's eighteenth birthday party. Most of these people had only heard of Helia or seen her from afar, and this time they finally got the opportunity to meet and talk with her, so they had to make some good friends with her.

Of course, this is also a good opportunity for Helia to make friends, or in other words, to build up her own power.

Although Eric is Claude's favorite successor now, it does not mean that Helia has no chance. Helia has even been awarded the rank of major general before. Doesn't that mean that Claude also intends to train her?

As of now, most of the great nobles either stand on Eric's side or take a wait-and-see attitude and do not intend to take sides so early.

But some minor nobles could not wait to get close to the princes and princesses. These people were either from declining families or newly rising ones. They were all eager to get a chance to restore their glory or show their talents. Claude was famous and they did not dare to contact him casually, nor could they contact him, but the same could not be said for the princes and princesses.

They send their children of appropriate age to make friends with the princes and princesses, hoping that they may get an opportunity to be employed in an important position in the future, and if one person succeeds, the whole family may benefit.

Eric had received training as an heir early on and had already built up his power, but Helia hadn't! She used to be a princess in the deep palace, and had come to where she is today thanks to the emperor's favor. Most of the people she could come into contact with were the daughters of the old nobles in the imperial capital. This was a good opportunity for those nobles who were eager to fight a comeback.

Not to mention that Helia has the support of Antonio's family behind her. Anyone can see that the newly appointed Marshal Hilda is more partial to Helia. After all, Helia inherited their family's usual red hair and can be seen as a family member at first glance.

Compared to Antonio's family, even if other nobles trained armies in their own territories, they could only be used to protect the security of the territories. If their numbers were large and they were discovered by patrols, what awaited them might be the guillotine that Claude would drop at any time out of suspicion.

But the army under Antonio's family was used to guard the border. Claude not only could not suppress them, but also had to find ways to help support them.

Although Antonio's family had a close relationship with the Abraham royal family and was a relative ally, they were always biased towards someone. And now, it was obvious that they were biased towards Princess Helia.

If Helia could ascend the throne in the future... and she is an indecisive woman, wouldn't she be able to be manipulated however the king wants?

Fortunately, Eric was still with Helia, so these ambitious guys could only say some polite words and try to leave a good impression on Helia, but to Helia, they were all the same, all ambitious guys.

Hilda also came over and talked to her. The loving relationship between the two sisters naturally gave some people present peace of mind, and they silently made a decision in their hearts.

The dinner ended smoothly. Except for the troublesome incident where Helia accidentally ran into Stella, everything else was normal.

Helia was not in a hurry to ask Eric. He and her father could have told her in the Executive Hall today, but they didn't. They chose to conceal it. No matter what the reason was, since they didn't want her to know now, she could choose to pretend to be confused.

But Claude would definitely know about Ronishi's actions in the palace, after all, it was his territory. But even if he knew it, it would be useless. He would either let Ronishi continue investigating, or stop him and choose to confess everything to her.