Cloud Thinking

When leaving the Executive Hall, Helia bumped into Eric who was coming over. However, what surprised Helia was not him, but the swordsman beside him.

Although he hadn't seen her for a long time, the other party seemed to have not changed at all. He still had the smooth long hair and a fierce face that said "keep away from strangers". He had lost his ruffian and immaturity, and now looked much calmer and more like a serious knight carefully trained by his family.

Helia saw him, smiled and waved, "Hello, senior, long time no see."

Eric realized after hearing this that Vikes was also a student at Carter College, and was introduced to him by Helia. At first he thought he was a backdoor, but after seeing it with his own eyes he realized that this was a top talent sent to him by his sister!

"I almost forgot that you are also a student of Carter's College like my sister." Eric smiled and put his arm around Vikes' shoulders, patting him twice.

It can be seen that the relationship between the two is very good. At least Eric truly regards Wicks as his own brother.

When Vikes met Helia's smiling eyes, he was confused for a moment. He didn't remember having any contact with Helia. Why would Her Highness take the initiative to greet him?

"Greetings, Her Highness Helia." He bowed politely and responded coldly to Helia's enthusiasm.

"Haha, it seems that senior has forgotten me. Let's get together and have a good chat some other day when we have time." Helia didn't want to continue blocking the door of the Executive Hall to chat with others. She smiled and waved goodbye to Eric and Vikes, then left first.

Looking at Helia's leaving back, Vikes frowned. For some reason, he always felt that she was familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was for a while.

But His Highness called him Senior, and he thought about it, and realized that there was only one person who called him that—Beilei. But when he tried to put Beilei and Helia together, he felt that it was completely impossible.

He knew Beilei well. How could a slightly crazy little girl be the noble Princess Helia!

He shook his head and threw away this ridiculous guess. Since His Highness said that they would meet again in the future, he thought he would know the answer then.

[In the original novel, Vikes is a popular person around Eric. He has always had a crush on the heroine and has taught you a lesson several times. How did you get to know him? ]

As they were walking on the road, the system suddenly screamed again. Helia suddenly began to miss the good things about Adalaxi. At least he wasn't always making a fuss like a sick person.

"My brother said that we are both students of Carter's College, and he and I have the same teacher." Helia explained, "I didn't expect that he was my brother's personal bodyguard in the original work. After all, one or two names are so difficult to remember, not to mention his male No. 1."

[Well, do you plan to take revenge on him? To prevent him from attacking you in the future, you should cut the grass first and root it out.]

Helia chuckled and said nonchalantly, "That's not necessary. It's not like I can't beat him now. We were both taught by the same teacher. I'm much better than him."

[Are you going to see Starley now? ]

"Well, go say hello, and by the way, see what a beautiful and lovely lady our heroine is."

It would be more accurate to say that Starley was imprisoned here rather than living in the palace. Ever since Earl Henry sent her to the palace on the pretext of returning to her ancestral home, she had been locked up in this deserted palace by her so-called father, who also sent people to guard her and not allow her to run around.

Although she had enough food and clothing every day, she found such a lonely life unbearable. She was the only one living in such a huge palace. The servants were unwilling to talk to her and even had some hostility towards her, which made her feel scared and lonely.

That night, she took advantage of the distraction of the maids who were guarding her and climbed out of the windowsill. She didn't know where she was going to escape, but she simply couldn't bear such a life any longer.

She felt like a bird in a cage. Even if she had fine clothes and delicious food, what did it matter? The reason she gave up her original life and came here was not for money or status, she just wanted the family love that should belong to her.

She hadn't seen her parents since she could remember, and she always thought they had left this world, but she didn't expect that she was the one who was abandoned.

Although she was very nervous and felt that she might face the same fate of being abandoned as before, she still clung to the last glimmer of hope and wanted an explanation.

But the look Claude gave her was colder than the water in a river in winter, making her feel scared and at a loss.

Her nominal brother Eric had also come to see her, but he only expressed concern for her verbally. He mostly warned her secretly not to have any intentions towards his beloved sister Helia.

Oh, and she also has a younger sister, the brightest pearl and the most beautiful rose in the empire, Her Royal Highness Princess Helia. These days, she always hears the maids discussing her, saying that she was so young, but she killed the terrible dragon by herself and saved thousands of people, and she was a well-deserved hero of the empire.

Helia's eighteenth birthday party will be coming soon. Hearing that she will be back soon, estimated to be in the next few days, even the maids in her palace are very excited.

She had been looking forward to meeting her beautiful and brave sister, but she was also worried that she would dislike her. After all, before she came, she was the only princess in the empire. Would she feel that she had taken her place? Would she dislike her because of this?

Perhaps it was destined that she and Helia were destined to be together. On the night of her escape, she accidentally ran to the palace where the welcoming banquet was held, and coincidentally met Helia's eyes when she came to the balcony to relax.

Blood ties are so wonderful. When they saw each other for the first time, Starley felt her heart beating rapidly and her blood rushing, making her unable to recover for a long time.

She is indeed the brightest pearl of the empire. Even in such a dark night, Helia is as dazzling as the stars in the sky, making it impossible for people not to stare at her.

But she still remembered Claude and Eric's warning that she was not allowed to leave the Quartz Palace or approach Helia without permission.

She was also afraid that Helia would hate her, so she ran away, running away with a strong sense of uneasiness.

It was not until midnight that she was taken back by the maids who had chased her out. After that night, there were more people guarding her. Even when she slept at night, there would be someone guarding her room to prevent her from running out and causing trouble again.

Every day, various teachers would come to teach her. She had to learn everything from speech to behavior, and read many books. Every night, she fell asleep painfully recalling the teachers' strict instructions and the densely packed words.

Today she is still learning how to walk like a lady. She holds a book on her head, folds her hands in front of her abdomen, straightens her back and looks forward, takes small steps and tries to walk in a straight line, while also trying to look beautiful and light.

When Helia arrived, Stella was still locked in the room practicing her walking posture. She called over the head maid who was in charge of the Quartz Palace. When the head maid saw her, she was very excited and her face was full of smiles.

"Please arrange my dinner as well. My sister and I will eat here tonight." Helia instructed.

When Romansha heard Helia call her "sister", she was stunned for a moment. When Corina arranged for her to come here, she only said that it was His Majesty Claude's order to keep a good lookout for Stella and not let her leave the Quartz Palace.

As soon as she saw Starley, she knew that she was a member of the Abrahamic royal family, but she had never heard that His Majesty Claude had other daughters, so she subconsciously believed that she was an illegitimate daughter who was wandering away and came back this time to compete with Helia for status.

When Helia was still young, it was Romantha who took care of her. Since she had no children of her own, she naturally treated Helia as her own child.

But later, because she committed a minor offense, she was replaced by Hegem. Now she was transferred back to take care of Stella. Out of caution, her attitude towards Stella was not very good. Even the servants in the entire Quartz Palace did not treat her very well. They always felt that she was an uneducated wild child from outside and could not compare to the pampered Princess Helia.

But the day after Helia came back, she came to see Stella and invited her to dinner. It seemed like they had a pretty good relationship...

Romansha couldn't help but feel a little flustered, but soon she felt that she had done nothing wrong, but Her Highness Helia was too innocent to see what was going on in Stellar's mind. She was worried that Helia would be deceived by Stellar's gentle appearance, so she hinted:

"Your Highness Helia, Miss Starley hasn't learned the table manners yet, why don't we do it another day..."

Helia frowned, a little puzzled, "It's just the two of us having a meal, why are we so particular about it?"

"Also, she is my sister. You should address her as Her Royal Highness the Princess, not Miss."

Seeing Helia's unhappy expression, Romansha immediately leaned over to apologize: "I overstepped my bounds, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Helia waved her hand and said, "Forget it, you don't know either. Just remember to change it next time."

"Also, tell your subordinates to pack up their things and move to the Jade Palace next door to me tomorrow. My sister will live there from now on."

"This..." Romansa was a little embarrassed. "Your Highness Helia, we are here to take care of Your Highness Stellar on His Majesty's orders. If we move out rashly, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty..."

Helia didn't understand. She had only been away for three years, so how come she couldn't even order a servant around after she came back? She had only given two instructions, but both were rejected by the head maid. Was she just saying that for fun?

"Since when have I lost the ability to make decisions on even such trivial matters?" Helia questioned.

"Of course not! I'm just worried that Your Highness will be blamed by His Majesty!" This time Romansa knew that she had said the wrong thing. She looked panicked and was about to bend over to apologize again.

"I have already told my father about this. Pack up your things and move over tomorrow. Do you understand?" Helia didn't want to embarrass a servant. After all, they were just following orders.

"Your Highness Helia... this... Your Highness Stella has been living here for nearly half a month. It is really inconvenient to pack the luggage. It is better to wait until His Majesty's order comes down before moving..." Romansa still disagreed and used such a lame excuse to persuade her.

What is the Emerald Palace? It is the bedroom where the princesses of the royal family of all generations lived, and only the most favored princesses could live there. Even Helia could only live in the Amber Palace built on the ruins of the war. Why could Starley live in the Emerald Palace? Isn't this suppressing Helia?

What on earth is Princess Helia thinking? Why is she always thinking about helping the enemy?

Helia didn't understand. The little prince lived in Topah Palace, which was in no way inferior to the Amber Palace, and was served by many maids and attendants, but she could have them pack up and send his things over with just a word. So why did Stella live in this remote and cold Quartz Palace, and refused to let her leave?

"Did I not explain it clearly enough, or are you old and hard of hearing?" Helia didn't want to get angry, but she was really annoyed by the unreasonable man in front of her, and she didn't know why she was so hostile to Starley.

"Since when have I stopped representing my father's opinion in this palace? I am the mistress of this palace, and I have the power to manage all the women in the palace."

"And now, I want you to pack my sister's luggage for me and move her to the Jade Palace tomorrow. Is this clear enough?"