Cloud Thinking

They all knelt down, wishing they could bury their heads in the ground so Helia wouldn't notice them. They were trembling, their throats tightened, and they couldn't speak at all.

Finally, it was the maid who was pointed out by Helia to replace Cameline who spoke up: "Your Highness came to visit the little prince tonight, but unfortunately the little prince fell asleep. In order to understand the little prince's situation, you sent Cameline away to ask about it. That's all."

After hearing this, Helia smiled again and nodded with satisfaction, "What's your name?"

"Your Highness, my name is Qiaolin, and I have been studying with Corina." Qiaolin made her position clear. She was placed by Corina to monitor the little prince, and Corina was on Helia's side, so she could rest assured.

"Well, you will be responsible for taking care of Hector's daily life from now on. You can come to me if you have any problems. I believe you can do better than Camelin, don't you think?" Helia smiled and leaned over to pull up Qiaolin who was kneeling on the ground. Although the action was very intimate, it did not mean that Helia really believed her.

Corinna was not her person, she had been Claude's person from the beginning to the end. The reason why Corinna obeyed her orders was only because she was on the same side as Claude now. If she and Claude were to stand on opposite sides in the future, Corinna would definitely not stand on her side.

It should be said that many of the things she has now only belong to her on the surface, but in fact, these are all given to her by Claude and can be taken back at any time. She wants things that truly belong to her and belong to her completely.

"I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Highness. Please rest assured." Qiao Lin vaguely sensed the hidden meaning behind Helia's words, but this was a choice that concerned her life and property, so she needed to consider it carefully again.

When Helia saw the hesitation in her eyes, she knew she had made the right choice. Although she didn't agree immediately, since she hesitated, it meant that she still had a chance, didn't she?

Since she asked Hector to come over, she certainly didn't want to cause trouble, nor did she want to raise a tiger to harm herself by keeping a guy who might stab her in the back at any time. What she wanted was an obedient and useful bargaining chip.

A prince, a crown prince who may compete for the heir, with the ambitious Hoffmann family behind him. Isn't it worth her effort to fight for such a valuable bargaining chip?

The child is still young, so she has a lot of room to maneuver. If you keep her well by your side, maybe she will be able to get big surprises in the future.

The crying broke the silent atmosphere. Helia turned her head and saw that Hector, who should have been sleeping soundly, was waving his limbs and crying loudly. He must have been disturbed by the noise from Helia's side.

She took two steps forward, leaned over, supported herself on the bed with one hand, and pinched the child's chubby face with the other hand, changing the tone of the child's crying.

Helia couldn't let go of the child's face. The child would cry even if she didn't play with him, so she might as well let her play for a while.

Qiao Lin waited for a while before stepping forward to stop him, "Your Highness, you are also tired after a day, why don't you go back and rest first, I will coax the little prince."

“Well, then you guys just coax her, I’ll go first…” Helia just turned her head to talk to Qiaolin, and a strand of red hair draped behind her slid down her shoulders and was caught and pulled by Hector.

The child was not very strong, and Helia did not feel any pain, but was caught off guard and her head tilted. She turned her head and looked back, and saw the child with snot and tears on his face, holding a strand of her red hair with his short five fingers, playing with it. He must have found it novel, and he didn't even cry.

"Hiss, you're treating my hair as a toy." Helia smiled and pulled back her hair. Sure enough, Hector immediately puffed up his face and started crying again, kicking the bed hard with both feet. The crying made Helia's ears a little painful.

This kid has a small body but a loud voice!

Qiao Lin picked up the child and hummed a song and patted his back, but the child just kept crying and wouldn't stop. Helia was afraid that the child would die from crying and dehydration.

"How about I give it a try?" Helia suddenly remembered that she was a magician. She had used sleeping magic on Blot and felt that the effect was quite good. It should be no problem to coax a child.

She stretched out her hands to Qiaolin. Qiaolin hesitated for a moment, but soon compromised. She put her hands under Hector's armpits and held the chubby boy to Helia. Helia imitated the way Qiaolin held the child just now, supporting the child's butt with one hand and gently pressing his back with the other hand to let him lean on her arms, and then she held the child.

Hector struggled at first, but soon he noticed Helia's red hair hanging on her shoulders, and he grabbed it with his two little hands and started playing with it without crying or making a fuss.

Children of this age are easily attracted by bright colors, not to mention Helia's red hair, which is like fire and shines even in the dim light, bright and attractive.

Hector was well taken care of. Although he was small, he still had some weight. If it were the old her, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold him for too long.

But now, Helia felt that Hector was just like a little mochi, soft and cute. She patted Hector's back and hummed the lullaby she learned from Yoliv. There was a period of time before when Lydia's mental state was not very stable, and she hummed to coax her to sleep, so she was experienced.

But Hector seemed to have had enough sleep. When he saw the new toy, he couldn't let it go. Moreover, he had just cried loudly and woke up. Even if Helia hummed a little song to coax him, he didn't want to sleep.

"Tsk, is he ready to play after a good sleep? Do you still need to coax him?" Helia had never raised such a young child before, and she didn't know what to do for a while, so she looked at Qiao Lin who was standing aside.

"The little prince hasn't had any rest during the day because of moving to the new bedroom. He must be very tired today. How about Your Highness let me hold the little prince and coax him? He will definitely find it novel when he sees you for the first time." Qiao Lin replied.

"So you want him to sleep?" Without waiting for Qiao Lin to reply, Helia covered the back of Hector's head with her free hand and whispered a spell. A faint red light lit up where her palm touched the back of Hector's head, and bits of magic power slowly flowed into his body.

Hector, who was playing with Helia's hair, felt warm all over. He became sleepy and his eyelids drooped. His curled-up hands relaxed and he leaned his head forward on Helia's shoulder and fell asleep.

Helia chuckled and weighed the sleeping child in her arms. "It's quite effective."

Qiao Lin on the side swallowed nervously. Although she had heard that Princess Helia was a magician, when she saw the magic with her own eyes, even if it was just a particularly harmless sleeping magic, her throat tightened and fear gradually spread from the bottom of her heart.

If Helia really wanted to deal with them, she could just raise her hand and cast a spell to make them disappear silently. After all, she was a magician who could kill dragons!

"If you can't coax her next time, you can call me." Helia handed the sleeping child in her arms to Qiaolin. Seeing her happy expression, the others present secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

After watching Helia's back disappear into the night, everyone finally felt relieved and silently warned themselves not to provoke Her Highness Helia in the future, otherwise they would die miserably.

After washing up, Starley sat obediently on Helia's bed, stretching her neck to look around. The maids who were serving her all retreated because Helia didn't like someone keeping watch in her room at night, as she felt she had no privacy.

When Helia entered the room, she saw Stella carefully but with uncontrollable curiosity staring at the armor stand in the corner of the room. On it was the silver armor that Helia wore when she attended the medal ceremony. Except for a little dust, it was as clean as if it had never been worn. Unlike those armors that had been on the battlefield, the armor exuded a solemn aura and the breath of life.

"Sister likes it?" Helia quietly walked behind Stella and suddenly asked.

As expected, Starley was startled and panicked, about to fall forward, but Helia, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed her waist and brought her into her arms.

"Aya! You scared me to death!" Starley raised her eyes and saw the playful smile on Helia's face, and said with a pouty mouth.

"It's my fault. I won't do it again next time. Don't be angry with me, sister." Helia apologized with a smile, then raised her hand and tapped the silver armor in front of her with her fingers. "Sister, are you curious about this?"

Starley nodded, turned her attention back to the silver armor, and asked, "Was this the silver armor Aya wore when she killed the dragon?"

"Haha, of course not." Helia took Stella's hand and touched the silver armor. It was cold and hard to the touch. "I was wearing a very thin and ordinary dress that day. I wore this silver armor at the awarding ceremony to look cool."

"In that situation, even if you were wearing the strongest armor in the world, it would be useless. The fire dragon only needed to gently flap its wings and you would be blown away."

"Is it so terrifying?" Stella was frightened by Helia's description. She couldn't help but imagine the image of a giant dragon in her mind, but she was soon occupied by belated worries.

"It's too dangerous. Aya, what were you thinking at the time? If there was any accident..." She paused, bit her lower lip hard, and continued: "Wouldn't I be unable to even see you..."

Helia hugged the person and moved to the bed like a penguin. Before Stellar could react, she hugged the person and fell forward onto the soft big bed. Her red and golden hair were tangled together and spread on the white sheets.

She turned over, spread her arms and legs like a pancake on the bed, "Actually, I didn't think much about it at the time. I just simply didn't like it."

"If it breaks through the border, a large number of monsters will rush into the country, and I don't know how many people will die. I can't just watch it wreak havoc and do nothing."

It wasn't that she really wanted to be a hero, she just simply hated the feeling of things being out of her control, and in this respect she was very similar to Claude.

The monster tide was unexpected, and so was the fire dragon, so after careful analysis and confirming that killing the fire dragon was the key to turning the situation around at the time, she rushed forward without hesitation.

Starley didn't say anything, but she showed her attitude with her actions. She stretched out her arms and put them around Helia's neck, pressed her head into her arms, and rested her cheek on the top of Helia's head, hugging her silently, hoping to convey her warmth and care.

Tonight was the best night of sleep Helia had ever had since she traveled through time. With the beauty in her arms, she had no worries and didn't even have any dreams. She gradually fell asleep amid the laughter and when she opened her eyes again, it was already daybreak.

Helia glanced at Stellar, who was still sleeping, curled up on her arm and leaning against her. She inexplicably put herself in the role of her husband. While she was struggling over whether she should be naughty and give her a good morning kiss, Stellar gradually woke up because of the sunlight pouring in from the window.

"Good morning, sister." Helia propped herself up and greeted Stella with a smile. Looking at the person who was still a little dazed, she finally couldn't help but drop a feather-like kiss on her smooth forehead.

Stella was stunned by the kiss, and her misty blue eyes gradually became clear. She didn't know whether she woke up or not. She leaned up and gently rubbed Helia's face with her lips. A smile slowly spread on her delicate doll-like face. "Good morning, Aya."