"Eva, we're not going to make a move now and please just follow my orders."
It was those whispers near Eva's ear who nodded even though she might not be able to do anything at the moment due to the position of her eyes that she was not yet used to.
Night fell and it was about twelve at night, Eva was sleeping and Willian was sleeping too, and Julian had already fallen asleep with Emmanuel sleeping next to him, so Eva raised her head and woke up, but she did not see anything and this was definitely bothering her.
'I don't even know how long I will stay like this, I want to see, I want to get my eyes back so I can do whatever I want or even to take back my kingdom, but....'
Her words to herself were interrupted by a sound moving around her, so Julian opened his eyes while Eva pretended that she was still sleeping, so he approached her quietly and sat again on his knees on the ground in front of her
He passed his hand on her right cheek as if he was groping something precious, he was not only looking at her as a woman, but as a rare gem because of the beauty that she carries despite her tired appearance, for him she looks like a beautiful pony abandoned by the herd.
He couldn't take his eyes off her until Emmanuel put his hand on his shoulder from behind and surprised him and said to him in a calm tone and a low voice.
"Your Majesty, not here, I know you want this time and I'm the one who also knows you're excited for it but… you have to wait until the time is right."
What do I mean, when we return to the Empire?
Everything was quiet and no sound was heard from outside but the sounds of insects and wild wolves in that black starry sky.
So Julian and Emmanuel came out of the place and were looking at the sky and then staring everywhere around them where there were some men sitting around the fire and others going around the place back and forth guards.
Where do we start research, in your opinion?
With the many questions Julian asks Emmanuel, he seems to put a lot of trust in him and rely on him a lot, and he may be the most reliable person in the entire empire.
"I can't really predict it but they're probably still close to here, as you know hijacking an entire expedition will take a long time to get there."
"That is why I don't think they will be able to enter the capital so quickly, so if we go as fast as we have from now we might find them in less than a day."
These were Emmanuel's views, and as usual Julian was thinking of what he would do and how he would get there as quickly as possible, he said calmly, clasping his hands to his chest.
"We can catch up with them, yeah, let's go now."
The two of them did not wait long for the dust to fly behind their fast horses, and the gazes of those men standing behind them stared in shock.
Someone said in a surprised tone
"How can there be men in this world that are so strong?"
"I mean Emperor Julian, he doesn't even look human sometimes."
The others quietly look behind them and everyone goes back to what they were doing after forgetting that Julian wanted to take them with him for help.
But they ended up stopping at just this point.
While Eva was sitting quietly, Willian opened her eyes and it didn't look like she had actually been sleeping all that time and could talk comfortably because there was no one around with them.
"My princess, we'll try to escape now, since it's late they must all be asleep in a few hours, so now you and I are going to rub these ropes with the wood we're tied to, it'll take a few hours for us but we'll be able to do it, so help me please."
"If we can get out of here, we will be able to enter the empire in a short time, and we will ask the emperor for help and stay with him until we treat your eyes."
Strength and steadfastness appear in Lillian's eyes while Eva's eyes are filled with despair and a loss of passion and hope for everything.
She was moving herself, but not seriously. Lillian noticed, but did nothing. She only sighed and then relied on herself to work on cutting the rope.
Meanwhile, the two girls heard a voice from outside of men who had entered, and Lillian was staring and putting all her energy into her eyes, who headed towards the entrance, when four men had already entered and stood before them looking at them with looks whose purpose was quite clear.
"Oh... Emperor Julian seems to know how to choose his women."
One of them approached to separate Lillian's dress and see the tattoo that Emmanuel had placed between her breasts and said while his eyes covered her body.
"Even that dreaded general, he too has put his own property mark on this woman's body, but we still don't know if she is really still a virgin or if she has already lost her before getting here."
The calm and coldness in her eyes aroused their indignation, and the one who kneeled in front of her walked away from her, and she said to him in a cold tone in turn.
"You should be careful who you talk to, and I'm not an ordinary woman as you don't know, I'm Lilian Graz, from the Graz family and I was married so I'm not really a virgin."
She tilted her head to the right side slightly and said with a sly smile.
"So... what are you going to do now?"
Annoyed by the coldness in her eyes and her beating heart, they turned their eyes to Princess Eva, who was sitting quietly, without opening her mouth with any words.
"But I think the princess here is a virgin, she has never been married before, right?"
Lillian was aware of what these bastards were planning, she was about to speak but Eva was quicker to talk and Eva said in a steady voice without hesitation.
"What do you think if I make you a valuable offer?"
None of them expected these words to come from the princess with a wonderfully sweet face, so they stared at each other in shock and lack of understanding until she said again.
"My virginity in exchange for my freedom"
Those men giggled hard at what she said, and they did not expect that she was speaking seriously, despite the features of her face that were clear on her seriousness, and she said again.
"From the beginning I wasn't planning on giving it to that emperor, so I want to at least give it to gain something with it and not lose it for nothing."
Those looks changed and the mocking laughter had really faded and he gritted his teeth with a wide grin from ear to ear after that beautiful show and before he spoke, Eva said.
"I will give my body to the four of you, but first I want you to get rid of your comrades outside, I don't want anyone to know about this, do you understand?"
Lillian opposed Eva's words and yelled at her more than
Once, someone slapped her hard on her face, but she stared back at him with a frightening look, which brought him back, and Eva said to interrupt the atmosphere.
"Lilian, please don't interfere, it's me who will pay, not you..."