Familiar figure

I couldn't help knitting my brows the moment that I heard this.

A 'confidant'?

Slowly, this was starting to make sense…

He was sending me out alone with his 'confidant' into the middle of the forest. It would be strange if this 'confidant' didn't do anything.

But I hadn't done anything that would offend or threaten the fourth prince, so why would he do something like this?

I just couldn't understand at all.

"Can I refuse?" I slowly said with a wry smile on my face.

The fourth prince just shook his head and said one word, "No."

All I could do was give a sigh and wait to see who would be waiting for me.

But in the end, it wasn't what I expected.

The one that came out wasn't a terrifying killer or a sharp assassin like I thought, it was a small figure that was wrapped up in a cloak.

Judging by the stature of this cloaked figure, it seemed like she was a young girl…