Rescue Part 2

Sunlia Kingdom

Princess Vanessa Apartments

Staring at the puppy, Queen Elizabeth asked, “ Is this the best gift you were talking about? Is this the best gift you could find? “

Retorting to his wife and queen, King Louis uttered confidently, “ I know it doesn’t look all that incredible, but I’m certain Vanessa will like him. “

“ I doubt it! “ She exclaimed.

“ Let our daughter decide if she likes it or not. “

Not sharing the same opinion as her husband, she uttered, “ It’s unnecessary to do that. I know my daughter extremely well and I can tell with a single glance what she likes or not. I’m taking this puppy out of here. “

The moment the queen grabbed the box and was about to take it away, the young princess made her voice heard, “ Wait, mother? “

…

“ What is it, Vanessa? “

“ Don’t take it away? Don’t take the puppy away? “

The queen couldn’t understand why her daughter was so insistent on keeping the puppy. Glancing toward her husband and seeing as he was harboring a triumphant grin, she turned her gaze to her daughter and said, “ I know you want to keep it because you don’t wish to break your father’s heart, but I can get you a better gift. “

Stating strongly, she uttered confidently, “ You’re wrong! I want this puppy and nothing else. Give it to me! “

Gently tapping on the queen’s shoulder, the king uttered while harboring a triumphant grin yet again, “ You heard the lady! Give her the puppy. “

Reluctant, the queen forwarded the box to her daughter. “ If you insist, here it is. “

The young princess took the puppy out of the box and held it in her arms. Seeing the puppy taking a liking to his daughter, the king asked, harboring a slight grin, “ How do you like it? “

Harboring a bright grin, the young princess retorted to her father, “ I like it very much. Thank you, father! It’s the best gift ever. “

The king was overjoyed by this and said, “ You’re very welcome, my princess! Have you thought of a name to give him yet? “

“ A name? How should I name him? “

“ It’s your puppy! You can name him however you like. “

Pondering on what name she could give her puppy, she glanced at his eyes and bright gaze and thought of a perfect name that would suit him. “ Let’s see; how about Kim? “

Seeing the puppy reacting [positively to the name, she uttered, “ I’ll name you Kim. “

“ Kim? What a beautiful name? I’m sure he likes it. “ The king said while the queen was simply spectating.

“ Do you like it? “

In response to the question, Kim barked joyfully at the young princess who understood his feelings. “ I’m glad you like the name I got you, Kim. “

“ Come, Kim! Let’s play. “

The young princess let her new puppy into her room. Grinning slightly and satisfied with himself, the king uttered toward his daughter, “ We’ll be leaving now Vanessa. Take good care of Kim. “

“ Wait, father? “

Stopping and turning around, he uttered, “ Yes, my princess! “

Hesitating before speaking, she forwarded to her father, “ May I keep Kim in my room? “

Before the king could answer his daughter’s question, the queen interfered in their conversation. “ He can’t stay in your room. He’s a pet so he’ll stay outside. “

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The young princess was disappointed that she couldn’t keep her new pet in her room. She was saddened that she had to separate from him for even a moment. Right at that moment, the king exclaimed, “ He may stay in your room. “

“ What? “

Overjoyed by this, the young princess lovingly hugged her father who reciprocated. “ Thank you, father! Thank you so much! “

Letting go of her father after a while, she turned to her puppy and said, overjoyed, “ Did you hear that, Kim? You may stay in my room. “

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“ We’ll leave you two alone. Let’s go, my queen! “

The king and queen left the young princess’s domain while she made her way inside to play with her puppy, Kim.

Back to the present

“ You let her keep the pet in her room. “ The queen commented as they looked at more pictures of their daughter’s infancy.

“ Yes! Didn’t you see how happy she was? I couldn’t bring myself to see the sadness in her eyes. “

“ I might have made a mistake. “ The king uttered out of nowhere which confused his queen who asked, “ About what? “

“ Vanessa’s upcoming marriage! “

“ Haven’t you said before it was the best decision? Haven’t you said you took this decision in her best interest? “

The king retorted before breaking down slowly before his queen. “ I know what I said, but it wasn’t the right decision. I made this decision by only thinking about myself. I never thought about Vanessa’s feelings. I’ve been selfish. She ran away because of my selfishness. Remember, you were also against the idea, weren’t you? Why haven’t you stopped me? If only you had done that, Vanessa would still be with us. “

The queen was lost for words and didn’t know how she was to comfort her husband.

Somewhere far away

“ We’re out of the forest. “

Lady Jennifer aka Princess Vanessa uttered, “ The right path has been there from the start and I’ve been turning around endlessly. “

“ We’re in town. Let’s find a good restaurant to eat in! I don’t know about you, but I’m famished. “ Sir Lucas uttered.

“ So do I. “ She nodded slightly.

“ Let’s go! “

Sir lucas and Princess Vanessa walked around town in search of a good restaurant to dine in, whereas—------------

In the Alley

??? Let me go! Someone, help!

“ It’s no use yelling! You’re not getting away this time. “

??? Someone, help me!

On the other side

While walking, the princess heard a sudden scream and stopped. “ Why have you stopped so suddenly? Is something wrong? “

Retorting to Sir Lucas’ question, the princess forwarded, “ A girl is being harassed in the alley over there. We got to help her. “

“ Are you sure? “ Sir Lucas asked doubtfully.

Irritated as Sir Lucas wasn’t believing her, she uttered strongly, “ Yes! My ears never deceived me. I heard a young lady screaming for help just now. Wait here! I’ll go on and check. “

Striding toward the alley in which the scream was coming from, Sir Lucas caught up with the princess before she could go any further “ Wait, Jennifer! This isn’t a job for a delicate young lady such as yourself. Let me take care of it! “

“ I’m not a delicate young girl. “

“ Okay, I’ll let you take care of it. “ The princess nodded and stepped back to where the horses were.

“ Thank you! ” He slightly grinned. “ Stay here with the horses! I’ll be right back. “

In the Alley

??? Please, let me go!

“ Today, I won’t let you run away. “

Sir Ricardo made his way to the alley and witnessing what was going on, he subconsciously mumbled, “ She was right earlier and yet I doubted her. What a fool I am! “

Striding furtively toward the harasser, Sir Lucas tapped on his shoulder from the back.

“ Who is it? “

Not wanting to be disturbed, he didn’t pay the tapping any mind and brushed it inside. Sir Ricardo didn’t let him return to his business and tapped on his shoulder for the second time in a row.

Infuriated that his moment was being ruined, the harasser turned around. “ Who’s bothering me? “ He saw a young man standing before him. The young woman was relieved at that moment when she saw that someone had come to her rescue.

“ Can’t you see I’m busy? Who are you? “ He asked to which he got a response just as quick, “ Sorry to ruin your fun my friend, but this young lady is coming with me. “

“ You’re dreaming! Do you think I’ll let her come with you? “

“ I’m not asking for your permission; I’m simply warning you. “ Sir Ricardo glared at him. “ I’m taking her with me whether you want it or not. “

“ What are you waiting for? Get him? “

The harasser called his men forward. Striding toward Sir Ricardo all at once, he didn’t even make an effort and five seconds later, they were all flat on the ground without exception.

“ Impossible! “ He couldn’t believe that all his men had been defeated just like that, in the blink of an eye.

Glaring at the harasser who was still holding the young lady’s hand firmly, he uttered, “ Now, it’s your turn! You have two choices: First, you let us leave like a good boy, and second, you get beat up by me. Which one do you choose? “ Sir Lucas’s expression shifted at that moment and turned evil.

Not letting himself be intimidated by Sir Lucas, the harasser said in confidence of his skills, “ Do you think you stand a chance against me? Don’t think so highly of yourself? You won’t get rid of me that easily as you did with those weaklings. “

Sir Ricardo and the harasser started fighting. The fight was over before it even started as he was knocked to the ground.

“ You lost! As promised, I’m taking the lady with me. “

The young girl was crying endlessly, shaking from everywhere. Making his way toward the lady in distress, Sir Ricardo offered a tissue to help wipe her tears away.

“ You’re okay now, young lady. You may go home. “

!!!

“ Thank you, gentleman! You saved my life. “ Showing her gratitude, the young lady hugged Sir Lucas tightly.

Sir Ricardo was embarrassed by this as he could no longer move. “ Young lady? “

Realizing her action, she released him. “ Sorry! I’m very sorry, gentleman! I got carried away. “

“ It’s okay! “ He uttered humbly. “ Let’s leave this alley. “

While they were leaving, the harasser mumbled, “ Don’t think I’ve done with you? We’ll meet again. Next time, there'll be no one there to save you. Watch your steps! You never know when you’ll get attacked from behind. “

On the other side

Sensing his master's footsteps, Valencia made his way toward him and waited. Several seconds later, Sir Ricardo made his way out of the alley and seeing his horse, he cuddled him.

“ I’m back, Valencia. “

“ Is that the young lady? “ The princess asked to which she got the response, “ Yes, she’s the one. “

Glancing toward the young lady, Sir Ricardo proudly said, “ The whole credit for saving your life goes to this young lady and not me. If it wasn’t for her, I would never have found you. She’s the one who heard your complaints and alerted me of your direction. “

Slightly bowing before the princess, with her head held down, she uttered gratefully, “ Thank you to you too for saving my life, Miss. “