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"Haha, don't worry about the small thing, this task is quite difficult... let me help you, alright?" Mathias sweated a bit, trying to cover up his slip of the tongue.

"No! Only the important people in my life truly know my name!" Luna shouted with teary eyes.

"I see... I understand, I'm important, right?" Mathias gently smiled and was about to hug Luna when she quickly moved behind him, flexibly threatening him with her spare dagger pointing towards his neck.

"Don't move," Luna's soft breath whispered in Mathias' ear.

Mathias disregarded the dagger threatening to stab his neck, but enjoyed Luna's body hugging him from behind.

"How did you know my name?" Luna asked coldly.

"I just know, alright..." Mathias said helplessly, although he looked helpless, he could easily escape if he wanted to. With his agility and dexterity, he had already expected Luna's attack.

The dagger stabbed even more into Mathias' neck and Luna was agitated. This was the first time she was so emotional, and this man seemed to be intentionally trying to get close to her since that day in the pub and intentionally mentioning her people and her kingdom. There was no way this man didn't know anything about her!

"I'll stab this dagger if you don't tell me," she threatened in a cold voice.

Mathias pretended to be in pain, but the dagger didn't even scratch his skin.

Mathias was silent and Luna grew more frustrated.

"Still not going to talk?" Luna asked, and the dagger continued to go deeper into his neck.

"Sigh." Mathias sighed before saying, "It's been years, Luna Alina."

Luna's hand that was holding the dagger trembled, and her whole body also trembled.

"How did you-?!" Luna was about to ask how Mathias knew her full name when Mathias interrupted her.

"Princess... I've been ordered by your mother to look after you..." Mathias continued to pretend and his expression looked complicated.

"My mother?!" Luna's eyes widened as her tears fell down her cheeks, and she also lowered her guard, letting the hand holding the dagger fall to the ground.

"Yes, your mother." Mathias gently looked at Luna and comforted her with a pat.

She wept for a while before asking, "How's my mother? And father?"

Mathias looked troubled, and Luna's expression became anxious. "Don't worry, Princess, they're doing alright."

"How about my little sister, Liza?" She continued to ask with anticipation on her face.

"The whole tribe is doing fine for now, princess." To assure her, Mathias lied through gritted teeth.

It seems that Luna's tribe were in trouble and hence she was worried about her mother and father, and maybe it's because her whole tribe was in trouble, so Mathias couldn't help but pity her and lied.

Luna sigh in relief, "Can I go back now?"

Luna thinks that the tribe was doing alright now, and she's happy and wanted to come back to her home, but Mathias ruined her mood, "It's not exactly safe, my Princess. Our tribe is scattered and hiding."

Since Mathias doesn't really know about the situation of her tribe, and couldn't really bring her back, he lied again.

"Damn! The Azano Tribe still doesn't want to give up on our tribe?" Luna complained angrily, she silently cried.

Mathias looked at her with pity in his eyes.

After crying, she wiped her tears on her cheeks and her weak stance became straight like a rising arrow, and her face became braved, "One day, I'll return and defeat the Azano Tribe."

"That's the Princess I know!" Mathias courage her and smiled genuinely.

"Thanks." Luna nodded gratefully and her treatment towards Mathias change.

"You wanted to help me bring down the goblins nest?" She asked Mathias with interest.

"Of course! I don't want my princess to hurt after all!" Mathias then proceed to rest his arm towards Luna's shoulder, bit this time, she didn't resist.

"Alright, I'll let you. If you prove your strength, of course." She smiled and challenged Mathias.

"Oh? Princess wants to challenge me?" Mathias was amused and unsheathed his rusty sword he casually take on the adventurers guild.

Luna took out her bow, not underestimating Mathias despite the condition of his sword.