Kyran red at Nn.


    "I did not kidnap her. Didn''t godmother tell you why I left?"


    Nn gave him a nk expression and shrugged, "She said you''re going to kidnap someone who can heal your core—ow!."


    A big spoon suddenlynded at the back of his head. He spun around and red at te, who was standing behind him with a scowl.


    "Don''t make things up! I never said anything about him going out to kidnap anyone."


    "You don''t have to hit me," Nn growled at her.


    "I''ll hit you as many times as I want!" te growled back.


    Kyran watched their banter awkwardly. He already guessed that they liked to bicker, but in truth, they cared about each other...


    ''Okay, stop. Don''t got there,'' Kyran told himself when his thoughts started to drift out of their course.


    Whatever rtionship his godmother and Nn had was none of his business.


    Kyran cleared his throat and said to te, "I need help. She''s wounded."


    te looked at him and gave a faint smile. She witnessed the surrounding energies be agitated; that was why she followed Nn. Even if Kyran did not say anything, she already guessed that the girl was not in good condition from the dark energy seeping out from her.


    "Let''s go inside," te replied, walking over to the door.


    As Kyran and Zephyr followed te inside the cottage-turned-big house, Nn''s frown returned while he stared at the girl in Kyran''s arms.


    Soon hisplexion turned pale as he got a closer look at the girl''s face.


    "You!" Nn eximed and stopped Kyran before he entered the door.


    "What—?"


    "Did you just kidnap the Crown Princess?" Nn asked with an using tone.


    Kyran''s brow immediately furrowed while te and Zephyr looked at Nn dumbfoundedly.


    "What did you say?"


    "Crown Princess?"


    "My master''s woman is royalty?"


    Kyran, te, and Zephyr asked at the same time.


    Silence ensued. Then Nn and te turned to Zephyr.


    "Wait—whose woman?"


    "Are you f*cking serious?"


    They said at the same time.


    On the other hand, Kyran''s brow twitched at how the focus of discussion shifted too quickly. He did not even get to react to what Nn had said properly, and now they were responding to Zephyr''s?


    Was what Zephyr said more shocking than Nn?


    "Oi! You guys really n on ignoring what Nn said?" Kyran red at them.


    The three looked at him.


    te did not mean to ignore it, but she was used to ignoring most of Nn''s nonsense, so she did not react strongly to his words. Besides, when she and Kyran talked about Cyneah, they already spected she was rted with the Royal Family one way or another, so if she was the Crown Princess, it was not that surprising.


    Nn, of course, was more concerned by the fact that Kyran already took a woman for himself, and it was the Crown Princess of all women!


    As for Zephyr, he did not care. If his master''s woman was royalty, then it was good. It only proved she at least held a status that could match his master''s prestige.


    Feeling Kyran''s displeasure, te gave an awkwardugh and said, "Of course not."


    She turned to Nn and said while giving him a stern look, "What nonsense are you talking about?"


    Nn yed along and shrugged. He said, "It''s not nonsense. You said he''s going to kidnap someone—."


    "I did not say that."


    "—who can heal his magic core and, we all know only the Royal Family can have that ability. Looking closely at the girl, I recognized she''s the Crown Princecss." Nn exined, ignoring te''s attempt to correct him.


    Zephyr watched their awkward y with a nk expression. He muttered, "Humans," under his breath while shaking his head at them.


    Kyran looked at Cyneah''s sleeping face and frowned slightly. He knew Nn was wrong. But the fact that Nn was convinced Cyneah was the princess meant she bore an uncanny resemnce to the real one.


    Unfortunately, Kyran could not confirm it because he did not know what the princess looked like.


    It was not surprising for most Ylfaen citizens not to know how the Crown Princess looked. After a Spirit attacked the princess, the Royal Family kept all information and even images of the princess under wraps. Only those within the Royal Family and high-ranked officials in the Royal Army knew it. The reason why they did this was simple. They did not want other Spirit Masters to curse or jinx her using her image.


    Thinking of this fact, Kyran was surprised Nn knew how the princess looked.


    Pushing this thought at the back of his mind, Kyran now understood why the damnable woman earlier hesitated to kill Cyneah. She might have thought Cyneah was the princess.


    "You''re wrong," Kyran finally said after a short pause. "She''s not the princess."


    He looked at te and changed the subject, "Please check her wound."


    "Of course," te agreed.


    Nn watched them enter the house with narrowed eyes. He was not convinced the girl was not the princess. But he decided to keep his opinion to himself and observe first.


    Heaving a deep sigh, Nn also followed inside.


    The ''cottage'' which had been renovated into a big house now had more rooms.


    On the ground floor, the previously all-in-one room became the living room. A door at the back led to the dining room, while a stair leading upstairs was located on the left.


    Upstairs, there were eight single rooms, four rooms on each side. At the end of the hall, opposite the stairs, adder led to an attic. The attic served as te''s ''Alchemy Lab.''


    te and Kyran with Cyneah entered thest room on the left side. Since the room could not amodate all of them, Nn and Zephyr stayed outside.


    Inside the room, Kyran stood at the side of the bed while te checked on Cyneah''s condition.


    When te took off the woolen throw, Kyran immediately looked away. te noticed his action and could not help but smile. However, her smile froze when she found Cyneahpletely naked.


    "Godson," te started, her voice stern. "Why is she stark naked?"


    Kyran cleared his throat, "I don''t know."


    With narrowed eyes, te scrutinized Kyran''s expression.


    On the other hand, Kyran refused to meet her eyes and reminded her, "More importantly, how''s her wound?"


    "Humph, we''ll talkter young man." She warned him and continued checking Cyneah''s condition.


    Kyran could not help but sweat at te''s stern warning. It was not Kyran''s fault Cyneah was naked. Why was te targeting him as if he was some pervert?


    te''s stern expression soon turned troubled as she saw the scars on Cyneah''s body. She also checked inside Cyneah''s body using her magic sense for internal injuries. Her brow furrowed at once after sensing something.


    te pulled the nket and covered Cyneah before she looked at Kyran.


    "Did you give her the Invisibility Potion?" She asked.


    Kyran looked at her and nodded, "I did."


    te sighed, "No wonder."


    "Why? Did it have any side effects?" Kyran asked in concern.


    "No, but... I sensed that her body was not used to medicinal herbs and maybe even magic, so any effect of potions or pills she takes may work differently on her body. It''s not a side effect though."


    After hearing te''s reply, Kyran had an urge to kick himself. He had avoided giving Cyneah healing potions or pills for this reason, and yet he gave her the Invisibility Potion. If healing potions and pills could bepared to a mild poison, an Invisibility Potion would be highly toxic to her.


    "Is she...?"


    "There''s nothing to worry about. My Invisibility Potion is not toxic even to a normal person. I just think my potion worked too well for her," te assured him.


    Kyran heaved a sigh of relief, then he asked, "And her wound?"


    "Since her body is not used to potions or pills, I''ll treat it normally. I will still make a potion that her body can manage and will have her drink it when she regained consciousness. For now, you''ve done a good job with the first aid," te replied with a smile.


    Kyran nodded, "I''ll leave her in your care. I need to talk to Nn."


    "Not yet," te said before he could turn to leave.


    "Is there anything else?"


    "Let us talk about what Nn said," te replied. "I believe she''s not the princess, but if she does look like her, it might be a problem."


    "I know," Kyran replied.


    To be honest, all sorts of thoughts were already circting in his head. He just refused to entertain them at the moment. But once he talked to Nn, they would talk about it some more.


    Kyran had a feeling that Nn would not leave Cyneah''s matter alone. He sensed it when Nn did not react when he said she was not the princess. It only showed Nn had his doubts which he did not want to discuss with the rest.


    "I''ll think of countermeasures," Kyran assured te.


    te studied him for a few seconds before she finally nodded and said, "Alright. When you''ve thought of something, let me know."


    Kyran only nodded in response.


    When he was sure te had no more questions, he left the room.


    Outside, Nn and Zephyr were silently waiting. As soon as Kyran got out, Nn said, "Inside," while opening the opposite room.


    Kyran did not say anything and simply followed Nn, with Zephyr right behind.