Chapter 495 She Really Lost It
The wind caressed the grass gently like the touch of silk on the skin. The sky was bright with the
morning sun, not too harsh but not too cold either. It was a perfect day in the Deity Unicorn Valley. It
was aplete contrast to the palpable tension that escted by the minute in the Crimson Dragon
Army''s camp.
Inside the temporarily-built beast stable, Lance paced restlessly. He looked anxiously at Silver Wind
whose injuries were gradually getting worse since it arrived. Its health deteriorated in every breath it
took while the beast curer of the army was too dim-witted to heal it.
"Where are the beast curers of the main camp? Shouldn''t they have arrived by now?" Lance asked the
guard furiously as he passed that corner of the stable for probably the fiftieth time on that day.
"They are on the way," the guard answered hesitantly. He cowered away from Lance''s restless
movements, afraid he would anger him if he gave the same answer to his repetitive questions.
Lance didn''t notice his guard''s reactions, of course. He was too preupied with Silver Wind''s
condition, worried it could die at any moment. It was his daughter''s beloved spirit-manipted beast.
His daughter''s condition was already grim; if something happened to her precious beast, it could be
detrimental to her. Thest thing he wanted for her was to suffer more.
Soon, amotion sounded from outside. Three people were rushed in, escorted by several guards.
Before the guard even announced their presence, he was on his feet.
"Commander in Chief, the three beast curers of the main camp have arrived."
"Commander in Chief..." The three beast curers went to Lance and bowed in homage.
"Enough of this courtesy. Go and check the injuries of Silver Wind," Lance immediately ordered them.
The three beast curers surrounded the dying Silver Wind and scrutinized its injuries. They looked at
each other and shook their heads in resignation. However, they all looked reluctant to tell Lance their
diagnosis.
"How is it?" Lance asked. He red at the three beast curers who were as useful as a bag of rocks.
They were just standing around when he expected them to be healing Silver Wind.
"Commander in Chief, all the organs of Silver Wind have been damaged. Its heart, its arteries, and its
veins have all been torn into tiny fragments. I''m afraid..." One of the curers started talking but trailed off
as Lance''s face darkened with every word he uttered.
He red at the useless curers until they could not help but fidget in their ces. He didn''t expect
anything from the three beast curers and their poor medical skills. He needed Sheridan to save Silver
Wind but he was in the camp in Evian City. It would take him at least two days toe but Silver Wind
would probably be dead by then.
"Do what you must to keep it alive. Or else!" Lance pinned them with a stern re. He hoped he could
scare them to produce good results and thus, good news.
The three beast curers managed to nod before they scurried away. He would follow them and re at
them for all the hours it took if he thought that would produce better results. However, he stopped short
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when a soldier called his attention.
"Commander in Chief, Deputy Commander in Chief has awakened."
"She has awakened?" Lance''s eyes widened at the news. His anger was promptly forgotten as he
hastily went to see his precious daughter.
In one of the tents, Isis was half-sitting on the bed. Thea she had been under for the past two days
left her pale and weak since she hadn''t eaten anything yet.
"Come on, Commander, you have to eat something," the female guard urged. She had brought in some
food for her earlier and had been intermittently urging her to eat since she woke up.
"No, thanks. I have no appetite. Where is my father?" Isis asked softly as she waved her hand
dismissively.
"Isis!" Lance eximed as he rushed into the tent and by her daughter''s side in one fell swoop. His
eyes were bright as she clutched her close to him,forted by the sound of her breathing.
"I''m sorry, I made you worry, father," Isis apologized quietly. She looked down, unable to meet his eyes.
She knew that she made everyone worry.
"It''s good to see you awake," Lance said. He leaned away from his daughter to stare lovingly at her
face and gathered one of her hands to him. He was greatlyforted by the repetitive thump of her
pulse.
"Where is Rocky? I want to see him..." Isis asked hesitantly.
"Rocky? I have relegated him to the logistics camp," Lance shouted as he burst in anger.
"Relegated him to the logistics camp? Why?" Isis asked with surprise. She stared at his obvious anger,
confused.
"Do you remember what happened before you passed out?" Lance asked tentatively. Of course, he
hoped that she didn''t remember what had happened. That way, he could punish Rocky after he
confirmed Rocky''s crime.
"Before I passed out..." Isis whispered to herself. She looked back and thought of the extremely
embarrassing scene before she lost her consciousness. An embarrassed flush painted her face pink
but she brightened from the pleasant memory.
"Isis?" Lance asked, puzzled by his daughter''s pleased expression.
"Yes, I do." Isis smiled brightly. Lance was stunned to see her in such high spirits but heposed
himself quickly.
He looked at the female guard that was standing guard and motioned for her to leave.
Immediately, the female guard left without any questions asked.
"Isis, is he the one that slept with you? I know you are sad. It doesn''t matter. I won''t let anyone else find
out. I''m going to torment him myself. Even though I can''t kill him, I''ll make sure he will hold his tongue
forever," Lance promised with a determined gleam in his eyes. His daughter was a strong warrior but
she was still a fragile flower in his eyes.
"Father, you know that Rocky and I have already..." Isis trailed off as she realized that her father had
already found out what transpired between Rocky and her. ''Why was Rocky relegated to the logistics
camp?'' she thought in puzzlement. She did sleep with Rocky but it was only thanks to him that she
survived. Surely, there was no reason for her father to send him away.
"So, it was really him! I''ll send someone to take him back now!" Lance shouted angrily.
"Father, what are you doing? Yes, Rocky did something but he had to do that to save my life. Were it
not for him, I would have died. Didn''t he tell you?" Isis asked in confusion. Rocky had saved her and
yet her father was acting as if he had disgraced her. However, she didn''t know that Rocky didn''t tell her
father what truly happened back then.
"What? He... he saved you?" Lance stuttered in surprise.
"Yes, he did that to save me. Besides, I did it voluntarily, so it''s not his fault. Timber Deity Empire would
have captured me if he hadn''t arrived on Mount Clouds in time. He saved me," Isis exined. She
wondered what her father knew already and what she could tell him.
"What happened when you were on Mount Clouds?" Lance was starting to realize that he had made a
mistake. He was beginning to see that he did not know the whole story and he had judged Rocky
prematurely.
Isis patiently told him the whole story. She told him how the Timber Deity Empire used Rocky to seduce
her and then used her as a bait to lure Rocky out until he was tricked into joining the Timber Deity
Empire. Rocky pretended to join the Timber Deity Empire to save her without any hesitation, no matter
what the cost. She exined that the reason that Rocky slept with her was that she was poisoned by
the aphrodisiac powder. He could have left her and she would have died of her sexual desire.
Lance felt more and more embarrassed as Isis told him the whole story. He thought that Rocky had
done something unforgivable to his daughter, but it turned out that Rocky had actually saved his
daughter. His daughter lost her reputation but, more importantly, she was alive. His daughter didn''t
even me Rocky, instead, she saw him as her savior. Despite all that, Rocky never protested. He
kept his peace even when he was sent back to the logistics camp and even when the Crimson Dragon
Token was taken from him.