vrcanaries Chapter 271 Borrowing the Road
Chapter 271 Borrowing the Road
"I'm so sorry, Cynthia."
The lights in the station were bright, and people were running around, forming rivers of candlelight. The luggage that had just been spread out for a few days was gathered up again and put into the ring one by one by Catherine. William looked at the busy children, turned his head and apologized to his wife guiltily.
The sudden change disrupted his plans again. All the promises he had made to his wife before became empty words that could not be fulfilled, which made him feel embarrassed.
"No need to apologize. I never intended to let anyone else take my place."
Cynthia's eyes were not on the other person at all. She was just looking at her daughter's busy back, her eyes full of reluctance.
Because the matter was urgent, it was impossible to judge the king's exact situation from just a few words. In order to prevent the situation from becoming uncontrollable, William decided to go through Gloria and ask his daughter to take him back. This meant that Catherine had to leave with them.
"I...I will come back immediately when George gets better." William didn't even dare to make a more specific promise.
Cynthia turned her eyes away from her daughter, looked back at the person in front of her, shook her head and said, "Do you want to leave Catherine alone to face those tough guys in Highgarden? Canyon has been led astray by them, and I won't allow my daughter to be like that. She needs a guide, and you in Highgarden will be of greater help to her."
Cynthia, she doesn’t need herself… William nodded, his expression unable to hide his disappointment.
But he couldn't create any sad atmosphere of parting, because - the three children together were just too noisy!
"Why should I go back in a carriage? It's not like I can't take one more person with me!" After Canion packed up his things quickly and carried them down breathlessly, all he heard was Catherine's cold rejection.
"You have too many things, and I can't fit them all." Catherine looked at the cages of various sizes behind him. All kinds of chirping sounds could be heard from under the cage cloths. They were all small collections that Kanien had collected over the years.
"Humph, excuse!" Kanien sneered, "You just don't want to take me with you."
"You know it, yet you still ask." Catherine sneered back, choking Canion with anger. "You only have two choices, either take a carriage by yourself, or stay here."
"Of course you stay here!" Claire slapped his brother's shoulder with his strong arm, almost pushing him to his knees, and said with a smile, "Canion and I haven't seen each other for several years. There are still many things we want to talk about!"
"...I don't need to take any of these." Kanian weighed the issue for only three seconds and made a decision immediately. If he stayed here, he would be killed by Claire. Compared with human life, a little hobby could be completely abandoned.
"Please be kind, Catherine." Duke William sighed and walked over. Seeing that his daughter looked unhappy, he leaned close to her ear and changed his words -
"If you don't take him away, I don't know how much trouble he will cause your mother if he stays here."
It has to be said that William knew his daughter well enough. Just this one sentence was enough to leave Catherine speechless. She began to put Canyon's luggage into her bag with a cold face. Canyon instantly smiled.
After everyone's luggage was packed, Catherine turned her head, looked at her mother who had been looking at her, walked over and buried herself in her arms.
"Mother--"
Catherine's voice was soft and sticky. If the classmates heard it, they would be shocked. The princess who was usually cold and aloof actually looked like a little bird.
Cynthia lowered her head and kissed her daughter's fluffy silver hair, "Go, don't worry about me, study hard, and live a good life."
Catherine nodded, and stayed in her mother's warm arms for a long time, until Duke William finally couldn't wait any longer and came over to urge her again, and she finally left her mother.
"Are we setting off? Hehe, I've never tried this kind of experience before." Kanian excitedly followed Leila, step by step, fearing that he would be left behind.
Catherine was too lazy to pay attention to this fool. After taking out the slug flower, she held the overlapping hands of several people and squeezed them hard. The fragile shell of the slug flower broke. After a slight sound of bubbles bursting, the people disappeared in the center of everyone's sight.
In the center of the city of Goletia, there was a slight beeping sound beside the huge pool, and several figures appeared in the center of the circular stone formation drawn on the ground.
Catherine had long since gotten used to the dizziness brought on by teleportation. She turned her head and saw that Kanien was indeed lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. She certainly would not miss this opportunity and laughed without hesitation.
"Hey, it's Catherine——" A surprised voice came from the side.
She turned around suddenly and found that there was a group of people beside the pool, sharing things with each other, just like they did every time they went out together. The most conspicuous person in the crowd was the tall figure with long golden hair. She heard her companions exclaiming, turned around lazily, waved at her and said -
"Hey, what a coincidence."
After not seeing each other for a long time, Catherine felt relieved when she suddenly saw that familiar smiling face, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on her face.
"Ah, what a coincidence!" Before he could say anything, Kanien, who had just been lying on the ground like a turtle, had jumped up at some point, pushed Catherine aside and rushed over.
Kanien took Lilith's hand, shook his head and tried to put on his signature charming smile, then lowered his head to give her a kiss on the hand, "It's been a long time, Lily... Ugh——"
“Uh…” Lilith hurriedly pulled her hand out of Kanien’s hand, looked at Kanien awkwardly as he continued to vomit, and tried to make a joke to ease the embarrassment, “Did you recognize the wrong person, Your Highness Kanien? I don’t call Lily Vomit.”
Catherine couldn't help but burst out laughing. Lilith was about to laugh as well, but she saw a dwarf with a huge sword on his back behind Catherine, glaring at her angrily.
——It’s over. Although I don’t know where I went wrong, I feel like I’m finished.