I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 28
With a low voice, the Crown Prince’s face turned pale, and a hand quickly grabbed the wrist of the man holding the sword from behind her.
Nisha’s eyes widened in surprise. When she glanced back in shock, her eyes met a broad chest and an intense gaze.
Turning her head back, she saw the Crown Prince, now white as a sheet, sweating coldly.
The arrogance on his face had vanished, replaced with clear confusion.
“My warning must have seemed amusing. Perhaps because I didn’t take your head then?”
“The King of Xi… Ugh…!”
Crack-.
The Crown Prince’s wrist twisted grotesquely in his large grip.
Crack-.
“Aaaargh!!”
With a chilling sound, a terrible scream echoed through the hallway. Even the servants turned their heads at the pitiful cry.
“You seem to be mistaken. Hey, trash.”
Still gripping the broken wrist, he lifted the Crown Prince, who was a head shorter than him, and spoke.
“Your princess is now my princess. Treat her as you would treat me.”
“Aaagh, aaah! Aaaah!!”
“My princess cannot be yours. Got it?”
“Aaah… y-yes! I-I understand, it hurts… aah! I’m sorry!!”
The Crown Prince, unable to even respond properly, screamed out in pain as his arm was twisted further. Kagan, with an impassive face, demanded a response.
“Aaah, yes! I understand!! It hurts!! I’m sorry!!”
Kagan let go of the Crown Prince’s arm with a disinterested expression, and it dropped limply, possibly broken. Nisha, who watched the scene with a horrified expression, flinched as Kagan’s hand touched her shoulder.
“Princess, are you alright?”
“…Y-yes.”
“Tch. Even if you’re half-siblings, there’s a beast who tries to prey on his own sister.”
Kagan clicked his tongue in disapproval and kicked the crying man sprawled on the floor.
“So, where were you heading, my princess? It seems there are many who covet your beauty, so I should escort you.”
“…No, it’s fine. The Crown Prince has always been like this.”
Kagan narrowed his eyes, glaring at the Crown Prince lying on the floor.
He had always disliked cowardice.
He despised those who bullied the weak and even more so those who engaged in the taboo of incest, a strict taboo in Xieman.
‘Trash.’
Having come to a neat conclusion, Kagan gazed down at the man with narrowed eyes before slowly turning around.
‘Better to get rid of him.’
He was useless as the next king.
“Let me escort you.”
Kagan grabbed her hand a bit roughly, leading her to her room with a forceful escort that could hardly be called gentle.
***
Nisha let out a long sigh as she returned to her room, having received Kagan’s escort that was anything but gentle.
She could say with certainty that she had no lingering attachment to Roshan.
To be precise, she had no lingering attachment to the royal family of Roshan.
If there was anything she cared about and worried about, it was the people who would remain in this rotten country and those who were like family to her.
Nisha spoke as she looked at Mash and Rad, who had been summoned by Mary.
“…So, the King of Xieman said he could arrange a place for you. What do you think?”
After briefly explaining what had happened the previous night, Nisha added, and Mary nodded her head repeatedly, her voice trembling.
“I’ll go. I told you, didn’t I? Wherever you go, I’ll be with you!”
“I’ve heard Xieman is a harsh place. It’s cold in winter and hot in summer. They say it only has two seasons, winter and summer, and the temperature difference is extreme…”
“It’s okay. I’ll stay right by your side, Princess!”
Mary clenched her fist and grabbed the hem of Nisha’s dress.
Mary had been sold into the palace as a maid at a young age and was beaten daily for not working properly until Nisha took her in.
The stable hand Mash and the knight Rad were the same. They all owed their lives to Nisha at some point.
“If it’s okay with you, even though I-I stutter… I-I want to go with you too, Princess…”
