CHAPTER 796: CHAPTER 796: YOU CAN HAVE A BOUT WITH HER

"... You might be unable to sleep or eat for days or even weeks," Arabella clarified and eyed the three.

If it was Norbert who had tried fighting with monsters and had likely seen some of the gruesome sight of the victims, Arabella might have allowed him to go.

However, it was still different seeing so many people in a bad state.

[Is Her Majesty worried about us?] Egbert and her other assistants wondered.

They thought they were being underestimated at first but they realized she was worried about them.

[It’s somewhat weird for someone to worry about how I would react in a situation. My family usually just tells me to get stronger by doing what I cannot do. Only my mother would worry about me like this. Who would have thought Her Majesty would also worry like this even though I am older than her.] Oscar thought.

[Her Majesty speaks as if she had seen it as well. Is it because she had gone to Safiro? I heard she helped there in person.] Ronald thought.

Someone else dared to ask what Ronald thought about.

"Your Majesty, you speak like you have seen the conditions of the Prudencians yourself. Have you visited them in the first step?" Denzel inquired.

Arabella smiled painfully, "Yes."

It was just a single word but the room was silenced.

[I see. Was Her Majesty speaking from experience? Just how bad was it?] Narcissa wondered.

"There are people losing a limb or two. Some became blind in one eye or two. Some were missing fingers or part of them. Some had their nails chipped. Some had whip scars all over their body and even on their faces. Some were barely alive. Some were alive but the expression on their faces revealed that their spirit had almost left them. It was a sight I wish you all to witness if you do not have to," Arabella continued.

Just recalling the scene she had seen before, the sent chills down her spine. She once again felt her anger for Crux rise and she clenched her fingers.

’Yes, declaring war on them is justified,’ she reassured herself once again.

Odette’s older siblings all saw it with their own eyes as well which was why they were thirsty for vengeance. Especially after their people cried tears of relief upon seeing them.

Her assistants gulped as they absorbed what she said. Narcissa already turned pale.

[Seeing Her Majesty clench her fists and grit her teeth in anger, now I want to at least see the sight for myself. Her Majesty is younger than me, yet she took the courage to see it all.] Norbert thought.

"I won’t let any of you go there yet," Arabella eyed them sternly when she heard Norbert’s thoughts. "I understand that you are all capable but the collars and shackles might have weapons or poison hidden in them. Or a mechanism that harms those who try to remove it. I cannot expose you to that much risk. What if you get hurt or worse yet killed? Are you ready to risk your life like that? How will I even answer your households if something happened to you?"

She reminded them that their lives could be at stake. They are children of the most powerful households.

"As for Nadia, she has developed a great sense of danger and can immediately distance herself and flee to safety. Perhaps I’ll let you have a bout with her next time and see if you can dodge her attacks," Arabella said to the three.

"Does this mean she’s stronger than us?" Oscar inquired.

"It’s not about strength but strategy and technique. Each of you might be physically stronger than her but she might still be able to defeat you before you know it," Arabella clarified.

"I see. It would be good to have a duel with her then. I might learn something new," Oscar nodded, already anticipating it.

Egbert and Robert nodded as well.

[They are seriously considering it?!] Narcissa gawked at the three.

"Perhaps once the war is over, I’ll allow you to have a bout with her. But you are not allowed to challenge her in private," Arabella warned.

"Yes, of course, Your Majesty," the three agreed.

"Then, can we watch?" Felix and Norbert asked at the same time.

"Yes, of course," Arabella agreed. "All you may watch."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," they were delighted to be able to witness it.

They had only been listening to Narcissa’s stories but they never had the chance to see how strong or skilled she truly was so they were excited.

"Alright. Let’s see how you perform on the third step first. If you do well there, I’ll move you to the second step. After working in the second step and you think you can look at them in the third step, perhaps, I will let you get a glimpse. Whoever can still act immediately might get the chance to be moved there. Alright, that’s all for now. Get back to work. I’ll summon you when it’s time to move out."

Arabella cut the meeting short so they could not appeal any more.

"Yes, Your Majesty. We will do our best," they accepted her decision and went back to their desks.

Arabella sighed in relief once they were all outside her office.

It’s good to have capable assistants but they can also be a handful because they are so eager to grow.

She was glad they are eager to be useful but it’s also a lot of pressure to find the right tasks for them. Likewise, they were all under her care so if anything happens to them, she would be blamed for it.

Thus, even if she wanted them to grow quickly, she had to moderate it.

’Alright, I’ll just do some work today and wait for updates,’ Arabella picked up her magic pen and glanced at the documents in her office.

Work has also piled up for her so she needs to finish them before the attack starts.