Chapter 85
A few km away from Evelynn and Davis, near a natural hot spring, a little tent could be seen . Inside that tent was the Cauldon family youths .
"Damn, this roasted meat of the Crimson Ape sure is delicious!" One of the youths exclaimed .
"Too bad, we didn't bring any seasoning . . . " Another youth sadly muttered .
For some reason . the atmosphere was quite awkward because of a certain someone .
"Haha, come on Zara, cheer up, competing over a Prince is quite normal . No one is going to look down on you! To each their own! After all, you have to depend on yourself to carve a path for your future!" Kent Cauldon looked at the disappointed and sad Zara who wasn't herself for the remaining days, except for hunting beasts, which was her only stress relief .
Zara lifted her face as she heard that, she then narrowed her eyes and glared at Kent with a grieving expression, "If it weren't for you, would I have even acted on my thoughts? I originally didn't have any plans for offending her, but with your intervention, I am now a hindrance to her . In fact, you must have even totally squashed our non-existing relationship as well . "
Kent laughed dryly, "Well if you're worried that Evelynn will make a move on you then you don't need to worry about it . As far as I know, she isn't that kind of a person . "
Zara smiled at him sarcastically, "As far as you know huh? Meaning, that you are not sure . "
Kent's mouth closed up as he thought, 'Well, how am I supposed to understand you, women? One moment, you are all kind, and the next you decide to go bonkers!'
"No, no, you really don't need to worry . I can assure you!"
"Assure what?" A calm voice echoed inside the tent which alarmed everyone . But they soon calmed down as they recognized this voice .
"Evelynn, you're back!" Kent Cauldon stood up and exited the tent as the others followed suit .
"Hmm, I hunted down a Peak-Level Earth Beast Stage Magical Beast . My rank is now 32nd . "
"Eh?" Kent and the others were astonished . Not at her rank, but the little kid beside her .
"Prince Davis, what a coincidence for us to meet again! You must be really fated to be with Evelynn!" Kent, as shrewd as he was, didn't forget to heat things up between them .
Davis's face which was calm, lit up with a smile while Evelynn blushed as she thought about her involuntary confession during the preliminaries .
Even though he could guess what kind of person Kent was, he couldn't help but smile when he heard that .
*cough*
"That conversation should be spoken only after I reach adulthood . This is too soon . " Davis coughed and casually replied . He gave an image as if he was reserved .
"Of course, your highness," Kent replied with a polite tone .
"Right, get ready . We're leaving the Island," Evelynn said as she walked into the tent .
"Alright, wait for me here, I'll go get Ellia," Davis said as he dashed off in a direction .
The youths then entered the tent as they got to ask the details of their encounter . Evelynn also explained it to them as there wasn't anything to hide .
Besides that encounter, that whole short journey was silent as they didn't converse during that time .
"Well, that's that . What are you guys staying here for? Go prepare yourselves!" Evelynn said as she looked at Zara . Everyone noticed it and went out of the tent promptly .
A moment of silence passed by as Zara started sweating a little . She had her head down and didn't dare to look at Evelynn .
"Look at me, Zara . " Evelynn calmly said .
Zara lifted up her head and looked at her with a puzzled expression on her face . She was puzzled because she didn't detect any anger coming from that voice .
Evelynn sighed as she asked, "Do you love him?"
Zara was startled but shook her head, "No . "
"Then why are you after him?" Evelynn asked
"I . . . Because I can increase my standing and strength with the Prince by my side . " Zara thought for a moment before answering truthfully .
Though she was quiet, she was quite short-tempered as well . Even though she eyed Evelynn's position, it still didn't make her a wicked person .
"With that kind of thought, you should stop pursuing him . Even though he is a child, I can say that he is as sharp as a hawk . "
" . . . Even if what you are saying is true, didn't he still fall for your figure? What makes you think that I won't have a chance with him?" Zara looked at Evelynn as she pointed at herself .
She was in only a level inferior to Evelynn in body shape, but in terms of beauty, she wouldn't lose to Evelynn either .
Evelynn sighed, "I see, you still won't give up?"
"How can I back down? Not after Kent revealed my thoughts which I haven't acted upon!" Zara shook her head slightly .
"Why? Don't you think that you should love a person before you spend your life with them?" Evelynn asked as she could not grasp her thoughts .
"There's no need to think like that! Love can be nurtured after marriage as well . In fact, this is how people flow, and you are the one who is thinking out of the box . What? Are you afraid that I will steal him from you?"
Evelynn froze when she heard the sentence "Love can be nurtured after marriage . ", she then realised something and laughed as she replied . "It's not like I am afraid of you stealing him from me . After all, he will have many concubines with him in the future as a Prince . The reason I hesitated to marry him was also for this reason . "
She then stopped laughing as her eyes turned sad, "Is it wrong to have him all for myself? I did decide to annul the marriage, but I don't know now . My heart can't decide, it doesn't accept marrying him, neither does it accept giving him up . . . . I am a mess now . "
Zara grinned as she said, "Isn't this a sign that you have already started to like him to a great degree? Isn't that why that you're all the more reluctant to share him with others or me?"
Evelynn thought for a moment before she recognised, " . . . That may probably be so . "