Chapter 4 4

"Father has been disappointed in me for a long time. Should I be scared now? His eyes widened, and he bowed, and some of the other jesters followed suit in response to their leader's actions.

"I apologize, princess," he said. It looks like he's a lamb hybrid. I thought Father only hired rabbit hybrids. Why a lamb hybrid? They put Ellie and me in a carriage, and it seems Avis will be our driver.

As we traveled, I saw mostly hybrids. There were also normal people living alongside them. If only I were half lion like my family, maybe they would love me. Maybe they would fear me too. Why was I born as a human anyway?

Strong hybrids like lions, eagles, panthers often rule, and the strongest hybrid is undoubtedly a dragon. Dragons usually live in the Hydra Empire, but they went extinct due to a mysterious incident.

That's why the Hydra has no alliances with other kingdoms. Their security is tight, and it's not easy to enter. Our kingdom is close to Hydra; I wonder why Father didn't form an alliance. "Princess, we're here."

I sighed and got out of the carriage. Avis still looked worried, probably because of what happened earlier. "Don't worry, I won't fire you."

His face brightened, and he bowed repeatedly, saying thank you. I'm not that ruthless; I wasn't raised that way by my mother. "Don't you have a guard? You might get hurt, Princess Eclipse," Avis worriedly asked, a stark contrast to his earlier anger.

Actually, from what I've read, lambs aren't that aggressive. Maybe that's why Avis's mood keeps changing. "No one wants to be my guard, so we'll just let it be."

Our guards are leopard hybrids, fast and strong. It's true; no one wants to be my guard. Ellie volunteered to be my maid. We left the carriage and walked around. Ellie was excited to buy me dresses, but I was more focused on searching for rumors about the Hydra Empire. Where should I look? I'm not an expert-

"Good day, customers. Please choose." The elderly shopkeeper said kindly; it seems she's a lamb hybrid like Avis.

So, we looked for dresses, but Ellie was the one doing the choosing. She was excited because she thought I liked dresses. "You should go out more, Princess. You look happier than when you're chasing rumors in the kingdom-" She stopped herself and covered her mouth. "I-I'm sorry; I didn't mean to say that."

I just smiled at her. She's in her 40s, yet she respects a princess like me who has no reputation. "Yeah, you're right, Ellie. Maybe I should go out more."

While Ellie was busy shopping, I noticed a suspicious carriage near the dress store we entered. Hmm? I saw a couple of men, probably ox hybrids, with big bodies and horns. They took out a large... egg? Where did that come from? I slowly went outside and followed them; the egg's pattern looked familiar.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" I almost jumped in surprise; they had noticed me. "Ah, pardon me, but whose egg is that?" I asked. I had been staring at the egg because its pattern seemed so familiar.

"It's none of your business, lady." I raised an eyebrow, sighed, and took out a crest. It was the Caelum Lion Crest. "I will trade this crest for that egg." This crest was worth a lot of gold, a gift from my father. But I didn't need it. Calliope had one too; we all received it as children, a symbol of being part of the family. But it's been a long time, and if my father or siblings saw it, they would surely retaliate. So, it's better to trade it away. I don't need it.

"This is the Caelum's crest. Why do you have it? Did you steal it?" one of them asked. I scoffed and laughed. "Do I look like a thief to you? Now, is it a deal or not?" They exchanged glances and seemed to think it over.

I don't know why, but I needed that egg for some reason. "If you add more gold, we'll consider it," one of them said, getting greedy. They knew I was rich, and that crest was already worth a fortune; you couldn't easily find one like it. I sighed and took out a large bag. Obviously, it wasn't filled with gold because I had very little money. It was a bag full of sugar cubes, heavy like gold. I don't know if they were foolish or what, but they handed over the egg and took the bag and crest from my hand. off-"

"Father has been disappointed in me for a long time. Should I be scared now? His eyes widened, and he bowed, and some of the other jesters followed suit in response to their leader's actions.

"I apologize, princess," he said. It looks like she's a lamb hybrid. I thought Father only hired rabbit hybrids. Why a lamb hybrid? They put Ellie and me in a carriage, and it seems Avis will be our driver.

As we traveled, I saw mostly hybrids. There were also normal people living alongside them. If only I were half lion like my family, maybe they would love me. Maybe they would fear me too. Why was I born as a human anyway?

Strong hybrids like lions, eagles, panthers often rule, and the strongest hybrid is undoubtedly a dragon. Dragons usually live in the Hydra Empire, but they went extinct due to a mysterious incident.

That's why the Hydra has no alliances with other kingdoms. Their security is tight, and it's not easy to enter. Our kingdom is close to Hydra; I wonder why Father didn't form an alliance. "Princess, we're here."

I sighed and got out of the carriage. Avis still looked worried, probably because of what happened earlier. "Don't worry, I won't fire you."

His face brightened, and he bowed repeatedly, saying thank you. I'm not that ruthless; I wasn't raised that way by my mother. "Don't you have a guard? You might get hurt, Princess Eclipse," Avis worriedly asked, a stark contrast to his earlier anger.

Actually, from what I've read, lambs aren't that aggressive. Maybe that's why Avis's mood keeps changing. "No one wants to be my guard, so we'll just let it be."

Our guards are leopard hybrids, fast and strong. It's true; no one wants to be my guard. Ellie volunteered to be my maid. We left the carriage and walked around. Ellie was excited to buy me dresses, but I was more focused on searching for rumors about the Hydra Empire. Where should I look? I'm not an expert-

"Good day, customers. Please choose." The elderly shopkeeper said kindly; it seems she's a lamb hybrid like Avis.

So, we looked for dresses, but Ellie was the one doing the choosing. She was excited because she thought I liked dresses. "You should go out more, Princess. You look happier than when you're chasing rumors in the kingdom-" She stopped herself and covered her mouth. "I-I'm sorry; I didn't mean to say that."

I just smiled at her. She's in her 40s, yet she respects a princess like me who has no reputation. "Yeah, you're right, Ellie. Maybe I should go out more."

While Ellie was busy shopping, I noticed a suspicious carriage near the dress store we entered. Hmm? I saw a couple of men, probably ox hybrids, with big bodies and horns. They took out a large... egg? Where did that come from? I slowly went outside and followed them; the egg's pattern looked familiar.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" I almost jumped in surprise; they had noticed me. "Ah, pardon me, but whose egg is that?" I asked. I had been staring at the egg because its pattern seemed so familiar.

"It's none of your business, lady." I raised an eyebrow, sighed, and took out a crest. It was the Caelum Lion Crest. "I will trade this crest for that egg." This crest was worth a lot of gold, a gift from my father. But I didn't need it. Calliope had one too; we all received it as children, a symbol of being part of the family. But it's been a long time, and if my father or siblings saw it, they would surely retaliate. So, it's better to trade it away. I don't need it.

"This is the Caelum's crest. Why do you have it? Did you steal it?" one of them asked. I scoffed and laughed. "Do I look like a thief to you? Now, is it a deal or not?" They exchanged glances and seemed to think it over.

I don't know why, but I needed that egg for some reason. "If you add more gold, we'll consider it," one of them said, getting greedy. They knew I was rich, and that crest was already worth a fortune; you couldn't easily find one like it. I sighed and took out a large bag. Obviously, it wasn't filled with gold because I had very little money. It was a bag full of sugar cubes, heavy like gold. I don't know if they were foolish or what, but they handed over the egg and took the bag and crest from my hand.

As soon as I had the egg, I ran

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"As soon as I held the egg, I immediately ran.

'Said I, 'Where's the egg you took?' I said irritably. I can't believe these ox just stole one of my underlings.

'I-I didn't...'

'Hmmm? Really? I'm sure you sold it to someone. To whom, and I'll spare your life.' I raised my claw and placed it on his neck. I was actually lying about sparing his life...

'The girl with white hair! We don't know her. She ran off with the egg and scammed us,' he cried, tears in his eyes. I pressed my sharp claw against him even more...

'What kind of hybrid is that girl then?' I asked again, white hair, ey?

'We didn't see any hybrid features on that girl. She looks completely normal.' This is useless, then. Well, I guess I'll just kill him.

'NO WAIT- AACK.' I slit one of their throats. I didn't really plan to let them go after what they did.

'Master, we eliminated all the oxen like you ordered.' I nodded. 'Oh, and we found this crest. I think it's from the Caelum family.'

Hmmm? Caelum, huh... this is quite unexpected. I wonder why that girl got involved."