The Witch and the Wolf
"The Saint and the Prince" this story is like any other cliche, the prince has a betrothed, whose destiny is to be the saint and protect the kingdom together with the prince, but a new prophecy appears and now the saint will be the one who comes from another world. Just as the oracle says, one night while the prince and the other nobles are camping on the shore of the lake during the hunting festival, a mysterious girl arrives there fleeing from the harpies, voracious beasts that feed on every living being, of course, the prince saves her and upon hearing her speak in an unknown language, she is taken to the temple, where it is announced that she is the saint of the prophecy, therefore it is the duty of the royal family to take care of her and so it is the prince who takes charge of teaching her everything, which leads them to fall in love, just as the prophecy dictated.
The prince's betrothed, upon hearing this, becomes enraged, she and her family refuse to accept the humiliation of breaking the engagement, but the prince and said girl have the support of the temple, even so, the ex-betrothed tries to kill the saint, but she is eventually discovered and instead of being executed, she is sent to the dark forests, that forest where all kinds of voracious creatures live and although that girl, considered a villain, knew about magic and fighting, she could do nothing and died being devoured by those beasts.
And so the protagonists get rid of the villain, but after losing the support of the villain's family, the royal family begins to decline in the face of the growing influence of other nobles who desire the crown and being related to the royal family, they could occupy the throne if they have greater influence. So the saint takes on the task of helping the prince, going together to the northern empire, known as Flylen, an empire known for its great power and because the northern border belongs to Archduke Alessandro Morozov, the leader of the clan of werewolves in the north, this man had the same influence as a king could have, so the saint proposes to ask for his support for the royal family and of course, with her kindness and power she succeeds, by healing the sick of a nearby village who had become ill due to the pollution of the lake, in this way, the saint earns his favor and thus, with his influence, the king's power grows and the rivals are displaced.
The king's cousin, furious at losing, kidnaps the saint and takes her with him to the dark forest, because if he dies, so does the saint, but Alessandro saves her, although due to the number of beasts in that place and the depth of the forest, Alessandro is badly injured, but the saint heals him with her power.
Thus with another villain dead, the protagonists can finally get married and live their happily ever after.
For Larisa, it was an absurd novel, the protagonist obtained everything just for being the saint, but in her opinion she had nothing of a saint, because she did not care about the feelings of the prince's betrothed, she was only interested in being happy, at the expense of others and that is exactly what was happening now, Larisa had awakened in the body of the villain, Lune Blanche, daughter of the Blanche duchy, the most powerful duchy in the Num kingdom.
Everything happened months ago, at first she didn't know what was happening, the Blanches believed that she had gone crazy because the saint had appeared a few days ago and it had been announced that she would be the one who should marry the prince, then little by little she adapted to what was happening and the memories of the previous Lune filled her head, that's how she understood that she had arrived in the world of that novel that she hated and on top of that, she was the villain. But she would take everything calmly, so as not to perish in that dark forest, she would simply accept the breaking of the engagement when the prince proposed it and would let him be happy with his little saint.
Lune let time pass and she was indeed summoned to the palace, the scene was just like in the novel, the throne room was full of noble people, priests of the temple and the kings on their thrones next to the prince, who had the saint standing by his side.
《Pff he doesn't even offer the saint a seat, what a prince.》she scoffed in her thoughts.
Although as she smiled slightly, everyone present was surprised.
"Lady Blanche, Duke Blanche, we have called you for an important matter, I know it will not be to your liking, but this is how the oracle has said..."
"Yes, I know, the prince must break his engagement with me, to marry the saint." Lune mentions without much interest.
"What? That's absurd, the oracle had predicted that the prince's wife would be my daughter." complains the duke.
"I understand your discontent, but there is nothing I can do..."
"But..."
"Alright, I accept, if it is the oracle's decision." she moves her middle and index fingers as quotes."I cannot go against it."
"But Lune...this is a humiliation...then nobody will want to marry you, haven't you thought about that?" the duke looked angrily at the king.
"Of course I have thought about it, but I offer to find the best candidate for Lady Blanche." expresses the king.
"It is not necessary, father, I cannot force the prince to marry me and leave the saint in an obvious disgrace, after having given her love, right?" she smiles maliciously.
Those words were undoubtedly loaded with malice and by the faces of everyone present, it was quite evident that they had understood what she meant. Looking at the saint, she had a red face of shame and lowered her gaze, while the prince looked at her angrily.
"Mind your words Lady Blanche." demands the archbishop.
"What did I say? Aren't the prince and the saint very much in love?"
"But your words..."
"Calm down, it is obvious that Lady Blanche is just jealous and resentful because of the breakup." finally speaks the prince.
"Jealous and resentful? Why would I be? Don't tell me, does your highness think that I am in love with you?" laughter invaded the room.
Lune couldn't stop laughing, but upon seeing the annoyance of the kings, she calms down and lets out a sigh. Looking intently at the prince.
"I'm sorry, like you, I was just tied to an engagement and had to act like the perfect betrothed, but now I am relieved to know that I am free from an engagement where I would never love my husband." Lune looked with a big smile.
All those present could not believe what they were hearing, if they were not witnessing everything, nobody would believe that Lune does not love the prince, but that security with which she says it and her behavior are in accordance with her words. For his part, the prince squeezed his hands on the armrests, undoubtedly his pride was hurt by Lune's words.
"Are you saying that the prince is not enough for you, Lady Blanche?" expressed the queen.
"I never said that, it is something that you have just implied majesty. He is simply a man that I cannot love, my heart belongs to another."
The prince stands up looking furious.
"Are you saying that while we were engaged you were seeing another man? This is an insult." he complains.
"I never said that I saw him, unlike you highness, I will go for him now that my engagement is broken, don't take him as a lover while you were engaged." she smiles maliciously.
Obviously the romance of the prince and the saint was well known, they falling in love when the prince was still engaged. The aforementioned one only lowers her gaze, ashamed, she doesn't know what to say, typical of the protagonists.
"Enough, not only do you humiliate my daughter, but you also want to make her look like an unfaithful woman, everyone here in the kingdom knows about the loving encounters between the saint and the prince, I don't think they have anything to reproach my daughter for." expressed the duke furiously.
Silence reigned in the hall, while the duke and Lune walk towards the exit, Lune with her head held high and a big smile. Upon being in the carriage, Lune lets out a long sigh, everything went well and she was not expelled from the kingdom, her father gives her a pat on the shoulder.
"You were amazing, everyone there was left speechless." the duke was proud.
"Thank you father, I couldn't remain silent while they insult me. A Blanche doesn't lower his head to anyone, right?"
"That's right. Regarding that boy you love...do you want an engagement with him?"
"What? N-no father, I only said that to annoy, there is no one. If you don't mind, I don't want an arranged engagement..."
"It's okay, I won't force you to anything, I hope that over time you find a good guy. Even if he is not a noble, I will accept him."
"Thank you, father."
Lune can't help but think, that the real Lune in the story, was too silly, she had a nice family that she left suffering because of her death, all for fighting a man who didn't even love her and who was worthless. Now she must think about what she will do with her life from now on.
"Father...can I join your hunters? I want to travel and you know that I am strong."
"The hunters? Lune that is dangerous, you know that they face fierce beasts, I cannot expose you to such danger." mentions worried.
"Calm down father, I won't do anything risky, I promise..." she mentions with security.
One month later...
Darkness invades that forest, the growl of the beasts disturbs the silence of that place and a young woman with black hair looks confused in the middle of that forest.
"WHERE THE HELL AM I?!"
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