The Hero's Forsaken Princess
Chapter 136: The Mystical Fox

Chapter 136: The Mystical Fox

’My Queen...’ Those words resounded in her ears.

Eve continued walking, going deeper into the forest. Her feet followed the sound of the voice in her mind which was calling her.

’Our Queen...’

"Who are you?" Eve uttered, darting her gaze around her surroundings.

She couldn’t explain why she was hearing this voice in her mind. But for some unknown reason, she didn’t feel scared or threatened. She could feel a sense of security as she continued traversing the forest.

"Where are you? Please show yourself to me. Why are you calling me?" Eve asked, her voice loud enough for the creatures in the forest to hear her words.

’I’ve been looking for you for so long, my Queen,’ the mesmerizing voice lingered in her ears.

Eve frowned and paused on her track. She could hear approaching footsteps from behind. She turned around only to be surprised to see a white fox. Its fur was glowing in the dark.

Eve stood frozen in her spot as she gazed at the white fox. The creature was inching closer and closer to her. But instead of getting scared, she also stepped forward, approaching the white fox.

"Are you the one who called me here?" She asked.

The familiar voice echoed in her mind once more. ’My Queen... You are finally here. It’s been so long since the last time we’ve seen each other. You were still a child at that time and you couldn’t even hear my voice yet.’

Eve looked at the white fox confusedly. She could tell that the one in front of her was no ordinary fox... it was a mystical white fox.

Its glowing furs were mesmerizing in her eyes. However, Eve noticed a few marks on its right front legs, the side of its belly, and on its left cheek. The white fox had so many scars.

"I can’t remember seeing you. What happened to you? Why is your body filled with scars?" Eve crouched down and slowly extended her hand, reaching out to the white fox.

She wanted to touch its scars. All of a sudden, her tears suddenly fell from the corners of her eyes. The white fox moved closer to Eve, licking her tears away.

’Don’t feel sorry for me, my Queen. Don’t cry for me. I don’t deserve it. You should punish me for failing you. I failed to protect you and your mother.’ The white fox apologized to her.

"What do you mean? Forgive me if I couldn’t remember you. I lost a portion of my childhood memories. Can you tell me when and where we met? What happened to my mother?"

Princess Eve would like to know what happened in the past. Perhaps, this white fox could tell her the answer she was seeking.

’Ten years ago. In Moonshade Grave Forest. The evil queen of Averion was hunting you and your mother. That night, Princess Esmeralda, your mother, planned to escape with you and leave Kingdom Averion. She fought so many hunters. We helped her since we swore loyalty to the Goldwyn Family. Your mother is our previous Queen.’

Eve was dumbfounded upon hearing that. Then she recalled Alaric’s story when they met in the forest. It was part of her lost memory.

"What happened ten years ago? How did my mother die?" Eve asked the white fox in her desperate tone.

The white fox gazed up, watching the moon. There was a hint of sadness in his amber eyes as she recalled what transpired in the Moonshade Grave Forest ten years ago.

’Your mother assigned me to protect you. I was supposed to guide you out of the forest and go to the meeting place to wait for her. But we were cornered by hunters. I am not powerful enough at that time. I gained these scars when I fought several hunters to protect you. They shouldn’t catch you or else, the evil queen could use you to threaten your mother.’

As Eve listened to the white fox, a fragment of memories kept flashing in her mind. She started remembering her lost memory. It seemed that the white fox had the ability to recover her lost memories.

As the white fox spoke, the scene kept replaying in her mind as though she was sent back in the past, watching the event with her own eyes.

’I got preoccupied with fighting those hunters. Because of my negligence, I accidentally lost you. I thought something bad had happened to you. But then, I smelled someone else’s presence in the forest. It was a young warrior. He also fought the hunters, protecting you.’

Eve smiled faintly. "Yes. That’s Alaric– my hero. And now he is my husband."

However, the white fox didn’t agree when Eve called Alaric her hero.

’My Queen, don’t be deceived by that young warrior. He is not your hero! He was the one who surrendered you to the evil queen. Because of that, your mother died!’

Eve’s face turned pale while shaking her head in disbelief. "No! You are wrong! Alaric is a good man. He is not the cause of my mother’s death! Tell me you are lying!"

The white fox looked at her eyes intently. ’I have no reason to lie. You are my Queen. I am loyal to you. I will be punished if I lie to you.’

’Listen to me, my Queen. If that young warrior hadn’t handed you over to the evil queen, your mother would still be alive. I’ve been searching for that man because I have to avenge the death of our master, Esmeralda.’

Eve moved back, distancing herself from the white fox. She refused to believe her words. She was scared to know the truth. She had no recollection of that past.

’My Queen, if you are still in doubt, allow me to unseal your hidden memories. Before your mother died, she requested that I seal your memories so you wouldn’t remember that tragic incident in the Moonshade Grave Forest. I believe this is the right time for you to recover your lost memories. I will show you what happened to your mother. You will understand the reason I blame that young warrior. He is also responsible for your mother’s death.’