Villain Princess.
Chapter 159: Calm before the Storm (1)

Chapter 159: Calm before the Storm (1)

"Miss." Prince Lester saw Aurora coming and put his sword away.

"Come with me," Aurora ordered lightly.

"Yes, Miss."

Prince Lester followed Aurora obediently. There were limitation for the knights who followed their master or miss to the academy. For examples, there were places they couldn’t go to except during some special occasions. Most of the times, the knights would stay near the dormitories areas.

They would practice on the field nearby that was specifically prepared for them.

Aurora also knew about this rule, so she only brought Prince Lester to the chair and desk that was not far from the dormitory. This area was quite remote and there were not many students around.

Looking into the distance, Aurora could see other students were laughing and playing with the other students nearby.

"Stay here with me."

After saying that, Aurora sat down and put the book she has been carrying on the table. This was more like she changing place to read and Prince Lester was brought to make sure no one disturb her.

After all, Aurora didn’t really want to see others when she was busy reading.

There were only a few more books left that she wanted to read from the Capital Academy library. The time from now to the graduation party should be more than enough to read them all.

"Yes, Miss," Prince Lester replied.

He stood still not far from Aurora, guarding her as the knight. Even though he has never formally took the examination as a knight, but his skills were more than enough to pass that examination if he wanted to.

It was just that his identity was truly not suitable for him to participate in the examination.

Besides, he didn’t really need the title of a knight.

It was silent for a while.

Only the sound of page turning could be heard for a while.

"Miss, would you like to drink some tea?" Prince Lester suddenly asked.

"Yes, please." Aurora didn’t look at Prince Lester when she responded.

"Please wait a while, Miss." Prince Lester bowed and then left to take the equipment necessary to make tea.

When reading, Aurora always liked to drink tea. It made her calm and feel peaceful as the smell of the tea and the activity of the reading itself felt complimenting each other.

Of course, this was just her preferences.

Before long, Prince Lester had returned with the equipment necessary to make tea and started to make the tea that Aurora liked.

Over the years during the time Prince Lester followed Aurora, he didn’t only learn swordsmanship but also learned how to make tea and many other things. For these small things, Aurora never actually ordered Prince Lester to do it.

After all, she didn’t plan to let him become her servant.

For tea, there was still Les who could make it when she was too lazy to make one herself.

William could also be ordered to protect her as he’s her formal knight. Though, Prince Lester sometimes replaced William’s role.

Soon, the tea was ready and Aurora lightly sip the tea.

It was perfect, just the way she liked it.

Aurora didn’t raise her head from the book in front of her, seemingly engrossed in reading the content.

Prince Lester also didn’t disturb Aurora and stood still beside her. His eyes watched over the other students who were passing by and looked in their direction but didn’t dare to come any closer.

"There’s only slightly more of half a year left," Aurora suddenly said. "Have you thought about what you want to do afterwards?"

Half a year...

Prince Lester knew that Aurora was referring to the agreement between the two of them. When Aurora first came to him and gave him an offer, it was clearly stated that the time limit was only 4 years.

It was almost the time.

Once the time was up, there was no longer any need for Prince Lester to follow her. Aurora also had no intention of keeping him around.

"No, Miss," Prince Lester replied.

"I see." Aurora remained calm and indifferent. She looked at the content in the book and sighed. "Do you think the nobility are good, Prince Lester?"

Prince Lester looked at Aurora. He would only call his name when there were no one else around them. After all, Prince Lester’s identity as a prince was not exactly easy to mention to others.

It was not exactly a secret either but there was no need to publicize this matter.

The title prince was a dead giveaway.

Prince Lester heard Aurora’s question and thought about it for a moment. "They have their roles to play, Miss. But many of them might not be fulfilling their duties properly."

Being able to follow Aurora was also a blessing for him because he could see a large number of different people, especially those from the nobility. He couldn’t say that they were all good, but the nobles are called nobles because they have their own duties.

"Indeed," Aurora replied in a low voice.

They have their own duties to fulfill, which was why they were granted the nobility title in the first place.

Or it was because they contributed to their kingdom that they were granted the nobility title without territory.

There were many people who were like this.

"What do you think is the most important thing for nobles?" Aurora asked again.

What is the most important thing?

Prince Lester looked at Aurora seriously and then said, "Morality."

Pfft!

Aurora covered her mouth with her hand. She felt that the other nobles that she had met, this was one word that she couldn’t find among them. Because it was really hard for them to have a bottom line when they are doing things.

"I don’t think that it’s right," Aurora said.

"If they’re a true noble, then they would fulfill their duty," Prince Lester said seriously. "But if they’re not, then they are only using their ability to do what they want for their own benefit without thinking about other people."