Chapter 201 You are a monster Part2
Forming an astral mana core was something that was completely unheard of.
Most beasts did not even possess an affinity to the said astral energy, let alone an affinity high enough to form a mana core.
And on top of it, it was warned repeatedly in several books that there would be severe consequences if she failed.
Because of this Sylvia decided to take the help of neither her friends nor her foes.
While the former would simply worry about her, or prevent her from doing what she wanted to do and the latter wouldn't be of any help.
Sylvia took a deep breath and focused on the job at hand.
For the next several days, she was a complete shut-in and did not even bother entertaining her tutor, Mrs. Gruger.
However, her progress wasn't too great either. She didn't feel any difference as she silently continued absorbing astral energy day in and day out.
A couple of weeks passed and one day, Sylvia heard a small commotion outside her chamber.
She opened her chamber doors and walked outside to see the entire palace corridor in a chaotic rush.
There were more guards than usual and they seemed to be walking around here and there doing various things.
Sylvia caught one of them and asked him what was going on.
"Your highness, the patriarch... Ummm..." The guard was hesitant. The old patriarch had instructed everyone to keep things confidential. So he was not allowed to say anything.
"Your highness the patriarch has issued us some orders. So we are busy." He hurriedly explained and ran away.
Sylvia frowned. "The old man has returned huh?" She silently went back to the chamber as she didn't want to disturb anyone.
But as one of the guards opened the chamber doors to the patriarch's quarters, a loud painful roar resounded.
Sylvia was shocked. She stood frozen in her tracks unable to move. She had never heard such a cry before in her life. She could tell that the beast was in pain, an unbearable pain.
Sylvia clenched her fists. An empathetic feeling overwhelmed her, moving her heart. Something inside her made her want to help the beast. It was an explicable impulsive thought.
But what use could someone like her possibly be? After all, there were others like the King, and the other members of the royal family.
She gulped hesitantly and opened the doors to the patriarch's quarters. She thought that she would at least take a look inside.
She only barely took a step and two guards hurried over to stop her. "Your highness please forgive us. You are not able to enter the quarters. The patriarch prefers not to be disturbed."
"Oh, is that so?" Sylvia narrowed her eyes. She suddenly had a thought and looked at the guards questioningly. "Is that his highness roaring?"
The two lizard beast men glanced at each other as if they didn't know what to tell her. Sylvia didn't pressure them as these men had their orders as well.
After all, it need not necessarily be what she was thinking. There could be several other reasons. Perhaps they were interrogating a criminal?
Either way, she didn't want to poke her nose in someone else's business. So she simply nodded and turned around to leave.
"Is that really how much you care?" A voice called after her and Sylvia saw Melissa walking out of the patriarch's quarters. "You are so busy that you can't even pay a visit to the old man who got hurt on your behalf?"
"What are you talking about?"
"What else would I be talking about? To correct your weak body and useless talent, grandpa Cadmus clashed with a demon clan and got severely injured."
"And here you are, walking away without even bothering to pay him a single visit."
"Grandpa is very injured?"
Melissa scoffed and walked away, not bothering to talk to her any longer. Sylvia could only look at the two guards who looked equally helpless.
They were under strict orders not to tell the little princess about anything. However, right in front of them, princess Melissa had spilled all the beans.
So they had no idea which orders to follow now. Nevertheless, they stuck to their original orders and looked away from the princess, closing the main doors of the quarters.
Sylvia stared at the blocked corridor in a daze. "He went to search for something for me and got injured?" She absentmindedly muttered under her breath.
All these days she had assumed that the old man had ignored her because of her weak affinity. She had thought that his affections had changed since she turned out to be a disappointment, unlike the other royal princes and princesses.
However, all this while he had been silently working hard for her?
She leaned on the huge doors of the quarters, placing her ear on the golden structure. She could still clearly hear the howl of a beast in pain.
Was this her grandfather's voice? Was he in so much pain because of her? Sylvia's clear blue eyes reddened and the last parts of her completely frozen heart warmed up.
She couldn't help but think about their every single interaction and how the old man had constantly been fawning over her as if she was something precious.
She had never taken those words to her heart and now she regretted it all. "I need to help him." Sylvia clenched her fists and stood rooted outside the entrance.
She paced back and forth in the long corridor, pondering what she could do to help with the situation. If he was injured, there should be a way to treat his wounds or injuries.
To begin with, she didn't even know how badly he was injured. Who could she even ask? The guards? Her father? Roman? Mrs. Gruger?
She shook her head. No, these people probably do not know what was going on or they wouldn't tell her even if they knew.
The only person who would tell her everything was probably...
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