Chapter 146: All Flash, No Substance? (Please Subscribe! Please Vote Monthly!)
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When Shien and Vivian entered the room and came before the Princess, the sight that greeted them made the whole world seem to brighten into something beautiful and captivating, leaving them both speechless.
At that moment, the Princess sat by the window, looking out over the lake. A brush rested in her hand, and a drawing board stood before her as she gazed outside and continuously sketched upon it.
Yes, the Princess was painting.
And it was especially heart-stirring.
However, what was heart-stirring here was not the painting itself, but the sight of her sitting by the window in profile, facing the sunlight as she looked outside.
A gentle breeze drifted in through the window, sending the curtains swaying in lovely ripples and making the Princess's waterfall-like hair flutter in the wind.
The scene was truly breathtaking.
Especially when the sunlight fell across her, seeming to adorn her cascading snow-white hair with specks of golden radiance, creating a beauty beyond imagination.
Thus, not only Shien, but even Vivian was rendered speechless, as though they had forgotten how to breathe—or feared that the sound of their breathing would interrupt this beautiful atmosphere—leaving the entire room steeped in a comfortable silence.
Neither of them even noticed when the female knight who had led them there withdrew.
They did not know how long that soothing silence lasted before it was broken.
By the time they came back to themselves, the Princess had already set down her brush and looked over at them.
Her eyes were like the finest vintage wine in the world, a mesmerizing shade of crimson.
"It has been a long time, Vivian."
The Princess broke the silence.
Yet rather than ruining the atmosphere, it somehow made it even