Villain and Hero

On the outskirts of the Royal Capital of the Blackfeather Kingdom, Silver Gauze Light Manor.

"Mm... What happened to me?"

In the lavish Castle Bedroom, sunlight streamed through the arched stone-carved windows, casting a faint golden glow across the white cloud-veined marble floor and illuminating the eyelids of the golden-haired girl lying on the bed like Sleeping Beauty.

Her brows twitched slightly. Princess Paola, who had been sleeping, let out a soft groan and slowly woke.

The first thing she saw was the inside of a Wooden Four-Poster Bed. Curtains adorned with star-shaped ornaments hung from the bedframe, and a soft pink quilt covered her body.

The delicate fragrance of silver snowflowers drifted into her nose, making her briefly feel as though she had awakened in her own bedroom.

But the next moment, she remembered what had happened before, and her heart immediately tensed as all traces of drowsiness vanished.

Earlier, Paola had taken her trusted maid and concealed her identity as she headed to the agreed Contact Point, intending to secretly meet with the Rebel Army. However, she had suddenly been attacked by an unidentified Spellcaster.

The maid protecting her had been struck by the enemy's spell, her fate unknown, while Paola herself had fallen under the enemy's Illusion Magic.

Looking at the quilt covering her, a dreadful thought suddenly flashed through Paola's mind. She forcefully threw back the covers, then felt slightly relieved to find that her clothes showed no signs of having been tampered with. However, some of her magic accessories had been taken.

Slowly sitting up, Paola immediately prepared to get out of bed. But at that moment, a violent wave of dizziness surged through her head, causing her pale arm supporting her body to give way, and she fell weakly back onto the bed.

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