Prince Carter, seated beside her, was nearly entranced.
What one could not have would always stir the heart.
The more innocent Penny seemed, the more she kept him at arm's length, the more captivated Carter became.
Just as he shamelessly planned to lean over and kiss Penny on the cheek—
Penny rose at just the right moment beneath the sunlight, stream water dripping from her little wet feet.
They made the soft meadow rustle as she stepped across it.
"Your Highness, let's head back."
"The return journey will take some time too."
Penny spoke softly, and the prince hurriedly rose as well.
It was foreseeable that if Prince Carter still failed to win Penny over after a while, he would be retrained into a pure-love warrior—a Boiling Goat—before he knew it.
Such was the balance of all things: one thing always restrained another.
The Radiant warrior Kaji Mizte and the legendary Ranger following them seemed to have grown accustomed to this dynamic.
They followed behind their respective masters and headed back toward the great city.
Not long after Penny and Prince Carter left, the flowers and grass in this hunting ground began to sway for no apparent reason.
The soil glimmered faintly beneath the sunlight, making the place look like a dreamlike fairyland from afar.
There was no doubt about it—this land held a great secret, with mysterious vitality lying dormant and growing within it.
Inside the Marquis's castle, Marquis Henry frowned as he looked at the urgently delivered magical letter.
"It's not yet time for our agreed contact. Why has another letter arrived?"
"Could something have happened?"
Urgent messages rarely brought good news.
Either Princess Anna's arrangements had gone wrong, or something even more serious had occurred.
No matter which it was, trouble was brewing.
With that thought,