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With Heber's knowledge of the Manor, Elizabeth managed to get hold of a horse-
"They won't care whether I live or die.
If you want to escape, you're better off alone.
A horse carrying two people won't be able to run fast."
Elizabeth paid no heed to Heber's well-intentioned advice.
To the girl, this was merely a trick the young noble before her was using to get rid of her.
So she glared fiercely at the young noble, who looked only seven or eight years old.
"Get on!"
At her command, Heber climbed onto the horse out of ingrained obedience.
Elizabeth mounted as well.
Miraculously, the two escaped the Manor.
Heber found it unbelievable. The Manor's guards weren't limited to those in plain sight, let alone the Shadow Guard.
Yet they really had made it out just like that.
Not only had they escaped the Manor, they had also escaped his family's territory.
But their initial success didn't make Elizabeth let down her guard. The girl traveled day and night with the young noble.
Only after three straight days did Elizabeth finally relax.
"You can find your way home, right?"
The girl asked.
The young noble shook his head repeatedly.
"Great!
Since you can find your way back!
We'll say goodbye here!"
With that, the girl mounted the horse and rode off.
She left the young noble standing in the wilderness, looking around blankly.
Even after darkness fell, the young noble hadn't moved from that spot.
He truly didn't know where to go.
Home?
Deep down, he didn't want to go back.
The moon gradually rose higher.
The girl returned.
She was injured.
The girl was astonished to see him still standing in the same place.
"You didn't go home?"
After that single question came a long silence. Clearly,