Natalia, who had witnessed the entire drama between Liakade and the others, didn’t dare say anything.
However, she felt that their current quarrel might actually be a good thing for herself, and even for the entire Kingdom of Calderra.
After all, in Natalia’s view, Liakade and the others’ current behavior of deliberately hiding their identities to head to the Kingdom’s border looked very much like they wanted to elope.
If they had already developed a conflict and abandoned the idea of eloping before reaching the border, that would naturally be a good thing for Natalia and the Kingdom.
Nevertheless, Natalia didn’t want to be the one to ruin things, whether emotionally or logically.
If Liakade and the others weren’t trying to elope, Natalia would naturally support them.
But if their true purpose was to elope and leave the Kingdom, then Natalia would have no choice but to intervene.
If they abandoned that notion because of their internal conflicts and relationship issues, that would be a good thing for Natalia, sparing her from having to do something she didn’t want to do.
Although Natalia secretly hoped to see Liakade and the others develop conflicts, seeing the three of them looking sad or angry still made her feel uneasy.
“Lady Field, Lady Alice, aren’t you going to go after her?”
Watching Liakade’s gradually receding figure, Natalia couldn’t help asking the two who remained.
Alice’s eyes were downcast, as if she hadn’t heard Natalia’s words at all.
Her gaze was low, and she didn’t dare look at Liakade’s back, not even daring to see her off.
As for Field, she was watching Liakade slowly walk away.
But Field didn’t follow either.
She just kept watching, and after a long silence, she finally spoke again.
“It’s fine. Let Liakade calm down on her own first.”
“There are many eyes and ears in the caravan, and there might even be people watching us from the shadows. If Lady Liakade acts alone at a time like this, she might be in danger…”
Even though Natalia wanted to see conflict arise between Liakade and the others, she knew that the situation in the caravan was off right now.
Someone had poisoned the water source, and the culprit hadn’t been caught yet.
They didn’t know what the culprit’s goal was, but if the culprit attacked Liakade while she was alone, the consequences would be dire.
Furthermore, Vidar and Walter had both suffered losses when facing Field.
There was no way they would let it go.
If news that Liakade was alone reached their ears, even if they didn’t do anything openly, they would certainly find a way to do something to Liakade behind the scenes.
“Should I go follow Liakade?”
Natalia suggested to Field.
After all, from their earlier conversation and the confrontation before their identities were confirmed, Natalia could sense that Field’s strength was far above her own.
And Alice, as a Light Element Magic User, couldn’t possibly be weak.
The only one whose strength she wasn’t clear about was Liakade.
Now that Liakade didn’t want to continue traveling with Field and Alice, the only option was for Natalia to follow and protect Liakade’s safety.
With Field and Alice here to look out for each other, there was certainly no danger here.
“…No. Liakade doesn’t need anyone to follow her. Even if she’s alone, she won’t be in danger.”
Natalia was startled by this.
Earlier, Liakade had seemed to display the power of Wind Element and amplification, which did indicate a high level.
But now that even Field personally acknowledged Liakade’s strength, Liakade’s power must indeed be formidable, strong enough to earn Field’s recognition.
From Field’s words, Natalia seemed to gain some insight.
No wonder Alice was completely captivated by Liakade.
With a face as beautiful as that, being young enough, and having such formidable strength, even if Natalia wasn’t yet clear on her personality’s lovable and endearing qualities, Liakade was already above all her peers in terms of strength and beauty.
“Are you really sure you want to let Lady Liakade act alone? What if the poisoner strikes someone else in the caravan…”
However, even though Field had personally acknowledged Liakade’s strength, Natalia was still uneasy.
First of all, the hidden culprit was using poison.
Without Alice’s Light Element Purification, Liakade could easily fall victim.
“It’s fine. This level of toxin is nothing to her. Even if she’s alone, I have complete confidence in her.”
Compared to Natalia’s caution, Field seemed very carefree, having absolute confidence in Liakade’s abilities.
Of course, this confidence came from her understanding of Liakade’s strength and bloodline.
As a human with Demon Bloodline, this level of poison had no real effect on Liakade.
At most, it would just excite her a little more, without affecting her judgment or power.
If someone actually dared to attack Liakade, the person truly in danger would be the one who struck at her.
Rather than worrying about Liakade’s safety, Field was more concerned about those who might try to do something to Liakade after seeing her alone.
Liakade was already in a bad mood.
If those people provoked her further, they’d probably end up getting severely beaten.
If Liakade accidentally revealed her Demon Bloodline and these people noticed the abnormality, they probably wouldn’t be able to keep their lives.
Of course, Field had no intention of protecting or sympathizing with these people.
If someone was truly that blind, seeing Liakade alone and deciding to pick a fight with her, then even if Liakade beat them to death, it would be what they deserved.
Hearing Field’s words, Natalia was somewhat puzzled.
She didn’t understand why Field had such supreme confidence in Liakade, even trusting that Liakade could face this mysterious poison or surprise attack on her own.
But since Field had said so, continuing to press the issue would only make her look foolish.
It was better to stay with Field and Alice, listen to what they had to say about Liakade, and try to subtly probe whether their true purpose was indeed elopement.
“Let’s head back. The caravan can’t move anyway. Liakade will come back once she’s calmed down.”
Field then looked at Alice.
“Let’s go back. I’ll explain everything once we’re in the tent.”