But then she realized that she was working next to the craziest person of all, and another sigh escaped her lips.

[Star Icon][Star Icon]

It seemed that there had been a lot of troop movement in the transition zone since she had joined her own army. It was clear that there had also been a lot of movement among the horses due to this.

She wondered if she would have to find all the horses on the list, but soon that worry disappeared. The list was well organized.

“Desert people are really meticulous.”

The list was written in a clear table, with date, officer in charge, and the features and special conditions of the horses detailed.

“Look at this.”

[Dash]Name: Kun. Breed: Andalusian Mix, Medium Breed. Color: Black and White. Characteristics: Many white spots on head, gentle, leg injury. Borrowed for carriage. 12th Army Horse Officer: Kapur

“He must have been borrowed for carriage use because of the injury. That’s why the sibling was worried.”

Horses are emotional animals too. How anxious they must have felt when their companion, with whom they’d always been, was gone. And to top it off, people misunderstood the agitated horse and almost killed it.

‘Luckily, I found this one and it survived, but any other time, it would have been killed……’

Her heart swelled a bit, thinking she might have helped.

She had thought her ability was useless, but she couldn’t imagine it would be used like this.

There weren’t many opportunities to see animals in the palace, so there weren’t many chances to use her ability. Plus, she was always stuck in the library or star palace.

‘But can I bring Kun with me to the 12th army?’

She couldn’t just take a horse, and saying that she had this ability and found out about it and would take the horse was even more impossible.

But perhaps she worried too much.

“This horse, is it?! Ah, it’s not Khan, it’s Kun? Bring it out quickly!”

“You just have to wait a moment.”

“To, to the general, please……. Ah! No, we are very kind people.”

The burly, intimidating warriors of the desert stood in front of her with exaggerated smiles, willingly handing over the horse.
“Do you know who I am to address me this way?”

Latifa Glaesia timidly asked, sensing something odd. The soldiers then hesitantly responded, not forgetting to glance somewhere in the process.

“Do you not work alongside General Hades?”

“Correct.”

“If you’re someone the General has assigned a task, then it’s fine.”

‘So they recognized me because I work with General Hades.’

Indeed. She remembered how many whispers she’d heard and how many gazes she’d attracted while assisting in the work.

She had shared the same words, used the same barracks. It was likely that rumors about her had already spread among these desert soldiers.

At that moment, a horse with a mix of black and white fur, covered with freckles on its face, was led towards her by someone. Latifa accepted the reins and showed a smile to the unusually kind soldiers.

“Just a moment will suffice. I will return Kun immediately.”

“But you really speak the desert language well.”

“How did you calm down that crazy horse?”

“How did you catch the eye of the General?”

Once their tongues loosened, the soldiers began to discreetly ask questions to Latifa.

[Dash] Thud! Thud!

“Ugh!”

Suddenly, the men who had been talking to her began to groan and rub the back of their heads. It appeared they had been hit by a thrown rock.

‘A rock suddenly flew?’

“AAre you okay?”

“DoDo not touch! It’s fine. Ha ha ha! Now that you have the horse, hurry and go!”

“Go, hurry up and leave!”

“Don’t forget! We are kind!”

Due to the soldiers suddenly pushing her out of the camp, she left in a daze, leading Kun away.

“The desert people are really strange. Capricious and obsessed with kindness.”

[Dash] Neigh.

The horse walking beside her let out a pleased sound. As she patted the horse’s head, she murmured softly,

“Your brother was very worried about you. Let’s go.”

[Star icon][Star icon] [My little brother!]

“Is it your little brother?”

When she brought Kun, the grey horse whinnied with joy. Kun also happily rubbed its head against the grey horse.

[Dash] Neigh!

[Yes, that’s right! That’s right!]

“Your little brother injured his leg and now has to work somewhere else.”

[I thought the humans had taken him and killed him. Because of the injury.]

The gray horse happily nudged its head against Latifa and licked her mercilessly with its long tongue. Above them, a silver spirit shone brightly, delivering their voices.

“Well, since they can’t communicate, it must have been frustrating for you.”

[Thank you.]

“Don’t cause a ruckus again. People think you’re crazy and are watching you closely.”

[Yes! I won’t do it anymore.]

Both horses rushed to Latifa and rubbed their heads against her without hesitation.

Seeing the good relationship between the brothers, she felt warm inside. Could she also someday have a family like that? A family that relies on each other, worries for each other, cherishes each other, and supports each other.

It was a distant future that she had never considered while fleeing. The fact that she had the opportunity to dream about such a future again felt like a dream.

‘When I seek asylum, I’ll have to buy a house with gold first. I want to buy a big house and find a job. What job should I find? What can I do?’

It was a future she had never dreamed of even in the palace. In the past, she had vaguely thought she would marry someone suitable and lead a life like roasting beans on a charcoal fire.

That was the only future for her, who only had the title of a princess.

“Sigh. Tomorrow’s work is also piling up.”

In front of the fence where the two horses were running around, Latifa propped her chin and quietly muttered.

[Star icon][Star icon] [Dash] Hades. You must be having a tough time in the outskirts. Don’t worry about me and focus on your work. I’m not being foolishly taken advantage of. You know, Tarek is a guy who can’t do anything without Iota. I pray for the safe return of Ignis, the sun of the Grand Bazaar.

Receiving the short telegram, Hades chuckled upon finding the postscript at the back.

[Dash] P.S: Irgos says Manute is so worried about you that his stomach has been upset. Isn’t it time to stop getting into accidents?

At Luhans’s playful letter, a pleased smile bloomed on Hades’s face.

“Luhan Basili. You’ve grown up a lot.”

Luhan Basili.

The current Sultan, the first prince of the Basili dynasty. Hades had a longstanding relationship with Luhan, having been taught under the same master since childhood.

Even if it wasn’t for that, Hades and Luhan’s friendship was special, mainly because Luhan, unlike most of the fiery and passionate desert people, had a gentle and quiet personality.

Especially for Luhan, who had been a frail prince since childhood, Hades became more than a riding companion. He supplied everything that Luhan wanted, liked, and needed, and took special care of him. Luhan also followed Hades as if he were family.

Moreover, there was one more special thing about Luhan he had been given the nickname ‘the leash of Mad Dog Hades.’

In the Grand Bazaar, where there was no one who dared to oppose, whenever Hades, the daredevil who had no equals, caused a scene and drew criticism, only Luhan could intervene.

People highly praised Luhan’s kindness and wisdom, as well as his ability to manipulate Hades at will.

“General, your departure is soon.”

“Starting from tomorrow, we have to start the final reinspection. Especially for water, don’t neglect its management.”

“Yes. But General, do you know that strange rumors are circulating about that woman?”

Even though Hades knew, he pretended not to know and asked.

“What rumors?”

“After the imperial woman calmed the mad horse, a superstition seems to have originated that you won’t fall from your horse if you see her.”

“Just a fall from a horse? Isn’t that too trivial?”

“So you knew.”

Hades tossed out an indifferent comment.

“Because I’m the one who spread that rumor.”