Noticing the King’s puzzled expression, Andrew promptly introduced, “Your Majesty, this young lady is Yuna, Priscilla’s older vistars.
“Another Mcbride girl?” the King asked. He frowned, his patience wearing thin.
The King wondered, ‘Why is Waldo so infatuated with the women from that traitorous Mcbride clan? What on earth does he see in those crides!
‘No matter how outstanding a daughter of that traitorous clan may be, she can never become a princess, let alone the queen of this country
Fearing the King would think even less of her son, Consort Adele hastily interjected, “Yuna, just like her sister Priscilla, chose loyalty to the crown we family during the Mcbride rebellion and rendered distinguished service.”
The Queen smiled and remarked, “How noble–minded the Mcbride women are–so righteous they could betray their own family at any time. Trity remarkable.”
Consort Adele’s face darkened as she retorted, “What do such things matter when the fate of the country is at stake?”
The Queen merely smiled and said nothing.
But the King’s gaze upon Yuna now carried unmistakable disdain.
‘Even if it was for the country’s greater good,‘ the King thought contemptuously, ‘a woman who can betray her own father, brothers, and kin is no different from a traitor who sells out their country for personal gain.‘
The King’s dislike only deepened.
Off in the distance, as soon as Waldo returned, Yuna spurred her steed into a thunderous gallop across the field.
Among women, her horsemanship was truly exceptional. She tore across the field at breakneck speed, yet remained steady as a rock in the saddle.
But what truly astonished everyone was Yuna’s action.
“Look! She’s standing up.”
“Oh my, she’s actually standing on the horse.”
The surrounding men gasped in astonishment.
It was simply breathtaking for a young woman to stand rock–steady on a galloping horse.
But that was just the beginning. Just as Yuna was about to shoot her arrow, she suddenly sprang up from the saddle.
“Good heavens!”
“Oh my!”
“She’s actually…”
Yuna performed a mid–air somersault, releasing her arrow the instant she flipped upside down.
The arrow whistled through the air and hit the bullseye.
Yuna landed squarely back on her horse, then slid smoothly into the saddle. Guiding her steed in a swift lap around the field, she quickly returned.
Almost everyone on the field was left gaping in astonishment.
The Desert Rose.
Chapter 205
Somehow, this name came to mind.
One of the men in the crowd couldn’t help but exclaim in awe, “No, she isn’t the Desert Rose, but the Eagle of Sandspire!”
This was no mere woman, certainly not someone you could describe with flowers.
She was an eagle—that soaring leap just now was like an eagle taking flight. Not a single lady in all of Capitalia could match such prowess
Not even men could pull that off.
Waldo had been utterly dejected just moments before, but when he saw the smile and appreciation in the King’s eyes, his spirits finally lifted.
Waldo watched as Yuna moved with panther–like grace. He swelled with pride at the thought of Yuna as a
woman of his household.
Yuna could clearly see the admiration and awe in everyone’s eyes. Even the King was smiling. She knew she had succeeded.
Even Prince Waldo, who had been so downcast moments before, now wore a faint smile.
Yuna thought, ‘What’s so hard about conquering these men?‘
Instinctively, Yuna cast a glance toward where Leon was seated.
Unexpectedly, while all eyes were on Yuna, Prince Leon simply kept his head down, sipping his coffee. ‘Prince Leon is truly extraordinary,” Yuna thought. ‘Winning him over? Now that’s a real challenge.‘
But to Yuna, the tougher the challenge, the more she loved it.
Prince Leon wasn’t just any man, and only an extraordinary woman was worthy of him. Yuna was in no rush. There was no other lady in altaf Capitalia as formidable as her.
Yuna mused, ‘Prince Leon might be proud, but even he knows what it means to be truly extraordinary. He’s just refusing to fall for me like all those other men. That feigned arrogance of his is so childish, yet absolutely adorable.‘
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