The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

Vivian immediately turned around at the sound of the voice.

Indeed, it was Daphne and her son, Jason, who had arrived separately.

“Prince Kurt, have you decided? Are you coming with me to the Black Marsh? If you've decided, I'll

bring you there now,” Daphne asked smilingly.

Black Marsh?

What Black Marsh? Isn't this already our destination?

Vivian did not know what Kurt and Daphne were talking about. Her expression changed slightly as she

asked, “What's that place? Where is it?”

Daphne smiled again.

“Vivian, this man next to you is Elysium's prince. Back then, his mother committed a crime that was

punishable by death. Do you think the people of Elysium would agree to let a royal concubine who has

committed a capital crime stay here?”

Upon hearing that, color drained out of Vivian's face.

A crime that's punishable by death?

In order to save her child's life, the woman had tried her best to send her child away. Vivian could

hardly believe that Kurt's mother was sentenced to death because of that.

Should she have watched her child die and done nothing instead?

Vivian was so upset that she was quivering with anger.

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“That's because this is such a horrible place that is brutal, conservative, and backward! Why don't you

ask your son if he thinks it's right for his father to sentence you to death in Yartran if you had tried to

send him away in an attempt to save his life?”

“I...”

Daphne was stumped and unable to come up with a reply.

It was a fact that that was an absolutely ruthless and senseless decision.

As Kurt listened to the two women's conversation, a surge of warmth rose in his heart.

“All right, that's enough. Vivi, wait for me here. I'll be back soon,” said the young man as he turned

around to the girl who was trying her best to defend him.

Vivian's face paled instantly when she heard that.

“No way. I'm coming with you. Where's that place? Let's go together.”

“Vivian, that's not possible. Black Marsh is located in the middle of the River of Styx. This ebony

wooden boat can barely support two people. If you come along, it will definitely capsize. Besides, Black

Marsh is not as simple as you imagine. The air there is extremely stale, and there are all sorts of

poisonous creatures around. Moreover, if you accidentally slip, you will end up falling into a bottomless

swamp. Vivian, do you have a death wish?”

Daphne reminded Vivian in a rather cold voice.

Is it really that dangerous?

Fear appeared in Vivian's eyes after hearing the woman's words.

Upon seeing that, Kurt took Vivian aside and tucked some stray strands of the girl's hair behind her ear

before looking into her sparkling black eyes and saying gently, “Don't worry. I'll be fine. After all, I was

born here, and I know this place very well. All you have to do is to wait for me here and protect

yourself. That would help me a lot.”

After he finished speaking, Kurt took out something from his pocket.

Vivian looked down and saw that it was a dagger that the man had carried with him since he was

young. It was as long as his palm and cleverly designed. It looked just like a child's toy with colorful

patterns on the sheath of the dagger.

“This is...”

“My mom made this for me when I was young. She had drawn the patterns on the sheath herself, and I

have been carrying it with me for years. I am giving it to you now, and I hope that it will keep you safe

from harm.”

The young man spoke in a tender voice that felt like a gentle sea breeze. Vivian's heart skipped a beat,

and a blush quickly spread across her cheeks.

It was the sweetest thing Kurt had ever said to her.

Besides, apart from that eagle-shaped buckle, he had never given her any gifts. The dagger was the

second one. Moreover, it was something that his mom had left him.

When Vivian took over the dagger, she could feel the man's lingering warmth on it, and her heart raced.

“Alright. You have to be back as soon as possible.”

“Sure. Don't be scared. You're not alone here.”

Those were the last words Kurt spoke before getting onto the ebony wooden boat with Daphne.

The ebony wooden boat was, in fact, just made up of a few wooden planks tied together.

The reason the high priests of Elysium were able to cross River of Styx with that was mainly because

of their ability to control magnetic poisonous worms.

Once those worms entered the ebony wood, attractive forces between the magnetic forces in the

worms and the iron at the bottom of the river would stabilize the wooden boat on the surface of the

river, preventing it from capsizing.

However, the people of the backward Elysium tribe would never get to know that secret. They had

always thought that with such abilities, the high priests were gods who were omnipotent.

While Daphne took Kurt to the middle of the river, Vivian remained on the shore.

After Kurt disappeared from her sight, the girl found a rock and sat on it while playing with the dagger

and gazing toward the river intermittently.

Jason was also there with her.

However, they did not speak to each other, behaving just like complete strangers.

If not for the sudden footsteps that sounded behind them, both of them would probably not have had

any interactions until Kurt and Vivian returned.

“Someone is here! Let's hide!”

Jason was a boy after all.

When he heard the footsteps, his expression darkened, and he rushed toward the girl at once.q