Page 126 of I Ran Away to Evil 3
[Previously, our Heroine Henrietta worked to defeat the Dark Overlord, King Monfort, and the new Lich Queen, Chloe Watercress, who turned the minions of the Dark Enchanted Forest into a legion of undead.]
Error: Previously, our Heroine Henrietta worked hard to win the heart of the Dark Lord, King Keith, and defended the Dark Enchanted Forest against invading Blackfog.
[But a new challenge awakens in the dark wood. A beast of legend is stirring, and Henrietta will have to face her toughest battle yet before she can find her true Happily Ever After.]
Error: But a new challenge arises, for the Dark Enchanted Forest is being overrun by spies, an annoyance to trade and transportation that stirs the ire of the Dark Horde and threatens her new Happily Ever After.
[Season Three features two new ikemen love interests, new dungeons, access to Baldorin and the Empire of Sands, and new crafting material!]
[Can our Heroine Henrietta complete all of the quests, or will she have even more at stake than she bargained for?]
2% Scenarios Completed
60% Map Explored
10% Hidden Treasures Found
35% Characters Found
[Come back to your favorite characters with even more Dungeons, Dragons, and Debutantes!]
The experience points hit me, and I leveled up.
CHAPTER 70
I Want You
Julian
While Gerda was reading her notification tabs, Julian was reading Gerda.
The world was lucky that shewasn’tmore selfish. Even just asking to borrow his locket had left the otherwise confident troll in an awkward flush. She was still holding his father’s mantle and scepter. If each item granted a three-point attribute bonus alone, he couldn’t imagine the set all together. People had fought wars over less powerful treasures.
But she didn’t seem to care about them other than for the purposes of completing her quest.
“Finally,” she breathed softly, the word a whisper. Gerda refocused on him. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” He waited for her to hand him back his scepter, and considered how much he should offer for the mantle.
Gerda didn’t move. She actually pulled the articles closer to her and leveled him a very scrutinizing stare. Her eyes swept over his shoulders and chest before settling on his thighs.
It riled him up as much as it worried him.
“Your Grace—” she began.
“Julian,” he cut her off.
“Julian?” She shot him a questioning look.
He raised an eyebrow in challenge. She accepted with an amused smile. “Alright, Julian, I was wondering …”
“Yes?” Gods, his name sounded so good on her lips. Again, he wanted to kiss her.
“How do you feel about an equipment upgrade?”
She dropped the entire set. The items were too big to fit on the table, so she summoned them beside the table leg between them. The plate armor was on its side, a shield leaning up against it, and a sword jutting from the armhole. An ornate crown circlet of woven orichalcum hung haphazardly on the sword guard.
“The set grants a plus five in all attributes,” she explained, sticking out her hands with the proffered scepter and mantle.
