I Will Disappear, Grand Duke | LK Adaptation

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As the surveillance in the vicinity increased, Lalisa remained quietly in her place for a while.

The more time she spent alone, the more her mind sank endlessly.

At dawn, after what might have been days, Lalisa paced by the door, unable to sleep.

After a short hesitation, she opened the door and saw a dark and desolate hallway. Fortunately, the hallway appeared to be empty.

While she was stepping out in such a cautious manner, someone suddenly stood in front of her.

"Your Grace."

Surprised, Lalisa looked up and saw a knight bowing to her.

"It's dawn. May I ask where you are going?"

"I'm just going for a walk."

When Lalisa calmly replied, the knight bowed and continued.

"I will accompany you."

"No, I want to go alone. You don't have to follow me."

She tried to sound as nonchalant as possible. Fortunately, the knight stepped out of her way.

"Yes, Your Grace."

Feeling relieved by the unexpected obedient answer, Lalisa immediately walked past the knight.

She left the castle and headed for the garden. She walked down the long garden path and soon stopped in front of a large fountain.

In her hand was a pendant.

As she held the pendant close to her heart, Lalisa remembered Matheus' quiet voice.

"The reason I gave you this pendant is because I hoped it would give you peace."

On a recent visit to the temple, Matheus said, infusing the pendant with a stronger and denser holy power.

"But now, you have a situation, I will help you to use my power contained in this."

That day, Matheus said something incredible. Lalisa could use the power herself.

He said it was because of the holy power that was in her heart since birth.

"If you put the pendant close to her heart and make it resonate, you will be able to exert your power for a short time."

This meant that the power of the heart could be used for a short time using the pendant as a medium.

He added that the act of using the power in such a way always comes with a price.

He said that her body was not in a stable state to use power and if she were to use it randomly, her body would not be able to handle it.

"Please consider this power as a last resort."

Lalisa finished her recollection of Matheus' words and put the pendant back in its place. Then she took a long look around. It was dawn and no one was passing around. She tightened her robe and hurried away.

She continued walking in a rash manner.

The gate of the castle would certainly be guarded by knights, so Lalisa deliberately headed towards the direction where no knight patrolled.

Looking up at the high wall, Lalisa showed a determined face.

"If you use your power to hide your presence, you might be able to escape safely."

There was no way to escape unless it was dawn like now.

Just as she was about to take the pendant out of her pocket, someone grabbed her wrist.