The spell that was supposed to kill him is actually eating him from the inside due his strength he has resisted being killed right off the bat. However he is weakened compare to his normal self.
@Charzard4261 The "cool breeze" line on page 11 is probably the Duke subtlety insulting the Princess by saying she's out for a stroll instead of doing actual work.
@screamdoom it seems like it would be very precise and a great waste of effort, but perhaps you displace the earth in step with the horse, so the normal vibrations and impact don’t occur?
@Kurieito If you're on a PC you need to clear the page cache by hitting Ctrl+F5, not sure what the Mac equivalent is. If you're on a mobile device go into Chapter 23, scroll to the end, and hit Next Page and it should load properly.
@blablablub he is that durable or maybe he is just lucky, but surely he is on death door after hitted by that spell.
By the way, this chapter surely give a glimpse of how weak the hero is.. I can be sure the story will be more political later on and the hero will just like a symbol of false hope.