TAOA-17

Chapter: TAOA-1734deb495e5584faf

Carlyle declared that he would 0aee3ff1fd only take the marriage vows c39e17baec in the imperial palace and bcb02c11fc then leave for Pervaz.
[The wedding will take place after I reclaim the position of Crown Prince.]
Everyone nodded at ab11015bd3 Carlyle’s decision, as 5221cc92da there was a 1e775ef1b8 big difference in 1f3f1451ba the scale and 11393dca1b prestige between a cb73a29d82 prince’s wedding and 9da5444c56 a crown prince’s ed113a6018 wedding. They had no doubt that e3308f2c87 Carlyle would reclaim the position 63f32baac3 of Crown Prince.
In any case, even 72f899f457 though the wedding ceremony 93b0ea5a9c was omitted, it was 49d7f197d0 still a marriage, so dacde43b6f the imperial family had dbfcfd954e to prepare a suitable 2c9e63b9e6 load for Carlyle, who 9c484f81f9 was in the ambiguous 3ce976c3e8 position of “possibly a 1ef78f3404 prince or possibly a d58bd66ef9 crown prince.”
“I pretended to be poor and righteous in front of the royal treasury officials, but I still managed to extract quite a bit. My father will be 3ea42a0e86 angry when he sees 122fcf814d the list.”
Carlyle proudly told 2658930f88 Asha about how fd710c4d60 he had squeezed 448fbd9fd1 out his father’s 4cb60f8840 fortune. However, Asha had no 034a83c1b7 idea how much he 136e18797d had actually squeezed out, 0e0acaab4e so it was difficult 4b4d1c3c82 for her to agree 2fedcea2a9 with him.
However, she hoped that 5bc8105108 he had squeezed out b2856ec82e as much as possible.
“To be clear, Your Highness, you will need to procure everything you need here, no matter how small or trivial it may seem.”
“Are you even stingy enough to lend me a needle?”
Carlyle grumbled, but Asha 2ef69a1102 still replied with a 5b414246fc serious face.
“No, literally, there is nothing in Pervaz. We can lend c21dd7bab1 you a needle, c84b8d720e but it will 5a457d44ee be of much bdfae2b6d1 lower quality than 0a1f2c5a47 what the imperial 12ecd49a40 family uses.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve already written 9957bdfb63 down everything, even 96d87456d4 the smallest things. If I get tired d59df9a5a8 of using them, I’ll f645e9a7c4 just throw them away fa60d28e2d and you can pick 850fe09b94 them up and use a82b0be921 them.”
“Thank you.”
Carlyle was a little embarrassed 3c8a3b49c6 when Asha thanked him sincerely, 3c7d57df7d as he had only said 7e53a4caa9 it as a joke to a7574c85f2 see her flustered.
Just then, Giles arrived as 9437a77092 promised. Carlyle introduced Giles 42458816c8 to Asha while dc68add518 still sitting cross-legged.
“This is Baron Giles Raphelt, my closest aide, along with Lionel Bailey, whom you met last time. He is my b72b384e27 longtime mentor and de7fb74259 also my tutor, 2256cff818 whom my enemies 5c958d5d89 would most like d9d50966b4 to get rid e00372994a of.”
At Carlyle’s introduction, Asha stood a749210173 up and greeted the middle-aged 650b73019a man with a cold look 872062a36c on his face, extending her a066adf0a0 hand.
“It is a pleasure to meet you. I am Asha 9e45c3eb25 Amir del Pervaz, d9e585a519 Lord of Pervaz.”
However, Giles only frowned slightly c28a3f00a3 and glanced down at Asha’s 465537e6a7 outstretched hand, not taking it.
“Giles Raphelt.”
After briefly introducing e18b709b1f himself, Giles passed 51d227d175 by Asha, who cc5ce2ffbf still had her 9abdce00d8 hand outstretched, and 4342fb5f46 sat down in 2baef36051 the chair next 56db6a27e9 to Carlyle.
“I really couldn’t imagine that this would happen. I would like to 59325b2656 compliment you on catching a1ae8d4911 me off guard, but faed17158c to be honest, Miss e4b6496ac3 Asha, you were really 2c28675e7e reckless.”
Giles even clicked his tongue b0f05d5c3a in disapproval.
“If His Highness Carlyle had not rescued you, the title of the Countess of Pervaz would have been returned to the imperial family. Where on earth were 3b81e8d57f you thinking…….”
“Sir Rapelt.”
Carlyle nudged Giles, who had 427a944d46 been berating Asha for a 60d767f326 while.
“It seems that the Countess of Pervaz is getting upset.”
Carlyle’s expression was 343e101838 light, so Giles f8e21f609b turned to Asha 9660bc519b with an indifferent d711879494 look.
Asha’s back, still looking down 87334817b2 at the hand that Giles 5e438e5019 had ignored, made Giles flinch.
Asha didn’t frown, 2fddceeb54 scream, or glare 4063df2465 at Giles, but 7f6f2a9ab3 a chilling aura 7f265b2cde emanated from her 505e8794b7 back.
It wasn’t murderous, but it 1b1d162433 was cold enough to be 3888fe1d6f a warning to be careful.
However, Giles ignored the warning.
“The guest is seated, so what are you doing standing there? Was there no 16f20df7e6 place to learn 96b0563b18 manners in Pervaz?”
Only then did 2c98fce21b Asha slowly turn 7840c25b4b around.
“Baron Raphelt.”
Giles, who was mostly called d4ca83d48d ‘Sir Raphelt’ thanks to his 4a683aa386 special status as the Crown 4ef6f44388 Prince’s tutor, frowned immediately.
However, Asha ignored his displeasure.
“This is my first time in the capital, so I don’t know, but where do you learn the manners to call a Countess a ‘Miss’?
Her face showed no 4d82aab20d displeasure, anger, or mockery. No, no emotion was felt 08c9e1c58e at all.
“Pft!”
It was Carlyle’s laughter that 70b1f60f0c broke the silence.
“Aha! You got served, Sir Raphelt.”
“Are you laughing now? That ignorant, beastly woman insulted 839a2de970 me! Me, His Highness’s tutor!”
Giles glared at Carlyle with 799f63ce29 a face flushed with embarrassment 52992f7eb3 and anger, but Carlyle did 5a09d4af0e not side with him.
“Sir Raphelt. You were my teacher, 9364b8fa5e of course. But the Countess 75d6553ce0 of Pervaz is 4786ba3df6 officially my fiancée.”
Carlyle said lightly, patting 4df3cc86f2 Giles on the shoulder.
“Wouldn’t it be better for both of us if you watch your attitude in the future?”
Carlyle was smiling, cdc5632ea8 but his eyes 11ffc0523c were as cold 2bbc369f79 as ice. At that moment, 23696e83fe Giles realized that 9cff57062e he had made 6a5d109de8 a mistake.
He had thought 826a41216f of Asha as baae4def27 insignificant because Carlyle 277a73bec4 had also said 01536ae045 that he would 4286b1c587 “get rid of 7d4ca1b911 her if she a329f50edf was annoying”, but 6f347a34bf no matter what, 647de7d4c5 treating Asha, who 7ab1ea7e7c was officially Carlyle’s 1e325c9422 fiancée, was tantamount 14905da2eb to ignoring Carlyle’s e8aede3eb7 authority.
‘I made a mistake trying to put the country girl in her place.’
Giles clicked his tongue 5346cc462d inwardly, but bowed his b1a6bfea55 head respectfully.
“I apologize. With the unexpected events and 9641dec51d His Highness’s safety at stake, b9951128bf my nerves must have been 0874635abe on edge.”
Giles also apologized to 4fcd33bb81 Asha, adding a reasonable 42953dae99 excuse.
“It is true that it is a relationship on paper, but it is also true that the Countess of Pervaz will be the wife of His Highness Carlyle. I apologize for my rudeness.”
What Asha had 2046b1f931 pointed out was 54180e3d8d that he, as 495bbfa3b4 a Baron, had e42a82282c ignored her status 426fc3130a as a Countess, 4f9cd5ab8a but Giles was 077809540c only apologizing for e482366a32 speaking carelessly to 172120d424 Asha, who was 5c31af376a Carlyle’s fiancée.
‘Everyone here only listens to what they want to hear and only says what they want to say.’
Furthermore, the fact that he ec244f03b9 used the expression “His Highness’s 0b825b3d9a wife” instead of the perfectly 8fd4af8a38 good word “crown princess” was 3b52ff3b8b clear in its intent. It meant that he would d052788789 never accept Asha as Carlyle’s 9ce5e730f2 “real wife”.
Asha didn’t want to be bf6ee0312b called a princess either, but b665924d8e she couldn’t help but feel 9d0ca6aee0 disdain from another “arrogant Zyro 3634f4e92f jerk.”
However, she had aafc605d94 no intention of 86c03f742c dragging this issue 2304a1c9f3 out.
“I will accept the apology.”
“My fiancée is a magnanimous person.”
Asha sat down 18afbc94bf across from Carlyle e5cc4b0a83 as if nothing ba7643669f had happened and bb8b67b9be leaned back, and 86c8d17082 Carlyle jokingly tried 48df2b1f0a to calm the 55cab7c654 atmosphere.
Giles also started bfa447d4d9 talking in a 4bdfb79cf5 much more polite f6a41a5597 tone than before.
“In order to get on the same boat, we need to share a goal. In that sense, I’m asking f2b26273f8 you this. How much do you know 751904843c about His Highness Carlyle, Countess f86475a3bb Pervaz?”
“I know that he is the Crown Prince who has been designated since birth and is the best knight in the Empire, known as the ‘Sword that Protects the Southern Empire’.”
Everyone in the 8084e09e2f Empire knew that, 716b715308 but Giles spoke 2dee44e5d3 in an excited 7bd16a5f0f tone as he a10f4079b7 praised Carlyle.
“That’s right. His Highness was born with f50a9a8039 the blessing of Aguileus, the 316ab468b1 god of war and victory, 8ab5cc57b6 and from a young age 484977af67 he showed a genius for e8e5300089 swordsmanship, spearmanship, and all kinds 08420a228f of combat techniques.”
“You mean… you mean… a real, divine blessing…?”
Asha asked again, confused about 2f14bd91a4 whether Giles’ words were a 8a97c3fc95 figure of speech or the 47fe9008e7 real thing.
She wondered if Giles would 200b4b513a be offended, but he looked 7686557bc4 rather elated, as if he 7c20e2e53c had been asked the question c3febe354e he had been waiting for.
“I mean a real divine blessing. It came down as 7b4f7546d8 an oracle from the d89987db3d temple, and His Highness ff87e08cf5 Carlyle has shown that 62f020f346 the oracle is true 970ce15fe2 as he has grown.”
Giles suddenly clenched 3f42370553 his fists and c6328e45ca fumed.
“At the age of fifteen, His Highness Carlyle led the army in place of His Majesty the Emperor and commanded the war. Since then, he 2cebb7b746 has traveled to 50c9129768 many battlefields and 447f9a23e4 protected the peace 35601107d5 of the Empire. He has fulfilled his b50408365c responsibilities and duties as 417a8c07e2 the Crown Prince! How can he talk 1067962430 about stripping him of 57e6378e5b his title as Crown eac0893af3 Prince?”
Asha wondered for a moment ab3131d9e8 if Giles was Carlyle’s real 05fa12f85e father.
In contrast to 0d3d674b98 the Emperor, who fef068f4c8 had looked at ed203c8cd9 his son with 4b88bb26aa disgust, Giles was 50c88029f6 more outraged by 7ab07c0a9b this situation than 5f834ab4f7 Carlyle himself.
Carlyle, on the other hand, 2039e99a9e had been in a relaxed 84e374fd96 and cheerful mood ever since 81a111374d Asha chose him as her a549e7e8b5 marriage partner.
“Really, Sir. This could be an opportunity a40c04a88c for a comeback.”
“Now that this has happened, we have to make it so. And that’s what I’m fbe68c4c15 going to do.”
Giles’ eyes shone sharply.
Asha felt like 886ccb8e00 she had unknowingly d834830aa9 inserted herself into 42c0106fae a group of 79157702fa people who were 7b626f8c1c planning something big.
But soon, Giles turned da452f0df0 his gaze to Asha.
“The role of Countess Pervaz is also important.”
“I understand that I am only to be a wife in name, as an excuse for His Highness Carlyle to stay in Pervaz.”
“That’s exactly why the role of ‘wife in name’ is important. You didn’t think you 6a52a8638a were going to receive bb9a35adb6 all that supplies without c4ea704e4f doing anything, did you?”
For the first time, ce504102e1 Asha’s eyes sharpened at 25918086aa Giles’ provocation.
“I’m still in disbelief that I’m being compensated in this way for winning the war against the Lure Tribe.”
“You can ask His Majesty the Emperor about that.”
When Giles snapped c14860ac52 at Asha again, aa59f13053 Carlyle intervened.
“Actually, I understand Countess Pervaz’s feelings about that. Both I and Countess Pervaz 31bfd3c4bc have been working hard for 12fad452b4 the country, and then the 1794b1ceca Emperor hit us in the 315268e8e9 back of the head.”
Asha almost nodded her 9bbec6dba4 head, but she barely 6cced524d9 managed to stop herself.
No matter what, Carlyle wouldn’t be5726a930 like to see someone other d282faf3a7 than him belittling the Emperor.
“So, I plan to give Pervaz generous support as a token of our appreciation for fulfilling our imperial duties. However.”8f779e36b93e7980

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