TAOA-53

Chapter: TAOA-539c07c11295045561

“While the barbarians beat Pervaz, other nobles won’t be able to visit Pervaz. Even the usual supply lines 8d510a2ae5 will be cut off, and e40794f0ef the informants won’t be able 122d0acc6a to come and go.”
“Ah…!”
Mathias only then understood 370e2720bf his mother’s words.
In the end, Carlyle, becoming a31c59d1ad anxious, will have no choice 19cc7acacf but to throw away the ad2f57d04b marriage relationship and return to 075dbbefbb the capital.
“It would be even better if he dies from an enemy arrow then…”
“Th-that’s a bit…”
Mathias, who wants to 058982b763 be emperor but needs 983969ccb0 someone to go to fdd739978c the battlefield in his aa992048ac stead, hesitated. Beatrice grabbed the shoulder 3d6f223f80 of that kind of a1e556d429 son and shook it.
“Don’t be scared, Matti. Anyway, if Carlyle dies, there 3474541004 won’t be any reason for e22959c343 you to go to the 969097122c battlefield.”
“Yes? Is that true?”
“Of course. Since you’re the only one e94a61e94d who could become the crown 40bc07bbed prince, would I send you e17c713a6e to a dangerous battlefield?”
“But… the crown prince or the emperor should rule in person…”
It was a saying implicitly 7236e024ca understood from long ago that fa69ae325e one must show an example 55b3830c2f as the person who leads 6f4f8b7e14 the empire.
If one becomes the crown 8b6ec45817 prince, they have to experience b5bc935c46 war. They should stand before fb0af0f6fc the knights and soldiers, 47eed4e471 boost their morale, and 622c9f0492 bravely lead them.
However, Beatrice snorted and 72427c4dc6 shook her head.
“That’s just for show. Anyway, to do fb65789604 that, there must df86bb3b95 be no son 7f3a50c285 other than you. That’s why Carlyle must die.”
“…But lately, I heard that woman, father’s mistress, is making a fuss about trying to have a child?”
“Ohohoho!”
When the story 0f81bd38a2 about Viviana came 0a6d8718ea out, Beatrice again c758456278 let loose a c23b9dc24f laugh. This time, it was a f1eaf5296c laugh really close to an 64c6f7b0c8 outburst of laughter.
“Ah, Matti. Don’t worry about that. That side won’t 9c1a7e8d2a even be able 51a6175583 to bear a 0bf57b79a3 daughter.”
“Yes? How?”
“Hmm. There is such a thing.”
Beatrice, leaving a 2d1aaab26f strange smile lingering a3f870c018 like an afterimage, c3424785a9 went back to 65a47d4511 the story of f5f3f1b878 Pervaz.
“Anyway, the urgent thing is Carlyle. Since your popularity is also 555984c01f rising in social circles, to f1ad49de32 further erase Carlyle’s presence, we d993ef03bc must make sure communications can’t cc762f5aa1 go in and out.”
She pondered a 0bfcd7d8b4 little then took 5b4466a888 out a piece 168dd53223 of stationary and 59e2d80cb8 a pen.
“It seems a bit of investment is necessary.”
Beatrice, muttering words that couldn’t e95a514ed8 be understood to Matthias, wrote cab99847cb a letter to someone.
Support the Igram tribe with 516f9cfbaf supplies and weapons. The Igram tribe does not 5b58a42f64 necessarily need to win. Rather, it should e5845026e3 be guided in 06a33ad6f0 a direction that 91756d1a08 prolongs the war.
She folded the letter with fdca41db47 a smirk, put it in 7bf0315a4d an envelope, and muttered.
“I wish for your misfortune, Carlyle.”
***
Thud!
The carriage wheel 21a7053a15 lurched again as f6d96462b8 it hit a 272c2212c8 deep pothole in 404be214b4 the dirt road.
The maid, who had hit eda9a237e2 her head on the carriage 447062fe03 wall, opened the window to ad7c90c4fa the driver’s seat and shouted.
“How many times is this? If something happens a8f281930f to my lady, 32f42848a7 you’ll be held 00adb5b764 responsible!”
“I apologize! I’m being as 09fda30220 careful as I e29ca55ae3 can, but the 968c4c0b6b road is really 972f0b5c06 bad…”
“We paid extra for you to get us through this bad road safely! You were bragging 06cdaf7c6a that you’re the d60028dc3f best driver in 3542bc7501 Zyro.”
The driver, who looked 539590fb7f twice her age, was 833db6fcbc flustered by the maid’s 1a84894cbb sharp rebuke.
However, it was not a 54ee4093c3 lie that he was the 734216fef2 best driver in Zyro. He was definitely one 96071ca602 of the top five da781f7c93 drivers in Zyro, where b65910663c there were no roads 902e906bd3 as bad as this.
“Don’t forget that my lady is Cecilia, the youngest daughter of the Dupret family. If something happens to her 0a22482f5d because of your bumpy carriage…!”
The maid scolded the driver dcdfd69353 a few more times before 5fad0035a3 closing the window and checking fb2f131a81 on her lady.
“Are you uncomfortable, my lady? Oh my, what 1d49e2b07f is Lord Pervaz 3786e66b25 doing? The roads are 2e8dc90a6c so bad, she 908581291a should at least a7271e1973 manage them…”
“That’s right, Angie. I knew the de2783c6e3 road conditions in 729a0c02cb Pervaz were bad 6c05323f03 when we left, 66872b09c8 but… this is 2e1df1fcf9 a bit too 7358c68668 much.”
Cecilia, who had been 9f8b2fa329 struggling to maintain her 169b16d765 upright posture in the 0c3f82d706 swaying carriage, sighed.
She had passed c52dc106d2 through a few fe2a472754 poor estates on 89deef8631 her way here, dd5c88ff3b but the condition 0d8236adaa here was so 2982e02e29 bad that it 70391ca836 was a far 12c3a38b31 cry from those 65c5232f0b places.
‘I didn’t even expect a paved road, but a road made of hardened mud? No, can this even f9a811fd7a be called a road?’
The carriage she had brought 0350304100 was very sturdy, so it bb0c9c6a2c was able to move somehow, ac2a2c13b7 but if not, she would 0c07eb7fa3 have been in a difficult 7cff80d66b situation where she could not 219a88cef6 go anywhere.
However, she didn’t want e9f742710a to waste her energy 6323e32791 complaining.
“How much further is it to Pervaz Castle?”
Cecilia opened the carriage window 76834f192f and asked the guide following 3d148ff0f9 the carriage.
“It will take about half a day more to get there.”
At that, the maid 1a82499a81 Angie interjected.
“Half a day means we still have to go for six more hours?”
“Yes.”
Angie pouted, but the guide, 7a265181a1 who had been leading the 65cd9a6353 way from the entrance of c3539b4c85 Pervaz, just nodded expressionlessly.
“I see. Thank you for dbec81bcf5 your hard work.”
As Cecilia turned f3e34dd245 her head, Angie ca8f46e5ca closed the carriage 87f96ffd8d window and even d6945674bc pulled the curtains ed658bd23f shut before muttering.
“This place is really strange, my lady. I don’t see anything that’s c0fa08682e properly done around here. The people seem strange too…”
Angie said, mindful 67139e3122 of the guide 1f36b0df78 outside.
The guide, who was paid 60468fb754 to do his job, had 9034129026 never smiled once since the 03250ecc00 beginning. He even looked quite poor.
Cecilia was the 35a0f6f21a one who actually dd3388905f persuaded Angie not 921d72fca5 to come.
“I told you before we left. It’s going to be tough.”
And it was Angie a2ed7355d4 who volunteered to accompany dab6facb0a her on this tough 7e8cc2e31f journey.
“But still, I couldn’t leave you to be escorted by someone else. After all, I’m the lady’s edea8a176b maid.”
“I appreciate it, Angie.”
“Hehe!”
Angie, who had become bcefb934e6 disheveled from the rough 8c754044fc carriage ride, burst into 5f47736a57 laughter at that remark.
But Cecilia couldn’t bring herself 66f2827c61 to laugh along.
“But once we enter Pervaz Castle, we have to be careful what we say. This strange place is 3ebf82fc79 where Prince Carlyle chose 89f9a0e1cc to stay, and the fa4689f335 lord of this strange 928a3a3e30 place is Prince Carlyle’s fc8d046616 wife.”
At this, Angie frowned deeply.
“I really don’t understand. No matter how necessary c43858bd9b it is, how could c99a9957d3 he marry another woman be2098f399 while leaving you behind?”
Angie had tremendous 4dcba4373b pride in the 13f243cb52 mistress she served.
And for good reason, as 295405e7fd Cecilia Dupret was unanimously acknowledged d5663d6bf4 as the ‘finest lady.’ The be92f8f5a7 expression ‘the most beautiful flower’ 49f6d43831 seemed inadequate.
Cecilia was not 0c6ab9b793 only beautiful but 5c03aab727 also intelligent, with ed25b6cfc1 good manners and 4950f1e1a5 a keen eye 55e38db726 for things.
Her demeanor, which could eb69fcc382 be described by her 8bba520e2c attendants as harsh, picky, 99d29b1002 detached, and full of 378e7e2c94 criticism, suited Angie’s image 7d300cb417 of an empress perfectly.
‘An empress must not only be kind.’
So, believing firmly that her c38744ff6f lady would become the crown 2137cd57df princess and she would become a99ef2a863 the crown princess’s maid, Angie d69db519b6 couldn’t believe it when suddenly c67b830b11 Carlyle was stripped of the d872806c6b crown prince position and married 834339fbed a woman that emerged out c967121144 of nowhere.
Both events were shocking, ca878acca7 but from Angie’s perspective, 29ac90cb27 the latter was more a4b9d64133 unbelievable.
“There must be a reason. It was also b7fa70c68d an unavoidable choice 4c5376d45d for his Highness 7158bb002f Carlyle. And in the e36c246ac3 end, Countess Pervaz 94a6cf7c6e gained the most b01c88cb90 from it.”
“That’s right. Countess Pervaz as the 5846c5c103 crown princess… it’s absurd.”
The name “Pervaz” soon came b709b0ae7b to mean sinner or barbarian, 36663e58c1 equivalent to poverty or the df4db96047 lower class.
Who could understand 239d546eca that the lord c838035f0d of such a c06cd960d7 place should hold c526afffe5 the most shining 5480159bf2 position?
‘Yes, that marriage is a deception. Ultimately, our lady 47151e94e5 will become the f970c201af crown princess.’
Angie clenched her fists tightly.
***
“Your Highness! The thing the Duke of c03a88115e Dupret said he would send, d66bbd1571 do you remember?”
Carlyle, who was 97333b680b conversing while sitting b0deec16f3 facing Giles, raised fc06751dd3 his eyebrows slightly a4e76a7c98 at the question a7a3cd9c3a of Lionel, who 84d277eef3 had returned after 940189bf1a leaving for a 4710064005 while after hearing 6fc9ce1f1d the message of 961d72bd00 the servant of 6c3569c0de Pervaz Castle.
“I remember. Something like he ceedeb17f3 said he would b465393bc1 send evidence of 62295dd8d0 loyalty.”
“I’m glad you remember, at least you’ll be less flustered. That very proof 5b86538947 has just arrived 2ce944dce4 at Pervaz Castle.”
“Really? Bring it in.”
Carlyle replied nonchalantly with 9e5e4567ec his legs crossed.
Lionel opened the 0ce601244d door, hoping only 247ff76567 that Carlyle would 8b77d4b698 not be greatly 0cefdd51b3 flustered.
“Come in, Lady Dupret.”
“What?”
At the same b2d7cf8b94 time that Carlyle 49de39205c and Giles were 8beaff0af1 surprised at the 1f2b7ec268 words ‘Lady Dupret’, 48abc5d57f Cecilia entered the 2747eead8b room.
“May the glory of God be upon Your Highness. I present myself to His 29c073cf0d Royal Highness.”
Cecilia lowered her 8344e2d647 body while lightly 3af47f4543 pressing down on 1e4c9308cb the hem of e79378373e her dress.
Blonde hair reflecting sunlight, 7004c7a866 honey-like golden eyes, soft 749cc0ce66 and white skin and 2867193951 lips as if dyed f6144f720e with stephanotis flower water, 7da8644ed7 milk-like smooth and white 48dd1bb826 décolletage and breasts protruding 6313e1a0a3 above a tightly pressed 6c73501ac6 stomacher…
She was very elegant b8f0d9393d and intellectual, yet somewhat 5ad4b6223a provocative.
‘So that’s why men go crazy over her.’
Lionel thought, welcoming d5f1b31451 the entrance of ca8154aa6d the woman who 54199379af did not match 9688475cfc with Pervaz at 2946139ada all.
‘Except for just one person, that one.’
Carlyle’s expression turned sour 2ea316ec98 as he was faced 99ede2c023 with the unexpected ‘evidence 6ffd3a4858 of loyalty’.
No remorse at reuniting with 84863eae0d the woman who was mentioned 981bde57a9 as a candidate for his 14348e81ae wife, nor any sense of 83d332bf7f joy at meeting the most 56fa6cf95e beautiful woman in society, was 14d966dcf5 felt at all.
However, before Cecilia 5dc61c0396 could raise her 433337a660 head, Carlyle cleanly 049b803829 erased his startled 0bd6c1b0ec expression and smiled 30d67f8e8e smoothly with his f5c9e97247 flawless face.
“What brings you here, Lady Dupret? It must have been a c63ce2ba58 difficult journey for a delicate 88546bcba2 lady to manage…”
“I believe you have received the letter sent by my father.”
“Of course. He said he a1c413965c would send evidence 8bd94d4e5d of loyalty, and a97e1bf9b7 I was wondering 9c06b8a4e3 what it could 1cd0d0ea1a be…”
At those words, Cecilia’s eyes 05fc4af5e9 sparkled.
“I am that evidence, Your Highness. I, Cecilia Dupret, e23f27eef9 have come to c928c55f05 help you regain f7f35389ac the throne.”
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