A Demon Duchess
19. preliminary plan
After that day Althea is helped by Felix and Alex starts making arrangements to lure the perpetrator, but before that they must be able to clear Althea's name in the presence of the nobility or rather shut their mouths.
"Hiding it will be useless, they consider me a monster" Althea said amid the talks. The look on Felix's face changed and he showed a dislike face. "Lady stopped saying that word before she destroyed Astrantia without our knowledge" said Alex, who understood Felix's content.
"Your Majesty please don't destroy Astrantia without our knowledge" Althea said, making Felix smile. "So what do you think, lady?" Ask Felix to the point since Althea just listened to the advice of Felix and Alex.
"Whatever Astrantia is my homeland, I may not destroy it just because I hate their king, so what if I go back to Astrantia-" unfinished Althea finishes her Felix first interrupts. "Lady!" Felix doesn't like it.
"So not even the lady has finished talking" Alex said, patting Felix on the shoulder. "Sorry please continue," Felix said without changing his already unpleasant look. "The plan was to get me the duchess position, as you know the Amaryllis family has a huge influence. But of course I can't go back the usual way I need your noble help." Felix nodded in understanding so Althea's target was actually Althea's first target to protect her family.
"So what should I do?" Felix asked with a serious look. "The noble only needs to stand beside me, with the support of the imperial crown prince I'm sure no one dares to oppose my existence there," Althea said without hesitation.
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The afternoon after the discussion was over Felix and Alex stayed there with Felix whose emotions were falling apart. "Stand beside what is!" Felix muttered annoyedly. "What's wrong with being a knight crown prince" said Alex lightly. Felix gave off a terrifying aura making Alex shudder in horror.
"What's wrong you said!! I've repeatedly thought about the couple's scenario, standing in front of those people and introducing Thea as my partner agghhh!! That's it!!" All of it just came out of Felix's mouth, hopefully his voice is not heard until Althea's room. After all what the hell is this why the crown prince's knight?! Why not a lover or a fiancee or anything that's easier.
Felix took a breath trying to calm his mind in help Alex who helped try to help Felix by growing large leaves to fan Felix.
"I've guessed, we try to think that the lady just got in trouble with 'love' maybe according to the lady 'love' that's not the solution to any problem and again didn't you know from the beginning that lady Amaryllis does have such a critical mind." Hearing Alex's words, Felix began to think it was true that Alex had to say he was patient anyway this was still the beginning of their journey.
Day after day they spent preparing for the departure to Astrantia, of course accompanied by the training that Althea did. Felix became a good teacher for Althea he taught slowly and easily understood.
"Try a little knock on your leg" Felix said, looking at Althea from afar. Slowly but surely the ice began to come out of the feet of Althea frozen targets that have been prepared. "Stop!" Felix said suddenly even so Althea had understood it and could immediately stop the ice to the limit that had been determined.
Althea changed her shoes so she could skate on the ice she made because she had not done that before and often almost slipped due to ice that was too slippery. Just now Althea started skating branches of trees belonging to Alex had stopped him and prepared to attack.
Althea spun around while pointing her hand upwards, while leaping high enough to quickly a very sharp sword with a blue light appeared from Althea's hand. Althea slashed all the branches there without sparing a single one.
"Beautiful illusion lady" praised Alex who was almost stunned by the roses. "Thank you, your majesty."
After finishing today's practice Felix approached Althea in her room, sitting quietly on the sofa in Althea's room. "Lady, your opponent is a crafty one" Felix said suddenly. "The poison from the wolfbane flower is very difficult to find and only a few people produce it, you know count allysium?" Felix. "Count allysium was a close relative of the late king, his relationship with the Amaryllis family was also quite good, what noble suspected him?" Ask Althea back.
"I'm not sure either but from the investigative report done count allysium is the largest contributor of funds to the cultivation of wolfbane flowers." Althea understood Felix's intent there was a possibility that the count was a rope related to the perpetrator or maybe the perpetrator himself.
"There are some possible factors of the evidence, but if it is true what is the reason for the count to do so? Seizing the throne shouldn't target Alvaro as well but why does Alvaro look okay." Felix frowned as Althea mentioned Alvaro's name, he disliked Althea so easily his mention of 'Alvaro' while his self had never been called by his real name.
"You worried about her?" Felix didn't like it. "Who? Alvaro's? Why should I worry about her." Answer plain Althea. "Then don't mention his name" Felix said firmly. "So how should I call him your highness?" Ask Althea. "Felix" Felix said in a small voice, surprised how he could call Alvaro by the crown prince's name. "Call me Felix, don't your majesty feel her uncomfortable." Althea chuckles almost as she calls Alvaro Felix.
"But you are now my boss" said Althea, making Felix smile wryly. "Alright Felix, I'll only mention your name when we're both, it's not strange if the knight calls his master's first name." Althea smiled slightly making Felix blush.
"Emmmmm... So Althea, what do you think we should investigate more about count Allysium?" Felix asked trying to get back to the main conversation.
"Of course the more complete the information we have the closer we are to the perpetrator." Althea smiled as she looked at the afternoon sky which was now filled with orange patches scattered throughout her eyes.
"In a moment, we'll meet and I'll definitely pay for everything you've done.."
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