
The atmosphere in the Yarnell family mansion now changed no longer as dark as it used to be, Leathina's return made a new color in the family. The sensitive Nicholas is no longer as angry as he once was while Nora instead grows spoiled and possessive of Leathina.
Leathina observes that there are some things that really change no longer like they used to but the most changed among them is herself.
“Nona Lea, there are guests from the kingdom.” Anne told Leathina who was relaxing in her room.
“Ah! Wh who? Didn't my father still not allow anyone to come to visit.” Leathina walked up to the balcony and saw a train parked in the front yard.
“The one coming is the second prince, Miss.”
“Dia?” her question was then allowed with a nod by Anne.
Anne escorts Leathina to the main room to welcome the guests, where the duke Leonard and his mother are already there while Nicholas is on duty with Winter and Nora is now at the academy.
“Welcome Second prince.” Welcome to Duke Leonard.
“When you don't have to bother welcoming me.” Speak with his own friendly style.
“That was impossible, and I'm very grateful that time you offered to join the search for Leathina with the shadow army guild.”
“Ah! It's okay, I did it because that Leathina is not someone else hahaha.”
Duke Leonard and his wife Duchess Nice looked at each other puzzled by the meaning of Prince Edward's sentence just now.
“Ah! I mean Leathina is also valuable to me because she was my first friend when I just returned from exile, at that time I was very nervous would not be able to make friends with people here but your daughter with a sting welcome me.”
“Begukah.” Duke Leonard answered a little doubtfully, but kept up with the flow of the conversation.
“May I have a chat with Leathina?” her question was polite but sounded like an order.
The Duke squinted his eyes suspiciously at Prince Edward's movements.
“It's okay dad, he's the one who always takes care of me on the way back.”
Duke Leonard finally chose to budge and left Prince Edward and Leathina.
“How are you Lea?” Ask Prince Edward.
“I'm fine, and can you reduce the spies you keep in my house.”
“Ah! You know apparently.”
“Of course, I saw them all in your base.”
“Is that?”
“What did you come here for?” ask Leathina.
The two of them chose to take a walk in the park on purpose so that the conversation was difficult to hear just in case someone deliberately wanted to eavesdrop.
“What else?” replied Prince Edward with his innocent face, “Of course because I miss you!” he said with confidence.
Hearing Edward Leathina's words just staring at him and a few blinks of his eyes made Prince Edward a little embarrassed because Leathina did not react in the least with her temptations.
“Ah! Come on, let's get a little reply agara I'm not disappointed.” Prince Edward said with a loud voice and turned to look at the flowers that were blooming.
‘What's with this weird guy?’ Leathina is confused as to how to respond to Edward as she is still unfamiliar with his change from cold Ed to the outcast Prince Edward. ‘What don't-don't right now he's sulking?’ Leathina shut her mouth amusedly looking at Edward now.
‘I want to tease him? Am I tempted, I think evil anyway.’
“Edward?” Call Leathina but Edward doesn't want to show his face he's still seriously looking at the flowers in front of him.
“Edward are you angry?” Ask Leathina.
“No.” Answer's short.
“Keep why don't you want to turn around and see me.”
“I see the flowers blooming in your garden this.”
“Really? You really aren't angry?” Leathina Goda.
“Iya of course not, how can I be angry with you.”
“So why don't you want to see me now?”
“Of course because I ..” Edward's remarks came to a halt.
“Ha? Whahuh? I didn't hear it." Leathina Fishing.
“I'm shy.” Answer Edward slowly.
Leathina was content to play Prince Edward. ‘I get confused how his personality can be so decrepit and capricious yesterday - yesterday he was even so shameless to tease me, seeing him like this even makes me want to tease him again.'
“Then I apologize, as my apology I will show you the most beautiful flowers in this garden.”
“Yes, of course the flower there is only one in this park.” Leathina nodded quickly to convince Edward.
“Where?” Edward asked who finally turned around and looked around for where the flower meant by Leathina.
“Mana? I don't see any different flowers.” Ask again.
“You've seen it.” Leathina smiled wickedly.
“Mana?” edward asked again, knowing that Leathina was actually working on it but he still wanted to see the flower Leathina meant because he was curious to remember it to know which flower Leathina liked.
“This.” Answer Leathina.
This time Edward did not speak his eyebrows just furrowed because he did not understand what Leathina meant from earlier he did not see the flowers.
“You didn't see it?” Leathina asked then Edward nodded a few times turning to the right and to the left to find out for himself.
“If you want to see it you have to focus.” Said Leathina then slowly stepped closer to Edward even their faces were only a short distance away.
“Now you see it?” Ask Leathina.
Edward was stunned his eyes were round in shock.
“I asked, do you see it now?” Leathina repeated her question.
“Ah! What?” Edward wave. “I-iya, yes beautiful.” His voice reflexively along with his two blushing cheeks.
“Hahah!” Leathina was content to laugh then went back to the distance to go to the gazebo to sit there.
“Akh!” leathina's strangulation as Edward suddenly pulled his arm and fell leaned in Edward's arms, sending Leathina into a panic.
“Where are you going?” ask Edward.
“I want to go to the gazebo here the sun is blazing.” Leathina was a little nervous as Edward began to look seriously afraid Edward would retaliate. 'Looks like I've been teasing him.'
“Ah! Is that.” But different from what Leathina expected, Edward instead immediately let go and they both walked towards the gazebo without talking to each other again because the two felt awkward what they had just done earlier.
“Lea.” Call Edward.
“I-iya, yes.” Leathina was a little awkward but still replied.
“You know everyone in the whole kingdom now knows you're home.”
“Iya I know.”
“They say you're disabled and so on, for now stay in the mansion don't show yourself in public you'll be in danger if they know you're okay.”
“I know.”
“I also got information that people from the empire would send people to congratulate Duke Leonard on the return of his daughter, but actually they have other motives.”
“Iya, they want to see me and make sure directly my situation and if there is a chance they want to take advantage of me.”
“They are after you, the people in the empire are very greedy.”
“I read the letter he sent to my father, don't worry I have my way of dealing with people like them.”
“You be careful, my people that I keep here I won't pull. The more the better for your protection and your family.”
Leathina interrupts understand, “Thanks Edward.”
“No need to thank Leathina, I did it because it was you.” Edward leaned slightly towards Leathina's ears. “I like you, I'll go berserk if anything happens to you."
Leathina did not reply she knew what Edward meant, Leathina was afraid of wrongly taking to the verdict and chose to be silent.
“Alright, then I will go home now I come just to see you and ask you to always be careful. It seems that your father is also watching us, if I approach a little more there might be a spear he pointed at me.”
Edward understands Leathina still does not want to answer his feelings, Edward then immediately returned.
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So the author wants to know that the empire and the kingdom here has their own territory only the empire is bigger and has the authority of the kingdom, the kingdom, that is why if it comes to the empire of Duke Leonard or King Daylen is very careful.
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