
...***...
Same time in the tower of wisdom.
The council meeting was filled with many nobles.
"Where is the chairman supposed to give advice in such a situation?"
"She said she'd secluded herself for a while because of the Teramore incident."
Everyone suffered because of the Teramore incident.
"Of course, but that's because the deadline has come."
A noble shouted excitedly, "If the chairman doesn't come forward, we should stop him ourselves!"
"You're so stubborn."
"But if we allow something like this, the child of destiny will take over Dubbede!"
"It doesn't make sense for an ordinary person who is adopted to take care of the castle on behalf of Dubblede..."
"If the Duke were to remarry, this terrible thing would not have happened. Why don't you look up from now on?"
"It takes at least a year or two to find a suitable family."
"Well, the Duchess should have another daughter. That way, he wouldn't be affected by a girl who wasn't qualified."
The elder, who was sitting on the chair on behalf of the chairman, rubbed his chin.
"Wait.just have another qualified daughter, right."
"I'm sorry?"
He looked back at Baron Walston, "How old is your daughter?"
"What?"
...***...
My daily life is a mess.
"Little Miss, our wing employees have served Dubblede's blood for generations. I'm sure it'll help if we have."
"Le, Lea, and we'll all take good care of him!"
The employees are busy every day. I fled to the park to escape from the maids of the west wing.
'I've been feeling so tired lately that I don't have time to go to the greenhouse to see my money.'
I crouched down behind the big tree and held my breath until the servants went away.
'Let's play here and come back later tonight.'
I saw flowers in the garden.
The winter wind has not disappeared, but the flowers are blooming. It was because of the Mana Stone.
The clearer the color, the greater the power it could hold, which stone in the garden was very clear. Besides, it's huge.
'It would be better to take that with me when I defect later.'
'It must be very expensive.'
That's what I think of when picking flowers in the garden. I made a bouquet for Lea.
Leas prefer wildflowers found by the roadside than those cared for by gardeners. So I'm looking for a little wildflower that no gardener has ever seen.
I was so focused on flowers that I suddenly bumped into someone.
"Yeah!"
"Aghhh!"
The girl who hit me screamed and fell. It was a girl who looked my age. She wore a wide-brimmed hat and lace dress, which looked expensive.
'Oh, I have to help him stand up.'
So I stretched out my hand.
The boy brushed my hand and frowned. So, I stood up and looked at him.
The girl suddenly said, "What are you doing?"
"Huh?"
"You have to apologize."
I nodded slowly and said, "Let's apologize to each other."
"What?"
"We both hit each other."
He frowned, then, "Dik!" I could hear Isaac's voice.
"Where is he..."
The muttering child was looking in the garden. Then, his eyes glistened as his eyes found mine. Then Isaac jumped over the plant.
"You're here it turns out."
"Isn't anyone following me again?"
After Jacob's incident, I was given a tracking device.
This device is not only capable of searching my own location, but also shows me the escape route and allows for emergency calls.
"Oh, are you angry?"
"Dad, you always follow me."
Even though they had installed a tracking device on me, their worries remained. Every now and then, Henry will check on me. Isaac was even worse, he was always trying to meet me in his spare time.
"You wouldn't be mad if you knew what I told them to prepare a snack today."
".....What's?"
"French toast."
"Why are you here now?!" I greeted him warmly.
French toast is my favorite snack, soaked in a half-cooked egg and given honey and butter.
However, the chef always crushed my expectations by saying, "I can't give you food that only ordinary people eat."
"Geez, you turned out to be little lady." The girl I met suddenly made a sound.
"I'm sorry I didn't greet you earlier."
Isaac frowned. "What, why are you here?"
"It's nice to see you again."
The boy who hit me smiled shyly and lowered his head. Then he looked at me.
"My name is Cattlea Walston. I'm Dubbede's third cousin."
"Kitigwa's cousin?"
"Yes. You were surprised before, weren't you? Ii'm sorry. I don't know you because you dress so modestly."
My clothes are simple. That's because Duke's finger got stuck in the fancy dress decorations I wore last time.
Isaac also said that my dress was annoying, while Henry just smiled at the employee in charge of my clothes and said, "If this happens again, I'll skin you and make clothes for him."
After that, I only wore comfortable and plain clothes without any decorations.
Besides, since I was crouching on the ground, my dress looked dirty. The girl continued, holding my hand with both hands.
"Please forgive me." He continued his words. "We'll next live together in the castle. Let's get comfortable with each other."
Living together in a castle? Isaac and I looked at each other, our eyes wide open.
...***...
I then heard about who Cattlea was, as I entered the room together with Isaac. She said she was twelve, but she was a bit precocious. He was smart enough to express a lot of difficult words.
Isaac's face looked crooked, piercing a strawberry with a fork and handing it to me.
"Why did they go back to doing genealogical education that they usually don't?"
I looked at Henry. Pedigree education refers to the system in which families collect and manage all Dubbede children to control the family. The system in which Duke had no choice but to hand the three brothers over to his predecessors.
Henry said in an indifferent tone. "I heard it was a voluntary request from Walston."
"Isn't he crazy? Every family's always goosebumps for fear we'll take their child."
"true."
"I'm afraid Duke will do the same as his predecessor did."
"So, if he's gonna do it? Why why?"
Henry looked at me and turned to Isaac's question. Suddenly a soft voice sounded.
"I have to eat in ruwang eat now."
"Are you not full?"
Gaes, there's such a thing as 'separate stomach for snacks and meals'.
"Well of course" They both laughed
"Let's go."
I grabbed both of their hands and headed to the dining room. The so-called dining room is no ordinary dining table. It's like a table for a meeting.
When I entered the dining room, I saw the nobleman I saw yesterday sitting around the table. When the Duke's children appeared, they all got up from their seats, placed their hands on their chests, and lowered their heads.
I was a little nervous about giving polite greetings to those in power, but the brothers were already used to this.
As we sat on the left side of the table, Cattlea, who was across the side, smiled brightly and said, "He's here too."
Then Duke appeared.
Another polite greeting followed. Duke sat down and the meal began. When adults talk about difficult things, I focus on food.
'Cow meat, I love it.'
What kind of technique does a chef use? This food melted as it touched my mouth, enveloping my sense of taste with its tenderness. Just leave the rest of the flavorful flavor in it. It was a taste I had never felt even in the days when the empress adored me before I came back. That was.
"Aah!"
"Sorry, I'm surprised."
Baron Wilston's wife, Cattlea's mother, asked, "What are you doing?"
Cattlea got off the chair without answering. Then he came to me and wiped my face with a napkin.
"Well, I've." He said as I blinked confusedly staring at Cattlea.
'But I don't eat with a lot of sauce on my face.'
Right now it is a dinner full of important people, so I take great care of my image.
Cattlea smiled and returned to her seat. Then he glanced at Duke and placed the meat on his plate with a timid expression.
"It's good, I'll give it to Duke." He laughed happily when he said it.
The elders just grinned.
...***...