The Duchess was on thekeside with her two hands gathered together, ashen and head bowed. Rashid was staring frightfully at her. The thick bones in the back of his hand were popping out, as if he would grab her ck hair at any moment.
Haa. He did say he would be watching her, but who wouldve thought hed go that far.
A note of contrition entered Tenons voice. It wasnt as if he didnt know what his eldest brothers personality was like. In fact, he even felt sorry for her, even though he hadnt let go of his suspicions about her yet.
Look at that. The atmosphere there is so forbidding, the only difference is that theyre not in the torture room. He might even end up pushing her into theke like that.
He wouldnt possibly do that.
.
Peytons voice, even as he scolded him for being wrong, wasnt filled with confidence either. Not that he was wrong, but the expression on the Duchesss face was so desperate, she looked like she was barely holding back tears.
Please, I beg you.
Along with her mouth forming these words that were still definite from afar, she shook her head, and strands of hair blew out into the breeze.
Br-brother, now that I see her, the Duchess seems to look very pure, no, very innocent.
Hmm..
A beauty was a beauty for sure. And this never-to-be-seen-again beauty was seemingly at her wits end, covering her eyes. It was natural that they who had been trained in chivalry would feel unsettled in their hearts.
About to pull on his reins and approach them himself, Peyton then let loose a long sigh and stopped Tenon.
Dont. Do you consider His Majesty to be one who would be convinced or waver because of anything like that.
That is impossible.
Tenon finally acknowledged the situation and rubbed his face.
Even now, he was putting so much pressure on the other person that it was too scary to go near him. He radiated an energy like he was about to burn others to death, all through the glint of his eyes and without a single word.
As expected of Eldest Brother. I cant believe how relentless he is, when he could let her slide at least once.
He did vow to keep a stern eye on the Duchess, so Ah
As Peyton repeated His Majestys words bitterly, he ended up eximing as he watched Catherine run towards the vi atst, her hands covering her mouth.
They didnt have any evidence yet, so why go that far?
Unable to hold back his pity, he gripped his reins, but Rashid turned back first.
..haa.
He remained calm even as he saw his two younger brothersplicated yet reproachful gazes toward him. Though he had dealt with a beautiful woman the way he would catch a rat, he rested his hand on the back of his neck indifferently, without a trace of guilt.
This much should be enough to make the witche to her senses.
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[Mom, Mommyy!]
[Madaam!]
My dears!
Once I discovered these two waiting for me in front of the vi, I lifted up my dress skirts swiftly and directly approached them. As soon as I swept them up into a hug, Haniel rubbed her beak into my cheek as if she had been waiting for it all along.
[Mommy. Heugh. Why did youe only now?]
Aww, my poor little puppy, our swan princess!
Knowing that someone was waiting for my return was exuberating, even as I experienced this every day. And at times like this, when I hade back from a narrow escape from death, it was inevitable that Id feel even more wee.
Hup! When I forgot all about keeping my honor and just went andy down on the reed grass, Selene was appalled.
[You need to keep your dignity. If thedies even see you like this.]
Theyre noting. No, they cante. They apparently dug open all the roads going out to the main estate.
Perhaps in revenge to that time when shed been humiliated in front of the Emperor, Lania had begun a bloody punishment since that very day.
All the food and clothing materialswhich had barely been enough to wet the lips in the first cewerepletely cut off. Not only that, but instead of using a wooden or iron fence, they hadpletely dug out all the roads themselves that led to thekeside, isting us like a remote ind.