“is the dowager empress. But does she have any power in her current state? Will Theodore scold me for her? He would rather congratulate me. Will she come out and beat me up herself? She is neither strong enough nor will anyone let her out. She is in confinement, isn''t she? Can she send assassins like for her first son? I don''t think so. Her every move is under surveillance So... What will she do about me leaving?”


    “


    The prince gave her a little smile. “No, it''s fine. You are right about her being...a rather unpleasant person. If you don''t do what she says, she gets extremely angry. Sometimes, she even does that when you are doing what she wants. I really understand why people would call her vicious.” He had witnessed Camille in her worst moments, so he couldn''t deny that she was a pretty horrible person. Still, talking badly about his mother felt weird. That was something he would never do under normal circumstances, so it was helpful that no one who knew him well was listening.


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    In the end, it was fine because Cedar didn''t really care about Lucille all that much. He didn''t want her to get hurt, but he felt that way around most people. Lucille was just someone who helped him. She was convenient, and he liked talking to her. That was all there was to it. He just couldn''t afford to have Camille misunderstand.


    “It''s fine.” Why would Cedar be angry when she had cried for him? He couldn''t remember the last time that this happened. But even after he said that it was fine, Lucille looked like she was embarrassed. She was even more dejected than before now. This wouldn''t do. So, he ruffled his hand through her hair and then carefully straightened the strands again. “It''s really alright. These aren''t even my clothes. They belong to your servants, don''t they? And I just trained, so the one who should be worried about getting dirty is you. I wanted to change anyway, and I will just wash this.”


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    ‘You will get what you asked for. Wait for your present.’