“It’s a bit illegal, but the Duke isn’t in his right mind right now.”
“The Duke?!”
BB shrugged at her urgent question.
“Yes, not only the Duke, but also his sons. But that’s not new information, is it? Why were you so surprised?”
“Well…”
Since Rieta hadn’t heard from the Mayer family for a while, she obviously didn’t know how they were doing after her kidnapping.
“…”
Well, she didn’t not know.
Rieta shook her head. In fact, she could have guessed even without hearing from them.
The Duke was always kind to Rieta, and Darrel would seriously consider every little detail whenever it came to Rieta.
And Noel …
“…”
He was a bit complicated … In any case, it was clear that he, too, would be worried about Rieta.
Of course, she didn’t expect them to be worried ‘out of their minds’.
“Do you like it that much? That they’re so worried?”
“What’s, what’s to like! I’ve caused the Duke’s family to worry. Of course not…”
Rieta shook her head to deny it, but she couldn’t hide her slight excitement.
“Anyway, the only reason why the Duke didn’t come to find the Princess himself is because his last thread of sanity is still intact.”
BB smirked as he recalled how restless the Duke had been.
“He doesn’t want to go to war with the land the Princess loves.”
“The Duke…How did he know?”
“Huh? What?”
“That I was brought here. How…?”
BB laughed out loud at Rieta’s words. Like he was laughing at the question itself. “Haha! He’s Duke Mayer. He’s probably figured out the circumference of King Liz’s toe by now.”
That must mean that the Duke was starting to exert quite a bit of his influence for Rieta, while still keeping everything under wraps.
“It looks like I’m causing trouble… I feel bad.”
“It’s not the Princess’s fault.”
“Still…”
“The Mayer family just love the Princess too much.”
“Yes, I know that.”
She felt something pounding in her heart.
Perhaps it was something that her ‘family’ had left her.
“The Princess’ younger siblings are meticulous men. So, just trust them and get out of the royal capital. As long as you get to where I am, there won’t be a problem.”
Rieta nodded her head.
“There’s also a message from the Duke.”
“A message?”
BB suddenly cleared his throat, and began to imitate the Duke’s heavy voice in his own way.
“I am sorry.”
Of course, it didn’t sound the same at all.
“…Is that all?”
“That’s all.”
“BB. Could you tell the Duke that it’s not something he should be sorry for?”
“Tell him directly when you get back. And this time, it’s Lord Darrel’s message.”
He smiled, giving up on imitating their voices. “He said, ‘I still need to make a reservation for your 16th birthday cake, so I hope you hurry up.’”
Hearing that casual comment, Rieta laughed.
“Haha, I need to go back quickly for my birthday cake. And Noel… did he leave a message?”
Rieta asked with a slightly embarrassed face.
She has heard from the Duke and Darrel, so of course she would ask about Noel.
She doesn’t know why her face was so red, all of a sudden.
“Oh. He didn’t say anything.”
“What?!”
However, BB’s answer greatly disappointed Rieta.
Noel didn’t say anything.
How could that be? Clearly at dawn that day…
…Even, even after doing that!
Of course, she wouldn’t mistake it for a real relationship…
“Oho, Princess, are you disappointed?”
“That, that can’t be!”
Rieta answered louder than she meant to, so she quickly added an excuse.
“. . . I, I didn’t expect Noel to say anything comforting. His letter writing skills suck any.”
Perhaps it was funny? BB giggled and started laughing.
“It’s true!”
“I know, I know that. Even in my eyes, the young master didn’t seem to have any talent. He couldn’t even say a word, he only opened and closed his lips for a long time.”
“. . .What?”
Rieta asked in surprise. She had no idea that Noel would have given any thought about what he would say to her.
“After panicking for a while, he turned his head away. And just gave me this.
BB rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a white handkerchief.
“…”
Rieta stared at the handkerchief he held out, her mouth tightly shut.
It had the seal of Duchy Mayer engraved on it, but it actually belonged to Noel.
When she caught a cold as a child. Noel sent this handkerchief to Rieta as a gift, since he couldn’t see her. After a few days she was healthy again and was able to play with him again.
Rieta changed her mind. Noel’s letter writing skills didn’t suck.
He had great talent.
It was as if the countless stories held in this handkerchief resonated in her ears.
Rieta took the precious handkerchief with both her hands.
As she quietly brought it to her face, the nostalgic scent entered her nose.
It made her heart impatient.
BB who was looking at her, smiled proudly and said his goodbyes.
He said he had to get out through the south door before his bonded-by-alcohol nominal brother changed shifts.
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