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“No matter what, you absolutely shouldn’t, Allice.”
“If you get involved ambiguously here, things will get complicated.”
“Sister Dana, listen to me—”
“Until we receive a perfect surrender, absolutely not. So behave yourself, Allice.”
Allice looked shocked, but fortunately, she seemed to understand and said nothing more. But that was a mistake.
It was that night.
“Um, Milady.” A servant, assigned by an executive of the Malkan Merchant Guild, cautiously approached. “Lady Allice asked me to deliver this letter.”
“Allice?” Dana, seized by a foreboding feeling, unfolded the letter.No way, it can’t be.
[Dear Sister Dana]
Please. It was like I thought, right, Allice?
[Sister, I believe that hurting and subjugating others is not the right answer.]
[I believe there is a light of goodness in everyone’s heart. Surely, even in the heart of Lord Kurs. I won’t give up on that light.]
Her vision swayed, and Dana felt dizzy.
[Sister, I want to embrace this problem with love and resolve it.]
Her fingertips trembled as she held the letter.
[So please forgive me. Even if I have to go alone, I will enter the castle. I’ll make peace with Lord Kurs and come back. So, Sister, please trust me and wait.
―Your loving sister, Allice Windsor]
“You must have been very troubled because of my sister, right?”
Mark Kurs was bewildered. It was because Allice Windsor had entered the castle alone in the middle of the night. And that wasn’t all.
“Don’t misunderstand. Not all Windsor family members are so forceful.”
“Yes. I’ve always been grateful for your hard work, Lord Mark. So I can understand why you didn’t open the castle gates.”
Mark was dumbfounded. To hear such words from a direct member of the Windsor family.Of course, I think so too.Still, to hear a direct member of the Windsor family say those words was odd, wasn’t it? After all, he had closed the castle gate to insult them, but instead of feeling insulted, she understood him? He was especially tense since this person was the daughter of Carl Windsor.
She’s a woman with not a shred of pride.
Was it Danae Windsor?That tenacious member of the Windsor family had cornered him and almost succeeded. It was just when he was on the verge of losing all hope!
“Thank you for saying so, Lady.”
But who knew such a godsend would arrive!
“Hehe, no need. I’m just saying what’s natural.”
It seemed this woman had a different view from Danae Windsor. That’s probably why she had come here alone…And it doesn’t seem like she wants to fight me, either.She didn’t seem to see him as a threat. In fact…
“I-I was surprised to hear that you admire me. How do you know about me?”
She wholeheartedly believed it!
“You’re famous for your beauty. Any man would be drawn to you.”
If he played his card right, maybe he wouldn’t have to surrender to Danae Windsor. After all, Allice was also a direct member of the Windsor family!
“But I didn’t know you were such a kind person as well. To be honest… Lady Danae Windsor is a bit too merciless.”
“Aah, my sister can be that way sometimes,” Allice admitted with a sorrowful expression. “Did something happen while I was gone?”
“She cut off all supplies coming into the castle.”
“At this rate, not only I, but everyone inside the castle will starve to death.”
“I’m especially worried about my father, Count Kurs, who is bedridden. At this rate…”
“Don’t worry!” Allice grasped his rough hand tightly. “I won’t let that happen. Just trust me.”
“Is that really okay?”
“Of course. As long as I am here, no one from the Windsor family will torment you!” Allice’s eyes now sparkled with a sense of justice.
Allice Windsor, a direct member of the Windsor family, had entered the castle. And she was siding with Mark Kurs. This news once again spread rapidly through the merchant guild alliance.
And Allice was engaged to Raios.In other words, she would be the future crown princess. Who would dare go against a woman like that?
Besides, with Allice there, there’s no problem supplying goods to Windsor Castle.If Viego later got enraged, there was an excuse. They could say Allice Windsor requested it, that they couldn’t go against the wishes of a direct member of the Windsor family!
Quick-witted merchants began secretly delivering goods to Windsor Castle. In short, Dana’s plan had failed.
Dana was furious. This could have ended quickly, but now everything was tangled up!
“Your sister is ruining everything.” She took out her anger on Rumie. “Do you know what Allice is doing right now? She’s siding with the traitor and giving him strength!”
“Don’t be so angry, Dana. It’s not like I called Allice here.” Rumie calmly ate grapes. “Or do you want to leave it to me?”
“To you, Brother?”
“Yeah. Lord Kurs, was it? If we make him surrender, it’ll be over.”
“That’s true. Do you have a plan?”
“Yeah.”Pop. Rumie burst a grape in his mouth and smiled. “Just cut off one of his limbs.”
Dana was momentarily at a loss for words.For someone who looked like a moon spirit to say such a thing…In any case, that was out of the question. He was essentially suggesting resolving it with bloodshed.But it’s the most effective method.
Mark Kurs is a traitor. Beheading a traitor is the simplest and surest path.
Rumie’s reasoning was perfectly rational, but—It goes against the orders given by Brother Viego.
“Resolve this without using violence.”
Of course, Viego probably didn’t realize things would get this serious.The important thing for me is to carry out that order to the letter.
To be honest, Dana no longer cared what happened to Windsor estate. Whoever became the master, whoever started the rebellion.Windsor isn’t even my family anyway.
The only thing that mattered to her was the deputy head ring. Obtaining the holy relic, opening the dimensional gate, and returning to her original world and body. That was all that mattered.
And for that, I must follow Viego’s order exactly.He was someone who wouldn’t even accept a simple thank you easily. Who knew what he might nitpick about later?
“Let’s save that as a last resort.”
“Do as you wish. I’m here as your guard, after all.” Rumie picked up the basket of grapes and stood up.
Regardless, Dana turned her attention to the documents.There must be a way.They were records provided by the Malkan Merchant Guild, listing all transactions with Windsor Castle so far.
As she checked the documents, Dana frowned.He started buying all sorts of luxury goods three months ago?
It was exactly three months ago. Before that, the records were clean. Meticulously, the money was spent only on estate management, not on anything else.
Come to think of it, Brother Viego mentioned that. Recently, the monthly reports started missing.That meant he was a loyal vassal until then…
What happened in these three months? What could have happened to turn a loyal vassal into a traitor within three months?
After a while, Dana finally realized.Aha. So that’s it.