Juliet Iris Kiellini
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“It's okay, it's only one day to reach the Magic Square in the Baden Territory.
On the contrary, the less people move, the less they pay attention.
It was yesterday morning that we left the Imperial Castle after hearing that the Empress and Her Highness' group had not reached the border, so those who remained in the village will have discovered that Prince Killian had not yet returned to the Imperial Castle.
Then I will leave the city immediately.”
He heard rustling in the bed as Louis explained the plan like that.
As Louis and Tamot rushed to the side of the bed, they could see Killian blinking his eyes as if he had come to his senses.
“Your Highness, are you awake?” Louis carefully called Killian, who finally came to his senses.
Killian stood still, staring at the ceiling and walls of a strange inn.
Count Valerian looked at him and closed his eyes again.
Hidden in the Empress's clothes, he felt cowardly and miserable even as a young man.
Killian remembered the time of the nightmare.
When the carriage door opened and the enemies' voices were heard, the Empress asked for his identity, as if to teach him.
Then Liana, who fell on him, whispered in a low voice as she was dying: “Your Highness, you will be fine.
This hard work will soon pass if you bear it a little.
Everything will work out.
Everything will work out.
It will all be over in a minute.”
Liana whispered in a very low voice that he would be okay, to calm Killian until she was out of breath.
Killian passed out, unable to overcome the tension and fear despite the very comforting voice that was barely audible in his ear.
When he opened his eyes, everything was quiet.
But Killian couldn't leave the place, because he wasn't sure if he was safe yet.
The moment he walked out of this safe darkness, a sharp sword seemed to approach him.
Killian had to spend two days there, despite the smell of blood that permeated his nose.
Finally, he passed out again from hunger, thirst and fear of never leaving there forever.
But when he woke up, he saw the familiar Count Valerian.
Tears began to silently flow from the Prince's eyes.
Louis hugged Killian without recognizing himself, as he saw that only tears fell without any words.
“Your Highness, everything is fine now.
It’s okay, so stop crying.”
* * * * *
Once Killian stopped crying, the group left the village.
Halfway through the ride, changing their tired horses, they arrived at the Magic Square of the Baden Territory and, fortunately, were able to reach the capital Dublin without much interruption.
* * * * *
Maybe it's because he survived that way, but Killian's childhood was gone.
The boyish-looking prince's charming and bright appearance suddenly disappeared, his expressionless face, cold eyes, and arrogant personality unforgiving for challenging his authority took over.
No matter how young he was, the shame of keeping his life and hiding in the Empress's skirts continued to torment Killian.
He swore he would never find himself in such a situation again.
Killian thought that the reason he had been constantly threatened since birth, and that the Empress had died, was that the people around him wanted to make him the Crown Prince.
Since then, the boy had publicly declared that he had no intention of becoming a crown prince, in order to avoid giving cause to anyone who wanted to kill him.
However, his desire for revenge had not been extinguished.
He had told the emperor that it was also completely unacceptable for Francis of the Dudley family, who killed the empress to become the crown prince.
This was why the Crown Prince of Austern was delayed until now.
Killian thought about the fortune teller's prophecy as Spencer said, thinking about his most troubled time.
On the Empress's first birthday after her death, the prophecy arrived.
The astrologer who had come to Austern with the Bertino sisters disappeared after the Empress' death.
People thought he had disappeared, shocked by his failure to prevent the Empress' death.
But the fortune teller reappeared on the Empress's first birthday.After praying for the Empress's happiness in the afterworld, he had a private meeting with the Emperor and revealed why he had returned to the Imperial Castle.
Killian snorted as he thought about what had happened back then.
If she was so spiritual, why did she fail to prevent and predict her aunt's death?
He shrugged and laughed at it, thinking it was all nonsense and superstition.
He shook his head and looked away from the office, apparently trying to shake off the memories of his troubled past.
A blue sky was visible from the open window.
He was thinking about Juliet somewhere under the sky and heard Spencer say.
“As soon as Count Valerian saw me, he asked me where he could go and see Lillian.
What's wrong?”
Killian lowered his eyes as he looked up at the sky and looked at his cousin.
“A cat got away and I wonder if Lillian knows where she is.”
“What nonsense are you talking about!
You mean the maid I wrote a letter of recommendation for?” asked Spencer, who quickly realized something.
“That's right.
I thought about getting a maid who was good at her job for a long time, but I think someone stole her.” Killian replied, throwing a pencil on the table, breaking it.
Spencer looked serious when he saw the pencil rolling into two pieces.
“What are you thinking?”
"What?"
“A bloody war will begin for the throne.
Externally, it's going to be a fight between you and Francis, but I don't know who else is going to get involved.
Under such circumstances, you are wasting valuable manpower trying to find a maid who just ran away.”
“Don’t waste.
I just asked Valerian to find out.
I can save more time if you help.”
Spencer looked at Killian for a moment, picked up a broken pencil, wrote something on the paper, and handed it to Killian.
“What address is this?
Harrods Street?”
“I put her on hold after she tried to go down to the field.
It’s close to the Bertino mansion.”
Killian threw a crumpled piece of paper in Spencer's face as he smiled shamelessly and gave his servant an order.
“Bring me Count Valerian.”
* * * * *
“The people remaining in the mansion will be moved to the annex, along with Iris, not Regina.”
When Julieta returned from Iris's room to her room, Simone and Vera followed her a little later.
She thought she could finally get some rest after a tiring journey where she had to pretend to be an unknown noble lady, but they didn't seem willing to let her rest.
“All servants and maids, including all cooks, will move to a separate house, except the butler and Vera.
Iris shouldn’t have any inconvenience.”
The castle's few remaining residents were loyal to the Kiellini family from generation to generation.
However, no matter how loyal they were, they could not reveal that someone else would dare to take on the role of their little master.
The residents of the mansion knew that they would move together with Regina, who was weak, and would serve her while she was in the annex, refreshing herself with the change of environment.
When they returned to the mansion, there would be no sign of Juliet or the temporary workers.
“The temporary workers will be dispatched from Kiellini’s headquarters in the capital.
They will go with you when you go up to the main house.
It's an action to show them life in Tília to calm any suspicions that may arise, so be careful not to be found guilty.
Vera will be in charge of looking after you until we get your maid, but since you were a maid, I think you can do most of it yourself.
The Kiellini family's maids are those who grew up dealing with many aristocrats in the main house.
Make sure you don't let them know who you are and be viewed with suspicion after doing clumsy things.”
Sa-chan
Sa-chan
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