Chapter 160 - Negotiate (1/2)

Following morning - Prince Ereland Mansion - 7:00 am (Parlor)

If she were to be completely honest.

Lyn didn't want anything else to do with Prince Ereland, who after receiving the damage reports tried to escape, only to be stopped by Allen's men. Lyn looked at the man who was sweating bullets.

'How pathetic,' Lyn thought, and just the other day he was acting all haughty with her. Lyn didn't want anything to do with this man anymore. But considering how Allen has never met him before, Lyn had to go with him. Her gaze fell on Allen, whose arms dr.a.p.ed around her shoulder. So, she understood why she had to come along. But why on earth is he holding her like this?

For the last few minutes since entering the room, Prince Ereland hadn't said a word. The fact that he bravely came out to greet them was amazing enough already. But seeing how Allen casually held her, he probably understands where this conversation is heading.

After a few minutes had passed, Prince Ereland spoke up, ”You two...”

Allen smiled, ”I'm happy you asked. Perhaps it would have saved you the trouble if you knew. Let me introduce you again; this is my fiance. The second Princess to the Mist Kingdom current throne Princess Lyn.”

”Fiance, but about,” Prince Ereland swallowed his words when Allen glared at him, and her sweat fell. ”F--forgive me, Princess Lyn, I was not aware that you were formally engaged already to Princess Allen of all people.”

Lyn flinched at the words formally engaged, was that really a formal engagement? When Lyn thought back to the ceremony they had, she would cringe every time, since it was so awkward. ”Well,” Lyn looked towards Allen, asking for help.

”It was just a small ceremony since Lyn is frail.”

Prince Ereland nodded, ”About the damages caused...and the thing with Princess Shaarya.”

”A representative from the Mist Kingdom will come and speak to you about the Princess. As for the damages you caused us,” Allen's lips curve to a smile, ”I'm sure you don't mind forking a bit of land?”

Ah, this is why she was brought along. Allen is way too dangerous when he's making these transactions alone. Prince Ereland looked like he was going to protest, but Lyn quickly interjected, ”Just a bit of land, it's a small price to pay for the pain you caused me, right?”

”....Indeed,” Prince Ereland murmured, ”Let's negotiate.”

...

An hour later

Everyone here is the same. They don't notice anything. They don't say anything. And they don't think anything. People just blindly follow the standard societies norms.

They are merely a shell of their former selves, and soon they will disappear like the melting snow.