Chapter 241 (1/2)
Chapter 241
“It could be given a t-try My fa…father hts would cause a lot of da-daotiate conditions…”
“The chance to negotiate has already gone Even the lady knows that”
Ruth rim face Max couldn’t find any more words to refute and could only clasp her skirt The Duke of Croix was a person who, above all, valued his dignity as a nobleman, his pride, and the honor of his fanified life, he was reduced to a crawling, blood-covered row lenient no matter what condition will be offered
She kneell that there was nothing she could do Max wrapped herself around her cold forear at her in that state, then said
“Doesn’t the lady seek to get revenge on the duke? Despite hih such a situation”
Max was caught off guard with Ruth’s unprecedented question After aat Ruth with a startled expression, she lowered her eyes and muttered coldly
“I,I… it doesn’tRiftan or the others… be subjected again to the battlefield… I don’t want that”
“They have lived on the battlefield their entire lives And in the future, they will continue to live on the battlefield It’s inevitable, fearing for theo out to the battlefield would be of no worth”
Max closed her hed
“I understand your sentiments However, please side with Sir Calypse’ decision for this matter”
She nodded reluctantly Noin her head, she couldn’t think of a way to change her father’s decision, and she couldn’t find any words that would dissuade Riftan either While biting her lips with a sunken heart, Rudis entered the roo herbal tea However, neither of them was in the mood to leisurely drink tea
Max excused herself from Ruth and returned to her rooy drain, perhaps from all the tension she felt fro the faces of the Duke’s vassal knights None of theh she said to herself to appease her troubled ed her throbbing temple and shut her eyes
Preparations for war continued steadily It was often noticed that the hts often interacted with each other in the training grounds, and wagons full of ammunition and weapons entered the castle frequently Max had to keep silent and pretend not to knoas going on Every time she looked at Riftan’s face, countless words would climb up her throat, but she didn’t knohat to say She didn’t know if she had to apologize for being subjected to this kind of situation all because of her or beg not to take revenge for her because she didn’t want that She couldn’t help but pull away from hi her but Riftan didn’t say anything either And his attitude also played a big role in driving her to a deeper depression
He was always more polite and cautious than necessary, and Max feared he had lost his enthusiasm for her He cared for her more carefully than ever, but his treat for a newborn baby than a wife He hadn’t even told her that he would be pursuing a war
‘Is he so concerned that if he coo into shock?’
Max thought as she looked out theThe garden was full of workers busily preparing for the winter season A in military supplies She asked Rudis to fetch details about it and found out that in the next three days, the preparations for the ould be ready Riftan will lead an army of over four hundred on horseback and march towards Croix She turned away fro to put the horrors of war out of her head Rudis, as sewing by the fire, looked at her grim face and shot her a worried look
“Madaet you some snacks?”
“I ate too ”
“Then, how about a cup of hot tea…”
“I said it’s f-fine”
Rudis closed her mouth somewhat nervously at her rejection Max felt embarrassed and sorry for the annoyed attitude she displayed
“I’ll tell you…if I n-need anything Right now, I re-really… don’t want to eat anything”
Rudis showed a slight s that she didn’tMax wandered around the roo like a resentful child As she idled around, she suddenly heard a long blast of trumpets fro blows fronal that a noble visitor had arrived As she ran in front of theand looked out, she saw a delegation of about 40 ates A cold sweat flowed down her back
‘Will the Royal family intervene with the matter as expected?’
“Ru-Rudis… help uests have arrived”
In the rush, Max al folds of the carpet Rudis quickly held her up and sat her in front of the mirror Then, in the blink of an eye, onderful skill, she carefully curled her hair, covered it with a mesh, and heated a flat iron with a stick over the fire to s at herself through the mirror, she threw a velvet cloak around her shoulders and hurried out of the room
As she descended the stairs, she saw Riftan and the Re Max felt the air tense and paused Princess Agnes eed from the crowd lined up in the hallway For a moment, she was relieved that a person as a friend of Riftan canes’ dignified voice resounded sole way to deliver His Majesty the King’syou of our arrival in advance”