Chapter 79 (1/2)

Chapter 79: Chapter 79

Suddenly, an episode came to my mind. While the emperor was very kind and generous to me, he was unusually strict to him. I wondered why he was so strict to his only son. At that time, I thought the emperor weird because I didn’t think about the reason deeply.

‘However… ‘

Was that the best option for the emperor?

I remembered an episode that I experienced before my return from the past. He was drinking tea quietly while I was chatting with the emperor. I also remembered his face that I saw in the mirror room in my dream, in which he stared at me with his father.

“Well, I called you because I wanted to talk with you. I still think you are the best empress candidate. Although I haven’t seen them yet, these princesses won’t beat you.”

“…I’m honored to hear that, Your Majesty.

“By the way, it looks like the knights are very busy as there are more people you have to protect. I can’t hold you too long. You can leave now.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Then, let me take my leave now. ”

After getting out of the palace, I looked back at the inner palace late in the evening.

I felt heartbroken when I thought about how hard it was to understand the heart of others.

Since that day, the knights division has been busy protecting new VIPs. There was little change in the Royal Guard Division in charge of protecting the imperial family members, but the 1st and 2nd Knights divisions were busy protecting the princesses from many countries, coordinating with their bodyguards and other VIPs. Unless they had any compelling personal reasons, even those who were off duty were summoned to help. As the assistant to the Captain of the 1st Knights Division, I was also very busy.

We all had to work all through the night for several days. We went to work early in the morning and came back home late at night. No matter how much we planned in advance, things changed oftentimes. It took at least seven days for us to get accustomed to working normally.

I sank exhausted in my office. I was torn between a desire to go back home for a full rest and a desire to sleep here in the office as I had to come to work early next morning. When I was blinking my eyes, leaning against the window, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

“Come on in.”

“Hi, Tia.”

“Allen? What business has brought you here?”

I thought it might be Duke Lars or somebody else, but it was Alendis who opened the door and came in. He looked as exhausted as I was, but he smiled at me. His light green hair as well as his soft, white face also looked haggard, his emerald eyes glowed warmly. He said with a warm smile, “I came here, expecting you were exhausted.”

“I know.”

“As you know, knights and officials alike are all in emergency mode. I’m so tired, but you might be more tired than me. It’s not good for a grown-up lady to fall asleep in this place. ”

“Yes.”

I barely nodded and leaned against the window. When I was about to barely walk from the window, he held me and gave me a small box. .

“Okay, take it.”

“What is this, Allen?”

“Well, I’m repaying your gift from the other day.”

I received the box and untied the green ribbon. Inside the tiny silver box were lots of colored hair ties.

“Wow, they’re pretty.”

“What do you think? Like it?”

“Yes. But you don’t have to give me so many like this…”

“Because I didn’t know which one you would like,” he said, taking out a green hair tie from the box.

“Don’t you know the polite thing is to try it when you receive it? Let me see. I’ll tie it for you.”

“Huh? Okay.”