Chapter 464: The Emperor’s Daughter 464
What was so urgent that I had to et Ferdel so directly?
I was shocked for a mont. Ferdel didn’t even speak to until we arrived at the Imperial Palace.
It was a bit strange, and I was in no mood to talk about it, so I just stayed quiet; even Valer stayed quiet. As if soone sewed his mouth shut, I had to say that I felt most scared when the talker went silent. Also, I didn’t even know what went wrong; I just felt terrible for everything.
Fardel, who always smiled softly at and said encouraging words, was silent and stiff. Even if I asked, he didn’t even seem like he would answer. No greeting or no words of comfort.
Eventually, till the mont we reached the Imperial Palace, no one spoke in our carriage.
“Welco, princess.”
Once I left the carriage, Serira greeted .
Tears began to form after seeing my mother’s face after a long ti. I wanted to be comforted in her arms, but I tried to act as calm as possible.
I had been away from the house for a month or so, and when I saw the Imperial Palace, I felt weird. As if I had been out for too long.
“I am sorry to say, but why don’t you go to Foder Palace?”
Serira tried to take to the palace imdiately while staring at Ferdel with a stern face. It had been a while since I saw Serira with such a severe expression.
The problem was Ferdel.
Ferdel, who was receiving Serira’s sharp gaze, was unfazed. Even I would have broken away, but neither of them relaxed; we weren’t in a good situation.
“I will go.”
“Princess...”
As if she was sad, Serira held my hand.
I smiled and followed Ferdel to Foder Palace.
It would have been a sight to see the night stars, but Foder Palace was looking bright in the sun. It seed like the officials who should have quit were still working.
Familiar path.
It was the path I always took with dad. Just the thought of it made sad.
Was I such an empty woman?
I walked with my hands tightly clasped, and I arrived at the finance office. The room had scribes moving to and fro, working.
Seeing them work without greeting each other turned my heart heavy.
When I arrived at the office, Ferdel stopped walking.
As I walked with him, I even had to stop. Soon after, Ferdel and I stopped in front of a huge pile of papers in a corner.
Just seeing the docunts on the table shocked .
What’s with all these?
“This... what is this?”
I expected sothing important to happen, but it was beyond my imagination.
‘What was it?’
When I looked up, Ferdel responded.
“These are the docunts that the princess must sign.”
No, I knew it, but...
Even if I asked him, it was unlikely for him to give a straight answer. I sat on the couch and imdiately went through the papers.
I had to sign them. I couldn’t just sign without knowing the content; I read so, but it only confused .
Wait, a military order?
“Why is there a military order here all of a sudden?”
Moreover, it said we would send soldiers to the south. The target puzzled even more.
There was only one place in the south, right?
Pretzia.
“A war in the south?”
Fardel nodded casually, which shocked even more.
“Pretzia and Torore joined hands and invaded the old estates of Izarta. Their reason was to get justice for it.”
“Pretzia has signed a peace agreent with us. So why...”
“I don’t know. What could be the reason now?”
It seed like he was expecting sothing from .
Fardel might think of it as natural, but it was different for .
If it’s Pretzia, then had Havel done it? Why? Didn’t things work out well?
For a mont, I felt confused as hell. While getting dizzy, a familiar na caught my eyes at once.
“This army... Assisi is leading them?”
My hands trembled.
I thought no other wars would happen soon.
I didn’t know about the past, but could I do it now? I already knew how Assisi had lived on the battlefields; I didn’t want him to go there anymore. I hesitated as I looked down to sigh; seeing sigh, Ferdel spoke.
“Assisi volunteered.”
“...”
That idiot!
He didn’t have to do it anymore.
However, I felt so shocked that I couldn’t even think of anything. Still, I felt sorry for how I treated him a few days back. I wanted to die. That being said, a war broke out, and it was impossible not to send an army.
I hesitated for a mont, not having the will to sign it.
The letter was warm, probably because of my trembling hands, but Ferdel didn’t care. I signed it and handed it down to an attendant.
“Send it.”
Fortunately, that was the only urgent one. The rest was reinforcents and supply docunts. Other than that, all were diplomatic.
As I read the letters of Ancief and Shertogenbosch, I realized sothing.
“Couldn’t Ferdel have taken care of these? I don’t know why I had to sign it.”
Although Caitel held power, Ferdel decided the policies of the nation.
It was sothing anyone in Agrigent would know.
However, Ferdel shook his head.
“No. You are needed. I am not the Pri minister anymore.”
What?
Seeing shocked, Ferdel smiled.
“It just happened.”
It happened, that was it? The end of the story?
I couldn’t understand what happened to the great Pri Minister of the Agrigient empire overnight. Was it why everything seed gloomy?
He could see my shock, but Ferdel just smiled.
What happened?
“It’s fine. It was ti for to step back too.”
Bullshit!
Fardel spoke so casually that I couldn’t understand. It was impossible to imagine our country without Ferdel.
What was dad thinking?
I wanted to ask sothing, but seeing Ferdel’s reaction, I couldn’t ask.
Eventually, I would ask, but it seed like Ferdel wouldn’t answer even if I asked seriously.
Of course, the main reason was I couldn’t take in any more bad news for the day.
After seeing the next paper I must sign, I suddenly rembered my dad.
Damn it. I tried holding back my tears and bit my lips, but I couldn’t calm myself.
“Dad...”
Holding the pen in my hand, I managed to speak.
“Did you know he was coming alone for ?”
“He always does sothing like that.”
As if it was natural, Ferdel nodded. He seed very calm.
“Neither the country, his life, or his revenge would be comparable to you, princess.”
Ferdel shrugged.
Since he said it, it could be the truth, but it only irritated .
That idiot.
I wasn’t happy to hear that. It really wasn’t pleasing. The others were coping with it, but why did I have to realize my father’s love for so late? I wanted to kill myself very badly.
“... didn’t stop him?”
“I did.”
Fardel responded.
“He isn’t the one to stop when stopped.”
I knew that.
Still, I kept thinking about what would happen if Ferdel stopped him. I would have died, which was a better outco. It was better for to die than to live with this hellish feeling.
“I think all of it happened because of .”
No, it was because of .
My wrong choice had brought a horrible situation. It seed like I would never forgive myself if sothing happened to my dad.
“It wasn’t the princess’ fault. It was natural that sothing like this would happen. Don’t bla yourself too much because the princess did nothing wrong.”
“But, I...”
I couldn’t get myself to speak because of the tears. Even when I tried to talk, my tears flowed.
“I went out without any thought...”
“It’s common sense that when one is locked up, one will leave. That was Caitel’s mistake. He just blindly confined you; it was bound to happen.”
Fardel gently rubbed my neck. His sad gaze looked down at .
“He didn’t know how to raise a child.”
I laughed without realizing it. It was absurd to laugh in that situation, but I couldn’t stop it.
As I laughed, I cried, and Ferdel smiled.
I shouldn’t have done that.
“I was taken down in a hurry, and the seat is vacant. Caitel dismissed and didn’t choose a replacent. I will take care of all urgent matters, but I would still need permission from the princess.”
“I approve of it.”
I nodded as I wiped the tears away from my eyes.
“Please look after this.”
“Yes.”
Even if Ferdel didn’t do it, I would force him to take on the task. I didn’t know what circumstances Ferdel had been taken down, but Ferdel was the only one who could take on the job.
As I kept sobbing, Ferdel tried to ease up.
“Don’t worry too much. He won’t die, princess.”
Really?
It would be nice if it were like that.
I lifted my hand to sign the other docunts. Suddenly, the door opened, and soone rushed in.
“Princess!”
“Serira?”
It was shocking for soone to enter the room when I was at work; what was even more shocking was that it was Serira. She would never lose her composure, but she seed troubled.
Why was she there?
It was a simple question.
Soon after, Serira shouted, and I got up.
“Your Majesty!”
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