"What's so important? In any case, Carlisle isnt a prince. And I will not let him live the life of a prince.
"But you You are going to the Empire?"
"Ha. Yes I am. My father is in trouble, so I'm going ho."
"Then how do you plan to hide Carlisle? Have you thought about leaving him here?"
"Of course not. So Jed, I need your help."
"My?"
"Oh yeah. And I need a fake marriage certificate."
"Will you marry another man for a child from? Is there any other way? If you say you married soone else how will His Majesty react? You were husband and wife"
Jed looked at anxiously.
In fact, I once thought about marrying my aunt's son for Carlisle if sothing happened.
The reason I chose the Lund Kingdom in the first place was because my aunt lived here.
And rumors about spread throughout the Empire that I was seeking refuge with an aunt living in a foreign country.
However, my aunt had been dead for a long ti to be checked.
For a bribe, I could correct my aunt's death certificate as I pleased. But I didn't like the idea of using soone who is already dead.
And I also didnt want to pass my child off as soone else's.
Or else I would have to stop Carlisle from calling Mom.
But I could lower Carlisle's age by one year so that Raymond doesn't think that the child is his.
As Jed said, Raymond might get angry, but he made make this choice himself.
He never gave hope for a happy life.
"He can't be angry with . No, I don't deserve this kind of anger."
Seeing my determined gaze, Jed imdiately nodded.
"Good. What difference does it make if the Emperor doesn't even know your new face?"
"Everyone who understands magic bracelets can understand sothing. Hmm I need to replace it with sothing invisible. Is that possible? I heard that the magic of polymorphism leaves traces, because its technique is so complex"
"I know a person who could do this. I know a wizard who was once kicked out of the tower. He'll give you a little magical shit that won't catch your eye."
Jed smiled confidently.
At first he was shocked and hesitated, but now he began to make plans with more enthusiasm than .
Then Jed suddenly looked at .
"By the way, when are you sailing?"
"The sooner the better. Not later than in two days."
"So soon? We need to hurry."
"It's because the situation is crap. And Carlisle's presence I'm thinking of hiding him to the last."
In the worst case, I will have to reveal Carlisle as my child, who has nothing to do with Raymond, but it would be better to hide him as much as possible.
If it turns out that I have children, there will be an uproar and rumor that is difficult for a child to cope with.
It was best to leave Carlisle in a safe place for a while until his grandfather's situation was cleared up, and then imdiately swim back.
"Good The situation with Duke Croft This is so kind of nonsense."
"Contact our branch in the Empire and ask them to arrange a secret place for ."
"Good."
"And Jed"
"Yes?"
"Learn more about that kingdom, their bargaining fraud."
It took proof to clear my father's na.
The Order of the Phoenix now covered the entire continent, and our intelligence was nearly the best on the continent.
Jed and I decided that the most important thing was information, so we invested generously in the work of informants.
"I already ordered them to find out. When you ntioned Duke Croft that ti, your face twitched. It was clear that you were connected with him."
"Jed"
I knew he was a ticulous person, but now he gave such attention.
He scratched his cheek as if helpless to answer.
"No, what I just did it in advance because I knew I would have to anyway."
"Thanks a lot anyway."
"This is nothing compared to my saved life. So, Eli, focus on your future. Freeing your father It won't be easy."
"I'm ready."
I looked at Jed with determined eyes.
"Good. Then I'll go. I think you have a lot to do. Let know when the decision is made. I will tell the departnt in the Empire to send soone to the port."
"Yeah."
I really had a lot to do.
Now I had to seriously prepare for my departure.
The first thing I had to do was go and watch the departing ships.
* * *
Agrita Empire. Sun palace.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the First Prince has arrived."
Raymond looked up from the papers on the desk. He looked at the sky outside the window and turned his gaze to the clock.
It's ti for an audience with Edmund.
"Let him in."
Then the door opened and Edmund entered.
"Father."
Edmund smiled brightly at him.
"Please bring tea."
Raymond ordered the servant on duty, got up from the table and sat down on the sofa with Edmund.
Warm tea was put on the table, and Raymond looked at Edmund with sparkling eyes.
Edmund's black eyes, the sa as his, were full of affection and so anticipation.
That light in his eyes showed love and interest.
This is kind of embarrassing, Raymond thought, staring intently.
"Count Shiloh praised you very much. Im proud that you study hard."
"No, it's all thanks to the fact that you taught well as a child. And the teacher told : I am so smart because I look like my father."
Edmund laughed as if he were embarrassed.
"Good."
He gently stroked Edmund's head, but his mouth was no longer open.
6 years.
It had already been six years since Edmund arrived at the Imperial Palace. However, oddly enough, Raymond didnt beco attached to this child.
Everyone praised him for being like him, for being so smart and peculiar, but sotis he got a strange feeling of rejection when eting Edmund.
Does he really look like ?
Obviously the sa eyes and hair color, but over the years, as Edmund grew up, Raymond found him more and more strange.
This is probably because we have not been together since his very birth.
He tried to convince himself of this.
"I will continue to work hard to beco Your Majesty's good son," said Edmund with a determined face. The servants laughed, as if the young prince's stubborn vow seed to them a sweet deed.
Raymond spoke at last:
"Don't go to extres. If you get sick, your mother will worry."
He chanically spat out the duty words.
"Yes, father."
Guilt hit Raymond's chest as he looked at Edmund, smiling with his eyes closed.
Am I a man without paternal feelings?
Looking back, we can say that he also never loved his father. The forr Emperor didnt even recognize him as a child.
Raymond barely survived and ended up committing paricide.
I wouldn't be upset if she had a miscarriage! A small mistake that night, and now I have this in my hands.
The Emperor was always ashad of his child from a maid.
"This parasite persists, everything survives!"
Endless insults.
He wasnt taught anything and was not allowed to learn.
Only the maids sotis helped with this.
Whereas fatherly affection was sothing he didnt dare to hope for, and his existence was just humiliation and pain.
"Dont think about it. You are not your father. I believe you will be a good father."
At so point, Ellie's words resurfaced in his mory.
If her child had been born He would have already been the sa age as Edmund.
When he rembered the unborn child and her gone, he could no longer squeeze out his fake smile.
"Edmund, it's getting late, so go get so rest."
"Yes, and dad better go to bed early, too."
Edmund smiled and left the office.
"Everyone leave."
Raymond rudely dismissed all the servants and fell onto the couch, no longer hiding the disappointnt on his face.
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