“Co to think of it, since the queen appeared he has beco more difficult to find. Perhaps... the queen is hiding Lord Koshar?”
“How rude!”
At Rose’s exclamation, Aprin knelt down again and apologized loudly.
He seed increasingly strange, arousing my curiosity without realizing it.
This Aprin was the least knight-like knight I had ever seen.
His actions, his words, and even his looks.
‘Was he really a Heinley’s knight?’
It was questionable.
My brother didn’t usually get along with ‘typical knights.’ Because he couldn’t stand the way the nobles often quarreled.
Other nobles, even if they were angry, would keep smiling and talking sarcastically. But when my brother got angry, he would imdiately explode. So he seed to get along better with ‘atypical knights...’
What had to have happened for my brother to avoid him?
I looked at him bitterly, but decided to resolve this misunderstanding first.
“I also ca here to look for my brother, but he was not there, so I was just about to leave.”
Aprin, as if he had been slow to understand my words, exclaid, “Oh, I see.” Then he naturally ca over to my side.
As I walked out of the corridor where the rooms of the distinguished guests were and down the stairs, he was beside talking about his family.
“So I have a younger sister, she is very nice and lovely... She is good at everything she does, Your Highness.”
“Yes...”
“But she is too naive. I’m a little worried because she doesn’t even notice n.”
“Yes...”
“Of course, although naive, she’s still intelligent and brilliant. You know that, right?”
How could I know about his sister that I’ve never seen before?
I thought about it in my mind as I continued to respond affirmatively to his words.
However, I did not understand why this man kept walking in the sa direction as .
As a result, after about 30 minutes. I told him directly that I would go sowhere else.
“Excuse , Sir Aprin.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“I am thinking of going to the library now.”
“I understand. I can recomnd a good book!”
“.... I don’t need your recomndation.”
“Then can the queen recomnd one for ?”
But it didn’t work. The knight seed to have no intention of leaving my side.
I suspected that Christa had sent him to spy on , and that finding my brother was just an excuse. However, that was not the case either.
As we walked down a corridor, we encountered a lady-in-waiting, and at that mont Sir Aprin made a remark aloud.
“She’s a lady-in-waiting for the forr queen!”
“!”
“Is she still here?”
Had he been sent by Christa, he would not have said anything that would have embarrassed the lady-in-waiting aloud.
Christa’s lady-in-waiting looked at Aprin and in turn, but not knowing what to say, she ran out with a flushed face.
Aprin acted as if he were my subordinate, so she seed to have misinterpreted that remark as mine.
Aprin seed unaware that he had embarrassed Christa’s lady-in-waiting.
“I’m very popular. Everyone flushes at the sight of .”
‘...Is he just a tactless person?’
Anyway, I couldn’t go to the library with this noisy knight, so I decided to just go the way I had morized yesterday.
Rose remained quiet with a sullen expression, as if she didn’t particularly like Aprin, but since he had no intention of leaving, she had no choice but to ignore him and talk to .
“By the way, Your Highness, don’t you intend to have more ladies-in-waiting?”
“Two of my forr ladies-in-waiting from the Eastern Empire will be coming soon.”
“There will be three of us. But that is not enough, Your Highness.”
“I will increase the number gradually as I observe the situation.”
While we were talking about my lack of ladies-in-waiting. Sir Aprin, who seed to be listening in silence for so reason, suddenly raised his hand and spoke.
“My Queen! I recomnd my sister as a lady-in-waiting!”
Rose, who had been tolerant of him, shook her head quickly and gently grabbed my arm as soon as those words ca out of his mouth.
It was a sign that I should not do this at all.
‘Does Rose know her?’
Of course, when one is in high society, one knows the faces and nas of many people, even if it is not soone they were close to...
I didn’t respond imdiately and turned to look at Rose, as Aprin begged desperately.
“She is a very nice, perspicacious and vigorous girl. She will be a great help to Your Highness. It would be an honor for our family if you would accept her. I would never forget Your Highness’s kindness!”
“... Could you tell her to co see tomorrow?”
He looked so sad that I couldn’t help but make an appointnt for tomorrow. Aprin nodded and finally walked away from , running excitedly.
Looking at his back, Rose waited for him to disappear completely before speaking honestly.
“Your Highness, do not make Sir Aprin’s sister your lady-in-waiting.”
“Do you know her, Miss Rose?”
“Not personally, but she is very famous.”
Famous?
“Does she cause a lot of problems?”
“She’s like Sir Aprin. Unrestrained.”
Oh...
“Keeping that girl by your side will cause you to lose your dignity, Your Highness.”
It makes feel anxious up to a point.
But I already made an appointnt with her for tomorrow, I couldn’t take it back.
“For the mont, I’ve decided to et her tomorrow. I will see and judge.”
***
When I t her the next day, I imdiately realized why Rose did not want Sir Aprin’s sister to beco my lady-in-waiting.
‘Oh...’
“I am Mastas Violet, Your Highness.”
She greeted with a loud voice and the atmosphere around her was... truly vicious.
It was frightening.
Rose said she looked like Aprin. For the mont, at least, she had the sa aura about her.
Despite being a knight, Aprin seed careless and rude. Violet gave the sa impression.
Besides, what was that hanging on her back?
‘A spear...?’
“... I am Mastas, Your Highness.”
The huge spear that peeked out from behind her light purple dress decorated with lace and pearls was too incongruous.
As I stared at the weapon, Mastas blushed and scratched her cheek.
“Oh this... I learned that one must keep their weapon by close at all tis and never let go.”
Rose’s face twisted.
“It is a pleasure to et you, Miss Mastas.”
I greeted her with a smile, trying not to show how surprised I was.
But as soon as she heard my words, she asked, “Miss Mastas?” so deeply moved that a surprised expression almost appeared on my face by reflection.
When I raised an eyebrow and stared at her, Mastas apologized by waving her hands.
“My apologies, since I was knighted, everyone has called only Sir Mastas.”
“Have you been knighted?”
For so reason, Mastas answered “Yes,” with a gloomy look. Then, she looked into my eyes and asked hesitantly,
“Um... what does a lady-in-waiting do, Your Highness?”
Rose said behind her back, “Look at her. Absolutely not,” between her lips.
I hesitated and asked for tea first.
Despite hearing this, Mastas stood by and did nothing, Rose took her by the arm and dragged her out of the room.
After the distant footsteps of the two different young ladies disappeared completely, I leaned back on the armchair and thought about it.
‘Why did Sir Aprin push his young sister towards , who did not even know what a lady-in-waiting was?’
It’s as if he had... an ulterior motive.
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