Chapter 64
“Your Majesty, are you not going to the Imperial Palace again today?”
“I’m not going.”
“Then the aides will co to you.”
“It’s fine.”
Serwin said casually, but Alie was bothered.
It was because Serwin didn’t go to the Imperial Palace and continued to spend ti with Alie, so so of his aides went to work at Alie’s palace.
Sure enough, Serwin’s aides were standing outside the bedroom today. At first, people waiting in the parlor were now waiting in front of the door mixed with the servants.
When Alie and Serwin left the room, they all said and shouted ‘Please, just for today!’.
‘It’s increasing one by one every day.’
It seed urgent to get the job done right away rather than the fear of Serwin.
But Serwin didn’t deal with them at all.
The facial expressions of the aides beca desperate day by day.
“I think it’s urgent, so please just listen to them first.”
When Alie suggested it to Serwin, Serwin frowned.
“Is this sothing that Miss Alie can also listen to?”
Milena slipped in.
“What? There’s sothing that’s okay to listen to, and there’s sothing that’s not—”
One of the aides replied.
“Then let’s listen only to okay part.”
At Serwin’s words, there were mixed emotions among the aides. Those who received permission followed Serwin’s back with their shoulders wide open.
On the contrary, the assistants who brought confidential issues bowed their heads in their standing positions. The servants patted their backs next to them and comforted them.
While Alie was having breakfast, Serwin heard reports from his aides. He sotis turned his head to check Alie. As if she would disappear if he took his eyes off her even for a mont.
‘Serwin is weird.’
He acted like a man who died when he fell apart from Alie. He changed a week ago, from the day of the party.
‘What’s wrong with him?’
Alie had no idea why.
*****
As the aides returned, Alie’s palace fell into silence again. All of Serwin’s servants disappeared from the palace.
Alie and Serwin spent ti sitting in a sunny study alone. Alie read a magic book, and Serwin looked up from ti to ti and stared at Alie while reading the reports left by his aides.
‘It bothers .’
Alie swept her hair for no reason. She couldn’t concentrate on the book.
‘Let’s ask them to bring us a tea.’
As Alie stood up to call the maid, Serwin also followed her.
“….?”
Alie walked to the door where the bell was. Serwin followed her, and when she returned to the sofa he sat down next to her again.
‘Are you a puppy or what?’
He can’t stand to be separate for a while, so he followed her around.
Alie smiled in vain. She was dumbfounded, but she didn’t hate it.
Knock, knock.
“Co in.”
Mrs. Enard ca into the study.
“Your Majesty, Miss Alie. Sir Maxim and Sir Roen ca and I took them to the drawing room.”
“What brings the two of them together? Are they here to see Your Majesty?”
Alie looked at Serwin.
“Last ti, I said I was sending soone to Dellahaim. I sent those two. They seem to have co to the palace as soon as they arrived to deliver the goods.”
“Really? Then we should get going now! Where are they?”
Alie put the book down and got up. It’s been a long ti since she had her heart raced at the thought that she could hear the news from Dellahaim.
“Miss Alie, you can’t run in the hallway.”
Alie heard Mrs. Enard nagging, and only after arranging her hair and clothes, she could leave the study. Serwin followed Alie as if it were natural.
*****
Maxim and Roen were waiting for Alie, served by the maids.
“Sir Maxim! Sir Roen!”
When Alie entered the room, the two stood up. While greeting Alie, they were surprised to see Serwin following them and boiled one knee.
“Your Majesty, I’m back from completing my mission. I thought it would be better to deliver the goods to Miss Alie quickly, so I ca this way—but I didn’t know Your Majesty was here.”
Maxim said. Alie awkwardly alternated between the two and Serwin. Serwin walked past them and sat on the sofa.
“Well done. Alie has been waiting for you for a long ti.”
Serwin took Alie’s hand and sat her next to him.
“Sit down. Tell her the news about Dellahaim.”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
Maxim and Roen sat opposite Alie.
“It’s been a while since I saw you two, right?”
“Yes. The last ti I see you is when entered the Imperial Palace. Ti seems to go by so quickly. It’s that Miss Alie has changed so much. Now anyone can see that you’re a noble lady.”
“Ahaha, thank you. Anyway, how was Dellahaim? How’s my father and Renee? Are they doing well?”
When she thought of the two, Alie was heartbroken. It’s been a long ti since she left Dellahaim, but the faces of the two ca to mind vividly.
“The Count has been healthy and well. He was so busy that we only saw him once.”
“His expression was bright and his voice was full of energy.”
“It’s harvest season for Dellahaim. How about Renee?”
“Unfortunately, we didn’t see Dellahaim’s Young Lady. It seed that she had already left the estate before we arrived.”
“Leave the estate? Renee at a ti like this?”
Renee, as the Count’s successor, was helping the Count’s work. She rarely vacated the mansion because she was also managing the mansion on behalf of the Countess.
“Did sothing happen?”
“I think she’s on a trip. But—I didn’t hear the details.”
“I see—”
Alie’s face beca gloomy.
“Instead, you got a letter from Count!”
Roen added urgently. Alie opened her eyes wide and looked at him.
“Here it is—. Wouldn’t the letter have a detailed reason?”
He takes a letter out of his pocket and handed it to him. Thanks to his very careful handling of the letter, there were no small wrinkles in spite of the long journey.
In the envelope, the Count’s handwriting said, ‘Dear Alie, whom I always miss.’
‘It always bothered that I left without explaining to my father or saying goodbye—’
“Thank you.”
“Don’t ntion it—”
Roen scrambled uncomfortably. Serwin’s eyes narrowed as he looked at him.
“I didn’t know I could get my father’s letter so soon. Dellahaim is too far away.”
Serwin, who was watching the conversation between the two, suddenly intervened in the conversation.
“I’ll attach a knight to you. Then you’ll get a letter once a week.”
“Then I want to do that.”
“It’s not ti for Sir Roen to receive his solo mission yet.”
When the atmosphere suddenly beca chilly, Maxim tactfully changed the subject to deal with the atmosphere.
“More than that, Miss Alie, let’s check if the items we brought are correct. We took everything as you wrote, but since these are things we are not familiar with, there may be mistakes.”
“Yes, we should.”
Maxim put the box on the floor on the table. Alie opened the lid to check the contents.
“There’s everything I wrote down. You brought it well. It wouldn’t have been easy to find because the house was ssy.”
What they brought was a tool used in magic to summon a witch. As soon as they bought her ingredients, she could imdiately use the magic to summon a witch. Alie had never t any other witch other than her grandmother witch, so she was very curious what the other witches would be like.
“But what’s all this?”
In addition to magic tools, the box contained flowers, cookies, and origami.
“These were placed in front of Miss Alie’s house. I thought the villagers had brought it, so I brought it with .”
“It seems that Miss Alie stopped the fire.”
Alie lifted a small note and opened it. The note contained the villagers’ feeling to wait for her to return.
“I should hurry up and finish my work and go back. Since everyone is waiting.”
Alie was soaked in a longing mood. No matter how colorful and comfortable the imperial palace was, the place where she would live was also the Fidelia Forest of Dellahaim.
Next to her, Serwin stared at the presents full of boxes.
******
Maxim and Roen moved the box to the attic and left. Alie couldn’t wait until she went back to the room and opened the letter in the drawing room.
The letter contained an update on Dellahaim. Dellahaim hasn’t changed since Alie left. During the harvest season, the entire land is noisy, and the people of territory are sad that they can’t invite Alie to the harvest festival.
The letter also contained stories about Renee. Renee said she left the estate shortly after Alie left. It was a trip without a destination, so he doesn’t know where she went, but there was a saying not to worry.
Throughout reading the letter, Alie recalled the Count’s voice. As such, the tone of the letter was friendly, and each sentence showed consideration for her.
Although Alie left with Serwin without a proper explanation, the Count only worried about Alie.
‘I miss everyone.’
Alie’s eyes were filled with tears as the peaceful Dellahaim and happy mories of the mansion ca to mind.
Serwin wrapped his arms around her shoulders and made her head rest in his arms. He was so careful with his hand stroking her hair.
“It’s alright.”
Alie smiled.
“When the busy things are sorted out, my father will co to the capital. Renee also promised to co to the capital city around that ti.”
“If you wait, we can et. I’ll send the knight in ti for the Count to depart. If they use the magic circle, you’ll be able to et faster.”
“That would be great. I was worried because it was so far away. I’m sure my father will be very grateful. I need to hurry up and write back!”
Alie stood up to write back. She was going to do everything she could before she t her family.
‘It’s good to feel refreshed soon—’
The place she left was empty. Serwin clasped his hand as if regretfully.
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