Awakened from her own thoughts by Carlos’s question, Jesse immediately answered.

“No, there is nothing.”

“Then go. If something strange happens, or if a flower blooms, report it immediately.”

“Yes.”

Jesse bowed deeply and quietly retreated.

Carlos lifted his arm to repair the barrier again, but frowned at the discovery that his hand had become translucent.

Fortunately, it quickly returned to its normal state, but the appearance of this sign meant that he didn’t have much time left.

“…It has to bloom quickly.”

That’s the only way I can live. Carlos tightly clenched the hand that had been translucent.

Irene had noticed right away that there was some secret hidden at the top of the northern tower, but she didn’t pay attention to it.

Whatever it was, it had nothing to do with her. Her only concern was how to escape safely from Carlos.

Running away without any plan had a high chance of failure, as she had personally experienced.

If she was caught escaping this time, the likelihood of death was high, so Irene carefully contemplated a way to escape.

‘I need to figure out the escape route first.’

Irene wandered around Esper Castle, excusing it as getting to know the geography of the castle or going for a walk.

She wandered for two days, but the place was so vast that she didn’t even get to see half of it.

But one thing was certain.

‘Escaping is impossible.’

The castle walls were so high that their ends were not visible even if she looked up, and the knights were guarding it like iron gates so that not even a bug could crawl in.

There were places she had not seen yet, but the situation there would not be much different.

Well, this is a place where highranking nobles live, so the security must be thorough.

As Irene sighed, Jesse, who was following a step behind, asked with concern.

“If you are tired, shall we go back, miss?”

“No. I want to look around a little more.”

You never know, she might find something good. As Irene walked down the polished path, she pointed to a large gray building and asked Jesse.

“What is that place for?”

“That’s where the brave knights who have sworn loyalty to the master stay. There’s a training ground across from it.”

Then there was nothing she wanted there, so she was about to go somewhere else, but Jesse asked.

“It’s time for the knights to be training with swords. Would you like to watch?”

Irene had no interest until just now, but after hearing Jesse’s words, her ears perked up.

“Can I watch? Usually, such things are secret and not anyone can watch….”

“Of course not anyone can watch. But miss, you’re not just anyone.”

“What am I, then?”

“You are a precious person to the master.”

As Jesse answered as if it were obvious, Irene tilted her head slightly and counterquestioned.

“Why do you think so?”

“Uh, that’s….”
Unlike the confidence she had earlier, Jessie hesitated, avoiding Irene’s gaze, and suddenly grabbed her hand.

“We have to go now to watch the sword training, let’s hurry.”

It was an evasion. Irene had anticipated that, so she casually dismissed it.

It wasn’t that she didn’t care. She was frustrated that no one would tell her why Carlos had brought her here, or at least one reason why he was treating her so well.

‘Should I ask that man again?’

Since they had arrived in the Duke Esper’s territory, there might be a chance to find out the reason this time.

The problem was that since arriving at the Esper castle, there was no sign of Carlos. The man who used to pester her with his face was suddenly nowhere to be found, and she was curious about him. There were also things she wanted to ask.

“Jessie.”

“Yes, Miss?”

“Can I meet him… by any chance?”

Jessie, who realized immediately that the person Irene was talking about was Carlos, looked at her with sparkling eyes.

“Do you want to see the master?”

“No, no!”

To want to see Carlos! Irene was startled by the absurd statement and shook her head vigorously.

“I just have something to ask. Yes. That’s it.”

Irene was sincere, but unfortunately, it looked to others as if she was denying it out of embarrassment.

Her face blushing, she stammered out her words, so it was no wonder it seemed that way.

Jessie was the same, and she smiled contentedly.

“Understood. I will tell the master that you want to see him.”

“Well, if he’s busy, you don’t have to tell him.”

“The master is busy lately. He’s been away for ten days to pick you up, so he has a mountain of work to do.”

“What?”

What was this about?

Irene had thought all along that Carlos had come to pick her up by chance.

She thought he had stopped by on his way through Silas territory, having heard about her, but if Jessie’s words were true, it meant Carlos had moved with the purpose of picking her up from the beginning.

‘It can’t be.’

It was unthinkable that a highranking noble like Carlos would personally act to bring a commoner like Irene.

The timing didn’t add up either. It had been about two weeks since Irene had been accused of arson and murder and branded a witch.

Since it took about twenty days for a round trip from the Esper territory to the Silas territory, it didn’t make sense that Carlos had moved upon hearing about Irene.

“Has he really been away from the territory for about ten days?”

“Yes. Exactly 11 days.”

Hearing Jessie’s definite answer, Irene became even more confused and was about to ask something else when something damp and silent licked her cheek.

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