Afterwards, Father wrote down the detailed information over several pages. Ines carefully examined it and neatly filed away the letter.

If Ines’s memory serves correctly, Count Grindel will eventually become the father of the Crown Prince. As soon as the Crown Prince dies, he moves quickly to arrange the marriage of the Empress’s second son and daughter.

With the movements of rebellion, he would undoubtedly mobilize his soldiers to protect the Empress and her son.

The most crucial thing for the war was money. Ines utilized the services of Mondray Bank’s manager in Mondray.

As the person did not exist, everything was handled through letters and documents. However, Count Grindel had no doubts about the perfect preparation. It was a deal where he wouldn’t incur any losses, and Mondray Bank had already established itself in Landhill.

She began writing a reply to her father.

The content about her well-being was not lengthy, but she did not forget to ask after her mother and Susan.

Again, under no circumstances should you borrow money or gold directly from the banking system.

Please procure the necessary items and be sure to receive payment through the Royal Sanbate for the goods.

Don’t hand over the items all at once.

And buy all the military supplies available in the market.

The more, the better.

War is never short-lived. It will continue for a while even after the ascension of the new Crown Prince.

The Empress will constantly print money to obtain what she needs. And Ines intended to burden the Empress with debts she might not even know who to repay.

The request to her father continued afterward. After carefully checking the contents, Ines sealed the letter well. If she handed it to Noah, he would send it out as quickly as possible.

Having finished writing the reply, Ines immediately opened Hansen’s letter. It was the first time she received a letter from him, making it her first time seeing his handwriting.

His calm and serene handwriting, reminiscent of his personality, comforted the reader’s heart.

However, the content was not so.

He wrote in detail about the war situation from the day he departed until the day he sent the letter. If it hadn’t been his own experience, it would have been as thrilling as reading an interesting novel.

Hansen had a talent for writing stories very interestingly.

But in the sad part, her heart ached immensely. Perhaps there were many unbearable things he had experienced that he couldn’t endure unless he poured them out to someone.

Contrary to her concerns, the secret passage she had escaped through remained the same, he said. Perhaps Hansen’s father, who bore the small and plain child, never imagined that the child would come back wielding a sword.

In the bitter end of the conversation, an unavoidable sense of guilt permeated.

The only fortunate thing is that he recognized me at a glance.

The king I saw again was old and shabby.

It was almost unbelievable how he had plunged me and my family into unhappiness, considering the way he had thrown away his life.

Ines shook her head as if Hansen were right in front of her. The feeling was not different when she saw the guillotine. In some sense, the reality of the person who had thrust herself into horrendous terror was more painful than expected.

But I couldn’t bring myself to behead my father.

This is my most vulnerable part, something I can’t tell anyone.

Of course, the determination to kill him never wavered.

So, the method he chose was to lock the door of the room where his father was and set it on fire. Hansen took revenge on his father in the same way his family had abandoned life.

For a moment, I wondered if I should also be engulfed in the flames and die.

That way, I thought the revenge would be complete.

But Lord Noah stopped me.
It made me realize how foolish of a choice it was.

Consistently written in a calm tone, the letter that recounted everything had a profound impact on Ines’s heart. The pain and dilemma he experienced were conveyed solely to her.

However, Ines’s entire body and heart froze in an instant as she read the subsequent contents.

My lord is truly a remarkable person.

I never imagined that I would witness such a scene in my lifetime.

Hansen praised Carson throughout.

The expression he used to describe his infiltration into the Fuldurfin Royal Palace, how swiftly he moved, how he annihilated more enemies than anyone else, was now more detailed, meticulous, and concrete than ever before.

Ines’s hand, holding the paper, trembled.

Certainly, there was a promise. Never to step onto the battlefield. No, was there not even a promise? But he had said he didn’t even like hunting.

Even if he hadn’t broken the promise, there was no doubt that he had lied to her.

In a moment, Ines’s body relaxed, and she leaned on the bed, supporting herself with her hands. Ines had devised the strategy of infiltrating the enemy lines and assassinating during this war.

But if she had known that he would personally take the lead, she would never have chosen this method of infiltration.

“Ah…”