Annet seemed to interpret Stella’s actions as an attempt to blemish her perfect garden by deliberately seeking out withered flowers.

Particularly for Annet, who devoted herself to tending the garden, Stella’s behavior was highly annoying. However, Annet gracefully held up her teacup, smiled, and said,

“Thank you for letting me know, Princess Stella. I appreciate it. It could have been a blight on my lovely flower garden. I must instruct someone to uproot it immediately.”

As Annet finished speaking, the two maids beside her walked briskly toward where the sagolnak had bloomed.

The princesses sitting around the table looked disdainfully at Stella, who was desperately seeking withered flowers as if scavenging for something discarded in an old castle.

Stella stood up abruptly.

The princesses’ gazes converged on Stella like magnets.

“Um, Princess Annet. Can I take that flower with me?”

“Huh? This flower?”

“Yes. Can you give it to me instead of throwing it away?”

It was an audacious remark that one would never expect from a princess of a kingdom. Some of the princesses who had been observing Stella with contempt began to look at her with pity.

Annet wore an expression of astonishment at Stella’s unexpected reaction.

But only for a moment. Her lips twisted in a slight smile, wondering how much Stella envied her own garden. It was a reaction beyond what Annet had hoped for.
Wouldn’t it be appropriate to show a compassionate gesture even after going to such lengths?

“Yes, of course. I’ll instruct the maid to deliver it to Berdura Castle. I’ll also share several other flower seedlings. Even without that, the garden of Berdura Castle was desolate and troubling. I’m very pleased to be able to share my flowers with you.”

“Thank you.”

Stella answered without taking her eyes off the sagulnak. In Annet’s eyes, it seemed like Stella genuinely appreciated her consideration. Following the script seemed to earn her some leniency.

“Princess Annet, you truly have a gentle temperament.”

“That’s true.”

Compliments praising Annet’s consideration were exchanged here and there. Annet was extremely satisfied with the atmosphere of the tea party flowing in the direction she desired.

After finishing the tea party and returning to the castle, Stella’s eyes widened as she looked at the various seedlings left behind by the maids. In addition to the sagulnak that Stella wanted to bring, there were various types of flower seedlings.

“Oh my, what is all this?”

Lian, who came out to see the commotion, exclaimed at the colorful seedlings.

Already feeling uneasy about the barren garden of Berdura, now Stella felt excited at the prospect of planting flowers and trees.

“These are gifts from Princess Annet of Muege Castle.”
The maids who brought the seedlings spoke politely. In Berdura, there were only four servants, including the maids, but there were over fifteen maids who brought seedlings from Muege Castle.

“It seems that the princess has finally found a confidante to share her feelings with. It’s really fortunate.”

Bryn, still fixated on the splendid flower seedlings, spoke as if expressing relief. Darin, sharing the same sentiment, nodded happily.

However, Princess Stella, who received the gift, did not seem particularly pleased. Not knowing English, she looked at Mila, who also had a gloomy expression.

“Princess and Mila don’t seem to be in a good mood. Even after receiving a gift, why is that?”

“Indeed.”

Both of them wondered why they didn’t seem happy despite receiving such a good gift.

In fact, Stella wasn’t in a bad mood; she was just curious about the sagulnak plant.

“It seems like that plant appeared in a noble farming book. I should go up and read it again. The more I look, the more it seems to have a noble color.”

As Stella was attentively looking at the sagulnak brought by the maids from Muege Castle, the earth fairies suddenly appeared and gathered around.

There were more seedlings that looked even prettier and sturdier than the sagulnak, but they were all near the sagulnak.

“This sagulnak seems to need more care. My color isn’t showing properly.”
As Stella examined the sagulnak just like Ark, he spoke with a serious expression. It wasn’t only Ark who looked at the sagulnak with a worried expression; all the fairies gathered nearby, inspecting the flowers, wore expressions burdened with the world’s concerns.

“What color was it originally?”

Stella asked, lightly touching the seemingly plain sagulnak petals with concern. The color was not impressive, but there was not a single flaw on the petals. It seemed like a wise decision to say that they would take the sagulnak with them.

“Golden.”

“What?”

“A well-grown sagulnak shines in golden color. It blooms for quite a long period, and when it receives sunlight, it shines so brightly that it looks like a pile of gold coins from a distance.”

Ark smiled with an ecstatic expression as if visualizing that sight.