“Don’t worry. Even if I get kicked out of here, I’ll still help with revenge. I may not be able to kill someone, but just taking away the power of the priests would be enough revenge for the kingdom, right?”

“Who cares about revenge for that reason!”

Tyrene’s tail passed swiftly. Ignoring the annoyingly wriggling tail, I asked,

“Then what?”

“You figure out how to survive.”

There was a lot of tension in her voice.

“Why are you so sensitive…”

I stopped myself before trailing off.

“Are you really worried that I might die?”

“If you die, I won’t have anyone to show Leo to!”

Jumping up, Tyrene raised her voice. Staring at her as she swayed her annoyingly moving tail, I asked,

“Do you really worry that I might die for real?”

“If you die, there’ll be no one left who knows Leo!”

With a jump, Tyrene made a hissing sound. The tail that had been moving vigorously now curled up quietly.
“You are half human. I don’t know what will happen if you die. You might not even remain as a spirit.”

“……. ”

Tyrene is a wrinkled old man.

Now existing only in the form of a snake, in the past, when he had a physical form, he must have looked like that.

Not honest, full of pride, a quirky old man who only shouts loudly.

But now, even a smile came out on his grumpy face.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Because you honestly expressed concern.”

“It’s not…pleasant.”

The tail swished against the wall.

It was a gesture that expressed the dissatisfaction clearly.

“You’re here as a princess.”

“It’s just a status. It doesn’t mean much now.”

“Why isn’t it meaningful? Isn’t that the most important thing for humans? Status! Even though you can’t eat it, why do they value it so much? Anyway, you won’t try to kill the princess, right?”

Tyrene stared at me.

When I gave an answer that wasn’t exactly what she wanted to hear, the sad expression on her face brightened.

“Yeah, that’s right. I won’t try to kill you! If things go wrong, reveal that you are a priest.”

“I can’t explain the sudden manifestation of my abilities. If I make a mistake, the absorption ability might be triggered.”

“Still, your life should be preserved. If things don’t work out, I can move as a necklace.”

“Begging for my life from humans who despise me?”

Intrigued by the strange behavior, I asked, but Tyrene didn’t deny it, even with a grim expression.

“Yeah.”

It took a while for the answer to come.

“For me, your survival is the most important.”

Feeling embarrassed and awkward for no reason, I turned away, pretending to stretch.

“Hey, despite being called a god, you’re not much help.”

“You guys called me that on your own! What can a powerless spirit do?”

Where did Tyrene’s temper go?

Although she scolded me, she seemed somewhat sad, so instead of teasing her more, I decided to keep my mouth shut.

‘Is my situation really so bad that Tyrene is worried too?’

Looking at the dreary scene of the filthy prison, I closed my eyes.

Inside the closed eyes, a vivid image of Giovanni’s large and sturdy back emerged.

‘Did he hear the news that I’m trapped in prison?’

If things go wrong like this, how would that man react?

Would he be sad?

‘Would he get angry?’

Thinking about that made me laugh strangely.

My mood improved considerably.

Blinking, I opened my eyes.

Tyrene, who had been silently watching me, seemed startled when she realized I was looking at her.

“Alright. I can’t just keep waiting here.”

“What are you going to do?”

“Let’s start by unraveling this twisted relationship. I need to call the guards.”

I immediately knocked loudly on the window.

“What are you doing!”

As soon as the angry guard entered, he asked.

“Please call the princess.”

‘Should I have told her?’

Dag, dag.

Inside the carriage returning home, Cartsatuna became immersed in the worries that had been tormenting her for the past few days.
‘But how can I say it? That my father is a spy!’

Her beautiful face twisted in agony.

In frustration, she closed the window. Since we were already within the territory of Legatan, the farmers who had spotted her hastily bowed their heads.

It was painful to see their innocent faces, so I quickly closed the window.

Then, she buried her face in her hands.

She had realized her father’s betrayal about a week ago when the trial of Egraine and Aris took place.

It was a day when the insomnia that had worsened since meeting Egraine was particularly deep.

When she headed to the kitchen to drink some warm tea, she noticed the light emanating from her father’s study.

Normally, she was deeply depressed and indifferent to anything, but why was it different that day?

Why was she so curious about her father’s situation?

What she overheard at that time was an order her father had given to his subordinates.

To secretly support the imperial assassin, but if it seemed to affect us here, immediately cut ties.

The mastermind behind the imperial spy who attempted to kidnap Princess Larratu was none other than a noble of the kingdom, and it was her father.

Cartsatuna sealed her lips.