Cahilun looked down below the cliff. The abyss’s depth was immeasurable due to the thickly layered fog, but anyone falling from here would not come out unscathed. According to the reports of the assassins who returned to Seitz Lord’s mansion without knowing anything, Renéola jumped from here. If Renéola had died here, they should have found at least a piece of her body. However, the fact that nothing was found was clear evidence that the Ohr had saved her.

‘But why doesn’t she come looking for me?’

If she were alive, she would have contacted me first. The knights, following the gossip that the 1st Prince hadn’t died, speculated that perhaps Renéola had escaped with Matthias. Cahilun didn’t believe that Renéola would do such a thing. The face she had shown when confessing her feelings to him was undoubtedly sincere.

“My lord.”

Cahilun, who had been looking down at the cliff, turned his head at the sound of Machi’s voice.

“On the day before Seitz Lord’s blockade, a top member who crossed the border to Etra was reported.”

Upon Machi’s report, Cahilun, who had fully turned his body, took brisk steps forward.

“The name of the top member?”

“It’s a small-scale top named H.”

“Was there anything strange when leaving the country?”

“No, it seems she passed through the inspection without incident. The number of entrants was the same.”

Although the region had been thoroughly searched after the blockade of Seitz Lord’s mansion, Renéola could not be found. If she were alive, the only way she could have left Seitz Lord’s jurisdiction was through that top member.

Perhaps it also meant that Renéola had left on her own two feet. Cahilun clenched his fist.

For a prince to cross the border, a complicated procedure was required. Therefore, Cahilun, who applied for an entry permit as the owner of Carrot Carrot Carrot Bookstore, headed to the underground prison within Seitz Lord’s mansion.

The Marquis couple, who never thought they would be confined here in their lifetime, trembled when they met Cahilun’s gaze.

Sitting on the chair that Randols had brought in, Cahilun crossed his legs.

And with indifferent eyes, he stared at the Marquis couple. Although his expressionless face showed no emotion, the vigor emanating from his shoulders and the sharpness in his eyes, growing sharper as time passed, were enough to make hearts sink.

“Who ordered this?”

Cahilun asked the same question again. Seitz Marquis’s wife opened her mouth right away.

But she couldn’t say anything. Even if she wanted to confess that she was Floria 2nd Princess, the words simply wouldn’t come out.

Even if she tried to write it down, her hands were so stiff that she couldn’t move them. The Marquis couple was driven to frustration and madness by the fact that the man in front of them was well aware of their situation.

Knowing well that they couldn’t confess the truth, Cahilun visited them every morning, evening, and night, pressuring them whenever he found the opportunity. So, in a way, he was venting his frustration.
“My current mood is extremely dirty. So, I think I should talk today, no matter what.”

Otherwise, I can’t guarantee what I might do.

At the following words, the Marquis couple trembled. It seemed that the sharp gaze directed at them had reached its limit.

No matter how much of a prince he was, he couldn’t kill nobles recklessly. Moreover, if everything went according to plan, rumors would have already spread throughout the country. If they were to die, it was obvious who would be the first to be suspected. However, this man had a face that didn’t consider such things at all.

Instead of a voice that wouldn’t come out, the Marquis’s wife sent an indignant look by pounding her chest.

Of course, Cahilun seemed completely unaffected. Rather, Cahilun, who frowned as if he were annoyed, gestured to Randols standing beside him. It was at that moment when Machi’s voice cut through the tense air.

“My lord, an urgent letter has arrived.”

“Discard it.”

Before the words were even finished, Cahilun cut them off decisively.

Letters had been constantly flying in from the nobles who supported him for the past few days. However, this time, it seemed a bit different. If it were an ordinary situation, Machi would have retreated, but this time, he recommended again.

“It seems you should take a look. It’s from Princess Ijola.”

“Dis…”

Before Cahilun could continue his words, he reached out his hand to Machi.

In an atmosphere where it was almost certain that Renéola had crossed over to Etra, a letter from Ijola was too coincidental to be accidental. Cahilun hastily snatched the letter from Machi with a quick hand.

Watching him with sweet excitement, Seitz Marquis’s wife opened her mouth with a subtle expression on her face. Just a moment ago, she exuded a stern aura, but now, a faint smile appeared on her face as if she had been relieved.

From that gentle expression, the Marquis’s wife could tell who had written the letter. There was only one person with such an affectionate face.

‘Was she alive?’