My Dearest Sister, Elodie,

As soon as I read the first sentence, I knew.

This was Lennen’s handwriting.

Since there is a limit to the size of paper that Serengoo can deliver, the writing was extremely tiny, perhaps to fit in as much content as possible.

If Aria were a little older, she would have needed a magnifying glass to read it.

I don’t know if you are doing well, Elodie.

I wanted to write you a letter, but I felt uneasy about having it delivered through a servant.

Of course, I want to trust the servants working in our mansion, but simply trusting them won’t solve the problem.

So, I decided to obtain a Serengoo through slightly illegal means to bypass the limitations and get as much information as possible.

This creature was distributed to the Imperial Army, but it seems they tried to return it because its personality is too independent.

Thanks to that, I could discreetly obtain it by paying a bribe. How about it? Doesn’t your older brother have quite the skill?

Reading up to that point, Aria burst into a chuckle.

Reading a letter with ‘Elodie’ written on it made her feel like she had traveled back in time.

Although the situations then and now were like heaven and earth, she continued to read the next page.

You are probably desperately searching for a way to contact me by now.

But I suppose you can’t write letters.

This is just my guess, but wouldn’t the curse that causes you to ‘lose your voice when revealing your identity’ manifest in a similar way if you tried to write?

‘How did he know?’

It was an eerily accurate guess.

The last time she attempted to write a letter to Lennen, her fingers froze, and she couldn’t write a single character, just as he said.

Aria’s hand gently touched her lips.

‘Indeed, Lennen is reliable.’

He is undoubtedly intelligent.

Beyond being merely intelligent, he surpasses any suspect in deduction and insight.

With his intuition and insight, he even saw through Elodie’s true identity, something no one else had noticed.

‘And…’

Her eyes moved again.

I heard it from a trustworthy source.

The Duke invited Delphinium Jasper to the mansion this time.

Perhaps Delphinium Jasper eagerly accepted the invitation.

He must have tried to find out as much as possible about Bonita the moment she appeared again. Delphinium Jasper would do his best to figure out how she looks, and what relationship Luke has with his daughter.

Of course, after seeing Bonita, he would secretly be shocked, and internally conclude as such.

The last sentence was written with force, and the ink had slightly smudged.

We must get rid of Bonita. That’s what it says.

Aria’s hand tightened.

In fact, I am not simply speculating Delphinium Jasper as the culprit; I almost consider it a certainty.

I’ve investigated separately, and there are indeed suspicious circumstances and doubts.
I can’t write everything in this letter right away, but I plan to investigate consistently.

Anyway, after confirming Bonita, Delphinium Jasper will try to contact you again.

The executor who had given the order to switch the child, for some unknown reason, returned with the child to the Duke’s mansion seven years later. I’m curious to the point of madness about what made them bring the child back after all this time.

And rationally speaking, Delphinium Jasper will undoubtedly make every effort to manipulate you again.

This part matched the thoughts of Lennen and Aria.

Aria thought it was a good idea to wait inside the room, and she turned the letter.

The remaining contents continued there.

Since Bonita feels about you like a real mother although she is indeed a real mother Delphinium Jasper will once again try to use you to get rid of Bonita and shift the blame onto you.

Even if you don’t cooperate, he will try to somehow shift the blame onto you.

From Delphinium Jasper’s perspective, you are the only one in this world who knows about his wrongdoing and can reveal the secret to the Duke at any time. How uneasy that must make him feel?

So, if persuasion is not possible, he will try to kill you before Bonita.

When eating something, always use a silver spoon, and just in case, it would be good to raise a small animal in your room to feed it food and water.

If there’s an attempt at poisoning, it’s more likely to happen with the food that goes into your room, not in a public dining area.

And please be careful.

If I lose you again, I will truly feel like I’ve fallen into hell.

Your little brother who loves you the most in the world, Lennen

Tears welled up in Aria’s eyes as she read the last line.

She wiped her eyes and read the letter several times before tearing it into small pieces and throwing them into the fire.

Whoosh.

As the scraps of paper were thrown into the fire, they quickly ignited.

Aria watched carefully until the last piece of paper turned completely into ashes, and only then could she finally relax.

“Just wait a moment.”

She said to Serengoo, who had finished eating the bread.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to her.

‘For now, today’s bread is safe.’