Rokard silently stepped back from him.
When he left, Grelan became even more sensitive. It wasn’t because of Rokard.

It was the discomfort of not being sure whether he really wanted to kill Lorisha Loar or not.

That clever Rokard guy probably knew about it, which was why he didn’t answer.

What disturbed Grelan’s mind more than Lorisha was the fact that, from the beginning, Rokard was right.

While Rokard looked straight into Lorisha’s clear eyes, Grelan wondered why he couldn’t do the same.

Whether it was evidence of his lack of qualifications as an emperor or not, such doubts were unbearable.

Grelan, from the most humble to the noblest, felt uncomfortable with those who should support him wielding power over him. He stared out the window in displeasure.

He muttered quietly, “Get out of my sight for now, Loar. Until I decide what to do with you.”

When he got up to go to bed, a servant came in and delivered a letter from Duke Sejak, planted in the 1st Prince’s residence.

The letter conveyed that Orl had sent a gift to Kalin Angacart.

He chuckled unknowingly.

His cousin’s swift movements to take away what belonged to him, and the sudden appearance of women disrupting his mind, were both ridiculous.

He thought, ‘What should I do with Kalin Angacart, who is like a poisoned apple?’

The next day, my leg swelled up as much as a pillar in the palace. If it weren’t for the painkillers and treatments provided by Manager Roiman, I wouldn’t have known what to do. He didn’t even mention reducing the dosage of painkillers.

And there was another situation that I didn’t know how to handle.

Lord Rond didn’t leave my room all day.

He sat on the other side of the window, putting a chair there, and suddenly stood up, folding and stretching his arms. It seemed like he was exercising at regular intervals.

At first, I thought he came to check on me because of his guilt about the disease. However, it seemed like he would not leave my room like this tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Whether he was protecting me or watching me.

‘It’s so burdensome.’

When I looked at him with resentful eyes, he would turn his head away with the sharp senses of a knight. Then, I could only awkwardly smile.

He said later, “Please don’t do that, Miss Loar. It’s Her Highness’s order.”

“What?”

My face turned pale. Why did Her Highness send her bodyguard to me…

“Oh, is there someone trying to kill you?”

Then, Lord Rond distorted his face strangely. It was a face that had heard quite strange stories.

“Why would that happen?”

“Oh. Yes.”

Exactly. What’s the value of laying hands on this miserable bastard? Moreover, inside the palace.

“Her Highness apologizes to the maid.”

“Ah… Yes.”
I sighed deeply and stretched out on the bed, while Lord Rond began to fold and stretch his arms again.

That Miliora sent Lord Rond to me out of an apology was a rather proactive sign of apology. Lord Rond ended up being trapped in my room without any fault.

I hoped that Princess Miliora would learn a lesson from this incident and behave more carefully in the future.

But now, the Crown Princes would have considered me as an enemy, not Miliora. Just thinking about it drained my energy.

In such a situation, there was nothing the Princess could do to become more careful.

Lord Rond, folding and stretching his arms, asked, “Did the Princess come by?”

“No. She sent a doctor.”

“I see.”

His response sounded displeased.

Sending a doctor was a natural thing to do, and Lord Rond thought that Princess Miliora hadn’t taken any action.

So, I casually started a conversation.

“How is your body? You still exercise a lot.”

“This is just a precautionary exercise to avoid getting lazy. If I recover like this, I might be able to return to the knights next year. Thanks to Miss Loar.”

“It’s good news. I’m genuinely relieved.”

Although it was genuinely good news, there wasn’t much enthusiasm in response. The image of the Princess’s palace without Lord Rond seemed unimaginable.

At that moment, Eria knocked on the door.

“Miss, there’s a guest from the main house.”