Barely pulling the blanket, Blair crouched on the bed again and waited for Lina to lie down. It was still warm in the room, with the lingering heat from the fireplace. Perhaps Herdin had lit it in the morning and turned it off before leaving.

Suddenly, such a thought crossed his mind.

‘Herdin is unlikely to be behind the villain.’

He who readily admitted his wrongdoing and apologized, who stood by my side for me, fearing fire, even if I hated him, I didn’t think he would kill me.

While thinking such thoughts and about to fall asleep, a knock sounded, and Lina’s voice came along.

“Madam, may I come in?”

Lina, who brought the washbasin water, entered the room.

Blair, rising, suddenly looked down at his body. Red marks covered him as if flowers had bloomed all over. The traces of that embarrassing night in the past were now familiar.

“Lina, can you give me some clothes?”

“Oh, yes!”

Lina, putting down the washbasin, quickly brought a new set of clothes.

“Thank you.”

Blair received the clothes Lina handed him. However, Lina, who would usually continue the conversation with a lively demeanor, seemed strangely quiet.

Finding it strange, Blair looked at Lina, and it seemed like she was avoiding eye contact.

Only then did Blair notice that Lina was embarrassed by the marks left on his body.

‘Even in my past life, when I got married not long ago, Lina became strangely quiet when morning came and I got out of bed.’

Suppressing a laugh, Blair asked Lina.

“How is the Duke?”
“Oh. He left about an hour ago. There was a report of monsters appearing in the outskirts, and a knight from the royal palace came.”

Blair’s expression hardened upon hearing the news.

Maintaining the security of the island is strictly the responsibility of the Imperial Knights.

However, even in his past life, Ivan treated Herdin as if he were his own knight. He insisted that knights from the northern region, where monsters frequently appeared, would be much more capable in combat against monsters and that assistance was needed.

Knowing that if he didn’t step forward, the people would suffer severe damage, Herdin readily took action without showing any reluctance.

Blair didn’t like that.

He didn’t like the people getting hurt, and he didn’t like the Imperial Knights getting hurt, but he also didn’t like Herdin tolerating unjust actions.

‘If I divorce him, Grandfather will lose the excuse to ask for his help.’

Thinking that way, Blair couldn’t stay silent any longer.

Blair quickly put on some clothes and came down from the bed. In that moment, his legs lost strength, and he slumped down, surprising Lina.

“Madam! Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

“Wouldn’t it be better for you to rest today? There’s no busy schedule anyway, and… well, you’ve been pushing yourself a lot lately…”

“No. I’ll be fine soon.”

Ignoring Lina’s worried eyes, Blair stood up. He couldn’t help but laugh as he felt Lina’s displeasure towards Herdin, the culprit in this situation.
Expressing concern that Blair was overexerting himself, Lina brought the washbasin near the bed. Despite Blair’s intention to go to the dining room for a meal, Lina dissuaded him and brought the meal to the bed.

After having the meal under Lina’s excessive care, Blair felt a slight recovery in his strength.

Only then did Blair start his day.

He stopped by Pippi’s room to check how much she had grown, played with her for a while, and then headed to the mansion’s library. It was to study about the neighboring countries.

‘I plan to stay in the Clania Kingdom until Aziel is born, but after that, I don’t know where I’ll settle. It’s better to study the surroundings of the Empire just in case.’

However, the book Blair was looking for was not in the mansion’s library.

The librarian looked perplexed.

“It seems one of the servants borrowed it. Since it’s recorded in the borrowing list, I’ll quickly go and retrieve it for you.”

Although it had become somewhat common now, books were still expensive items. Therefore, nobles did not allow servants to access the library.

However, Herdin had freely opened the library. All those in Delmark could read books at any time.

Blair didn’t want to go against his intentions.

“No, there’s no need for that. It’s not urgent, and the person who borrowed it should read it first.”

Upon hearing this, Mason, who had been watching nearby, made a suggestion to Blair.
“Madam, how about exploring His Excellency’s personal study?”

Herdin’s personal study was connected to his office. It was designed so that he could comfortably come and go whenever he needed documents while working.

Feeling like intruding into his personal space, Blair had never seen it in his past life.

“Is it okay for me to go in?”

Mason looked at Blair, who asked cautiously, with a thoughtful expression.

Most of the Duke’s people avoided her.

As the Emperor’s sister, even if they couldn’t openly disrespect her, they were not particularly friendly enough to engage in personal interaction with her.