“Ice spirit’s ability…”

Brody sighed as he realized what River had done. “River seems to know about Idan’s tracking ability,” she thought.

“Amazing. He’s using her Grace’s ability like a mobile phone.”

Idan, who had hurriedly arrived, was surprised to find Brody unharmed. She looked at River with a puzzled expression.

“What, it’s okay…”

River replied coldly, without a hint of apology.

“Yes, it’s fortunate if you’re okay.”

Seeing River’s unusual atmosphere, Idan was once again surprised.

“It seems my lady is aware of his Grace’s ability, judging by her lack of surprise.”

Brody glanced at Idan and shrugged.

“Well, that’s how it is.”

Feeling the chilly gazes of Brody and River, Idan couldn’t express her anger at being deceived.

The three of them moved to another room to have a conversation. Even though Caleb was asleep, it wasn’t the right time to discuss certain matters in the presence of someone else.

As soon as the door closed with a thud, River got straight to the point.

“There must be a reason for the hurried marriage. Oh, I’m not here to hear about love stories or anything like that.”

River limped to the chair, holding his side in pain. Brody, who had been taking care of him, naturally supported him. No, she tried to. Idan, with a more profound impression, didn’t intervene.

River, holding his side and groaning, looked at the two with disdain.

“When you get the chance, explain.”

…

In the end, Brody and Idan told River about what had happened.

Of course, they omitted the part about “Brody being a plant mage.”

“So, my lady is Brody, not Bree, grew up in the Marquis of Macassy, and is now the younger sister of Duke Jax. Is that right?”

“Unfortunately, yes.”

“Her Highness and the Marquis are eagerly trying to get my lady back?”

“Yes.”

With his fist clenched, River frowned and said, “But why are you so bold?”

“Hey, River.”

“Oh, it’s okay, your Grace.”

Brody stopped Idan, who was trying to stop River.

In fact, River’s irritation didn’t affect Brody much.

“It’s not my fault that all this happened. I tried to find a way that wouldn’t harm anyone.”

That was true.

It was what the previous Brody did when she lived in the Marquisate, something that had nothing to do with her now. But no one else knew about it, so let it go.

She came to this world to gain freedom and intentionally chose not to cause trouble for others.

Running away was her way of gaining freedom, and the Marquis suddenly making her his younger sister was an inevitability beyond Brody’s control.
Originally, I had no intention of coming to the northern region following Idan.

Though I received assistance from Idan through a contract marriage, upon closer inspection, it turned out that Idan was not entirely blameless. After all, he had brought Jax along to the southern region.

“Moreover, I didn’t come here for free. I will work as much as the contract implies.”

So, what is there to complain about?

Brody, feeling invigorated, spoke to River, who was exhaling the cold air.

“So, let’s have a more constructive conversation.”

“Are you saying we should forget about the past?”

“Yes, we won’t question your responsibility or the chief strategist’s.”

River doubted his ears. “My responsibility? Did you just say it’s my responsibility?”

“Yes.”

Brody replied calmly.

“Even if the chief strategist didn’t bring up nonsense about me being a goddess, this marriage wouldn’t have been rushed.”

“What? Did you have thoughts of not getting married?”

“I didn’t know that Her Highness or Duke Jax would go this far. After being attacked in front of Perdan, I thought about reconsidering this marriage. But lately, I found out that rumors had already married the two of us. So, there had to be another way.”

“…”

While she hid some aspects, it was the truth. In fact, Brody even suggested to Idan that she should set up another dummy husband.

River covered his head with both hands.

“Ha… so, is Mason Duke’s family going to become in-laws with the Marquisate of Macassy? What kind of nonsense is this, fighting and squabbling like this.”

“Well, isn’t it a common thing for two countries to fight when a princess gets married to a neighboring country’s royal family?”

“Madam, are you okay? Forming an alliance with your maiden family is considered a betrayal.”

Brody shrugged her shoulders. She answered with a slow, indifferent expression.

“It’s not a maiden family. Being declared as a younger sister of the goddess is fabricated.”

“Hmm.”

River stared at Brody with a stubbornly raised head, a gaze that contained the will to scrutinize every falsehood.

“Why do they want you so desperately?”

Brody replied with a sly smile.

“Chief strategist knows, too. That I have some abilities.”

River looked bewildered.

“It’s not as chaotic as you might think.”

Brody grinned. Wasn’t it? That was River’s way of proving that he ‘couldn’t’ entirely deny her abilities.
At those words, Idan furrowed his brows even deeper, and River let out a snort.

“Abilities become evident after being proven. Not by words.”