“Countess of Perl? The Emperor’s sister?”

Lukan squinted his eyes and asked in response.

Lionel immediately gestured to the knight behind him.

Without delay, the subordinate knight turned around to go out and confirm the facts.

It didn’t take long to confirm the fact that the Countess of Perl had visited Julius.

Lionel, who heard the report from the knight, touched his forehead and sighed.

“What Lady said seems to be true. It appears that she has indeed come nearby.”

Lukan, with a fist on his arm, stood and looked at Reyna as if amused.

“She came today, and how did you meet her so quickly?”

Well, that’s true…

Reyna felt embarrassed.

“Sorry.”

Smirking, Lukan encouraged Reyna by patting her shoulder with his palm as if to console her.

“It’s okay since you weren’t noticed.”

“…….”.

Taylor, who had a displeased expression, smoothed Reyna’s shoulder.

Lukan went out to give instructions to the knights, while Lionel and the messenger knight exchanged a few more words.

Did His Excellency? Could he meet her?

No, I couldn’t. After the Countess went out, she had a lengthy conversation with the Marquis and Marquise.

In any case, the conclusion was that they needed to move.

Whether it was Reyna or the knights, it was not good to encounter the Countess’s party in a place like this.

To avoid any possibility of overlapping routes, they immediately decided to move by taking rooms at another inn.

Reyna quickly gathered the flower basket and took care of Grandma.

“Grandma.”

“…….”.

Either because of the cold weather or for some other reason, Grandma had half-closed eyes that seemed somewhat tired.

On such days, Grandma often had a fever.

Reyna was going to make herbal tea if they hadn’t met the Countess…

Reyna approached Grandma with both hands holding clothes.

“Grandma, let’s wear new clothes.”

“Uh huh.”

With a bright face, Reyna unfolded the new clothes in front of Grandma.

“Shall we put on this outfit? Wow, this outfit is nice. It’s so pretty and warm. Do you like it, Grandma?”

“Uh huh…….”

“Grandma, your arm!”

“Uh huh…. Grandma can do it alone…….”

Reyna changed Grandma into warm outdoor clothes.

Amidst the soft rustling, the sound of a tray clinking was heard.

“I’ll let you drink this. It’s okay now, but you might get a fever later.”

In the midst of his busy work, Taylor came over with a tray of medicine.

“I used what you brought.”

“…Thank you.”

“Don’t do it alone next time. Rather, tell me in the future. It’s not a big deal.”

Reyna smiled apologetically.

She wasn’t used to receiving help.

Even so, she was gradually relying on others.

Reyna, who had already taken Grandma to the carriage, hurried back and packed the remaining luggage.

Teilor, who had somehow taken the bag and belongings Reyna had on her shoulders, interrupted her and said.

“I’ll carry it. Go and bring Grandma.”

“Huh? Oh, thanks! And in the drawer next to the closet…”
“I brought a black wig, a hat, and a sweater. I also brought your belongings stored under the bed to the carriage. The fruit in the basket on the side table was taken by the knights.”

“Oh, th-thank you.”

Preparing to move from one temporary lodging to another didn’t take much time.

“Is there an inn nearby where we can move right away?”

“We are looking into it, but we haven’t found a room yet. There aren’t many inns in Julius with vacant rooms right now.”

“Hmm… We might need to pay attention to the guards, but there’s also the option of returning to my previous house.”

“We are considering that as well. We’ll look around, and if we don’t find a suitable place, we might have to do that.”

While listening to the conversation on the carriage, Reyna, who was riding in the carriage, cautiously spoke up.

“Um…”

All eyes turned toward her.

“I know of an empty house. If it’s okay with you, how about that place? It’s in the southeast area outside the outer walls…”

Reyna spoke.

“It’s not a place where people usually pass by. It’s not as clean and nice as our previous house, but probably no one knows about it.”

While the carriage was moving, the knights on horseback went ahead to examine the situation.

They were supposed to see if the place was suitable for staying and conduct reconnaissance, but the knights Lionel sent couldn’t find the place Reyna mentioned.

Wandering around, unable to confirm whether it was the right place, Reyna, who had been listening to their conversation, finally got off the carriage and guided the knights to the house.

“…Here it is.”

Lukan, with a slightly surprised look, gazed at the hidden cottage buried in the forest as if it were hidden.

To be honest, it looked a bit rustic.

“…Is there really a house in a place like this? There’s no road.”

Reyna replied.

“About ten years ago… It’s a hunting cabin the forest keeper used to use before he passed away.”

Lionel stared blankly at the house.

“…?”

Reyna called it a cabin, but it was a two-story cottage rather than a cabin.