The moment Arthur, who had escorted Reina to her bedroom, left his seat saying he had more to discuss with the Crown Prince,

Reina, who had turned pale, quickly went to her desk, grabbed a pen, and fumbled for paper.

Finally, she found a small notebook, tore a page from it, and began to write on it with a quill.

【I met the Crown Prince. 】

【He said he would invite Miss Christina to the debutante. 】

【He saw my face, what should I do? 】

【His Highness thought I was Miss Christina. 】

And then, Reina, biting her lip, read the note over and over again, and picked up the quill again.

【He suddenly visited the mansion. I had no chance to avoid him. 】She added this sentence in the narrow margin.

It seemed necessary to explain the situation in which Reina herself could do nothing.

“……”

Reina, with anxious eyes, read the short note several times and bit her nails.

Everything is a mess……

I haven’t even found Sir Arthur’s weakness yet……

Reina’s eyes trembled anxiously.

“……”

Since I told her to bring Sir Arthur’s weakness, the Marchioness must be expecting my report, and the first report I send is like this.

Will she issue a disfavor?

If she gets angry with me……

Reina nervously walked around the room with the note in her mouth.

“……”

I would like to add that we were in Sir Arthur’s private garden, the Crown Prince suddenly appeared without notice, and the Crown Prince said that it was a secret that he was here.

I also wanted to add that I might not be able to avoid the debutante, which all ladies from seventeen to twentytwo years old must attend, the largest in history.

But the small note was already filled with letters and there was no room for other words.

Only the most urgent message had to be conveyed.

In a size that I can secretly deliver to Mr. Lorenson who comes in the morning……

“……”

Reina waited for the ink on the note to dry, turned it over, and wrote a little more on the back.

And then she blew on it to dry it, folded it small so that the ink wouldn’t smudge, and hid it between the bed head and the mattress.

So that I can deliver it discreetly when Mr. Lorenson comes tomorrow……

“……”

She checked several times to make sure it was hidden so that it wouldn’t be seen from outside,

Then she leaned against the bed head and checked to see if she could sneak it out from under the sheet.

“……”

And then, Reina sat blankly on the bed.

「Do you need help?」

「How can I help you?」

“……”

The words of the Duke of Rembrandt, who said he would help, came to mind.

But it felt like a nonsense.

Besides, I can’t trust the sincerity of a person who has declared it only once.

The Duke of Rembrandt was a royal person in the end.

And he is the Crown Prince’s cousin.

Even if he truly wanted to help me, fundamentally, the Duke of Rembrandt was closer to the Crown Prince than to Julius’s maidservant.

It would be safer for Reina to keep her distance than to get close and ask for help.

If I flutter around hoping for his help, the Duke of Rembrandt might find out everything and the Marchioness might find out.

And if he tried to protect me, he might even harm himself.

“……”

The only relief for Reina was that she seemed to be able to casually omit the fact that she met the Duke of Rembrandt and that the Duke of Rembrandt already knew everything from the report she had to give to the Marchioness.

Reina leaned her head against the bed post, exhausted.

As soon as Arthur left the room, Kay and Tristan began to walk with him on either side. Shortly after, Lucan, adjusting his sleeve, joined them.

Lionel, who was guarding the crossroads with the knights, saluted briefly. Arthur entrusted Lionel with Reina’s escort with a nod and passed by.

Kay reported softly as he walked.

“Your Majesty. It seems that the Crown Prince’s army has not departed for the capital as scheduled. I think it’s again……”

Arthur cut off Kay’s report.

“I know. I just met him.”

Kay’s eyes widened in surprise as he swallowed his breath.

“……the Crown Prince? He came here?”

Arthur replied without expression.

“Yes. He saw my wife’s face. It seemed to confuse her quite a bit. He even invited her to the capital.”

Kay made a frustrated sound and rubbed his head in perplexity.

Lucan quietly voiced his opinion.

“……Perhaps it is possible to speak to His Highness, the Crown Prince? He might be willing to take our side.”

Aser made a cynical remark.

“No, we must keep it under wraps. If Kyle gets wind of it, it will become a big deal.”

Then he signaled to Tristan.

“The Captain of the Royal Guard should be around. He’s likely looking for the Crown Prince, so go and inform him to head to Duke Rembrandt’s residence. He should be there.”

“Yes.”

Next, he turned his head to Kay and commanded.

“Find out about the social season and debutante ball that will be reopened this spring. See if ‘Christina’ really needs to go. My wife has received an invitation from Kyle. It seems like a situation difficult to refuse.”

“Yes.”