The Princess Wants to Live (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 129

Even after that day, the nobles could no longer recall in detail what had happened in the royal palace.

Only vague, foggy impressions kept surfacing and then fading away again.

“Probably because the goatee mage, who had turned the late King of Norden into a puppet and seized control of the palace, and Greta cast such a spell over the palace.”

The nobles gradually began to fear the palace itself, and that fear persisted until the sudden death of the late King of Norden.

But after the late king died and the goatee mage also perished, and then Greta herself moved to the Empire, the situation changed somewhat.

“They finally seemed to confirm—barely—that their memories remained intact whenever they entered the palace. Well, considering they’d been subjected to such inexplicable magic without understanding it, it’s understandable they checked dozens of times and even cross-verified among themselves.”

In truth, even among themselves the nobles dared not utter the word ‘king’ regarding the palace, yet they all shared the same unease and anxiety.

They simply kept quiet, afraid it might expose a weakness.

“Anyway, those nobles who had been thoroughly frightened seem to have gained a bit of courage—they meticulously compiled their suspicions about everything that had occurred since the previous reign and the uncanny feeling they got from the current King of Norden.”

Olivia, unlike earlier, contentedly fiddled with her shoulders as they swiveled briskly, and continued speaking.

“Even if they can’t imagine anything about gods or magic, they can still tell something’s off.”

“Based on that, did the Empire decide to take diplomatic action?”

“Yes. They resolved to dispatch imperial knights and specialists in such investigations as envoys.”

As long as Greta’s puppet didn’t cause another magical incident like before, the people of Norden would be safe.

“They also made it absolutely clear to prevent any kidnappings like the ones that happened in the Empire.”

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