‘Don’t do this in front of me. It’s scary.’

But I didn’t waste my time in this duchy. I learned a little about how to handle the villains by being with them.

Of course, that villain is only Sicar.

To change the atmosphere, I grabbed Kian’s hand and greeted the nobles in front of us.

“May every day be filled with joy, like the bright sun that illuminates the world every day. Duchess Yura Blake of the Duchy of Blake, is pleased to meet Your Majesty the King.”

“Finally, we meet. Duchess of Blake.”

“It’s an honor to be remembered. Your Majesty.”

Seeing Gideon slightly nod his head, I introduced Kian next.

“And this is my son, Kian Blake. Kian, greet him. It’s His Majesty the King.”

Introducing Kian made me a little nervous. Especially, my heart was pounding with the sudden thought of ‘This person is bad!’ as if it was the first time I saw Sicar.

I looked at Kian as if to say, can you do well? Thankfully, Kian spoke with a pure smile like a normal child.

“It’s an honor to meet Your Majesty the King. My name is Kian Blake.”

He’s quite clever. Gideon looked at Kian with a content smile, then turned to me and responded.

“May every day be free of turmoil, like the dark night that engulfs the world every day. I was sorry that I couldn’t attend your wedding, so I came to see you. I’m not sure if my sudden visit was inconvenient.”

“Your Majesty’s visit is inconvenient? Where would such discourtesy be? We were very moved by your visit.”

Is it just a feeling? It seemed like Sicar smiled at me just now.

“It’s a relief to know that the Duchess thinks so.”

“I’ll guide you to the dining room now. I don’t have a knack, but I prepared foods that you like, I don’t know if you’ll like it.”

“You’re worried. I’m not very picky.”

In fact, it was Sicar who ordered the food preparation, but I automatically learned Gideon’s taste while memorizing the lines to introduce the food next to him, and his taste was eerily similar to Kian’s.

Most of the foods Gideon liked were mostly beef dishes, not spicy, but slightly salty and sweet. He especially liked Beef Tartare, which Kian liked.

Fortunately, the meal time went quietly. It seemed all right except for Gideon occasionally glancing at Kian during the meal.

Until Gideon broke the silence.

“When did you meet the Duke, Duchess? I was very curious about your story because the Duke didn’t invite you to the wedding.”

We’ve already kissed on this.

“I met him while I was looking for my grandmother.”

“I see. I don’t see your grandmother today.”

Sicar answered that question.

“My grandmother is currently at the Lepher Respite Care Center.”

“Is she not feeling well? If you had let me know, I could have taken a look at her.”

“I can’t inconvenience Your Majesty with my personal affairs.”

Rather, because of Sicar’s nature, he could not trust Gideon who cannot read his memory.

“I feel really sad every time you say that, Duke. I still can’t forget the honor of being with you.”

I felt like he was saying that if he forgot that honor, he would become an enemy.

Gideon gently smiled and turned his head towards me, and I almost surprised and replaced it with a smile.

“By the way, Duchess, your eye color is very unique. I’ve seen a lot of brown eyes, but I’ve never seen or heard of anyone with black eyes. If you don’t mind, where is your hometown?”

“It’s quite far from here.”

“Far away… I’m curious about what kind of place it is. And how you came here.”

Even though Sicar spoke politely, he clearly told Gideon to stop looking at him.

“I think it’s rude to take too much interest in my wife, even if you’re His Majesty.”

“I seemed to have had a lot of interest in the Duchess naturally because of my excessive interest in the Duke. I apologize.”

Instead of answering, Sicar just nodded and I sighed internally.

Gillian kept digging, and we kept hiding, so the dining room was filled with an air so heavy it was suffocating.

“I see that you’ve finished your meal, I’ll bring out the dessert.”

“Just a moment.”

Gillian stopped me from getting up and whispered something to the servant she had brought from her palace.

The servant bowed as if understanding, and left for a moment before returning, placing a dish of shrimp laid on a round tray on the table.

“The Lord of Laoka has sent a lot of shrimp, so I brought some. I thought it would take a long time to cook here, so I brought a dish prepared by the royal chef himself, it should be quite delicious.”

The Royal Family of Recador is allergic to shellfish, and so they don’t eat shrimp. The same applied to Gillian.

Eating shrimp wouldn’t kill them, but their allergic reactions were more than just itchiness.

It was as if they suddenly aged at an accelerated rate, their hair would fall out and their energy would wane, so they had to waste their sacred power on healing, and they would not be able to wear gowns for several days afterwards. So, they didn’t even touch shellfish at all.

But now Gillian had brought that very thing. Of course, she didn’t bring it for herself, but for our Kian.