CH 30

Thanasios seemed to be troubled about something, and I could sense it.

He tried to say something to me, but hesitated and stumbled over his words. He has done this three times since this morning. Even though I am not very perceptive, I can tell something is bothering him.

However, if someone as intelligent as Thanasios finds it difficult to speak, I cannot force him to tell me. He has been thinking about many things, and it must be something that he is struggling with. I am not a child, and I can wait. I do not want to cause any trouble for Thanasios. Although I want him to tell me, I will endure it.

Finally, I arrived at the corridor of the palace, which I have become accustomed to, guided by the maids. Thanasios suggested that I should check out the three rooms that were prepared for me. Apparently, in the vast and towering Styx Kingdom palace, there are plenty of rooms available, so I can use them without hesitation. I was excited to have my own room for the first time.

Wearing a new, oversized white tunic that I had tailored, I walked with a restrained heart, step by step. The hallway floor, like a mirror, was smooth and made of blue stones, and the white marble columns with decorations placed at regular intervals were much thicker than my torso and continued beyond the horizon. The royal castle was still undergoing expansion, and it seemed to have a strange mechanism where the area expanded as you approached the innermost sanctuary, Arche of Apeiron, in the temple of the main god, Styx, which was located on a small hill.

Suddenly, I wondered what I should do. What exactly should I be doing?

Of course, the top priority now is to grow. To become healthy enough not to worry Thanasios. Eat a lot, sleep a lot, take a bath and make Thanasios happy. I have to take my time with this, so I need to have a secondary goal or something I need to do.

I should ask Thanasios about it. I made up my mind and entered the new room through the door opened by the maid.

However, there was already someone there.

“Oh, Young Lady, how lovely to see you.”

In the middle of the room that was supposed to be my study, there stood a man dressed in a black turban and outfit. He had blue hair and golden eyes, a person I had never seen before.

However, since he was in such a splendid attire in the royal castle, he must be someone I should greet. I bowed my head and introduced myself.

“Nice to meet you. I am Eleni. I apologize for being rude, but may I know who you are?”

“I apologize for not introducing myself earlier. I am Nikita. Although I am at the bottom of the royal family, I serve as a subordinate to your husband, Prince Athanasios.”

Nikita, a strange man who looked at me with narrowed eyes, mentioned Athanasios’ name. He continued to speak.

“Princess Eleni, I apologize for this rude encounter. However, there is something I must tell you, and I came here secretly without Prince Athanasios’ knowledge.”

When I heard the words “secretly without Athanasios’ knowledge,” I became wary.

Athanasios is protecting me. If someone stole his attention away, I would have to run away from the man in front of me.

As I took a step back, Nikita took a step forward. I began to feel scared.

“There’s not much you can do. Besides, doing something behind Thanasios-sama’s back…”

I tried to bluff as best as I could. I thought I had to run away.

Nikita clapped his hands.

“Oh no! That’s not what I meant! I swear to the main god Styx, it’s nothing suspicious. Can I have your ear for a moment?”

“S-Sure.”

Nikita forcefully came around to my side and said this.

“Would you like to go buy Athanasios Prince’s favorite food, Calamarachia Tiganita?”

“Huh?”

Calamarachia Tiganita. It was a word I had never heard before.