Kana frowned. She was someone who always thought love should be something that was formed naturally. Well, in her case, it was destined, even if she kind of forced Creige into it at first. But she also did not know what she was doing at the time either.
But to be sold off for an item, Kana could not agree with that. Since she decided she would befriend Francesca, she would not allow her to suffer at all. She gently rubbed the top of Francesca's head as she said: "When is this whole engagement thing supposed to be handled?"
"Within two weeks' time." Francesca looked up at Kana with watery eyes. She wondered if Kana had an idea of how to get her out of this situation.
"Then I will go with you to this so called meeting. If they want to force my friend into a marriage against her will, then I will teach them what it means to mess with my friends. Don't worry. You will not be marrying this dirty man." Kana smiled warmly at Francesca. At this moment and time, Francesca was holding back from blurting out the word: Mama. The aura she felt from Kana was that of a reliable mother who was willing to protect her child.
That day, Kana went to speak with the Academy Master and explained a few things to him and got permission to leave with Francesca to head to the Grandle family. "Kana, I can not thank you enough for this. If anyone is going to change my father's mind, it will be you."
"Even if your father is being stubborn, I can still make the young man you are supposed to marry a toad or something so that he can't be considered a humanoid anymore." Kana snorted. Since the young man who wanted to marry Francesca was someone Francesca did not want to marry, she would make sure the poor girl could escape the relationship.
Of course, Kana did not want to kill anyone either. But turning someone temporarily into a toad as a warning was not out of the question. It would be a different story if they were her enemies, but she did not really know anyone in this realm besides her family and the people she had just recently met. She was not afraid of the other clans, but for those she considered friends, she would stick up for them even if it meant angering some top family someplace. It was times like this that Kana was glad she went through what she did on the cultivation world. It allowed her to get a better understanding of what it meant to wield power.
The trip to Francesca's clan took an entire week. It was on the far side of the main island and was one of the oldest clans to be on the main island. When they arrived at the gate, the gate guard immediately opened the gate and bowed to Francesca. "Welcome home, Young Miss."
"Mmm… My friend here is a very important person and is not to be miss treated in the slightest. If I find out that any of you… No, never mind." Francesca turned to Kana and hooked her arm with hers, and said: "If anyone here is disrespectful to you. Feel free to deal with them as you please."
"Mmm." Kana nodded. She did not think she would have any issues, but there was always that big if.
The guard stared at Francesca in confusion and shock. Their young miss was never one to treat others kindly, but here she was, treating the young woman next to her as someone one more important than her. It made him wonder just who the young lady was. But he also knew not to anger the young miss, or his life could not last long, so he did not dare ask and just watched as the two walked into the estate.
Kana was quite surprised to see that besides the area where the main house was, there was a kind of small town off to the side with many other houses. According to Francesca, those were the side families. They were each allotted a lot of land to live on. And in the bigger families, like the Grandel family, the side families would form small communities.
When they entered the house, Kana was not surprised to see the luxurious entryway that was lined with white marble, gold, and silver. She found it to be a bit too much, but then again, she liked simpler things. While she liked her home to look nice, she also liked it to be more simple than too extravagant since she really did not care too much for those fancy things.
"We will be going upstairs to my father's study." Francesca pulled Kana's hand and led her up the stairs. The second floor was where the library and the studies were. Each family member of the main house had their own study.
With a knock on the door, a low rough voice came from inside. "Come in." When the door opened, Kana saw a man that slightly resembled Francesca sitting behind a desk with a paper in his hand. He looked up and raised an eyebrow when he saw his daughter was pulling another person along with her. "This is?"
"This is Kana," Francesca replied with a smile. Her father's eyes widened in shock. He never expected her daughter to bring home the god of creation's granddaughter!
"Wha-What do I owe the honor of for your excellency to visit my humble home?" Francesca's father was very polite. He did not dare anger this little aunt.
"I came here to talk to you about your daughter's engagement. I heard you want to sell your daughter to a man who doesn't even know how to bathe themselves. Is this true?" Kana asked as she sat down without caring if she was allowed to or not. Seeing Kana go right to the point, Francesca smiled and walked over, and sat down next to her.
"This…. I have my reasons. I do not think my family matters is something Your Excellency should worry about."
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