Chapter 87

Chapter 87

Uh Sir Raymond, what did you do to garner that treatment? If you receive an order from your superior, its only right to obey. And the other persons a royal, too.

You havent even heard what he did, but youre saying that?

Regardless, whatever it is!

Hes a soldier, and yet hes saying this. Carynne stared at Raymond after hearing him say those dumbfounding words. Then again, it looked like Raymond genuinely loathed Crown Prince Gueuze.

I dont know, really. To be quite honest, if I was him, rather than wanting to see the daughter of my first love out of curiosity, I would have preferred to have a daughter with my first love instead.

It was a realistic hypothetical guess. Carynne couldnt say anything back. So, Raymond continued.

And at the same time, I dont have a good feeling about how he gave me work with this timing.

Raymond looked alternately between the invitation and the command detail that he had been sent.

You have nothing but a terrible relationship with Mister Verdic, and Countess Elva is treating you as a mere accessory.

Putting one envelope on top of the other, Raymond then said.

There will be no one to protect you if I die.

Silence ensued for a long time after that, and he just glared at the two envelopes.

Sir Raymond, Sir Raymond?

Carynne called him as she waved a hand in front of Raymonds eyes. At this, he looked up and made eye contact with her.

If I die, Ive made it so that my pension will go to you, but Goodness, you have way more money than I do now. Still, just use the pension for your living expenses. Dont buy things like that.

He pointed a finger at the antiques that Carynne had bought.

Oh, would you look at this?

Carynnes brows knitted together, and she reached forward to take Raymonds hand.

You know, Sir Raymond.

Yes.

In the end, you dont believe me, huh. Still, try and believe me this time.

She placed a hand over his cheek and pinched it hard. She liked this facethis one that had a slightly dazed expression. Now that she thought about it, he also used to pinch her cheeks like this. Carynne smiled.

Youre not going to die.

Come to think of it, wasnt she living too much of a relaxed life now? Wasnt she being too lackadaisical around Raymond?

What have we even done together that Im this lax around him?

Carynne gritted her teeth. They hadnt even had a proper kiss yet, let alone lay together on a bed of roses! Was it because she told him all those details about her repeating life that she had gotten complacent and lazy around him? Pathetic.

As expected, Milady is beautiful.

Fortunately, it didnt seem like she should be all that worried about it yet. Donnas eyes were still entirely covered with envy. Carynne agreed with what the maid said, too, as she looked over the light purple dress she had donned.

The dress had few embellishments, but the fabric itself was so luxurious that there was no need to add anything more. The dress was neat and respectable with little skin exposure except for her arms. Even so, the price of this conservative little dress was more than ten times of the most expensive dresses that she had worn while she was still living at the Hare mansion.

And todays small gathering was more for a group of children. Since she had gotten attention from her stint at gambling, this much was appropriate so that her image could be calmed down. Luxurious, yet unpretentiousthats the goal.

Besides, todays schedule was comprised not only of the gathering, but also of Raymonds send-off. Today, she was a wistful young lady whos about to see her fianc off as hell be risking his life on duty. Carynne knew that hed be coming back with greater honor than he already had before, but she had to be conscious of other peoples eyes on her. Even the maids eyes as well.

I heard that Lord Raymond will be leaving soon. Are you going to see him off, Milady?

Just in time, Donna asked about Carynnes fianc. In response, Carynne nodded.

Yes, well be leaving together today. Ill be going out, and hes been called to duty. Our schedules were made similar.

Isnt that kind of amazing?

Is it?

Yeah, amazing. Its like someone pulled the strings to make this happen, right?

But Carynne held her tongue and didnt say this aloud.

Where will His Lordship be going? Its not to a dangerous place, is it?

I dont know either.

Um Arent you curious, Milady?

Donna asked cautiously as she tied the strings behind Carynne. She answered in a blas tone.

Hes not going to tell me anyway.

And if she were to be honest, she wasnt really curious. He was going to come back to Carynne, safe and sound. Shes sure of it. He used to show a bit of anxiety at the occasional untimely calls before, but it all turned out to be nothing. He always came back, bringing greater honor. He always came back to Carynne.

How have you been these days in this place?

Ive been quite alright, Donna replied.

The maid had a faint smile on her lips. Indeed, as Carynnes maid, for her, there were only a few places other than the countess residence thats comfortable to live in, and this was because the countess had provided the annex for Carynne. Donna was exclusively serving Carynne as her attendant, so she didnt encounter any of the countess maids.

Somehow, Carynne ended up with Donna like this. Its never happened before.

Her relationship with Nancy usually ended after leaving the mansion, and even if there were handmaids to attend to her later, they were inherently servants who worked under other people. Carynne imagined striking Donnas round head with an axe. Considering all this, this iteration would once again be a tad more different.