CH 3.2

Even though she tried not to do that, the opportunity to resolve the gloomy concerns that kept popping up came earlier than she thought. The next day, at the end of the morning shift, Adrian sent her a letter asking her to come to the military after work. The news was that Homer was to appear.

She stepped into the commandant’s office for the first time in a while, trying to hide her nervousness. Adrian greeted her today with a dazzling smile, but he quickly noticed that she wasn’t the same as usual. After smiling at Adrian, who asked why with his eyes, she looked at Homer as he got up from sitting on the couch. She and Adrian sat across from him.

“Forgive me for being late.”

Homer apologized first. She didn’t respond, and Adrian wrapped his hand around her. Homer sighed and began to speak.

“I understand that you met the lady of Donovan yesterday. His Majesty did not accept the marriage vows offered by the low priest of Dozern, but the royal physician has confirmed that the young lady is pregnant and is currently in the palace of the second prince. Marriage approved by the temple It’s impossible to reclaim, so when the child is born, she’ll be installed as a princess no matter what.”

“I know where Ailene is. You know what I’m curious about.”

She looked directly at Homer. After a moment of embarrassed expression, he let out a small sigh and opened his mouth.

“Even though His Majesty did not acknowledge it, she entered the royal palace because of the special circumstances of being the owner of the ‘Queen’s Star’. Are you curious about what happened that day, Lady Damian? Yes, I was the one who used the medicine for the young lady and the Donovan lady that day. I wanted to confirm the ‘Queen’s Star’ that appeared to the Nodoban Lady, and it was confirmed.”

It was also Homer. She looked at Homer with resentful eyes at the sense of betrayal, and he bowed his head with a sad face. It was expected, so she wasn’t too upset. Homer’s position would force him to do things he didn’t want to do. She looked at Homer who couldn’t lift his head with an apologetic face, then she sighed and asked again.

“Is that the mole on Ailene’s neck? Why did you ask me?”

“During the investigation, I found out that a star-shaped mole appeared after the accident in the fall of the Nodoban Spirit. This accident happened with the lady, so I confirmed it.”

“What the hell is that ‘Queen’s Star’?”

“It only appeared in legends. It is also known that the ‘Queen’s Star’ is said to appear to a woman destined to be a queen, and the Luther family have been looking for a woman to whom the star of the queen descended since last winter, and that it was in the form of a star-shaped point. I think they knew it. This is a fact that I found out while investigating the suspicious behavior of the prince Dozern, who suddenly approached the Donovan lady at the New Year’s banquet.”

Queen’s Star, Star Point. That spot on the nape of Ailene’s neck that she saw at the New Year’s banquet. The star of the queen that only appears in legends. Because of that, Ailene came to this world. So, she really deserved a gift. Siyeon was called because she had the queen’s star. It was true that Damian, who died together by chance, who almost died together, was next to her and got caught up in it. Their nicknames were actually jokes, but they were all true. As she lowered her head, Adrian came to meet her eyes with a worried look on his face. She slightly tightened the hand he was holding and asked with his face why.

She had no words to answer Adrian. Her memories of that other side were gradually fading, and now she was definitely Damian, but in fact, she was Hyangdan who lived in a faraway world. She was called here by chance and tried hard to live a hard life, but even so, they said it was a free gift. How could nobody say that the person they love so much turns out to be fateful? How could her mood sink all the way to the bottom of the gang all at once like this? She felt sorry for his worried face. She wanted to smile, but she couldn’t manage her expression.

“Damian, where are you uncomfortable?”

Adrian asked. He seemed restless. As he stared at her, she opened and closed her hand and kept making eye contact. His eyebrows were drooping. She saw Adrian worrying about her so much in front of her eyes, and she suddenly thought that everything else was doing something. How about one plus one, or how about a free gift? She was the one this person was so concerned about, but she was able to say it clearly until yesterday.

‘I am happy now.’

Nothing had changed, so why was she not happy now? Why was fate suddenly out of place, Damian? What if Ailene was chosen by fate? Anyone could see that the main character was that child, she thought about it from the moment she met Ailene again here. What was the need to be depressed now? Should she be unhappy because fate didn’t take notice of her? Since she was a supporting character, should she envy Ailene? She had her father, Rootvan, Jenny, and Adrian too. Even if she didn’t have a star of fate or anything like that, this person was looking at her, and there were people next to her who would hug her when she cried, but what’s the use of everything else? She just needed to be happy in her place and with her own strength.

That’s right. First of all, she had to save her man’s eyebrows that go down endlessly.

“It’s okay, Adrian.”

At her smiling face, Adrian also smiled like a flower. If this giddy face was not happiness, then what was happiness? 

After clearing her mind, she was able to ask other questions comfortably. She wanted to know what it had to do with her now, but she asked what she was curious about.

“So, how did that ‘Queen’s Star’ appear?”

Homer paused for a moment before answering.

“The truth is that nothing is known for sure. It seems that Marquis Luther obtained the information through some kind of route, but the source cannot be identified…”

It’s an oracle from God. Look at how big the scale was. She was surprised when Adrian intervened in a cold voice. He spoke with a cynical expression that she hadn’t seen recently.

“Then I must have killed God.”

She, of course, asked Homer if he couldn’t figure out what was going on.

“What are you talking about, Your Excellency Duke?”

“It was so clear that it was nonsense, so I didn’t even pay attention, so things were going like that. Curious about Marquis Luther’s information source? His name is Dovey, 67 years old, former butler of the Duke of Bigor.”

Homer straightened his posture and asked again with a serious face.

“You should tell me more.”

“Didn’t you know that my father, the Duke of Bigor, coveted the former throne? I dealt with the three shamans hired by my father with my own hands. Before they died, they said nonsense that they called the queen’s star. It’s true. There are people who believe it.”

“But, Adrian, it is true that a star-shaped mole appeared on Ailene, who did not exist after drowning.”

She couldn’t tell him, but it’s true that Ailene lived in another world and was called here.

Homer also intervened.

“That’s right. Regardless of whether it was a divine oracle or a shaman’s trick, it is true that the mark appeared.”

Adrian smiled at her and laughed at Homer. She thought she said the same thing.

“It’s just that. It’s not like she showed superpowers, and it’s not like heaven and earth were created. No, even if she showed superpowers or heaven and earth were created, it’s the same. Whether or not Dozern becomes king remains to be seen, but how that happens If it has to be seeing this blood, even if it’s God’s arrangement, I’ll stop it.”

At Adrian’s confident words, Homer put on a strange expression that she couldn’t understand. She was dumbfounded when she saw her wonderful boyfriend who was in the mood to chew on everything, whether it was God or fate. Wasn’t he like the model answer to ‘I know everything, I’m going my own way’. She thought it was quite her way, but there was someone who did it even worse! Even her lover! Wow!

“I envy Your Excellency the Duke who can go straight on the path he has set.”

Homer said with a face that looked collapsed and showed disintegration. Adrian received his gaze with straight eyes.

“You can go too. Do not underestimate your ability. My father and your father are already dead. You can overcome it.”

The two exchanged glances for a moment. Was Homer also a man with a lot of stories? Homer lowered his gaze and thought for a long time before raising his head. For some reason he had a choked face, but his eyes were firm. He didn’t know what it was, but she looked at him, and then he fired a kind, dazzling smile at her. She was about to laugh uncontrollably, but Adrian’s Curson covered her eyes.

“Let’s get over the other side, not that one.”

“You must know that it was the temple of the Principality of Tallen that Dozern received the marriage license. I wonder if the 2nd prince who led the dragon went that far just to get married.”

“Tallen?”

“I’m planning to go back to the Duchy of Tallen soon. Not only Dozern, but the Luther family seems to come and go often.”

“Keep an eye on Luther and Hubei. My men will dig a little more into arms trafficking.”

It was the time when Homer was about to leave his office to return to the palace after the story was finished to some extent. Homer, who turned to him halfway while holding the doorknob, asked Adrian.

“Your Excellency, which one do you think will become the king, the crown prince or the second prince?”

Adrian, who was riding in her car, replied coldly.

“Well, I don’t think either of them fit.”

“Haha. Actually, I think the same way.”

Leaving strange words behind, Homer went back. Adrian put the car in front of her and smiled as if nothing had happened. It seemed that something scary had been said, but she decided to pretend she hadn’t heard it while drinking tea. The heart that Ailene had turned upside down calmed down. What did it matter if it’s the queen’s star or that star was hers? She didn’t even want to have that.”

“Adrian”

“Yes, Damian.”

“You did something pretty today, so I’ll buy you something delicious.”

At her words, Adrian laughed out loud. He asked with a smile on his lips.

“If you tell me what pretty things I’ve done, I’ll do it often.”

“It’s a secret.”

“Then I won’t ask, so give me a reward.”

“A reward?”

“Give me a handkerchief.”

Handkerchief? Ah! Harvest festivities begin throughout Laurentine on the tenth day of autumn. It’s a festival to enjoy the bountiful harvest, and there was a hunting competition among the events hosted by the royal family. Duke Bigor would of course participate. And it’s a common story that the men participating in the hunting competition wish for the lady’s handkerchief, but since neither her father nor Rootvan had ever participated, she hadn’t even thought about it.

Adrian didn’t know that her hand was a paw. He couldn’t bear to say no to him, who was smiling brightly, so she nodded her head, and he smiled broadly and was delighted. Traditionally, gifts were said to be sincere. 

There were many fun events during the festival. There were as many banquets as there were hunting, but they decided to participate in the one held on the same day as the tournament. At the street festival last year, Jenny went to the festival and got a huge doll. What did she say? Did she say she came after breaking the target shooting booth? Anna was ashamed of her and declared that she would never go out with her again.

Damian didn’t like crowded places, so she guarded the mansion during the festival, but this year was different. Wouldn’t it be a celebration on a date?