Unlike his usual sophisticated and trendy style, he wore a suit with a very classic design. Nevertheless, perhaps because of his muscular body and rebellious eyes, he exuded a wild charm that made you not know where he would go. A handsome man already knew better than anyone else how to make himself stand out. Violet thought that was a bit unfair.
As Violet was staring at me, Winter frowned and asked.
"Why again? What don't you like?"
"No. I'm watching you because I like it."
"...What do you like?"
"Evening suit. Fit well."
"Oh, I thought you might like it. Classic style."
"Now that I think about it, I see."
She answered, making a crisp noise and laughing. Winter also relaxed his habitual frown and smiled playfully, Violet held out a corsage she had made herself.
"Would you like me to put it on?"
"Well done. After all, it would be better to leave the flowers-related matter to you."
"Thank god."
The corsage, which reflected Violet's tastes, also followed a classic design, and it seemed like it was intentionally harmonized with Winter's sult.
Winter took it, attached it to his dress, and was fiddling with it when he heard Hayel calling from outside the room.
"It's almost 8 o'clock."
The party started at 7 o'clock, but the two hosts and main characters were scheduled to enter the party an hour later. Winter also put on his gloves and held out his hands.
"Shall we go?"
Then Violet quietly stood next to him and wrapped her arms around him with her hands.
"Let's go."
Winter didn't say anything but walked away with a cheerful expression on his face.
When the couple entered the lobby where the party was held, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to them. And then they immediately started whispering about Violet's dress. They can't say for sure whether it was the most beautiful dress, as It is subjective, but objectively, it was clear that it was the dress that cost the most money. It was a dress that countless people had put together over a long period of time.
Violet was nervous because it had been a long time since she had been to such a crowded party, and there were even a few nobles who had visibly bullied her in the South, so she held on to Winter's arm.
Then Winter lowered his head slightly and asked.
"Who do you want to say hello to?"
"Yes?"
"The main character should say hello first. Everyone will be waiting."
"So, you are the host, so why am I the main character?"
"Is this a time when the world throws at least a victory party for war heroes? Parties where men are the main characters are gone. We're like an invisible wall. You just have to avoid it so you don't get hit."
Winter joked, but Violet thought that this party was probably full of people trying their best to become friends with him. There were Ash and Blooming at the party, so it was common to go in one of two directions. But she immediately knew where she was going and started walking.
"Sharon!"
Violet walked quickly in joy. Then Sharon waved her hand disdainfully. Violet approached her, took a look at the young man who came with Sharon and looked at Sharon as if asking to be introduced. Then Sharon introduced him with disapproval.
"This is Lord Auss, a friend of Peren."
"Ah, nice to meet you, Sir Auss. I heard a lot from Sharon."
Violet held out her hand to him, and Auss politely gave a naval salute and then placed his mouth close to the back of her hand. At first glance, he seemed very quiet and unsociable. It was the exact opposite of Sharon. Sharon continued.
"Perren had to take a boat, so I brought Auss with me. I'm usually free."
"Yes?"
Violet answered and looked at Auss.
Violet, who saw his eyes flutter and disappointment spread within them, made an embarrassed expression. Looking at Aus's expression, it seemed like he had canceled and followed Sharon to escort her, even though he was busy with work.
Still, he seemed a little disappointed when she told Violet that she had brought him because she was free. Sharon waved at Winter who followed her.
"Rather, Lord Winter! It looks like you put a lot of effort into Violet's dress. There's no way she would have found and worn a dress that just looks like she spent a lot of money on it."
"After all, a friend is a friend."
Winter shrugged his shoulders, glanced at Auss, and continued.
"More than that, looking at the escort's expression, I guess he wasn't busy?"
When Winter blurted out, Auss looked embarrassed. Violet agreed, feeling glad for the first time that Winter was someone who didn't hesitate to talk.
"I looked like that too, so I thought about it just in case."
"Huh? It's not? You must have been free? I asked you if you wanted to go to the party with me, and you said you would come right away, right?"
Sharon, who speaks quickly, poured out her words, and Aus's mouth opened. once and then closed again. Violet, knowing that he was the quiet type, asked softly.
"Shouldn't you have been in the same boat as Peren? You said you were a member of the Navy and his friend."
"You're right."
At those words, Sharon's brows narrowed.
"What are you talking about? But what if you're here?"
"I was discharged."
"What? Are you crazy? Why?"
"I wasn't crazy, but..."
When Auss fell silent again, Winter answered in his stead.
"He can't send you to a place this far away with another man, so he'll go with you even if he has to get discharged, or something like that."
As Winter organized it for him, Auss nodded.
Sharon, who was frozen in shock for a moment, looked around. She was planning on hitting them if no one was watching, but everyone was watching them. Sharon asked threateningly, her hands shaking.
"Are you crazy? Have you given up on life? Why do you get discharged from the military because of a party? Don't you think your parents will be upset if they find it?"
"I told you before I came here."
"What are you saying?"
"I didn't hear that far."
"At least you must have said you have been discharged. You left without even telling them you were coming to the party, right?"
Auss, who was remembering for a moment, nodded. He was so accurate that
Violet was a little surprised. When Sharon spoke to Violet, she just said that Auss was her brother's friend who didn't say much and was funny, but here Violet saw that Auss loved Sharon with all his heart.
Perhaps feeling sorry for Auss being unilaterally scolded by Sharon, Winter Intervened.
"How are the rooms? I paid special attention to it."
"Ah, the guest room! I like it so much. It's fantastic! I thought I was a frog in a well, right?"
"You asked for two bedrooms in one room Instead of two rooms, so I thought it was a brother and sister coming..."
Winter Intentionally trailed off. In response, Auss sighed and Sharon answered calmly.
"It's okay. The bathrooms are all separate and the rooms are so large that I got lost trying to find my room."
Sharon didn't even notice that Auss was downcast next to her, and she glanced at Violet.
"Are you going to nag me?"
"Are you going to get married?"
When Violet asked, Sharon was startled and denied it.
"It's inconvenient to call if we use separate rooms. Besides, these days it's not like you get married just because you share a room once. We were friends in the first place?"
"Did you ask lord Auss's opinion? Does he think so too?"
"No. If I discuss things like that with Auss, I'll die of frustration."
With those words, Sharon turned to Auss and asked.
"Are you dissatisfied?"
Then, Auss was startled and shook his head. Instead of helping, Winter suppressed the urge to get angry and just watched from the side, so the only person who would take Auss's side was Violet. She asked coldly.
"No matter how close you are, you should have at least asked if you could share a room with someone of the opposite sex. That would be rude."
"Could you please stop talking like my mother? Aren't you rude?"
"I'm not going to keep worrying about you."
"What do you care? Are you afraid that I might attack that man?"
"Sharon!"
Violet was startled and raised her voice. Auss's face turned red, but he was speechless and could not say anything. Winter, who was going crazy because he wanted to make fun of him, finally squeezed Auss's shoulder and said.
"You should lock the door and sleep well."
As he spoke and his lips twitched trying to hold back laughter, Auss, who was in tears, barely opened his mouth.
"Sharon, I know you can't do that."
Winter couldn't resist those words and said one more thing.
"When you say it like that, it looks like you're hoping for it."
Auss's shoulders visibly shook at his words.
As soon as Violet found a good person to tease, she couldn't come to her senses because her friend and husband were going crazy and saying random things, and she grabbed their arms so tightly that it hurt.
"You both did that in public... Please refrain from saying things like that."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Right, what do you mean by that, Violet?"
The two tried to tease Violet this time, but when she narrowed her eyes and made a stern expression, she quickly cleared her throat and closed her mouth.
The four of them seemed to be having a lot of fun together, and people who wanted to have a word with Winter began to gather around them.
Winter, the host of the party, soon left because he had to say hello to other guests. Thanks to that, while the three people remained talking, a noble lady who walked up from behind looked at Violet's shoulders wrapped in lace and asked.
"Ma'am, what is that on your shoulder?"
Then Violet calmly looked back at the lady and said.
"Ah, I heard that it is a symbol to wish good luck to the spouse of another clan who is married to the Kanik clan."
"Oh my, you said that..."
It was a noble lady she had seen several times in the South, and Violet was familiar with her face.
She was nervous in advance that the noble lady would talk to her to find fault, just like in the South.
For three years, she was treated like she didn't exist at many parties, and even if someone showed interest, it quickly turned into harassment.
Violet, in a state of resignation, folded her hands and quietly waited for the Iady to reply. Then the group of Warhosons who came next to them spoke with admiration.
"Oh my God, the whole thing about separation was a lie? I guess she really loves her husband. Still, someone who is a Princess in name and appearance wears all these marks."
Violet's expression frowned when she heard that. They were sarcastic about Violet, but their sarcastic remarks ended up insulting Winter's blood. However, the nobles in front of her didn't even realize that they were making fun of Violet based on her disregard for the Kanik clan.
The South was not her region, but for Violet, Chiron was her home and her region. She spoke in a voice that made it feel somewhat cold.
"Did I explain it poorly? I think I just told you that this mark is a symbol drawn on spouses who marry members of the Kanik clan."
"Yes?"
"I'm saying this because you say it as if it requires some kind of courage."
Violet narrowed her eyes, as she often did when Winter showed signs of being irritated and nodded as if she had finally figured it out.
"It is said that the coloring is done with a spell, so it will disappear in a month. I apologize if you were concerned about whether it would be permanent."
"No. I... "
"Or did you mean something else?"
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