Agatha was speechless at the unexpected appearance of the group. Leon's face hardened and he questioned Hubert.
“What, if you were there, why didn’t you come out? And you made my lord come out alone? Are you out of your mind?”
“Do you know how hard it is to climb the walls of this mansion? Strangely, the lord climbed up here in one go. And on top of that, when we arrived, the situation was already over, and that, that...!”
“That, what.”
Hubert looked back and forth between Enoch and Agatha, then scratched his head. The knights standing behind him also avoided eye contact.
“It wasn’t the right atmosphere to go in...”
Agatha thought her face might burn like this. Even in the midst of all this, she tried to escape from Enoch’s embrace, but the man wouldn’t budge.
“Please let me go.”
“It might be okay if the maids bring gowns, but not before.”
Agatha, who had been whispering to Enoch, stiffened. Thinking about it, she had just woken up and was wearing a thin slip.
Her ears were burning. It was when Enoch, still holding her in his arms, took off his uniform jacket and put it on her.
"Lady!"
After pushing through the knights, Jesse and Marie arrived at the Marchioness's bedroom.
“Are you okay?”
“Where are you hurt?”
As soon as they entered, the faces of the two maids who were close to Agatha turned pale upon seeing her covered in blood.
“No, I’m fine.”
As Agatha waved her hand, Enoch gave orders to the two men.
“The Lady is safe. Help her wash up and move her to her room.”
Marie was the first to come to her senses.
“I’ll prepare the water right away. Jesse, you take Madwm to the bathroom first.”
“Madam, come this way.”
Only then did Enoch let her go. Agatha, who was about to follow Jesse, hesitated and turned around.
"How about you?"
At that moment, the knights, the maids, the butler who appeared late, and even Allen held their breath.
“What are you talking about?”
“What are you going to do now?”
He awkwardly avoided eye contact, unlike someone who had been holding her firmly just a moment ago.
“...There is still the interrogation of prisoners. We also need to prepare for the battle.”
“Is this a land war?”
“Didn’t you say that you would take care of your relatives on this occasion? Of course, I have no intention of absorbing the lands of the Nobilis family, so you will have a hard time dealing with the aftermath.”
“...Are you really going to go?”
“Your husband is still alive. I don’t want to throw away the chance for my wife to be safe.”
Agatha, who had been speechless for a while, was soon led into the bathroom by the hand of the maid who appeared.
In the bathtub filled with warm water, Agatha washed off the blood for the first time.
“I’ll change the water for you.”
"Yes."
As she soaked her body in warm water containing a second herbal remedy that had a calming effect, her tense and stiff body began to slowly relax.
Jessie kept pouring warm water on her body and massaging it.
“Would you like some more hot water?”
“No, I think it’s okay.”
She's really going to go on a mission.
Agatha felt like it was finally starting to feel real.
What Enoch confessed was that he was truly trying to protect herself.
Crown Prince Anthony Roxiba was again receiving the news in bed today. After receiving the report from the chamberlain, Anthony slowly raised his upper body.
“So, you’re going to war of honor?”
“Yes, Your Highness. Rumor has it that His Majesty was pleased.”
“I guess so.”
Although the Emperor welcomed Agatha's divorce, he was starting to feel uneasy.
Before he knew it, he had come to his senses and discovered that the sole heir to Nobilis had been married seven times but had no heir.
He thought things would go strangely this time too, but it turned out that the Marquis cared for Agatha enough to declare war on the territory, so he couldn't help but be happy.
“Now my chances of dying will decrease a bit.”
Anthony, who had been slightly relaxing the muscles of his entire body, frowned as he recalled yesterday's events.
“What, then? Was the suspicious thing yesterday a trap?”
“That is not true. As Your Majesty has been informed, there were indeed problems within the Aratus family.”
“But this is strange. Is it possible for us to become close and declare war in just one day?”
Haven't you been acting all this time?
Since Anthony, who knew the inside story, was like that, the nobles who didn't know better were even more upset when they heard the news of the land war.
"It is clear that Marquis Aratus set a trap to deal with Nobilis' relatives!"
As the rumor spread like wildfire, Agatha sat quietly beside Enoch in the conference room after the vassals had left.
The meeting was long over. The herald who would declare war had left, and the date of the campaign had been set.
Once the head of the household made a decision, the rest was up to his retainers.
Aratus selected the knights who would go to the battle of the territories, inspected their weapons, and mustered an army.
Nobilis handed over command of the army to Aratus and ordered him to mobilize his territorial forces to block the flow of information among his relatives until Aratus's forces arrived.
In addition, it provides support for materials and supply routes needed for the territory war.
The preparations were going perfectly as if they had been put together.
“I’ll leave right away.”
“...”
Agatha didn't object because it was advantageous to rush in without giving the opponent time to prepare.
Somehow her mouth wouldn't open.
It wasn't that she doubted his skills, but she didn't know what would happen on the battlefield.
“...Take care on your way back.”
“It won’t take long this time either.”
Enoch kissed Agatha on the forehead and stood up.
Agatha couldn't catch him. She felt good that he was stepping forward for her own safety, but at the same time, she felt complicated seeing the man heading toward a dangerous place.
Even while he was away on the battlefield, First Vice-Captain Leon Takran remained as Agatha's escort.
“It would be better to take at least one more person...”
Sir Leon, who was now to be a close guard even in the mansion, shook his head.
“Your Grace’s safety is of the utmost importance to him. Please consider the Marquis’s feelings.”
Agatha, who had come to the window, watched Enoch leave the mansion on horseback. War clouds were gathering over him and the knights followed him.
“What, if you were there, why didn’t you come out? And you made my lord come out alone? Are you out of your mind?”
“Do you know how hard it is to climb the walls of this mansion? Strangely, the lord climbed up here in one go. And on top of that, when we arrived, the situation was already over, and that, that...!”
“That, what.”
Hubert looked back and forth between Enoch and Agatha, then scratched his head. The knights standing behind him also avoided eye contact.
“It wasn’t the right atmosphere to go in...”
Agatha thought her face might burn like this. Even in the midst of all this, she tried to escape from Enoch’s embrace, but the man wouldn’t budge.
“Please let me go.”
“It might be okay if the maids bring gowns, but not before.”
Agatha, who had been whispering to Enoch, stiffened. Thinking about it, she had just woken up and was wearing a thin slip.
Her ears were burning. It was when Enoch, still holding her in his arms, took off his uniform jacket and put it on her.
"Lady!"
After pushing through the knights, Jesse and Marie arrived at the Marchioness's bedroom.
“Are you okay?”
“Where are you hurt?”
As soon as they entered, the faces of the two maids who were close to Agatha turned pale upon seeing her covered in blood.
“No, I’m fine.”
As Agatha waved her hand, Enoch gave orders to the two men.
“The Lady is safe. Help her wash up and move her to her room.”
Marie was the first to come to her senses.
“I’ll prepare the water right away. Jesse, you take Madwm to the bathroom first.”
“Madam, come this way.”
Only then did Enoch let her go. Agatha, who was about to follow Jesse, hesitated and turned around.
"How about you?"
At that moment, the knights, the maids, the butler who appeared late, and even Allen held their breath.
“What are you talking about?”
“What are you going to do now?”
He awkwardly avoided eye contact, unlike someone who had been holding her firmly just a moment ago.
“...There is still the interrogation of prisoners. We also need to prepare for the battle.”
“Is this a land war?”
“Didn’t you say that you would take care of your relatives on this occasion? Of course, I have no intention of absorbing the lands of the Nobilis family, so you will have a hard time dealing with the aftermath.”
“...Are you really going to go?”
“Your husband is still alive. I don’t want to throw away the chance for my wife to be safe.”
Agatha, who had been speechless for a while, was soon led into the bathroom by the hand of the maid who appeared.
In the bathtub filled with warm water, Agatha washed off the blood for the first time.
“I’ll change the water for you.”
"Yes."
As she soaked her body in warm water containing a second herbal remedy that had a calming effect, her tense and stiff body began to slowly relax.
Jessie kept pouring warm water on her body and massaging it.
“Would you like some more hot water?”
“No, I think it’s okay.”
She's really going to go on a mission.
Agatha felt like it was finally starting to feel real.
What Enoch confessed was that he was truly trying to protect herself.
“...”
She felt like her frozen heart was starting to loosen up a little.
The two maids pretended not to notice Agatha quietly burying her head in the warm water.
While Agatha was regaining her composure, the butler, Allen, was quickly busy cleaning up after the attack.
He called in the resident repairman to repair the wreckage, mopped up the blood, removed the carpets that had been trampled by mud, and opened the windows to let out the stench of iron.
While Nobilis' vassals were busy getting back to business in the mansion, Enoch was heading down to the dungeons to interrogate prisoners.
Enoch's declaration that he would strike down Agatha's relatives on this occasion was not an empty promise.
He planned to use this opportunity to involve as many of Nobilis' relatives as possible to ensure Agatha's safety.
“Let’s get started right away.”
The interrogation process was long. After several long hours, Enoch finally extracted one name.
Cadden.
He was one of the collateral blood relatives of Nobilis.
Early in the morning, the vassals of Aratus and Nobilis gathered in the conference room of the newlywed mansion.
Upon hearing that name, Agatha tried to recall her memories.
A relative who had appeared in the letters of the Marchioness Iris Domunia not long ago.
“I heard that Mrs. Cadden attended the first performance at Armand Hall, and I see she has come forward this time.”
Ethel brought the map and the Cadden family materials to Enoch.
“They rule over the southern region of the Nobilis family’s territory. The Cadden family is a faction that is second in line for succession, so I think we can capture their lineage this time.”
“They say that their lineage is particularly prone to assassination attempts.”
Ethel nodded in response to Enoch's question, who had become familiar with the internal affairs of the Nobilis family.
“That’s right. The first priority is to attempt kidnapping. Although they are the highest in the line of succession, they have roots in a foreign country, so marriage is the only sure way to take over the Nobilis family.”
If Agatha were to die, there was a high probability that the first and second in line for succession would each receive half of the Nobilis family.
“Whether it’s a barge or a ship, it takes time. Since you won’t know the situation well either, the earlier you leave, the easier it will be to mine or capture it.”
If you raid one family, evidence of related families will come out one after another.
At this point, he was able to send away the second in line of succession all at once.
“What do you want to do?”
With all eyes on him, Enoch called out to one person.
“Second Vice-Captain, Hubert Karwen.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Hubert immediately stood up from his seat.
“Stock up on provisions and check your weapons.”
"Then...!"
“Send a messenger.”
Tension and anticipation filled the faces of the Aratus staff.
“The battle of the honors begins.”
The first thing Enoch did was to inspect the troops and report on the battle.
while the proclamation of the site of the palace was posted to the Emperor.
She felt like her frozen heart was starting to loosen up a little.
The two maids pretended not to notice Agatha quietly burying her head in the warm water.
While Agatha was regaining her composure, the butler, Allen, was quickly busy cleaning up after the attack.
He called in the resident repairman to repair the wreckage, mopped up the blood, removed the carpets that had been trampled by mud, and opened the windows to let out the stench of iron.
While Nobilis' vassals were busy getting back to business in the mansion, Enoch was heading down to the dungeons to interrogate prisoners.
Enoch's declaration that he would strike down Agatha's relatives on this occasion was not an empty promise.
He planned to use this opportunity to involve as many of Nobilis' relatives as possible to ensure Agatha's safety.
“Let’s get started right away.”
The interrogation process was long. After several long hours, Enoch finally extracted one name.
Cadden.
He was one of the collateral blood relatives of Nobilis.
Early in the morning, the vassals of Aratus and Nobilis gathered in the conference room of the newlywed mansion.
Upon hearing that name, Agatha tried to recall her memories.
A relative who had appeared in the letters of the Marchioness Iris Domunia not long ago.
“I heard that Mrs. Cadden attended the first performance at Armand Hall, and I see she has come forward this time.”
Ethel brought the map and the Cadden family materials to Enoch.
“They rule over the southern region of the Nobilis family’s territory. The Cadden family is a faction that is second in line for succession, so I think we can capture their lineage this time.”
“They say that their lineage is particularly prone to assassination attempts.”
Ethel nodded in response to Enoch's question, who had become familiar with the internal affairs of the Nobilis family.
“That’s right. The first priority is to attempt kidnapping. Although they are the highest in the line of succession, they have roots in a foreign country, so marriage is the only sure way to take over the Nobilis family.”
If Agatha were to die, there was a high probability that the first and second in line for succession would each receive half of the Nobilis family.
“Whether it’s a barge or a ship, it takes time. Since you won’t know the situation well either, the earlier you leave, the easier it will be to mine or capture it.”
If you raid one family, evidence of related families will come out one after another.
At this point, he was able to send away the second in line of succession all at once.
“What do you want to do?”
With all eyes on him, Enoch called out to one person.
“Second Vice-Captain, Hubert Karwen.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Hubert immediately stood up from his seat.
“Stock up on provisions and check your weapons.”
"Then...!"
“Send a messenger.”
Tension and anticipation filled the faces of the Aratus staff.
“The battle of the honors begins.”
The first thing Enoch did was to inspect the troops and report on the battle.
while the proclamation of the site of the palace was posted to the Emperor.
Crown Prince Anthony Roxiba was again receiving the news in bed today. After receiving the report from the chamberlain, Anthony slowly raised his upper body.
“So, you’re going to war of honor?”
“Yes, Your Highness. Rumor has it that His Majesty was pleased.”
“I guess so.”
Although the Emperor welcomed Agatha's divorce, he was starting to feel uneasy.
Before he knew it, he had come to his senses and discovered that the sole heir to Nobilis had been married seven times but had no heir.
He thought things would go strangely this time too, but it turned out that the Marquis cared for Agatha enough to declare war on the territory, so he couldn't help but be happy.
“Now my chances of dying will decrease a bit.”
Anthony, who had been slightly relaxing the muscles of his entire body, frowned as he recalled yesterday's events.
“What, then? Was the suspicious thing yesterday a trap?”
“That is not true. As Your Majesty has been informed, there were indeed problems within the Aratus family.”
“But this is strange. Is it possible for us to become close and declare war in just one day?”
Haven't you been acting all this time?
Since Anthony, who knew the inside story, was like that, the nobles who didn't know better were even more upset when they heard the news of the land war.
"It is clear that Marquis Aratus set a trap to deal with Nobilis' relatives!"
As the rumor spread like wildfire, Agatha sat quietly beside Enoch in the conference room after the vassals had left.
The meeting was long over. The herald who would declare war had left, and the date of the campaign had been set.
Once the head of the household made a decision, the rest was up to his retainers.
Aratus selected the knights who would go to the battle of the territories, inspected their weapons, and mustered an army.
Nobilis handed over command of the army to Aratus and ordered him to mobilize his territorial forces to block the flow of information among his relatives until Aratus's forces arrived.
In addition, it provides support for materials and supply routes needed for the territory war.
The preparations were going perfectly as if they had been put together.
“I’ll leave right away.”
“...”
Agatha didn't object because it was advantageous to rush in without giving the opponent time to prepare.
Somehow her mouth wouldn't open.
It wasn't that she doubted his skills, but she didn't know what would happen on the battlefield.
“...Take care on your way back.”
“It won’t take long this time either.”
Enoch kissed Agatha on the forehead and stood up.
Agatha couldn't catch him. She felt good that he was stepping forward for her own safety, but at the same time, she felt complicated seeing the man heading toward a dangerous place.
Even while he was away on the battlefield, First Vice-Captain Leon Takran remained as Agatha's escort.
“It would be better to take at least one more person...”
Sir Leon, who was now to be a close guard even in the mansion, shook his head.
“Your Grace’s safety is of the utmost importance to him. Please consider the Marquis’s feelings.”
Agatha, who had come to the window, watched Enoch leave the mansion on horseback. War clouds were gathering over him and the knights followed him.
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