The eyes of the Marquis Leonard as he squinted against Medea showed a hint of vigilance.
Meanwhile, the vassals of the 1st Prince's faction fought back.
"The Marquis's words make sense. Recently, isn't that why His Majesty is trying to send our lord to a more and more difficult place?"
After the recent birthday banquet, an Imperial order was issued to Cesare to subdue the foreign peoples near the border.
It was a dangerous area where fierce skirmishes were constantly taking place over the southern border.
"If this is already the case, it will be Impossible to change His Majesty's mind again. In the end, what are our remaining options..."
Marquis Leonard shook his head.
"You don't know the weight of the cause. If our 1st Prince's faction occupies the throne by force, if the public sentiment leaves, the throne will not be able to be defended. Therefore, treason cannot be chosen."
Even the bone cup between brothers may be wrapped up in the desire for power.
However, the Immorality of killing his parents and taking the throne will not be tolerated even by the Karen people here who are faithful to their desires.
The politics of terror also has its limits.
It was practically impossible to kneel on all continents forever.
"Well, I don't know."
At that moment, a loud voice echoed through the air.
"Where do people's emotions end up? Compassion is hidden in hatred, and affection is laid under hatred. Nothing lasts forever."
"What is Your Highness's...?"
"If it doesn't exist, you can make a new one, and if it's forgotten, you can shake it and wake it up again."
Through her two lives, Medea has seen moments when the emotions of many people are turned upside down.
Loyalty turns into betrayal, love twists into cynicism, and so on.
Is it different from an Emperor?
'It would be possible to do the opposite.'
Perdiccas II was so outstanding that he always felt inferior and a sense of crisis to his eldest son, who surpassed her.
Then.
What if it made him realize that it was absolutely necessary to protect his throne?
Medea's index finger slowly overwrote the end of the table.
"Now that we have removed the hindrance of the Western Empress. It is time to change the Emperor's Intentions towards Cesare."
The opportunity for that change should be both natural and decisive.
The green eyes became calm.
Medea, lost in thought, did not realize that his golden gaze was on her.
'However, I don't think he'll follow my plan.'
Medea raised her head with a slight frown.
"..."
The gaze that had been lingering for a while disappeared without a trace.
***
Near the Imperial Palace of Katzen, Serwood Forest.
It was a cloudless day under a clear sky.
With the sound of horses' hooves echoing on the earth, the Emperor's carriage arrived at the mouth of the forest.
Subsequently, the carriages of the imperial family and nobles also appeared in a row.
"Boom, boom!"
Excited by the smell of nature, the hounds barked and jumped forward.
Today was the day of the deer hunting competition, an annual event of the Katzen Imperial Family.
At the entrance to the Serwood Forest, in the center of a clearing with green grass, the Emperor's tent was erected.
On both sides, the tents of the nobles were also present.
As the carriages arrived one by one, a particularly dignified black horse appeared over the forest road.
"His Highness the First Prince's black horse is always a threat. Oh my. This guy, it's okay, so calm down."
"It's a warhorse that has crossed piles of corpses on the battlefield, but it's a bit of an imperial hunting ground. Tsk, stay still!"
When the other horses were overwhelmed by the momentum and took a step back, the people panicked and struggled to grab the reins.
At that moment, the First Prince jumped off the horse.
The tightly fitted black hunting suit flowed smoothly along the toned thigh muscles and caught the eye.
A small silver ornament at the end of the cloak added to the atmosphere of the blade.
Even though there was no exposed area from head to toe, the shadow-like appearance of the forest looked fierce and unrestrained.
Swish. Swish.
Beyond the sound of the fan being unfolded, the eyes of the noblewomen turned to him.
"Dea."
He turned around and held out his hand with the horse ridden by the 1st Prince.
When the 1st Princess's small foot rested on the horse's belly, he took her into his arms with a slight mischief.
The moment the elegant eyes of the 1st Princess turned red, people took a breath when they saw the 1st Prince's eyes curve.
"... the 1st Prince again?"
Soon after, he boldly left a kiss on his wife's fingertips.
They really don't know how that little 1st Princess, who always seems calm, melted the walls of that icy man.
"Wait, by the way, the words of His Highness the First Prince.... Is it pure-blooded Arion?"
"The day will come when I will see that precious bloodline with my own eyes."
People rubbed their eyes at the beautiful white horse that Medea was riding.
"I never imagined that the First Prince would really do this. It's even more ridiculous for me to be surprised every time I see it."
"Perhaps it was concluded by an oracle, so the goddess may have sent a love spell to His Highness the First Prince."
They still couldn't adapt to the changed appearance of the First Prince, so they tried to find a reason and understand it somehow.
However, they could see only one thing for sure.
The First Prince is a sad man who cares deeply about his wife.
Under the tent in the center, at the top of the table, sat Perdiccas II.
On the right side of it was the Eastern Empress's seat, but the seat of the Western Empress on the other side was vacant.
'Western Empress was also absent from this hunting tournament. But the Third Prince is still by his side, what does His Majesty think...?'
It was around the time when people were glancing at the Emperor's eyes.
Someone entered the tent.
"Your Highness, the Fourth Princess!"
It was the 4th Princess, Angelique.
She was a little thinner than before, and her complexion was not good.
However, as far as the current hunting clothes are concerned, she is more gorgeous than anyone else, as if she wants to avenge their shabby life, so she doesn't show much of a difference.
"Oh, Angelique, come here."
Perdiccas II stretched out his hand towards the Fourth Princess.
"Sob, sob. I was wrong. I will never cheekily rot the Insides of the wealthy again."
The 4th Princess hung on one of his legs unchanged, overshadowed by the years she had not seen her father for a long time.
"Now I will cling to the Emperor's side and never leave this place."
"You're still a long way from maturing. You're still acting like a child."
Perdiccas II still scolded the Fourth Princess in an angry tone.
However, there was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
By confirming that his daughter is not at all different from what he thought, and that he can still see her inside.
As if she were aware of her ugliness, the 4th Princess immediately shook off her seat and stood up, raising her voice maturely.
"As a member of the imperial family, I am unfamiliar with the concern caused to the Katzen Imperial Family."
"You have to make at least one or two mistakes for a young hitter. If you come to your senses now, come back to this place. I have missed you."
Perdiccas II, who was generous, kindly stroked the head of the Fourth Princess and gave her a reward.
The nobles of Katzen were tongue-tied by the Emperor's duplicity.
At the birthday party not long ago, they could still see him angry just by thinking of Angelique.
"Send them to the palace of the Fourth Princess as soon as you return. Oh, Angelique's escorts as well."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
She was accompanied by the guards who had taken all of her belongings before she was kicked out.
In this way, the 4th Princess successfully returned in front of everyone.
Her return will soon spread widely among the nobles.
Eastern Empress, who was watching from the sidelines, stuck out her tongue inwardly.
"As the Princess said."
If she had asked for her daughter's return, the Emperor would not have been so generous in setting up a face.
Meanwhile, when Perdiccas II welcomed his expelled daughter so much again, the atmosphere inside the tent changed slightly.
Alas, is a new wind blowing again?
The subjects of the Princess faction shed the light of hope, while others shone the light of search.
The road to the Serwood Forest, where the hunting competition is held.
Angelique looked around awkwardly and sneaked up on Medea.
"Hmm. Thank you so that I can return to the capital.... Princess, no, the 1st Princess helped me, right?"
It is said that trials make people grow, and the 4th Princess has changed in many ways compared to three years ago, when she was arrogant and arrogant three years ago.
"I'm glad you seem to be safe so far. His Highness the 1st Prince was also very concerned."
Medea replied gently.
"Ha, you don't know what the world will do. Samon, how did you know that he would die like that, that I would see you again in my country like this?"
The 4th Princess added with a smirk.
"Above all, you with Cesare... You be his wife... I didn't even dream of it."
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