"Ara Ara, my dear childhood friend what a coincidence that we meet here, it's been so long since we've seen each other" A mocking smile appeared, visibly hidden behind the fan Allara was carrying.
The man with the mysterious scarlet eyes glanced at her, a little hate in his gaze but remaining uninterested in the woman.
"It is a pleasure to see you again Lady Allara of the Duchy of Barlom, daughter of Duke Reinold and Duchess Sara" with simple and elegant words he greeted her but never bowed
"How discourteous, your highness, not to bow down to me, your great childhood friend who did everything for you." Sophia hearing her words couldn't believe how ridiculous it was sounding
But being her role to act as the original Allara she continued her little drama
"How discourteous of you, Lady Barlom, not to kneel before the royalty and the future king of this empire, by chance you were not educated in the famous duchy which claims to educate all of its descendants in an exceptional way."
As described in the novel, Allara took a few steps back, startled and a little frightened by the piercing gaze of the future king.
And seeing that everyone was looking at her with contempt around her she made a forced bow and smiled falsely trying to escape the situation
"I-I beg your pardon your highness, it was my fault, I beg your pardon" she said gritting her teeth in anger
'Ah! Why do I always have to go through these silly situations.' In Allara's mind, Sophia complained
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"Levi!" Allara screamed looking for the youngest
"Yes-Yes my Lady, what can I be of help to you" Running quickly towards her he made an exaggerated bow and looked up scared
"All right, I need you to accompany me to a place"
"M-me?" he asked pointing to himself
"Yes, my father ordered me not to eat until I had studied the subject he ordered me to, as you can see I wouldn't be here if I hadn't finished , the problem is that the kitchen staff refuse to offer me my snack"
"But-But my Lady needs to eat, they can't do that" Levi looked at Allara with a worried look.
'Oh you fool, you're the one who hasn't eaten in days and you still care about me, but don't worry this time I won't let you go through that again, even if it was my fault I'll change it'
"Yes, my mother probably forbade them from feeding me, so she's going against my father's wishes, or the kitchen staff just want to make me suffer, or the two of them, to be honest almost no one likes me in this house" she explained with a shrug
"Don't worry my Lady I'll make sure you have food" Dedicated he started walking towards the kitchen when she grabbed him by the collar of his old shirt
"I don't need it right now, I just want you to come with me, let's get fruit in the backyard, hardly anyone goes there because they think it's haunted, only the gardener is still there"
"We can get enough fruit so that we don't go hungry for a long time"
"My Lady, Wouldn't it be better to go to the kitchen and claim what's yours" Levi asked confused
She shook her head in denial "If I did that they would probably just complain and tease me even more, they might even give me rotten food and if I complain to my father he will always side with my mother, no matter what she does, he will always support her." With a slightly disappointed look Allara looked down slightly.
Even though he was not her real father, it was sad to see that a child suffered such parental abandonment for no reason, and that a father would love his wife more than his own children.
But what could she do, just like in her past life no one would take her side no matter what she does.
"Come on, Levi"
"Yes, my Lady" The two started walking side by side, although Levi was always embarrassed and ran back when his shoulder accidentally touched Allara