[ Some time later, it is was time for the party to start.
Roman's appearance had completely changed from before in the party.
During the day, he was covered in dust and mud due to working in the mine and after that he spent time with Chris at the training ground and trained him his new sword technique (Seomjeon) right before the party, but he appeared neat and clean and dignified in the party.
People where long awaiting for Roman appreance in the party. When they saw Roman walking into the party hall, people who had been talking until now held their breath for a moment after seeing him. ]
"Master Roman Dmitry is entering." A soldier announced to the people present in the party hall.
After entering the party hall, Roman looked around and greeted people present their.
There was not even the slightest stern look on him now. As this was a party being held for him, Roman acted like the protagonist of the party, and despite being rejected by him earlier, noble women still showed interest in him.
"Roman, why did you act like that during our first meeting in the evening? I just wanted to converse a little before the banquet."
"I had just finished my work in the mines, so I had no choice but to do that due to my look. I hope you understand my desire to also look little good."
"Ah! so that was the reason."
After hearing the reply of Roman as if everyone one like Roman answer? They smiled at Roman reply.
Their intention was clear as crystal. They all wanted to make some sort of connection with Roman, and after some point in the party, only women could be seen around him. Among them Sylvia stood out the most.
Sylvia said to Roman, "You certainly look like a wonderful person. Even though you are the heir of a noble family, you were working directly in the mines. My father always said that we should live longing to learn what happens below us, but unlike Roman I couldn't put it into practice. If I had someone Like Roman as my husband, wouldn't that make it possible for me to change as I would see things being done by my companion?"
After hearing Sylvia blatant word, people around her where stunned and where looking at each other, but Sylvia didn't care at all.
Sylvia knew she was pretty, she knew her appearance very well, and she learned from experience that if she made her first move on other first, they would usually lose there mind, and for her know it wasn't a bad method.
But if it wasn't for Roman, who was not shaken even by the beauty of Flora Lawrence, the most beautiful woman in the northeast region, her method might have worked.
"Thanks for the undeserved praise."
And just like that, Roman ended the conversation with a laugh.
He kindly accepted questions from all directions, but he never allowed them to get particularly closer to him.
Roman, who had been tormented by women for a long time, secretly escaped the party hall and took a breath, and thought.
'How much time has passed?'
But at that moment he heard a familiar voice from his behind.
"You seem good at acting."
The owner of the voice approaching him and the owner of voice was non other than Flora Lawrence.
Roman's face didn't look as kind as before.
He didn't have to put up a kind face in a place where no one was watching, so he spoke coldly, "It was necessary for the party."
"It's surprising, since I thought you didn't care about the relationships between people."
On Flora comment Roman said, "It would normally have been like that. But this party was hosted by the Lawrence family for me, and my parents and their guests are watching. This means that, apart from my usual behavior, it is a place where I have to show minimal courtesy to other. And to say that it was surprising, I was same when I first met you, as well as now."
[ When Roman first met Flora, he was dressed in a beautiful robes.
And after thinking that the smell of blood on his body will be not be polite to other, he even sprayed a terrible perfume and went out to Flora.
Roman was such kind of a person.
Even though he seemed to be acting like an innocent person, he showed appropriate behavior necessary for that condition.]
Flora replied to Roman, "You right, rather it was me who was not polite."
From her memory she can remember Roman was a man of integrity.
During the arranged marriage meeting, he was well manners until the end, and only after the annulment of the marriage was announced, he started to show his cold attitude.
After thinking about it, it was all her fault, Roman tried to keep a line between them, like now as he shown in the party, but Flora trampled it on and ruined their relationship.
He was a consistent person, so she became more curious of him, how can Roman live like this? how can his standards be so firm?
"But why are you working in the mine as a miner? Others think it's a part of test which is going on you to check whether you are fit as a hier, but I've heard that there is no such a test in the noble family. Even if it's a noble family whose core are blacksmithing, there's no reason for Baron Dmitry to send his son to the mines."
Normally Roman wouldn't have answered Flora's questions.
However he decided to answer her questions.
As he remembered her appearance on the battlefield, Roman just wanted to reply to her questions just for once.
"How do you think Lawrence got to postion where they are now?"
"Uh!"
"People often think that Lawrence was revived with crops that came from there fertile soil, but that is not the case. Lawrence family succeeded in commerce, They knew how to use their crops, and sold or bartered them, and that is how Lawrence was originated. I heard that Viscount Lawrence's younger brother also used that talent to succeed as a merchant in the capital."
After hearing what Roman had said, Flora was completely suprised, because few people knew about Lawrence origin.
In fact even Flora not long ago, thought that fertile land was main reason of Lawrence existence.
Flora asked Roman again, "What does it had to anything with your matter?"
On Flora questions Roman replied, "I thought that the forge and iron mine are the foundation of Dmitry. Dmitry would not have been this position today, if there was no miners who go in the iron mines every day and dig iron ore from it. So if I want to fully understand Dmitry's land. I think it's my duty, due to me baring the Dmitry's surname, regardless the issue of inheriting of the land. If there comes a time where I like my Dmitry's people, face problem. I am sure with the help of time I spent in the mines, which others cannot understand, will be of great help for me, in empathizing with them."
On Roman's statment Flora was not able to think properly, she was not able to say anything to Roman
"Ah!"
"It seems there is no time left so I need to go." After saying that Roman ended the conversation with Flora and turned back and leaved her behind without saying any words.
[ Flora looked at him and she felt as if she had been hit hard on her head.
Truly Roman always astonished her each time she met him. ]
People had recently begun to call Roman Dmitry as the Man of All Men. Roman Dmitry's past reputation of being called Dmitry nerd was completely forgotten , and everyone looked up to him now.
After Roman had left, Flora thought What if she was in the Roman postion? Would she be able to work a mine even if she heard praises from all directions?
'No, I would never be able to do that.'
[ Honestly, anyone would've been like that.
Sweet praises melt down the rationality in the brain, and even the most diligent person often falls down due it.
They would try to enjoy reality from some point. And it was especially true for someone like Roman. Even if he enjoyed the company of women, no one would criticize him.
However Roman was different, he wasn't drunk on his victory and enjoyed it, he knows what his reality is due to his past experience.
As soon as the war was over, he grabbed a pickaxe and headed to the mine, and while others where emersed in the enjoyment of the victory, the hero of the war silently dug up iron ore cover in the dust of the iron mine. ]
What kind of mindset does Roman have to like and act like that?
Even Flora was someone who didn't waste time, but whenever she compared herself to Roman, she felt ashamed.
'He's a great guy.'
She wanted to be imitated him, aside from the fact that he was a selfish human being, Roman himself was a perfect fit as her ideals man.
But suddenly Flora remembered what her father had said to her.
" From now on, live for your dreams. I will not repeat the same mistake of dropping your value to the ground, and I am ready to support you for whatever you want."
Viscount Lawrence didn't wanted her to live as Flower of Lawrence's, instead he wanted her to live as Flora Lawrence.
Also, his words on promising to support her in whatever way she wanted filled her head.
'What is my dream?'
No matter what she think there was no clear dream she had.
But one thing is she certain of, while watching Roman's progress, there is one thing she want to achieve.
'I want to become strong. So that other factions can never again try to take over Lawrence's territory. Rather than entrusting Lawrence's safety to others, I want to overcome those dangers by becoming stronger myself. That's the goal I want to achieve in future.'
She made her decision, a firm dream for her future.
After the war ended, her head which had wandered for a while, finally cleared up and now she felt everything is in order.
Flora left the party, there was no longer any reason for her to stay in the party.
Now she was no longer curious about a being named Roman Dmitry which was tieing her to move forward.
A few days after the party was held. it was revealed, Flora left Lawrence and headed for the capital.
Before the war with Barco Flora was like plants in the greenhouse, but now Lawrence's flower finally left the greenhouse and went out into the world.
* * *
Time slowly passed by and after a fortnight.
When the destruction of the Barco family was now known to everyone, there was a visitor in the Dmitry's smithy.
"Hendrick! Hendrick!"
"What's up?"
"What? I just stopped by for a drink."
The man with a dwarf physique looked nervously at Hendrick as he left the forge and smiled.
When Hendrick see the bottle in his hand, he salivated.
Since it was lunchtime, Hendrick hurriedly removed all the items from above the tree trunk, to used it as a table.
"After all you're the only one who can understands my heart Jacob."
"Right?"
The man who is now talking with Hendrick is Jacob, he is the overseeyer of the mine.
Jacob pours the alcohol into Hendrick's glass and he also drank some.
"Ugh! this was good one."
Hendrick asked Jacob "How are you doing today?"
"It's the same as usual. No matter how much I dig this iron mine, I can't see the end. We've only developed the first part of the mountain yet, so the Dmitry family won't run out of iron mines for hundreds of years."
Hendrick and Jacob, the two pillars of Dmitry often spent there with each other by taking about their daily life and drinking like now.
In the midst of working hard every day, taking a break to have a drink was like sweet rain.
They talk about their daily life and drank for a while.
Hendrick put down his glass and asked in a low tone.
"By the way how is Roman Dmitry condition? A week ago, there was a lot of talk about Roman Dmitry working in the iron mine, but the fortress is a little quiet now about it? Fid he quit his job?"
"Oh, Roman?"
After hearing what Hendrick asked Jacob chuckled.
He took another drink and said while smiling.
"Don't even talk about him. He is far from quitting, he hasn't missed a single day of work yet. At first, everyone was reluctant to have him as his intentions weren't known, but no miner hates him now."
"Really?"
Hendrick's was really surprised after what Jacob said.
Miners are as proud as the blacksmiths so he can't understand how can all the miner like person like Roman?
"What the hell happened in the iron mines?"
But on thing is certain that lot of things happen in the Dmitry iron mine during the last full moon.