Ran opened her eyes from her bed.
'Hyuk?'
When I was surprised, Ran looked away because her hands were tightly held.
'Oh,·····.'
Eustaf was sleeping in a chair. It looks uncomfortable, but he opened his eyes.
Like he didn't sleep until just now.
"Did you sleep well?"
"When did I sleep?"
"You doze off while playing card games."
"Oh, my God. Wake me up."
Eustaf shook his head at Ran's words.
"I wasn't even sleepy anyway. Noonim was tired these days."
Ran looked at his eyes, "Did I?".
Eustaf kissed the back of her hand holding her waist and got up from her seat.
"Then I'll leave you alone."
Ran nodded, and Eustaf left the bedroom.
A moment later, Kara came in and sighed.
"Now I can't stop the Lord from staying in the Earl's bedroom all night. It happens so often."
Ran smiled awkwardly at Kara's words. Dimodia, who followed, opened the curtain and a bright light poured into the bedroom.
"Just get married quickly. Move the room to the shade of a tree."
Soda nodded softly at Kara's words. Kara shook her head and said.
"It usually takes at least half a year to two years to get married, but I think the Duke has already received a 'marriage permit."
"Marriage permit ..."
Mumbling, Ran says, 'Oh, right. There was something like that,' she nodded.
When an aristocrat of the Empire gets married, he needs the approval of the Emperor. Even if it's an approval, it's a formality, and if you fill out a "marriage application," the emperor says he will review the application and submits a "marriage permit" four weeks after receiving the application.
When the cheerful sound of opening the curtain was over, Kara put a thin summer slipper on Ran's foot, and Ran got up.
Partitions with colorful embroidered silk cloth were worn and warm washings came in. Wash your face, wipe your face with a towel, peel off your glaze, and put on new clothes.
Ran yawned lightly and groaned as the corpis tightened.
It's better than a corset, but somehow it feels tighter and tighter.
When Ran in the dress sat in front of the dressing table, Kara asked, after combing her hair carefully from the tip of her head with a large silver comb and brushing her milky hair to the point where the morning sun slipped.
"Do you want me to tie everything?"
"No, half up. I want to make it light."
At aran's words, Kara nodded and lowered her head in half with sincerity from the front.
Ran looked in the mirror and thought last night's disturbance was like a lie.
Soda carefully hung a thin diamond necklace around Ran's neck.And Ran asked,
"Have you ever heard of me being kidnapped in society?"
At the words, the maids faced each other and shook their heads. Kara said with a serious face.
"No, I'm not. I found it soon, and It's just saying that you're hurt and you're recuperating."
"There's nothing good about such rumors."
Ran nodded at Dimodia's words. Ran groped and touch the necklace with her fingertips.
"I've never seen this necklace before."
"Oh, the Duke gave it to you as a gift."
Soda said with sparkling eyes. Ran smiled at the neck of a small diamond.
"I should say thank you."
It's my taste not to be too fancy.
When Ran got up and went down to the restaurant for breakfast, Eustaf had already arrived at the restaurant.
Ran asked, sitting on a chair pushed by the servant, unfolding her napkin.
"What's your plan for the day?"
"Well, I don't really have one."
Ran asked what Eustaf said.
"Then I'm going to Marquis Cyrus. Do you want to come with me?"
"Are you moving already?"
Ran nodded at Eustaf's question.
"Yes, I'll finish what I was going to do."
"You mean the party?"
"Yes."
Anyway, now she is the fiancee of Eustaf Laban de Lazia. You have to do what you have to do.
"All right."
Eustaf nodded.
"Let's go together."
"Yes, then I'll pass it on to the Marquid Cyrus messenger."
Eustaf nodded, and shortly after, Sina came down to join the table. She was concurrently serving as a guest with a duke.
"How do you feel, Unnie?"
Instead of saying good morning, Ran laughed and replied, "It's okay." Only then did Sina's face brighten.
Sina glanced at the Duke's face and looked at Ran.
'The Duke's face looks fine, so she must be really fine.'
Sina thought so, and Ran said.
"So I'm going to visit Lizzie today. You have the party idea you wrote down, right?"
Sina nodded her head.
"Yes, I have."
"To talk about the wizard yesterday, I'm going today. You're coming with me, aren't you?"
"Of course."
Sina nodded her head.
After breakfast, Ran and Sina got into the carriage after getting ready to go out. Sina said, amazed at the sight of folding down the ceiling of the carriage.
"It looks like a sports car."
"Rig-"
Right, Ran, who almost unconsciously sympathized, quickly changed her words.
"What is it?"
"Oh, it's like a carriage. It's going by the force of oil...Ah! It's like a carriage with the power of a mana stone."
"That's interesting."
Ran nodded and grabbed Lord Blaine's hand and got on the wagon lightly.
It was fun to ride a carriage with an open lid on the summer weather and run lightly on the road. Sina also wore a dress this time. Sina said while touching the colorful parasols here and there.
"Men carry a sword stick (Sword stick: The wand with the sword hidden.) with themselves. What if women put a sword in this parasol?"
"Would you like me to order one for you?"
Sina's eyes glistened at Ran's words.
"Really?"
"Yes, what's the big deal?"
Then suddenly, Sina shook her head and said.
"No, it's okay."
Ran looked at her with a smile and said,
"You don't have to worry about the price. Sina saved my life yesterday. It's okay to get this much."
"But ····."
I owe Ran everything I eat, wear and sleep - and Ran smiled and hugged Sina's shoulder as she looked at Ran.
"There's nothing to worry about. I have a lot of money."
"Euwaa, Unnie please marry me."
"Shall we? Marry Sina."
"Umm- I'm afraid of the Duke, so I'm quitting."
Ran laughed again at Sina's words.
"Wild Rose," the Marquis of Cyrus, was a ten-minute drive from the green arch to the carriage.
The mansion, built of pink marble, had wild rose vines tangled all over the fence, blooming red roses under the summer sun.
'Shouldn't this side take the name "Usla of the Rose"?'
With that thought, Ran got out of the carriage. Eustaf, who had been riding a horse, had already gotten off the front and stood on the porch.
When the party went inside, the cool breeze welcomed their. After a while, the Marchioness appeared in the drawing room.
Elise ran with confidence to see Ran safe and held her hand tightly.
"I haven't seen you since then, so I was worried."
"I'm sorry, but I'm fine now."
"That's a relief."
Elise suggested a seat, so the party sat on the sofa. asked Cyrus.
"How'd it go with the Wizard?"
Eustaf nodded.
"That's a relief."
Smiling, Cyrus smiled and Eustaf said.
"Lazia never forgets kindness."
"Of course you do."
Cyrus said so and ordered his servant to drink, and Elise frowned.
"Is it alcohol from day one?"
"Summer wine isn't even alcohol. What would you do?"
"Let me have a drink, too."
"I'll just take my tea."
Sina also nodded at Ran's words. So when refreshments and drinks were ready, Ran asked.
"How's the Empress?"
"She seems to be recuperating after that. And then-"
Said Elise, hesitating.
"Did you hear about the death of the Empress?"
"I heard it."
Elise sighed and said.
"Failure death? Should I say she's unlucky...."
"Failure death?"
When Ran was surprised, Elise explained, "Oh, you didn't know that."
"She was leaning against the railing on the second floor, and it broke and fell."
Ran groaned softly, and Elise shrugged.
"Thanks to this, there is a rumor that the Duke of Miro is not a completely dark atmosphere.... of course, he is not a man of loss."
Elise lowered her voice.
"There's a rumor that she might have jumped."
"I see..."
Ran sighed. Label came in person and told me, "It's her throat," so that would be right.
The Duke of Miro doesn't want to reveal that the princess committed suicide, so that's what he would say.
"Even though I didn't like her, I'm not happy that she went."
Elise frowned and Ran nodded.
"That's true."
Of course, Elise could say that because she didn't know what Olivia did to Ran.
It was discovered after Ran got lost and fell in the forest, and on that day, the Empress Dowager hurriedly returned from the garden party, which led to a occult rumor that it was the grudge of the hunted animal.
'I can't really tell the direction of the rumor.'
Ran thought so and drank tea.
"That's why society is in a recession these days. There will be a lot of people looking forward to your party."
In Elise's words, Ran said, "You don't have to expect that," but she was determined to hold a party that was left behind and talked about while the party was being held.
If you do, it is that Ran Romia do.
"So I've been thinking about Sina and some party idea. Why don't we watch it together?"
"Oh my? I like it."
Elise nodded, and Cyrus said to Eustaf.
"Will we fall out of scary stories?"
"Heung, I didn't mean to let you in."
Cyrus shrugged his shoulders at his wife's words, and Eustaf nodded.
After the two moved to the next room, the women began to chat in earnest.
In the end, it was around sunset that the party left the mansion.
After dinner, Ran got on the wagon, promising Elise next.
"Shall I close the lid?"
Ran shook her head at the horseman's question. It was also good to look at the sunset while running.
The sky was cloudy as if it were going to rain. Thanks to it, the sunset was amazing. The cloud had an ominously red glow, and the rim looked like a golden band. The air was moist with moisture.
There were few people on the streets, perhaps because of the weather that was about to rain. There was a cheerful sound of running on a road packed with wagon wheels.
As the houses of the nobles entered the continuing townhouse area, there was a sense of calm. At that time, Ran could see the knights standing in front.
It was not just standing, but it was also seen that an outsider was standing in the way.
It's not just one or two, but several.
"What is it?"
Ran muttered, and the carriage slowed down at Eustaf's signal.
Sina whispered.
"Unnie, there's one in the back."
When Ran looked back in surprise at the words, he saw knights wearing the same clothes approaching from the back.
Eustaf said to the horseman.
"Close the carriage."
At the words, the horseman hurriedly got off the seat and began to lift the lid of the carriage. The last thing Ran saw was the front knight getting closer.
"What the hell?"
Ran spoke with anxiety and heard a voice outside.
"The Duke of Lazia!"
Eustaf looked at his opponent and shook his head.
"The Duke of Miro."
Devan looked pale. He and his knights were dressed in black mourning.
Of course, all I could see was a black cloth wrapped around my arm, fully armed on top of the mourning robe.
"What's going on here with the drivers at this hour?"
Eustaf said.
His escort drivers were already in formation surrounding the carriage. Lumiere quickly noticed that the number of enemies was twice their number.
However, no one showed fear.
"I'm here to warn you."
Devan's eyes were bloodshot and his voice was rough.
"I've come to hold my sister responsible for her death."
"What do you mean?"
Without a single eyelash, Eustaf asked, and Devan said with a look of abomination.
"Olivia left a suicide note before she died. You've hurt her reputation! I'll take my sister's life."
"I don't know what you mean. Maybe she's mistaken."
"Yes, you!"
When the angry Devan took the sword, all the knights under him took the sword.
The knights of Lazia also took out the sword.
"This is a pre-declaration!"
Devan shouted like that and swung the sword to cut the horse of the carriage. Then the horse began to run wild, and at the same time, the knights of the Miro attacked.
"Woo-!"
The horseman tried to calm down the horse, but the horse cut big ran wild with blood, and of course the horse tied together ran in fear.
In the rattling carriage, Ran and Sina swallowed a scream.
At that time, the carriage door opened in a huff and the Miro's knight reached for the two, and his head disappeared. Lumiere said, kicking the body with a wig.
"Stay inside."
And the light closed again. Sina screamed, "What do you do with this wild ride?"
Then the carriage stopped moving like a lie. It was because Lumiere cut off the connecting pole between the horse and the carriage in a heartbeat. Thanks to this, the horse ran away, but the carriage stopped.
"Si, Sina, are you okay?"
Sina nodded at Ran's question. Then I heard something popping and smoke began to come out. Blaine opened the door as if he were ripping it off.
"The wagon fire up-"
He kicked his opponent's sword with his guntlet, stabbed his opponent in the neck, and kicked him.
"Get away! That's it for the Duke of Lazia, but next time the lordship awaits!"
Then a moment later, the noise subsided. The fire on the wagon quickly burned up, and as soon as Sina and Ran got out of the carriage, the whole carriage caught fire.
"Oh, my God....."
When Ran muttered, Eustaf approached and asked.
"Are you hurt anywhere?"
Ran nodded and suddenly grabbed him.
"How's Eustaf? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Sina said, "Lumie..." as I called him, Lumiere grinned.
"This is nothing. but-"
Following Lumiere's gaze, Sina's gaze also turned, and he reached out and covered her eyes.
"Don't look."
The body is not worth seeing. Blaine approached Eustaf and said,
"Maybe they'll attack again. We'd better move fast."
Only then did the spectators start to come out one by one on the road. Everyone was watching, but it didn't come out the way.
Eustaf kicked his tongue.
When Blaine whistled lightly, one of the horses that ran away returned. The other horse had already collapsed and died.
"I'll pick up the Earl and the Sina and send them back."
Eustaf nodded.
"I'll take the body of a colleague."
Blaine's brown eyes now looked almost black with hostility. Eustaf said.
"We'll pay him back soon."
"I'm looking forward to it."