Chapter 274 - Swords Under the Red Sky

Of course, Damian refused the marriage proposal, as gently as possible. It was bold—almost laughable—to suggest marrying a princess from the Eldoris, a family nearly revered as divine, to a commoner of dubious origin. It made him wonder if Vidalia had truly kept her promise, or if they already knew the truth about his lineage. Since that day, late in Year 3, just before he was preparing for his third job ascension, the royals' enthusiasm for him had noticeably waned. Perhaps they had finally given up on dragging him into their inner circle.