{Lysander region residence}
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Here in front of de Fletcher's house there was a man who had the same hair color as Nathan, yes he was Nea who was collecting his gardening tools. Nathan, who had been silent for a long time, saw his brother in front of him and even Nea realized it, the same face and expression that Nea always made when she saw her brother finish his work.
"What's wrong with your face! Why do you always look at me with that expression?"
"I just feel sorry for you right now!" (She wrinkled her forehead with a worried face)
"You don't have to feel sorry for me! Just think about your future!"
"But Sis ...."
"Enough Nathan! No need to talk about the past."
Nathan could only remain silent when his brother spoke in a slightly raised tone, knowing that the age difference between them left Nathan unable to say much.
Nathan knew that his brother was very strict when it came to his past. He couldn't do anything and just obeyed what his brother said.
"Come in, it's getting late," Nea said.
The sky had turned black and all activities had stopped and it was time to rest Nathan who saw from the window of his room Carmila's house, the lights were off, a sign that the girl was asleep. Nathan, preparing to sleep, also closed the window and turned off the bed lamp, he had to sleep immediately because tomorrow morning he had to finish his painting so that it could be given to the person who bought it.
The next morning the sun began to rise the heat had begun to be felt on the girl's skin, the sound of the river flow sounded very swift carmila who was sitting by the river. A watercolor brush in her hand, Carmila tried to paint three tulips in front of her, the movement of her fingers was very beautiful with the color of the watercolor. While waiting for Nathan who was late to meet her, it had been about 1 hour more that the man did not come. The riverbank is so beautiful to be one of the places that carmila and Nathan love while painting, the sound of birds chirping is also heard very clearly with a combination of the sound of the leaves that are moved by the wind sound of river water that is so swift that is running according to its flow.
Carmila didn't realize that someone was running towards her from behind her, none other than Nathan. He kept calling Carmila's name while running very fast. The voice that was originally very quiet now became very strong, the footsteps were so heavy that Carmila, who heard the voice, immediately turned her body around, her beautiful face and confused eyebrows began to form, trying to understand the situation while looking at Nathan who was almost out of breath in front of her.
"Why is your face like that, did you see it?"
"I didn't, but let's go take a look."
"No, Nathan.... I'm going back home."
"But... but..."
"Go on Nathan, Nea's brother must be waiting for you."
Nathan who saw the girl tidying up her painting tools and the books she was reading the expression the girl made was enough to make Nathan surprised he had never seen carmila with such a disappointed face he knew how much this girl wanted to meet her brother. when she first came to RIVER she was like a child who had lost her way and this was also uncharacteristic of carmila leaving Nathan in a state of disappointment that was really heavy without words.
Nathan saw the girl who was walking past him in a hurry to leave him, Nathan who always knew how to persuade Carmila in a state of anger now collapsed instantly. On the other hand he also had to immediately return to the mansion to welcome the return of the Duke of RIVER.
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All the servants lined up in a straight line to pay their respects to the Duke who had survived the battle for the southern territories. At the door, the Duke's mother, father, and grandmother were ready to greet their grandson, the future head of the Duke of RIVER family. The carriage door opened to reveal a man who had just stepped out of the carriage. His tall body with brownish-black hair in an upright position and blue eyes looked straight at the head of the family Lysander was his father.
"Welcome Garvin my son."
A warm welcome was opened by Matteo Devisser Van Lysander Duke of RIVER IV, the current head of the Lysander family. Garvien, bowing his head, saluted the three elders in front of him. Eva Van Lysander, who stood beside Matteo, gave Garvien a warm kiss.
"Welcome Garvien, my dear son."
On the other hand, Carla Kort Van Lysander gave her grandson a warm hug and a warm smile.
"How is Garvien, you have become so handsome, you even look like your grandfather."
Garvien who always showed his manners in front of his father and grandmother as well as to his servants and subordinate soldiers, the attitude and manners that were respected by the nobles were perfect. before he continued to enter the house he ordered the soldiers to return to their respective homes and rest.
"You go home and rest."
"Yes Major" said the soldiers with respect before returning to their homes.
Walking side by side with his father were his grandmother and mother from behind. Garvin and his father led the way through the hallways and the lobby up several flights of stairs to the entrance. Upon entering, his eyes that were always scrutinizing the corners of the house found a large painting of his grandfather on the wall there.
The beautiful chandelier was a pleasure to look at. It had been almost a year since he had returned to RIVER and seeing the house in the same condition, nothing had changed, made him very comfortable.
His character is always commendable, his intelligence is unmatched today at the age of 26 he earned the title of major and managed to capture the southern half.
Garvien devisser Van Lysander Duke who never made a fuss about something small even if there was something unpleasant for him to see Garvien just kept quiet, his attitude was very relaxed in solving something so easy.
The servants who saw Garvien who had difficulty sitting comfortably on the dining chair made them a little more relieved and quickly prepared food for him.
While the uninvited guest was now in front of her house, the girl sat sewing up her torn skirt. Her vision was instantly blurred as her finger was pierced by a needle and was bleeding. Her blurred vision was not due to any damage to her eyes, but rather just the tears that had accumulated and she was holding back from falling onto the fabric.
But the tears could no longer be held back as they fell together and soaked the cloth she was holding. The feeling of sadness and crying that came instantly overflowed and the crying stopped. The drowsiness that came automatically made her eyes close and close her eyes in a sleeping position while sitting on the front porch of her house.
From a distance the path noticed someone walking towards the girl, a man who walked straight with a straight stare. Wearing a military uniform the man continued walking until he stopped right in front of the girl, he looked at the girl's face carefully watching her for a long time and sat right in front of the girl while waiting for her to wake up from her sleep.
He waited for almost an hour and finally impatiently called her name...
"Carmila why are you sleeping outside?"
In a state of sleep can hear it but somehow his eyes are hard to open. Those eyes became puffy because of her crying, slowly she opened her eyes and saw a man sitting in front of her, her vision was not so clear because her eyes were a little sore from crying.
"Nathan, is he Nathan? What is he doing here, isn't he welcoming the Duke home?" she said to herself and wondered.
She rubbed her eyes to make her vision clear, when her vision was clear how surprised she was that her brother was in front of her, her pupils dilated she rubbed her eyes again vigorously.
"Carmila, don't do that, your eyes will hurt later."
Jerl who stopped the movement of Carmila's hand that was rubbing her eyes, in that position Carmila was still silent, she still couldn't believe what was in front of her.
"Sis is that really you!? "
"Yahh... who else Carmila, it's me Jerl your brother"
Carmila, who stood up so quickly that the chair she was sitting on fell over, jumped to her brother and hugged him very tightly, how emotional the meeting of the siblings who had not met for a long time.
"I thought you weren't coming home... (crying) Nathan told me that you weren't on the mansion grounds earlier."
Jerl knew how spoiled his little sister was, Jerl who loved her very much from childhood who was now a very beautiful girl. She knew her little sister lacked the love of her mother and father, because their parents died when Carmila was young.
Her father who died first due to an accident while working in the mines, and her mother who died while giving birth to carmila.
"Ahah (laughs)... I wasn't on the grounds of Carmila's mansion at that time, I was at the station taking care of the soldiers' data."
"I see, you know if you don't come back I might not eat for a week."
"Don't say that carmila... you're all I have right now and grandma too"
The girl laughed so sweetly that Jerl who saw his sister had grown up how happy he was to have such a beautiful sister. Carmila, who was looking at her brother's clothes, thought how cool her brother looked now, like a very important person in this country.
"Sis, you're really handsome in your military clothes. Do you have a lover brother!?"
Jerl laughed as his brother's words tickled his ears.
"Why are you laughing? Is it funny?" the girl pouted.
"Haha, Carmila it's funny to see your face like that. I don't have a boyfriend Carmila, I haven't thought about it yet (smiles) I want to make grandma and you happy first. I can get married anytime."
"Brother you are really devoted to grandma .. hopefully you will enter heaven later (thumbs up)"
Jerl, who couldn't stop laughing at her sister's funny behavior, felt that their longing was finally relieved by moments like this. Jerl's eyes were fixed on the cloth on his sister's lap, a cloth whose color had faded and was no longer suitable for use.
"What is that cloth, Carmila?"
Carmila lifted the cloth and showed it to him.
"Oh, it's my skirt sis, it's a little torn. I'm going to fix it."
Her eyebrows furrowed as Jerl's hand immediately took the cloth, making Carmila a little surprised at how sad she was to see her only sister having to wear clothes that were no longer fit to wear.
"Carmila, throw this away and I'll buy you new clothes, why are you wearing clothes like this, we're going to the city center tomorrow?"
Of course, Carmila immediately denied this girl's stubbornness.
"No, sis, this can still be used, just save the money to take grandpa's house back."
"Carmila! (her tone is a little high) You don't need to think about that, let me! Now follow what your sister says."
"Alright sis, I'll go with you but not tomorrow. sis should rest first and we'll go downtown next week."
The man smiled and stroked the girl's golden hair, his eyes always sparkled when he saw his sister's beauty who would have thought the girl in front of him was like an angel. The conversation that continues laughs that continue to be seen, eyes that always smile even paint an impression on this day. They didn't even realize that the day had begun to reveal the twilight sky, a beautiful twilight on a very happy day, Jerl who had changed into ordinary clothes and enjoyed a cup of coffee that had been provided by the golden girl. Even Carmila who had been preparing dinner for her sister and herself. Slowly the twilight sky was covered by the darkness of the night. Carmila began to turn on the house lights. She walked back to the outside door to call Jerl who was still in front of the house.
"Sis... come in, let's eat together."
"Ah yes carmila (she stood up from her seat and walked towards carmila while rubbing her sister's head) did you cook well today?"
"Of course... I'll always cook well when you're home" (excited).
They also enjoyed the food that was already available at the dining table while laughing and talking about anything that passed through their minds.
When he saw his sister who was enjoying the food in front of him, his mind and heart were a little worried.
She's a beautiful woman even I'm sure her beauty exceeds that of a nobleman I don't know why my sister is so beautiful, beauty is also poison I'm just a little worried that she met a man just to play with her.
"Ah... I worry too much" (she muttered to herself. .....)
And the day just passed by. 🥀
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(Lysander Residence)
~4 days after Garvien's return~
In the morning at the RIVER mansion area residence, there were several people at a round table with several chairs occupied by two noble families relaxing on the terrace. Matteo who was talking with the head of the Key lovy family. Key lovy is the noble chosen by the Lysander family for the fiancée of the young Duke, they have a daughter of 2 brothers who is now the fiancée of the future head of the Lysander family. The two families were busy determining the engagement date of the noble family of the young Duke Garvien and the daughter of the key lovy noble Gladys Van key lovy.
"How is Garvien, have you set a date?" Matteo asked happily.
Meanwhile, the head of the key lovy family of the future fiancée's family proposed for the week after spring.
"What do I think, Mr. Lysander, about the week after next year's spring start? Do you agree Garvien?"
"It's my pleasure, Mr. Milles, you can arrange it, I'll agree."
Gladys who continued to stare at Garvien with a graceful body position, that woman's elegance was well known in RIVER even the servants admired her.
"I don't think father (saut Gladys) needs to be in a hurry, the entire RIVER people know that we're getting engaged" (smiling).
"You're right Gladys (saut Eva) you're the next Duchess Lysander."
The smiling Garvien was so gentle in front of them all but in his mind for Garvien the engagement and marriage was a tool for him to take the highest position in Lysander as the Duke of RIVER. The Lysanders were a noble family that was highly esteemed throughout the Valle Empire. They were descended from the Valle Empire through King William James Arthur devisser Lysander through the second son of King William by descent.
Meanwhile, Key Lovy is a second-rank noble from the Henryard region, the eastern part, who is now living in RIVER because of the family chosen by Lysander as the future Duchess.
"If Garvien approves of any of your opinions Gladys you will have to decide" said Carla.
"It's my pleasure madam."
They laughed happily, how could Gladys who had been looking at the young Duke with the same indifferent face towards this engagement just sit gracefully in an upright position that was not disgraced in the slightest while enjoying a cup of Rosella flower tea without looking at Gladys her future fiancé in the slightest.
"The tulips are growing, are you going Garvien hunting? "
"Of course dad, I'm going hunting tomorrow with Caspian and the others."
"Don't you want to invite Gladys?" (Matteo said)
"It would be my pleasure if Miss Key Lovy would come along."
"No Mr. Lysander, I'll stay at the mansion, I can't hold a rifle and ride a horse either."
"I'll go with Miss Duchess Eva and Duchess Carla to see the plants" said Gladys.
"That's a good idea Gladys, come with us tomorrow"
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The cloth that had been hanging on the rope and exposed to the sun which was quite warm today but was slightly cooled by a slight breeze, Carmila who was behind the cloth without noticing Nathan who was near her, the girl was quite busy with the white cloth. The sight was quite beautiful for Nathan curvy little body how fairy, Nathan's eyes began to narrow a smile was painted on his lips even he also did not realize that Jerl watched him from the front door of the house, Jerl who began to walk closer to Nathan who was busy watching his sister drying clothes.
"What makes you so serious about my sister?"
"Uwakk.... (Shocked) Oh my God my heart almost fell out."
Nathan's shout that Carmila heard made her look back to see her brother and his friend near her.
"Can you not startle me Jerl ha..."
"Since when did you dare to call me Jerl ha..." (folds hands)
"Aiss I misspoke (pats forehead) I'm sorry sis, you startled me what if I had a heart attack"
"Isn't that good hahaha"
"This Jerl bastard if it wasn't for carmila I would've hit his head (grumbling) calm down it's for the blessing of his sister" he muttered to himself while clenching his hands into fists.
"What are you talking about?"
Carmila who walked towards Nathan and Jerl's place she also saw the two like a mouse and cat could not get along made the girl smile at their funny behavior. Jerl who immediately embraced Carmila to go up and sit on the terrace of the house even followed by Nathan behind.
Nathan who saw the scene seemed to be rivaled by Jerl.
"Where are you going?"
"I've been summoned by Duke Garvien so I'm going to see him."
"Duke? What's he like?"
"He's very handsome, Carmila."
"Really!"
"Really! You'll meet him one day Carmila, I'm sure of it, won't you Jerl?"
"One more time you call me Jerl, I'll hit your head Nathan."
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