Chapter 203.5
Normally, it would be the mother, the second queen, who would make the selection, but it appears that the other side has no intention of doing so.
In such a situation, being away from her only friend, even for a few days, must have brought out her inner fatigue.
Even in such a state, the ostensibly perfect Elena poses as a perfect princess and successfully finishes speaking with the school officials who have come to interview her for the reopening of the school and the graduation party.
With no more interviews today, Elena and Sera walk down the corridor with a faint smile on their faces, knowing that they can now rest a little, when they notice a familiar face approaching from the other side.
“Oh, Clara, it’s been a while.”
“…Elena-sama, glad to see you back safe and sound.”
The person in question was Clara Dandol, Elena’s cousin and the Crown Prince’s first fiancée. The reason she did not immediately show her face at her cousin’s return was probably because the rift between the two had not yet been filled.
(Even so… my impression of her has changed a lot.)
Sera was alarmed, mixed with admiration, by Clara’s noble face, which she had not seen in a long time.
Perhaps it was because she gained the [Gift] in the dungeon, but Clara seemed to have lost the spoiled, victim-like attitude she used to have. However, it was not because she had grown up, but because she seemed to be moving only with vindictive passions.
I would appreciate it if Clara could find a “healing” in her heart like Aria did in Elena, but since her fiancé, who was supposed to be her healer, was devoted to another woman, Clara’s mental state was even more severe than Elena’s.
Sera was more concerned about the four maidens she had with her, and perhaps noticing Sera’s gaze, Clara’s eyes narrow slightly and she opens her mouth.
“These will be the new [escort maidens] I have hired in the north. They will be of great help to me.”