Chapter 209.1
Approaching Malice
“Please, we need your help. This country is sick. It is important to join hands with our neighbors, not just fight. Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can save this country now. I hope that all of you with pure hearts will make the right decision…”
In front of the pious nobles gathered in the temple, a girl was “preaching”.
However, the content of the sermon was poor…even childish idealism, but the reason so many nobles gathered for it was because the girl was a Saint.
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They wanted people to listen to her as [Saint Licia], not as Viscountess Alicia Melrose. Nathaniel heard her wish and watched her from the darkness offstage.
Nathaniel thought that Licia was a true Saint.
Growing up religious, he had never doubted that the teachings of God, as espoused by the Holy Church, were the truth of the world. However, his absolute values were shattered by a girl with peach-blond hair, the princess’s bodyguard.
But it was Licia who saved his broken heart. Nathaniel was troubled by the fact that his previous values were only based on the narrow world of the church, but Licia affirmed everything Nathaniel believed in, saying that his ideas were not wrong and that the world was more distorted than Nathaniel’s beautiful heart.
It was like a sweet “poison” that invaded Nathaniel’s mind, and he fell in love with Licia as if he were a little boy again. Licia accepted all of Nathaniel’s needs, as he had lost the opportunity to grow as a human being and only wanted to be pampered.
This was not good…Nathaniel was worried…both the Crown Prince and the royal brother were devoted to Licia, and perhaps Licia was also devoted to the Crown Prince.
If this happened, there would be a possibility that Licia would become the Crown Prince’s Queen. It was not a good idea to continue such a relationship with her, which was against the teachings of the Holy Church.