Chapter 219.2
Many of those who had seen her had first seen her at the Crown Prince’s betrothal party, and before that, they could only remember the sudden deaths of her two brothers in the house. Before that, they only had memories of the time before the sudden deaths of her two brothers in the house.
Many knew Carla only through rumors.
Even in the higher noble families, the head of the family and the eldest son were aware of the danger, but the younger siblings had not yet been told of its significance.
That is why there was no one to stop them from moving.
They believed they were doing the right thing by [divine revelation].
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“Carla-sama, we are going to have an evening party in two days.”
As if to anticipate the departure of the baroness, the princess’s escort, from King’s Landing, a few of the young ladies came to Carla, who was having tea in the courtyard of the royal palace.
“It’s an evening party for young people only. We have come to beg you to join us, Carla.”
The girl who stood in front of them and called out to them was the third daughter of the Countess Sandora family, a new student at the school this year. She brushed back her bright scarlet hair and with a confident expression on her face, she stepped out to Carla, who was drinking tea on the terrace of the cafe.
These girls, too, knew Carla only by “rumor. They had been ordered to do so by their own mothers, and they had come to ask Carla out in person.
The first girl was from the same family as Carla, but the girls behind her were daughters of barons and viscounts, and even though they knew of Carla through rumor, most of them only knew her as [the Crown Prince’s fiancée].
Normally, when a nobleman invites a noblewoman to join him, he asks her participation by letter days or weeks in advance, but Countess Sandora’s behavior was rather brusque, perhaps because of her young age.