Chapter 81: My Life is Worth Nothing
Convincing Duke Kadler turned out to be easier than Lorelai had expected.
It was not really surprising––tugging at his weaknesses was something she had dreamed about for years and now she finally received a chance to get back at him at least somehow. Unfortunately, to her great disappointment, this achievement was not entirely her own.
Once again, she had to resort to the help of the man she desperately wanted to get away from while being pulled toward him instead.
"So, how did it go, Your Highness?"
Once Lorelai’s conversation with Duke Kadler was over, Marianna pulled her out of the queen’s palace and invited the princess for a refreshing walk. Now that everyone was gathered in the banquet hall, even strolling around the main palace was quite safe for the two of them; no one would pay any significant attention to them anyway.
"It went well," Lorelai assured her aide, "the piece of information Marquess Frederick had managed to retrieve, worked like a charm on him."
Marianna scoffed. She, too, could not conceal her delight when it came to Duke Kadler’s mishaps and failures, however small they were.
"I still cannot believe that man agreed to share such information with us after what Duke Kadler did to him... He is a truly marvelous man. I wonder if he did it simply because he could not resist helping you."
Marianna’s words struck a chord in the princess’ heart. Lorelai also wondered why Rhaegar shared his information with her so easily. She could not help but wonder whether there would still be something he would eventually ask of her in return. His favor was indeed a great one.