Chapter 113: Hiding In Cordelia [Bonus - ]
"I was shocked when I was introduced to Count Cordelia. I was dressed as a man at that time but I know he instantly recognized me. When I was young, I had met him before in one of the General Assemblies in Medeus when they were not yet part of the Empire," Nadia revealed.
Cordelia was once an independent territory but it chose of its own volition to submit to Valeria in exchange for protection since Cordelia lacked military power.
Nadia was just a child back when she met Count Cordelia for the first time. But she greatly resembled her mother so the Count recognized her easily.
But despite recognizing her, Count Cordelia pretended to have not noticed and hired her as his daughter’s guard.
It was then that Nadia got inspired to become a civil servant in Riva. Count Cordelia’s young daughter was getting educated early on to take the exam in the future.
Nadia attentively listened to the lectures of tutors as she guarded the Count’s daughter. She thought of taking the exam someday too and borrowed the used books of Count Cordelia’s daughter.
Nadia also had an even higher salary working as a guard of the Count’s daughter and she was soon able to buy a house in Cordelia.
She chose a house surrounded by high walls because of a plan she had.
With the help of her older brothers, they faked the death of their youngest siblings and used the borders shared between Safiro and Cordelia. They were able to sneak their youngest siblings into the house she bought.
"How many siblings do you have?" Arabella asked for more details about Nadia’s siblings since Nadia just skipped it.
"Seven, Your Majesty."