Book 14: Chapter 38
“Her Majesty has not been back in a long time… I remember she left last time, because the Royal Princess gave birth. The child should have grown, so she should be back now, right?”
“Didn’t she come back once last time? But then she left again after gathering the navy. Could she have fought with a foreign country across the ocean? Or could have something happened to His Majesty? Whatever happened, neither of them have appeared in a long time.”
“Yeah, I know. It’s been ages. If something happened to them… Don’t misconstrue that… I’m saying if. If something happened to both of them… what is going to happen to the Rosvenor Empire? They’re the only two remaining members of the Rosvenor Household, right…? Who would succeed the throne?”
“We still have the Royal Princess’ child, don’t we? There’s also the Royal Princess, too.”
“Her child is only a toddler, while the Royal Princess is but just a pretty Valkyrie… Don’t get it wrong… I’m not disrespecting her. What I meant to say is that… The Royal Princess is just a Valkyrie. She doesn’t have any right to participate in politics. In that case… would the nation not fall into Castell’s hands?”
“Probably. Castell is Her Majesty’s most trusted personal vassal. Her Majesty doesn’t have a husband, either. You think Castell and Her Majesty…”
“Are you two going to be able to handle the crime of slandering Her Majesty?”
The two of them froze stiff in place. They were trembling so intensely that they literally didn’t dare to turn around. Castell walked in between them from behind. He draped his arms over their shoulders. He was smiling as per usual, but his fiery anger and murderous intent were worn as his coat. The two of them were practically ready to get on their knees.
“He wasn’t here yesterday. How did he abruptly appear today? How did he return so fast and happen to hear us talking about this stuff?!” wondered the two.