Chapter 76 — Her Outburst
The carriage came to a stop before the large mansion. Cynthia stepped out once the guard knight who accompanied her opened the door and extended his hand to her.
The maids followed her, carrying out the boxes of outfits Cynthia had brought while the guard held the three swords.
"You have returned, Your Highness," Philip, who seemed to have been waiting for the grand duchess to return to the mansion said, bowing to her respectfully.
"Ah, yes. Barely made it before sunset, haven’t I?" Cynthia chuckled, signing him to rise.
"I hope you had a nice outing."
"I did."
Turning behind to her servants Cynthia waved her hand at them.
"You can put these where they belong. Ah, and you," she pointed at the guard who accompanied her during the day.
"Y-Yes?" He hesitantly spoke, fear still lingering of having committed a mistake. The rumours about the grand duchess have been changed into positive ones however, it couldn’t be verified if she was merely acting because she was newly married or if this was her real self– a king and composed noble lady.
"You can hang them in my bedroom"
"B-But why keep swords in the bedroom? They are dangerous–"