“No matter what I think about it, I gave them too much money.”

“Your Majesty.”

The Maureen couple bowed their heads in front of the King.

The King, who took a sip of his wine in a scolding manner, looked up and down at the two.

“Why is it just the two of you?”

He was asking why they didn’t bring Rieta?

Mrs. Maureen looked up and explained the situation.

“That person must have been so terrible with the Princess that she has not woken up until now.”

“What?!”

Then the King struck the armrest hard with his fist.

“Why are you telling me something so important now!”

The King’s reaction surprised Mrs. Maureen and she looked at him.

For some reason, he seemed concerned about Rieta’s situation. He had never cared about her all his life.

He brought her to the Kingdom without consulting his subjects…..

“If I told them that, I might have saved one gold coin.”

Ah. Mrs. Maureen realized that she was very naive.

He was just angry at the money he gave to the mercenaries.

“Your Majesty.”

Then, Maureen stepped forward, covering his wife.

“I have something to say about the Princess. Since Your Majesty has handed over the right to the Princess to the Emperor of the Empire, this kind of behavior…”

Will never be tolerated.

Moreover, according to certain news, Princess Rieta was said to be loved by the imperial nobility.

So it was clear that this would raise an issue in one way or another.

However, the King did not seem to be very interested in such an important matter.

“Yes, I also have something to say about the Princess. The exact details will be announced at the banquet tomorrow. Anyway.”

Maureen was furious that his important advice had been cut off, but he couldn’t even resist as a subject.

Besides, since it seems that the King is going to talk about Rieta, he also wants to listen.

For what reason did he bring her here?

“Please… tell me.”

“Have you guys confirmed the Princess level?”

In an instant, the couple’s bodies stiffened.

What is a level? They didn’t know what that meant, so they just kept silent.

“It’s frustrating, you guys are really stupid.”

The King rarely looked worried. It was the first time he had shown such concern over Rieta.

“I’m asking if the Princess’s appearance has become something that can be sold at a high price. Of course.”

“…..!”

While the surprised couple couldn’t answer anything, the King looked into the distance and muttered vaguely.

“Well, I can check it at the banquet. Thinking about the mother, it must be so…..”

The Maureen couple were too dumbfounded to answer.

The King looked at the Maureen couple, who were still speechless, with frustrated eyes, then waved his hand and ordered them to leave.

***

A day later, when Rieta opened her eyes again, there was no one by her side.

“…”

She barely moved her head to look around.

The familiar room came into view. It was not the room she used in the duchy, but the room used in the Kingdom.

‘….?’

Rieta blinked her eyes.

She wondered if she was dreaming. She thought about that for a moment, but she soon thought it wasn’t.

She felt pain all over her body where she had been hit.

‘Really, it’s the Kingdom here.’

A despondent sigh escaped her.

She wondered why she was lying there.

Of course, without thinking too deeply, she came to an answer quickly.

‘…… It must be Father.’

Because he deserves to be called the best on the continent for doing things without thinking.

‘Anyway, how did I get here?’

Rieta worked her still messy head through it, as she replayed her memories when she was kidnapped.

‘It must have been after Noel left early that morning, and I was left alone.’

Rieta washed her face briefly and changed into an indoor dress that had been hung over the screen.

She struggled alone behind the screen, as it was not easy for her to dress herself without a maid’s help of course.

Still, she didn’t feel like calling anyone.

And probably because she was embarrassed.

The words Noel had whispered to her affectionately a moment ago would remain in her heart and make her face blush.

When she managed to put on her clothes and turn her body around.

Someone pulled Rieta, and before she could scream, a strange liquid rushed into her mouth.

After that, she opened her eyes several times in the shaking place.

Now that she thinks about it, it must have been the inside of a carriage.

‘Maybe those men were hired by Father. They look like imperial people……’

She was sure it was right.

It was evident from the way they carried humans just like luggage.

How did the King of a country come to the point of borrowing the hands of such people?

Rieta, who was feeling bitter, heard the sound of the door opening.

Is it her Father? Why would he bring himself here?