"Good afternoon, Lady Airis. I am Alfred Raff, head butler of Prince Azher's palace. I will escort you to His Highness today." A middle 40 years old man bows to me."Hello, Alfred. Thank you for escorting me." I thank him while my eyes inspect his attire. It's exactly like a butler uniform in historical British movies.He stands up and places his left hand on his chest. "No need to thank me, my lady for this is my job." Alfred says.I just smile as a response and follow him walk along the road. Despite arriving here at midday, the temperature isn't hot and the wind is breezy. Over 20 maids line up along the road, bowing to us.'Woah… Little did I expect to have such a grand welcome. The duke's daughter's position is indeed high.'We soon enter the palace. I'm amazed by the fancy classic sight. This is exactly like what's shown in historical movies and drama series, but ten thousand times better! The walls were painted with gold and white pai

A dim light illuminates my bedroom. I watch the sunset outside while sitting at the round small table near the window, enjoying red tea. "I heard my lovely little brother Azher had a visitor yesterday?" I take a sip from the cup, glancing at the spy my 'mother' planted in Azher's palace. "Yes, Your Highness. Lady Airis Absalom visited His Highness yesterday." Alfred reports. Hearing that, I instantly put down the cup. "Lady Airis? Why did they meet?" I ask in a furious tone. "I'm not sure, Your Highness. Prince Azher dismissed everyone except Sir Felix. But, Lady Airis asked for a container with some holes on the lid, a few water plants with roots and fish." "There must be something exciting. It's a shame I wasn't invited." "Find out what they were doing." I order. "Yes, Your Highness." "Leave." After Alfred leaves, I clench my teeth and throw the cup, venting my anger. "That brat! So you're trying to get the duchy's su

"I can try to rearrange my schedule, but aren't you busy too?" I reply. Though in reality, I won't even try. "It's fine. I don't have much to do in the summer palace. You can come anytime." "Oh, is that so?" I act surprised. I'm sure he either postponed his work or passed some of it to Azher and Adam. I pity you guys for having such a brother. "Umm… Airis. Why don't we take a walk around the manor?" "I loved to, but unfortunately, my free time is very limited. A bunch of work is piling on my desk." I decline politely. 'Spending more alone time with you, the one who'll cause my potential death? Oh, no thank you.' "…Can't you do that later?" He pouts like a sad kitty. Even so, I ain't falling for that – even though I almost do because I'm weak with pretty faces. "I'm very sorry, Your Highness. I cannot delay it any longer for the due is near." I reject his offer once again. I swear if he still doesn't understand, I'll shove this

Suddenly, a blue flash appears. My eyes instantly shut for the high brightness – may cause blindness. A sound as if the cube was shattered into pieces rings in my ear. I slowly open my eyes, just for my sight to be hazy from the thick dust and smoke. "Cough! Cough!" A few coughs exit my throat and my eyes shut tight once again as the air around me is highly dangerous and polluted to breathe. One of my hands covers my mouth and nose, acting as a mask while the other brushes away the smoke and dust in front of me. After it's almost clear and safe, I quickly run and scold angrily at Sir Felix. "Did you have fun attempting to murder me?!" He doesn't react, frozen. My fingers curl into fists. "Are you ignoring me or just deaf?" I insult him with a glare, yet still no reaction. Then, I notice his gaze is focusing on something. Something that's located behind me. Curious, I turn around. "…!" My mind goes blank like a sheet of plain paper, a c

"Ah!" Julian gasps as his sword is thrown to the side, falling on the grassy ground. I smirk in satisfaction. He must've didn't see that coming. "I'm impressed. Your swordsmanship skills are getting better." He compliments, both hands on his waist. "Thanks. I've been practicing a lot lately." I say. Truthfully, it's all thanks to Theron. My stamina, agility, and strength had increased rapidly because I'm a liv. The first time I tried exercising in this body, less than one full lap around the training grounds, my energy was fully drained and my body ached for 3 days. The original Airis was indeed not the athletic type, but that's understandable considering other noble ladies are also like that. Even so, I'm lacking skills, so I go to the training grounds regularly. As of now, I haven't awakened my power yet. Theron said there's no need to push and they'll come when the time is right. Perhaps I'm being too impatient. "I know. The knights talked