The Price Is Everything To You - Chapter 258
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last words
The secret passage that seemed like it could be found quickly at first did not appear even after spending a lot of money.
‘Not yet?’ These days, Abellus asks Nelysion every time he sees her. However, looking at that sad look on his face, he was asking without any expectations from the beginning. Just to see Nelysion look embarrassed and apologize.
Nelysion was patient. However, his patience was the result of a combination of his natural persistence, a relaxed environment, and past experiences where patience was sure to bring great rewards.
Now that he had no choice but to invest everything he had, Nelysion became increasingly anxious as no conclusion was reached.
And when the candidates for the area where the secret passage was likely to be located were finally narrowed down to just two, I was unusually excited.
“There are eight people in group 1 and seven in group 2. The Grand Duke would not have created a secret passage along the main street for me to enter and exit. “Search thoroughly, assuming that people in the area where the passage is located may not be aware of its existence.”
The 15 people who received Nelysion’s orders were the number of people he could mobilize as much as possible, giving everything he had. When they leave to carry out their mission, Nelysion literally has not a single servant left to run errands.
There would have been no problem if he was still the Duke of Elandria. He would have been able to ask for help from his subordinate lords, and the financial problem would have been somewhat resolved once taxes were collected in the fall. He would have had to lose most of it to the imperial family, but he was better than nothing.
However, all of the advantages of the dukedom belonged to the current duke, Nelysion’s father. It was a destabilizing factor that put Nelly Sion at a disadvantage in his father-son battle.
Nelysion’s mother, the Duchess, was actively fighting against the Duke, as she had assured her son. She exaggeratedly told the subordinate lords who were indebted to the Wells family that the duke had almost defeated the Wells family, and revealed the duke’s weaknesses to the duke’s political opponents.
For whom can this war of attrition be good? The Elandria family could no longer make a comeback. forever.
If there was any way for Nelysion to survive, it was to succeed in this matter. The subordinates, who knew the situation well, responded resolutely instead of presumptuously worrying about their master.
“yes.”
“If you fail, there is no need to come back. If you do not find the target at the mission location, search the area next to it, or even the area next to it if it is not in the area next to it. “If we can’t find anything, we’ll have to dig through the mountains to find it!”
It was ridiculous and unreasonable. But his subordinates did not complain this time either. Because it wouldn’t mean anything.
The men left the mansion like an ebb tide. Nelly Sion sat at the desk in his office and moved the pieces on his unfolded map. Hesitant hand gestures moved a few words around and then returned them to their original places without any help.
‘You just need to find the passage.’
If we sent the soldiers out and raided the otherwise empty Mainland from this side, we could turn back a lot of things. If we burn the terrible North, the opportunist Marquis Typhian will join our side, and that monster of Kledwin will be surrounded from front to back.
Although Nelysion had no experience in waging war, he knew that morale was important in the military. The reason why the Mainland Army is now dragging numerous troops from other territories with a small number of main forces is because they continue to win. And because the speedless losers are intimidated by the light of victory.
These soldiers were forcibly dragged around by the enemy leader, so they would quickly betray themselves if they saw the possibility of that leader being defeated. Nelysion believed so.
In fact, the more I tried to find the location of the secret passage, the more I began to believe so. It was so fun to imagine Kledwin dying miserably, surrounded by countless enemies.
‘then.’
Now I could bring Neris. Nelysion’s eyes glowed sinisterly. Really, all you need is this one move. As long as you succeed in finding the secret passage, everything will be fine.
Because he thought so, Nelysion was shocked when he learned that he had lost contact with all of the fifteen subordinates he had sent out.
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Talfrin opened the cabin door and entered.
“I’m here.”
“Oh, welcome!”
This cabin in the woods, which had probably been dark and damp for a long time, was now quite bright and warm. The musty smell was completely gone, and now there was the scent of flowers that were picked every day.
The person who brought about that change was the owner of the voice that had just welcomed Talprin. Diane, who was making a rag out of her blanket, looked towards her door and smiled broadly. Talprin closed the door behind her and sighed.
“What are you doing?”
Although her tone was one of disgust, Diane responded cheerfully.
“There was a hole in the blanket, so I was sewing it up.”
“You were ‘getting stitches’?”
“okay. “I was trying to sew it up.”
Diane quickly admitted and made a cheek well. Talprin sighed again at the charming smile.
While I was with her, I got tired of sighing like this. Anyway, she had an accident a million times a day.
“please give it to me. “You tried to sew it up, but why did you end up with a hole that wasn’t there?”
“I sewed it wrong and when I tried to rip the thread, even the fabric tore. “The fabric must be old.”
“This is a newly made blanket.”
“But there was a hole, right?”
“That’s because the lady was cooking a few days ago and sparks flew out.”
It was an expression that should not be used towards a noble lady, but neither Diane nor Talprin paid any attention to it. This was because Diane was easier-going than Tal Prin thought, and Tal Prine was more bitter than she thought Diane was.
“Oh, is that so?”
Diane burst into laughter while holding the needle. Talprin frowned at her, walked up to her, and snatched her needle. She felt uncomfortable in his stomach.
“this.”
Looking closer, I saw that it wasn’t just the newly refurbished blanket that had become a rag. Talfryn gritted his teeth when he saw Diane’s fingers covered in blood.
“Never pick up a needle again.”
“okay. “I always saw Betty do it, so I thought I could do it too.”
“Originally, everything others do seems easy.”
My stomach became more uncomfortable due to my own grumbling. Talfrin walked to the corner of the cabin with great strides and took out the medicine he had put in the drawer. She then returned to Diane and applied the medicine to her finger.
Diane wasn’t even a child, but she kept waving her hands and laughing.
“It tickles.”
I knew well that telling her to ‘stay still’ would not work for her. Talfrin grabbed her hand and threw it away. She could have been called rude, but Diane just smiled.
A beautiful hand without any calluses was held by a hand full of calluses. Talprin thought that only the area where the hand was was a little brighter than the surroundings. Because I have white hands? It wasn’t.
In fact, wherever Diane MacKinnon was, it was brighter than before. Just as if a small sun had come down to earth.
My stomach was shaking as if it was going to turn upside down. Talfrin quickly applied the medicine and let go of his hand. And I gritted my teeth once. Diane said calmly, not knowing the other person’s condition.
“There’s no need to buy a new one, right? “I don’t mind sleeping with a torn blanket.”
“Whether you like it or not, that’s the way it is.”
“huh? why?”
It had already been several weeks since Diane and Talprin had been hiding near the ecliptic.
This funny situation, which was ‘temporary’ at first, became increasingly familiar to both of them over time. Now, when Talprin leaves and returns for her missions, Diane greets her as if it were natural, and Talprin takes care of Diane’s thoughts of getting involved in all kinds of things just because it looks fun.
But they both knew from the beginning that this life would not last long.
Therefore, Talfrin could speak without much effort – he thought.
“I have just completed a mission to deal with Nelysion Elandria’s subordinates. “His Majesty’s words say that from this point onwards, Princess Caymil will make a full-fledged comeback, so she is telling us to withdraw as quickly as possible.”
Diane dropped the blanket she was holding.
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“Yes, my brother is ruining everything smoothly. “I can’t believe you let the Archduke get so close.”
Kaymil commented harshly.
In the corner of the bedroom, a servant was lying curled up, tied up like a livestock. He was a person from the Crown Prince’s Palace sent by Abellus to watch over the princess who was suspected of attempting to assassinate the emperor, but he had already been caught by Eunwol a long time ago after revealing a loophole.
Previously, when the emperor was spying on Kaymil, she could not act hastily. Although she was better than the emperor’s shadow, that did not mean that her emperor’s shadow was blind. At that time, Kay Mill still wanted to please the emperor, so she was careful about her behavior in front of the emperor’s maids, even though she felt uncomfortable.
But now she didn’t have to restrain herself. Because all patience has been stretched beyond its limits.
That’s why I made my father quiet so that I wouldn’t have to endure it any longer.
Moreover, after the start of the war, Abellus did not seem to have paid much attention to whether the watchman assigned to Caymil was really reporting to him, or whether a double agent was pretending to be him and reporting to him.
The young man from Eunwol, who reported the situation outside in detail, responded with reverence.
“Yes, sir.”
Kaymil gritted his teeth and laughed.
“I guess I can leave soon. Yes, all the nobles realized my brother’s foolishness… … “We just need to get one more word together.”
After Abellus became the owner of the Watcher, she was obtaining information from all over the empire just as she did when she was outside.
In some ways, it was more comfortable than it was then. Because I could just receive reports all day without having to worry about anything else. In chess terms, it was like having time to look at the overall state of the board and think carefully about it, rather than having to worry about the pawns coming at you.
And the time she earned was enough. The best time to go out, which cards can be discarded, and which cards must be obtained.
At that time, Eunwol’s other assistant whispered outside the door.
“Your Majesty, Her Majesty’s servant has arrived again.”
Ever since Mainland’s army came so close that she could feel it, the Empress had repeatedly suggested that Caymil return to official affairs. Perhaps her nobles were bothering the empress because they thought they could no longer expect anything from Abelus.
The reason why she so easily requested the return of Kaymil, who was suspected of assassinating the emperor, was because the empress was weak under pressure. And over the years, Kay Mill has managed to keep the nobles in balance, allowing his parents to become accustomed to tranquility.
‘It means to become a shadow working for the imperial family again. ‘You know very well that you won’t be able to return officially anyway.’
There will be a return. But not yet. Caymil said with a snort.
“Tell her that, as a sinner, she is so devastated that she cannot dare to listen to Her Majesty’s words.”
It was a phrase that had already been repeated several times. It became quiet outside the door. Kay Mill lowered his eyes and drank his tea.
After a while, the same voice as before whispered again outside the door.
“Your Majesty, the Duke of Elandria has sent you a secret letter.”
Young Eunwol, who was in the room, thought that Kaymil would send the secret letter back. In any case, Nelysion was one of the people who caused Caymil’s initial imprisonment. Didn’t he pretend to be loyal to her in front of Kay Mill, but then join in on the scheme to frame her behind her back?
But Kaymill looked so happy that anyone who saw her these days would be surprised.
“Come in.”
Ambu came in and handed Kaymil an ivory-colored letter. Kaymil opened it, read it, and burst out laughing.
She burned the letter without any hesitation and stood up from her chair.
“Nelysion will apologize to me and swear allegiance to me, so he wants me to destroy Mainland and take only the Grand Duchess into his hands. “Now that I have nothing left in my hands, I guess it came to my mind.”
Caymil did not trust Nelysion. Because their differences of opinion regarding the Grand Duchess’s future will never be resolved. She may have just decided that she was better than Abelus by the rope she held for a moment.
But that didn’t mean they couldn’t hold hands for a moment.
Now that what he had been waiting for had arrived, Kaymil gave instructions to his subordinates in a refreshing mood.
“I guess I’ll have to go to Her Majesty the Empress tomorrow. Prepare clothes that look reasonably reflective. So much so that Her Majesty, who sees, may have pity on her daughter.”
Now that the last words had been gathered, there was no need to hesitate.