The little princess and Luvia looked at each other for a moment, and Ajelina finally reacted. She put down the newspaper, stood up, and asked in a gentle voice, very ladylike:
"Excuse me, are you Miss Luvia Annette? Good morning. I came here with my sister last night. The maids and I are staying in the guest room downstairs."
The seventeen-year-old little princess wore a blue dress in the morning. Although the color didn't quite match her fiery red hair, at least the style was quite good, and the red bow hanging in front of the lace decoration on her chest made her look less mature than her actual age.
"Yes, I'm Luvia Anat."
Luvia raised her eyebrows. While the little princess was looking at her, she was also looking at another princess from the Cavendish family:
"Excuse me, is Shad home?"
Ajelina subconsciously looked in the direction of the bedroom, and then she remembered what was going on. Although she didn't know the actual relationship between Shade and the female prophet that her sister often mentioned, she guessed that the relationship must be very unusual when she saw that she could directly open the door downstairs.
"You're not up yet? That's rare."
With that, Luvia went straight to the bedroom. Ajelina wanted to stop her, but when she saw that the cat on the table didn't meow, she followed silently.
Luvia dared to push the door open and enter the room, and little Mia dared to slip in through the crack in the door, but the little princess did not dare to go in just like that due to her sister's majesty, so she could only secretly look inside at the door.
The curtains were drawn and the gas was not on, so the bedroom was quite dark.
There was a red wine glass on the bedside table, and the beautiful red-haired princess was curled up in the quilt, with only her head and part of her fair shoulders exposed, sleeping on the young knight's chest.
After resolving the issue of the Chosen Ones of the Earth, Shad, who felt relaxed after a long time, fell into a deep sleep at home, so much so that he was not even woken up by Luvia who walked in the door.
But Leicia Cavendish suddenly woke up at this moment. When she opened her eyes and saw Luvia standing beside the bed, she thought she was dreaming. She even thought that the Luvia in the "dream" would soon take out a knife and kill the two people on the bed.
But soon the sorceress realized that this was reality. Even though Her Royal Highness was always resolute and bold, she was a little overwhelmed at this moment. Mia had already jumped onto the bed. Leicia opened her mouth to speak, but Luvia made a gesture to silence her.
The female fortune teller who came back early from a business trip leaned over the bed and whispered in Xia De's ear, who was about to wake up:
"Shad, wake up, it's time for breakfast."
The gentle voice woke up Shad from his sleep, and the familiar environment at home did not allow him to immediately notice that something was wrong. He smelled a very familiar perfume, and even the feeling of Mia walking on the bed was so real.
This removed the last bit of vigilance of the usually cautious outsiders.
So, with "her" laughter in his ears, Xia De, who had just woken up and was still a little confused, closed his eyes and said:
"Okay, Lecia. But can you let me hold you and sleep for another five minutes? I rarely sleep in, but today is an exception..."
He opened his eyes and saw the pair of smiling purple eyes that were so close to him.
"Please tell me I am dreaming now."
Sorry, this is not a dream.
In front of Leicia, Luvia reached out and pinched Shade's chin, then leaned over and kissed him. Her Royal Highness lay there biting her lips and said nothing, only feeling Luvia's short hair brushing her cheek.
The astonished Xia De stared at the pair of purple eyes with wide eyes. The outsider felt that he would probably never dare to sleep in again.
"Meow!"
The cat longed for breakfast, but no one was paying attention to it now.
Although Luvia's early return was somewhat unexpected, in fact, the atmosphere at the dining table that morning was not as awkward as imagined.
After all, it wasn’t the first time that Luvia and Lecia knew each other. In fact, on the night of the End of the Year last year, it could be said that they had developed a closer relationship.
Of course, all this seemed a little weird to Ajelina.
She and Leicia's personal maid prepared breakfast, and then the four of them and the cat came to the restaurant and sat down. Luvia shared her experiences in the Randall Valley with Leicia, and Leicia talked about the reason why she was here this morning:
"Dorothy was supposed to come, but Professor Louisa asked her to go home because of something urgent. It seems that her aunt is seriously ill. So, she wrote to me and asked me to come here last night... to take care of Shad."
Luvia stirred the rice porridge in front of her with a spoon and asked curiously:
"What's your excuse for staying out all night? I heard from Shad that the Cavendish family is very strict with their unmarried sons and daughters."
"Yes, so we used the excuse of visiting Aunt Carina and staying there. Although Aunt Carina left the area secretly, the housekeeper she left behind was still happy to write an invitation letter for us."
Her Royal Highness smiled and said that she and Luvia had only met a few times, but they got along very well. Now it was Leisia's own soul that was in control of her body. She and Dorothy had similar personalities, and she had most of Dorothy's memories, so she instinctively treated Luvia as a friend.
Luvia had long guessed that there was something strange about Dorothy and Lesia, and since they were all family, their conversation seemed very intimate.
Thus, breakfast continued in such a harmonious atmosphere. During the breakfast, Leicia once again confirmed that Shad would participate in the Tobesk Spring Cycling Race, and Luvia "unobtrusively" showed off the white headband on her hair.
Leicia had already known the news from Dorothy, and even the small amount of unicorn hair that Shad got later was mixed by the two of them with specially selected special silk and twisted into a rope to hang the pendant.
"Yes, a headband made of unicorn hair."
Seeing that Leicia was attracted, Luvia said very reservedly, and then added:
"Pure unicorn hair, no other threads mixed in. It was a young animal, and because it was donated voluntarily, the blessing effect is better."
Even though she knew it long ago, the princess still felt a little jealous, but the good news was that Dorothy would be jealous again later. The little princess, who was eating with her head down, was attracted by the word "unicorn".
After breakfast, Shade sent the two princesses and three maids downstairs. They left in a carriage and secretly went to the Carina Manor outside the city, and then decided on the itinerary for the day.
The carriage started slowly, and Ajelina pulled her sister's skirt in the carriage:
"Have you ever seen a unicorn?"
Facing her sister, Leisia was still very patient. She combed her hair and shook her head:
"Unfortunately, no. I know what you are thinking, little Ajelina. Just wait. One day I will take you to see the unicorn."
The little princess nodded cautiously, and then asked what she really cared about. It was not that she didn't care about unicorns, but after all, unicorns were legendary things, and the knight was right beside her:
"That Miss Luvia Annette..."
"Yes, as did Miss Dorothy Louisa, who spent the night with us at Shard's last year."
Leicia said, and then added:
"She is the first girl to succeed. From this point of view, your sister is rarely defeated by her peers. But it must be admitted that the fortune teller is indeed qualified. She is... very powerful."
Ajelina nodded cautiously again:
"I noticed that you seem to have a good relationship."
Leixia glanced at her and raised her hand to put up her long red hair that the maids had simply combed. She didn't have time at Shade's house just now, so she planned to take care of her hair carefully when she got to the manor:
"Yes, we have a very good relationship. During the year-end celebrations, I would help her when she didn't have the energy."
Ajelina didn't understand the meaning of this sentence at first, but after two or three seconds, she figured it out and her face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Leicia frowned:
"Ajelina, what kind of books do you usually read?"
"Oh, you took all those books away last time! I swear by God!"
Ajelina Cavendish could hardly think.
At No. 6, Place Sainte-Teresa, after seeing off the two princesses, Luvia did not stay in Place Sainte-Teresa for long, but returned to her apartment with her luggage. She had just returned from a business trip and had a lot of things to do.
As for Shad, since today is Monday, he naturally cannot forget the weekly gift from God's Gift Box. Although the possibility of this relic producing "extraordinary items" is extremely low, it cannot be ruled out that Shad will hit the jackpot again.
For example, the bottle of "Holy Water No. 1" played a big role in this operation.
Mia was already quite used to Shade touching the box once a week, so she didn't immediately go into the box this time. But unfortunately, Shade didn't have good luck this week. He took out a very thick book from the box, which was an ordinary book, "The Magna Carta of the Kingdom of Delarion".
This is the most important law in the Kingdom of Draerion today. With this code as the core, many other legal provisions of the kingdom are derived.
"What does this mean?"
Xia De waved the book, flipped it open and took a look to make sure there was nothing hidden inside:
“Is this… teaching me how to get rich?”
Although the items were useless, they were good for decorating the study. As for this week's task, it was to read any five consecutive pages of the Code, which was not a difficult task for Shade.
Mia had been out enough recently, so she refused to follow Shade out today. When Shade put on his coat, the cat hid on the wardrobe in the bedroom and refused to come down. So Shade did not force it to follow him, but while putting on his shoes, he was thinking about whether he should wash the cat again in the near future since the weather was warmer.
Although Mia didn't smell, washing the cat before he officially set off to meet "Miss Mia Gold" would also help show that he took good care of it and did not waste every penny of Miss Gold's money.
He changed into a black formal suit suitable for attending a funeral, and then went from the basement to the Randall River Valley. Today, the Forgotten Church was empty, and after leaving the church, Shade took a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage to the city's public cemetery.
Because of the big earthquake last week, the cemetery has been very busy recently. The elderly driver thought that Xia De was also going to attend the funeral of a relative, and even comforted him on the way.
"It is said that the direct death toll from this earthquake in the urban area of Randall Valley alone has exceeded 5,000."
Xia De talked about what he read in the newspaper, and the five thousand was even after the city hall gave an advance warning.
"Yes, there are far more passengers going to the cemetery these days than before."
The driver's voice came from the front, and Shade heard sadness in his tone:
"You have relatives around you..."
"No, not relatives, but old neighbors. The whole family died. Those shabby buildings in the slums can't withstand such an earthquake."
The driver's voice continued to come from the wind, but he was much more optimistic than Shade thought:
"Everyone is going to die, guest, you should be more open-minded. I am very open-minded. My family, friends and I were born in this era. It is possible to die in a factory accident, contract a fatal disease in middle age due to the polluted air in the city, or suddenly lose your job and die in the cold winter. Compared with these, dying in an earthquake is very sad, but at least it is painless, isn't it?"
He even laughed, and then there was the sound of the reins being shaken. The carriage carried Shade all the way to the cemetery.