"Actually, I have something else I want to ask."
Shade said that Carina Cavendish was in a particularly good mood tonight, so she didn't blame Shade for being unromantic:
"Ask."
"What on earth did Queen Diana want to do? Why did she give me such a precious thing? I don't believe it. She had no purpose at all."
"I'm glad you realized that."
Miss Carina whispered as she moved closer to Shad and placed her head on Shad's left shoulder as they swayed slowly to the dance music.
Because of the change in position caused by the rotation, she could now see Leicia directly. She smiled slightly at her niece, and Leicia immediately smiled back, but her expression looked angry.
"Probably tomorrow, the news that Saxe Cavendish has been convicted of treason will be out. I don't want to involve you in politics, but there are some things you still need to know. Although she is the queen of Fire Jumper Larus III now, she is not the first queen, and not all the princesses and princes today are born to her."
"I see. Using that card is not to win me over, but to show goodwill to you. Although you don't participate too much in politics, as a powerful duchess, your presence itself can influence some things."
Shade nodded slightly.
"very nice."
She whispered in his ear, her red hair brushing against Shade's cheek:
"I'm glad you figured that out. It's incredible that you knew nothing two months ago, but now you're more knowledgeable and intelligent than anyone your age."
"The past gave me strength. My time exploration journey is different from that of a normal investigator."
This was the first time Shad officially admitted this to Miss Carina.
"So that's how it is."
She didn't seem to care. She moved her head away from Shade's shoulder and looked into his eyes closely with her golden eyes.
"Dance this dance with me seriously, Shade. Only this one. Otherwise, I'm afraid that little Leicia will curse me in a more vicious way in her heart."
"No, she won't."
"Shad, you don't know her better than me. I held her in my arms when she was born."
Although Shade didn't know Miss Carina's exact age, she was no more than eight years old when Lecia was born.
"Knight, be serious and don't step on my foot."
She said with some annoyance, and the two changed positions:
"Shad, get stronger soon. This world is becoming more and more dangerous. I can't protect you forever."
She whispered something, but suddenly smiled:
"Of course, if you can perform better in this dance, maybe I can give you some rewards."
"for example... ... "
"How about letting Tifa change into a dress for the party and dance with you before the party ends?"
She smiled, holding Shade's hand and swaying to the music:
"That would be very interesting."
Miss Carina kept her word and left the second-floor banquet hall after dancing a dance.
Seeing the Duchess dancing with a man, which was rare, other people naturally wanted to go up and try their luck, but they were stopped by Miss Carina's maids.
As for Shade, Miss Carina had just left when Lecia stood up immediately.
Shad first looked in the direction of Luvia. Because the card games of others were still going on, Luvia was still working, while Dorothy was chatting with her writer friends and obviously would not compete with Lecia for this opportunity.
So, after a long absence, Shade danced with Leicia again. The last time they danced was on a cruise ship in Coldwater Harbor, dancing on the deck in the afterglow of the sunset... ... Then they encountered the fishbone pirate ship.
Xia De quickly threw away this memory.
"Who was that man I just forced away with a gun?"
Xia De finally found an opportunity to ask this question. The dance music was a little lively, and Xia De still wasn't very good at dancing, so Lecia led him in dancing.
Compared with Miss Carina, Resia's height was only within the normal range for women of this era. After putting on high heels hidden under her long skirt, the top of her head was just above the level of Shad's eyes.
"Is it your suitor? His malicious intentions are too obvious."
Shade asked casually, still recalling the conversation he had just had with Miss Carina.
"Of course not. Do you remember the murderer who hurt Ajelina that you found in the Prophet's Association?"
Leicia asked softly, her face slightly red, not sure whether it was due to excitement or shyness.
"Of course I remember, Sax Cavendish's lover."
"Yes, as for the youngest son of Count Dimock who had obvious ill will towards you just now, he has always liked the girl you singled out... Do you understand?"
"I see. Little Dimock is a fool."
Shade joked, and Leicia also laughed. Her hair color was very similar to Miss Carina's. The bright red color was like a dancing flame as the girl danced slightly, attracting Shade's attention.
"But are you planning any dangerous adventures recently?"
Leicia asked again.
"What makes you think so?"
Shade raised an eyebrow.
"Dorothy said you seemed very busy recently, but you didn't have many unfinished commissions, so we thought you were planning another dangerous adventure like Operation Coldwater Harbor."
She looked up at Shade:
"I hate it when people lie to me, so you don't have to give me an answer, just keep yourself safe."
After taking a look around, he leaned forward and gave Shade a light kiss on the face:
"Ajelina said she wants to dance with you, remember to invite her later."
So after Leithia, Shad first danced with the sixteen-year-old Princess Royal, and then finally danced with Dorothy, his real partner for the night.
They all seemed to be good at dancing in high heels, but Xia De looked a little clumsy in flat leather shoes.
After Dorothy came Luvia, who took time out to dance with Shad before returning to her work. While dancing, besides whispering about Shad's adventures with the doctor last night, the purple-eyed girl also teased Shad that he was really tired tonight:
"How many girls are waiting to dance with you?"
Shad originally thought that Luvia was mocking him, but when he wanted to find Dorothy and sit on the sofa to rest, a strange girl took the initiative to invite him to dance.
Out of politeness, Xia De did not refuse, but then invitations continued to come one after another. After Xia De finished dancing with three strange girls, he used the excuse that he was a little tired to get away.
But Dorothy was nowhere to be found. After asking around, she learned that all the writers from Tobesk had been invited by Queen Diana to the third floor for a chat and would not be coming down for more than half an hour.
Lecia had also left. She had been waiting for Xia De to have time to find her, but it seemed that something had happened that needed her attention, so she had to leave the party regretfully.
Seeing that there was nothing to do, Xia De said something to Luvia and left the second floor, intending to go to the courtyard to breathe some fresh air.
The overall area of the Yodel Palace is quite large, and it is normal for strangers to get lost if they barge in. Although this was the Queen's birthday party, only a small part of the area was open to the guests.
When Xia De came downstairs, the fireworks display had just reached its climax. Most people stopped and looked up at the sky, watching the slender light bullets fly up to the starry sky with a whistle-like sound, and then explode in the night sky under the stars and March, turning into twinkling light points.
The weather is pretty good tonight. The wind that blows between summer and autumn has temporarily blown away the mist in the city, so you can see the vast starry sky when you stand in the courtyard and look up.
"I wonder if the sound of this explosion will scare Mia."
Because St. Teresa's Square is too close to the Jodel Palace, Shad is very worried about this.
With his hands in his pockets, he stood in front of the building, facing the flickering lights of the fireworks, and looked up in the direction of St. Teresa's Square. If you can see the Jodel Palace from your home, then you can certainly see the kitchen window of your home from the Jodel Palace.
But because of the distance, Xia De couldn't see what was going on at home through the window.
"I don't know if Mia is lying on the bed, running around on the third floor again, or going to room two on the second floor to sharpen her claws on the wall."
Xia De made random guesses in his mind, but he had already planned to bring a telescope with him the next time he came to Yodel Palace so that he could observe the situation at home.
He wandered around the courtyard and soon saw a group of people from the Church of Dawn near the long table in the courtyard in front.
Bishop Owen, Priest Augustus, and two other high-ranking priests whom Shad had met in the Dawn Church were talking to several southerners who were wearing brown formal suits and speaking Carsenric. Bishop Owen spoke Carsenric quite well, but Priest Augustus could only barely speak it.
Because only church members would wear robes at the banquet, Shade saw them at a glance. When he saw Shade coming over to say hello, Father Augustus hurriedly stopped Shade:
"Shad, I remember you said you could understand Kasenrik?"
"Yes, do you need my help?"
"Oh, please help me translate, this foreigner speaks too fast."
As he spoke, he pulled Shad over. After introducing Shad's identity in somewhat broken Carsenric, the priest asked Shad to officially start the translation work.
Although Shad could only listen to Carsenric but not speak it, he was not slow in learning it because he could understand it completely. Even though he had never studied it properly and only looked up dictionaries in his spare time, when helping with the translation, if Father Augustus had any questions, Shad would give some hints in his equally poor Carsenric.
So the two people who spoke the poor language were finally able to communicate with these foreigners basically smoothly.