Fran Side: The Journey of a Cloudy Heart
I breathe in the fresh air and stretch my body.
I may not be as good as a nobleman's daughter, but my current state of mind is filled with a liberated feeling.
That large mansion is a very stuffy house for me and my mother. However, just because she was born into a ducal family in the north and married into a family, my mother was treated coldly by the people, servants, and her husband, my father.
No, it's not actually cold... I guess it's like treating her like a tumor. Their demeanor is polite, but there's a sense of distance between them... that kind of feeling.
I turned 15 without feeling the warmth of my father, the trust of the servants, or the interaction with the people of the territory.
"Ojou-sama. If you're tired, would you like to take a little more rest? I'll tell the peddler."
She is my personal knight, Ayako.
She is a little taller than me, has black hair in a ponytail, and has a dignified face, and even though she is wearing armor, she has a beautiful feminine body.
However, her swordsmanship is among the top among the knights of the Saint Duke family in the south. A long time ago, she saved my mother from a thug in town and joined our family's knight order.
Although she doesn't look much different from me, she has been my personal bodyguard ever since I was born.
"No. Let's hurry. It would be rude to keep Frontier Count Mascargo waiting."
This time, I have a role to play.
I am going to greet Frontier Count Mascargo and the Duke Ascarte to the east, whose territories are adjacent to the [Demon Forest], and then head to the academy.
This is done to keep the north side in check, and to make these two neutral houses focus on the south side.
Honestly, the reason I'm being used politically is because I'm engaged to Ains-sama. Without this engagement, I would have spent my time a little more slowly.
After I got engaged when I was 6 years old, everyone in the north, south, east, and west started inviting me to social events such as tea parties and dinner parties.
Every house wanted to attract the second prince to their faction. I was fed up with it.
Then, when Ains-sama turned 12 years old, Ains-sama started spending more time with the people from the north side.
When that happened, the people in the South started sending me to socialize with people that were neutral.
The point is that if Ains-sama is in the north, I would be in the south or in the neutral territories to balance things out.
Honestly, I'm tired of being dragged into politics.
Even now, I am facing a loveless marriage, and I also have the heavy responsibility of being the wife of His Royal Highness the younger brother of the crown prince.
My mind is not at peace......
If I enter the school, I will have to protect Ains-sama. I don't like that person. No, I don't like him.
I accepted the engagement because it was requested by the queen, Aunt Prill, but...
Honestly, I regret it now. When he was young, he had a cute self-confidence, but as he grew older, he became overconfident and began to show an arrogant and domineering attitude.
After marriage, I'll probably spend time with Aunt Prill in the mansion. That's how much I hated being with him.
As the carriage swayed, I could see the capital of the frontier territory, but my heart remained depressed.
After receiving a warm welcome at Frontier Count Mascargo's house and spending about three days there, we decided to head to the east to Duke Ascarte's house.
On the morning of my departure, McQueen-san, a Republic peddler, introduced me to an adventurer who will join me from this city as an escort.
"My name is Light, a C-class adventurer. This is my sister Rain, who is also a C-class adventurer. Please allow me to accompany Ojou-sama's journey from now on."
After saying that, the two of them bowed to me...
It was a splendid bow. It was so civilized that I suspected that they were formerly nobles, and the girl called Rain, his sister, thanked me with a splendid curtsey.
Light is a handsome black-haired boy who, contrary to his appearance, has a strong physique, but he has a cool and kind demeanor.
Rain has golden hair in twin tails, and although she has a girlish look, her features have a somewhat mature atmosphere, giving the impression that she is the daughter of a noble.
I was a little fascinated by the two of them that I was late in greeting them.
"My name is Fran Saint, the eldest daughter of the Saint Duke family. I look forward to working with you on the journey to the royal capital."
I managed to finish my greeting and departed, but Ayako's face did not look good.
"What's wrong? Ayako? Did something happen?"
Ayako seemed a little hesitant, then told me.
"Ojou-sama... that man named Light... please be careful. That man is dangerous."
I could not help but be puzzled by Ayako's sudden warning.
Tftc.
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