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It was when she was worried that her friends might get hurt and wondering when they would come back that the others arrived at the main castle.

It was her grandmother, aunt and uncle.

"Grandma!"

Lelia rushed to the old woman who came in with her aunt's help.

Her face looked pale as she was sicker than before Lelia had left.

"Baby...? My daughter, Elizabeth..."

The Duchess could not recognize Lelia at all, and murmured only her daughter's name.

Lelia wept at the sight.

"Why is my daughter crying? Huh? Who bothered you..."

The old woman lowered her voice and stroked Lelia's cheek. Lelia wiped her tears hiding that she cried, thinking, 'Oh, my God.'

"I won't cry."

"Yes, my heart breaks when my daughter cries..."

Lelia forced a smile and nodded.

"I'll show you to your room for now."

At her aunt's words, Lelia immediately grabbed her grandmother's arm and headed for the room.

Perhaps tired from returning to her home, the Duchess slept soundly as soon as she lay down on the bed.

Lelia shared the joy of reuniting with her uncle and aunt after.

Atias hugged her and kissed her forehead, full of affection.

"Princess, I'm glad you're back safe."

Lelia felt at ease with her aunt's gentle hand.

"Are you hurt anywhere?"

Unlike Atias, who is kind, Zenon asks curtly. However, the questions were not as simple to answer.

"Yes," when Lelia nodded, Zenon patted her head.

"How have you been?"

Lelia nodded in response to her aunt's question.

[I'm sorry, but what I told my grandfather and Uncle Carius needs to be a secret for a while.]

Neither of them asked Lelia any other questions.

As if it were enough for Lelia to return safely.

Their feelings were conveyed completely, and Lelia felt a corner of her empty chest filled.

***

It was not until late at night that her friends came home.

Lelia waited impatiently for them and greeted them.

She looked carefully for injuries, but everyone looked fine.

"Did you get hurt somewhere?"

When Lelia asked, Griffith and Oscar hurried away without a reply.

Lelia looked at their backs as they rushed away..

Romeo whispered, putting his hand on Lelia's shoulder, "The pagan problem was solved right away without any problems... There was a problem that they were about to fight."

"Why fight?"

Lelia asked suspiciously. She can't believe it. The two of them have been on bad terms since yesterday.

Why on earth is that so?

The two of them in her memory were so close.

Romeo looked at her and said, "I'm afraid they don't get along. It's a fact that the general doesn't know, so you probably didn't know."