The Abandoned Princess: Promises Arc

Chapter 56

𝕾𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔: 𝕴𝖛𝖞 𝖇𝖞 𝕿𝖆𝖞𝖑𝖔𝖗 𝕾𝖜𝖎𝖋𝖙

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"......so we hope you'd come to the noble's dark night a week after today within the specified time and date written on the back of the seal of this envelope..."

My hands felt the softness of the enveloped and continued to caress it until they halted enough to almost crumple the remaining strength it held before it got burned and turned to ashes swayed by these penetrating icy breezes.

So these people had already moved their pawns.

When the gentlest rays of the sun came to descend on my skin, I leaned back to my seat but when I knew that it was already causing pain, that's when I felt alive.

No matter how I look at it, even when the sun hits the envelope, the color will always be dark, just like the first night when I was invited to that ball, a ball where no one must know of the noble's identity.

It was a nightlife for the nobles' tastes and I knew for sure that these people who sent this letter to me knew exactly who I was.

In the past, I came, because I heard from Blake that even the crown prince would be coming. I did everything to know everything about his attire and masks, and when it was time to look for him in that place, all that I saw was a shattered vision of what I wanted to have.

From within his arms, it was always Liana. That's the time that I vowed to be better than the lady but I never thought that it would also be the start of my family's ruins.

Ironically, I should throw this to the trash, since I've learned in the past that it wasn't only for nobles' pleasures but there's also some underground exchange of information. From the said place, the nobles who had these ulterior motives would come together and plan for their next move.

Some of the nobles would cheat on their wives or husbands while others would come and find a romantic partner for the night.

But what stood amongst them was a scholar on that night would be willing to lend any information he or she had in exchange for a favor.

No one knows about the favor that scholars wanted but it was never prohibited for scholars to attend the nobles' nightlife, not when it was also required of them to attend and do these kinds of work.

Upon knowing of these, I knew that I wouldn't be able not to come especially when I would seek any information regarding the upcoming war or even my tradition's family.

Since I couldn't find any information about my family's traditions within my household, as early as possible, I needed to get that information to whoever it became available.

Because I knew that even if I gathered enough information from the war, the curiosity about my family would be enough to eat me alive.

I couldn't help but feel that something would feel off or something would be right, not when my father wasn't able to say about the doors underground of our household, he wasn't even able to give me the information I needed from the small orphanage within the Austuria.

I knew that it took him a while to give them to me, but I would always have the doubt now, not when Gludius told me about my family's tradition even not knowing who I was.

Or did he? I shook my head and continued to sigh as my gaze was fixed on the almost crumpled envelope. My fingers that gripped the stamp while my eyes narrowed their gazes upon seeing the address made my teeth grit.

It was at the same time, and place but different year. This was the first time I received this kind of envelope earlier than expected than with my previous life.