Firearms in a Fantasy World 2

Chapter 218: Capital

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Catherine returned to the palace and hurried to the queen's residence with the letter in hand.

Just as she was about to enter, she noticed her mother—Queen Felice—being escorted by several noblewomen as they walked out.

The queen had just concluded a meeting with these noblewomen and was preparing to personally see them off.

"Your Highness!"

Seeing the arrival of the Crown Princess, the noblewomen all curtsied and greeted her, and Catherine nodded in acknowledgment.

After seeing off the guests together with her mother, they returned to the queen's living quarters.

Queen Felice asked curiously, "You've been spending your days at the military camp lately. Why have you returned so early today?"

Catherine took out the letter and waved it. "There's news from little sister."

Queen Felice, who had been calm until now, immediately put on an expression mixed with concern and excitement. She reached out to take the letter from Catherine's hand.

Catherine preempted her, saying, "Let me explain first. Eileen is safe and sound there."

The worried expression on the queen's face eased slightly upon hearing this. She took the letter from her daughter's hand and read it carefully.

After finishing it, she breathed a sigh of relief and then began to complain.

"Really, how can a girl like her only go and do things that are usually done by men?"

"That Grayman surname, I can't help but feel he has ill intentions. Could he possibly have some designs on Eileen?"

Catherine smiled awkwardly because her mother's first sentence seemed not only aimed at her younger sister. Now that she was sharing some of her father's administrative and military duties, they were also "activities typically done by men."

"Mother, Eileen has found something she enjoys doing. Just let her have her fun. Reports from my people say that Earl Grayman is a pretty decent lord and shouldn't have any ill intentions toward Eileen."

A shade of bitterness appeared on the queen's face. "She's enjoying herself indeed. She doesn't think about how her mother worries and misses her day and night. I've raised a daughter who is so carefree. Moreover, for a princess, each and every one of them, to be serving under a country lord, how disgraceful! If this gets out, won't people laugh to death?"

The Northwestern Bay has always been considered a barren land by those in the capital. Although the Grayman family's title is not low, they are still seen as country lords.

Catherine defended her sister, "Um... Let's consider it as Eileen going out to survey public sentiment. After all, she's also grown up."

The queen sighed, "In the end, we can't let her stay there for too long. We need to find a way to bring her back sooner."

Catherine sighed sadly, "It's just that Father... You know Eileen's temperament. This time she left home without a word. If she comes back and Father pressures her again, she might do something even more extreme."

Hearing her eldest daughter's words, Queen Felice also began to feel conflicted. In her heart, she cursed Giles, Vibern, and others, saying that if it weren't for these people messing around, her flesh and blood wouldn't be separated. In the end, she even included her own husband.