“Is what they said true?”
“You don't need to listen to them too much. You've been traveling for two days. I'll take you to your room to rest. The butterfly-themed jewelry you liked at the auction—I had it all placed in your jewelry cabinet. Go see if you like it.”
I didn't move. Instead, I looked at Richard again. “Are you going to hide things from me this time, pretend to kill me, and then have someone else tell me you don't want to kill me? I don't want to go through that too many times. Just tell me, will you kill me? Will you use me?”
My words made Richard, who was walking ahead, pause. He stood with his back to me, not saying a word.
“Richard, Lily is the one who shares your parents. According to them, my mother was the culprit, the cause of everything that shouldn't have happened. So, are you being nice to me for some other reason?”
I had been hurt too many times to trust so easily again.
“I asked you to come this time to secure the loyalty of the people in the slums. When Lily threatened them, they united and fought back under your banner. It got intense. They resisted Lily, and now her whereabouts are unknown, but she's still a threat we need to find. Otherwise, she'll keep taking potshots at us.”
Richard slowly turned around and continued, “If you're asking about my motive, there really isn't one. I'm happy you're here, but I was also at ease when you weren't.”
As he spoke, he unfolded a small lucky charm. “You're my lucky star. No matter what our origins are, I will always stand behind you.”
Richard finished, snapped his fingers, and said to a servant, “Escort Princess Claire to her room.”
He walked ahead without looking back.
How could I even begin to describe the complex feelings I had for him?
I took out my phone and called Max, wanting to get his thoughts and find out if he was in any danger. After all, Garrett and Helen had said the good weapons were brought to Bravenland with me, leaving Max alone to defend an empty city.


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