The Duke in the Spire of Thorns

The preparation time was very hasty. Celeste had just finished changing clothes and washing when he was urged by Escrito to eat.

Celeste walked out of the bedroom silently and walked into the dining room along the familiar road. There were many kinds of breakfast on the dining room table, but there was no one in the huge dining room, not even the servants who usually stood by. Also disappeared.

Escrito took the position of the waiter with a natural attitude, skillfully tied the napkin for Celeste, and stood beside him waiting for orders.

—Of course he is skilled, because he has done this thing countless times.But in the past, he always stood beside Celeste with his hands down, with a very respectful attitude; but now he puts one hand on the back of the chair, and looks at Celeste from time to time, not like a waiter serving his master, but It's like the owner is watching and taking care of his pet's meal.

Celeste has no appetite, this quiet restaurant raised infinite doubts in his heart, Escrito is just an envoy from another country, how can he make the chef of the palace obey his words?

There was a vague guess in his mind, but this guess made him a little confused.He collected himself and tentatively said, "I..."

"Huh?" Escrit asked gently, "What's wrong?"

The way he turned his head was gentle and easy to talk, but Celeste was not deceived by this false appearance.He lowered his eyes and said, "I want to eat Chinese food."

When the situation requires it, it is not difficult for him to show weakness. His eyelashes trembled a few times, "There is nothing on the table, but I want to eat."

He had never shown weakness to Escrit like this before. He didn't know how effective it would be, but he had to give it a try.

"Wait a moment, I'm going to get someone to prepare."

Unexpectedly, the effect seemed to be very good, Escrit's tone softened almost instantly, he half-bent down, and kissed Celeste's side face, "It will be fine soon."

Celeste looked up at him, and Escrito also looked down at him, his emerald green eyes were bright and beautiful, and he said softly, "Look, I don't ask much."

Once he changed from his previous strength, he became tender again, almost comparable to a chameleon.

However, Escrit also managed to confuse Celeste. Sitting in his seat, watching Escrit's back, he couldn't help but recall the quarrel between them last night.

Is marriage really that important to Escrit?

Celeste has never questioned that there is anything wrong with the unspoken rules of the nobles. In his opinion, marriage and finding a lover are completely incompatible. This seems to be a matter of course, just like one plus one equals two, simple and easy Understood, and very correct.

But Escrit's fierce opposition made him unable to help thinking about this issue.

Could it be that he was wrong?

He frowned, trying to think of a result, and at this moment, Escrit returned.

He was holding a large silver tray in his hand, which contained exactly what Celeste requested. Celeste didn't know how he got it, but obviously, this was not a suitable question to ask at this time.

For the next period of time, Escrit maintained this elegant and polite appearance.After breakfast, there was not much time left before departure, and Celeste seized the opportunity to say goodbye to Noyce and his parents.

Escrit left temporarily, he went to reorganize the team.

"Why do you look like this?"

Celeste waited for his parents to leave before shrugging his shoulders and asking Noyce, "Be happy, don't you wish me a good journey?"

Noyce clenched his teeth and said nothing.

Only he and Celeste knew the real situation of this mission. In order to avoid worrying his parents, Celeste kept the truth from Prince Bradley and his wife. This is very simple. They have been away from the political center for a long time. It is equivalent to a semi-reclusive state, as long as there is a plausible reason, they will not doubt it.

"You'd better come back soon."

Noyce seemed to have swallowed a catty of Coptis chinensis, and said bitterly: "...When necessary, you can try to please that damn guy...Anyway, as long as you smile at him, he will be fascinated ..."

Although His Majesty the King never said it, he still knew about the relationship between his cousin and Escrit, but it was nothing to him, so he never said it.

"I won't be there long."

Noyce didn't speak, but judging from his expression, he was not persuaded, but just pretended to believe it.

To Celeste's greatest surprise, Princess Nali also came to see him off.

It's just that she didn't come alone, and beside her was a man whom Celeste seemed familiar with.

"Don't act surprised."

Princess Nali raised her chin proudly: "I can be regarded as a princess no matter what, and being infatuated doesn't fit my status."

She took a small wooden box from the man behind her and handed it to Celeste, "Here, a parting gift...wait."

Princess Nali stopped Celeste from opening it, "Don't open it now, it's a surprise, wait until you're halfway to open it, I promise, you will be very surprised."

Princess Nali showed a somewhat strange smile.

"Oh...that's right." She generously held the hand of the man standing behind her, "This is my fiance."

"Perhaps you have some impression of him?" Princess Nali said with a smile, "His name is Yaris."

This name is a little familiar to Celeste, but he can't remember it for the time being, but Noyce's reaction was very quick. He glanced at the unmarried couple and said lightly: "Oh, it's Dale. The one at home?"

Princess Nali nodded.

After introducing her fiancé, Princess Nali left, and Celeste watched her leave.

I don't know if it was his illusion, he always felt that Princess Nali's footsteps were a little stiff, but after he told Noyce what he thought, Noyce didn't even bother to raise his eyelids: "Who knows what's wrong with her, But she is very well-behaved today, if she had been like this earlier, the relationship between us might not be so rigid."

"Don't you find it strange?"

Celeste deliberately diverted Noyce's attention so that he would not continue to worry about his upcoming departure. He continued to ask: "There seems to be something wrong with her attitude today."

"What's wrong with that?"

Noyce said without thinking, "Love can completely change a person. This sentence applies to both men and women, my dear brother."

"My dear lord, we should go."

Escrit stood by the door, urging softly: "We should go."

Leaving in this way is actually not in compliance with the rules at all, but for the San Pedro Empire, the words of the Os Empire are the rules.

Celeste sighed and hugged Noyce, "Goodbye, my brother."

"Goodbye." Noyce hugged him heavily, "Don't forget what I said, a man must be flexible, my dear Hill, I look forward to your early return."

"I remember."

Escrito stood quietly and waited for them to say goodbye. After they said goodbye, he smiled and said, "It's time to leave, my dear lord."

Celeste picked up the parting gift from Princess Nali and walked out with Escrito.

"what is this?"

Escrito looked down at the small wooden box in Celeste's hand, and asked softly.

"A parting gift from Nali."

"Would you mind showing me?"

Celeste handed it over indifferently: "Look, but don't open it, Nali said to let me open it halfway, she prepared a surprise for me."

Escrit looked at the small wooden box for a while, and slowly raised the corners of his lips: "I believe this must be a surprise."

He returned the small wooden box to Celeste.

Although Escrit is no longer Celeste's knight commander, the vehicle he arranged for Celeste is still comfortable, and he doesn't need to do everything himself now, as long as he gives orders, those people will immediately Complete his request.

Therefore, Escrito had a lot of time to stay in Celeste's carriage, spending time with the Duke who was about to embark on a foreign land.

Celeste is a very typical hedonist. Although he still has a gap with Escrit, this does not prevent him from enjoying Escrit's hospitality.He accepted all Escrit's kisses and hugs, and he also took advantage of his sweet words, and sometimes responded tenderly.

"Aren't you going to open it and have a look?"

Escrito picked up a small wooden box, and Celeste remembered that it happened to be a parting gift from Princess Nali.

She said she had prepared a surprise.

With curiosity, Celeste opened it.

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