Lips On The Tip Of a Knife

Chapter 12

Translator:

Shin

Ep 12.

Could you please take some time?

The capital of the Northern Empired mired the view  out of the window. The height and solidity of the huge wall surrounding the entire , and the deep and wide moat surrounding the castle, were impressed. As a reputation as an incredible castle, it seemed difficult to attack if the siege was carried out.

“As expected, it seems difficult to use a wizard to target outside, and I think it would be better to take a detour than to break the wall.”

Arne was also looking at whether it would be easiest to infiltrate inside and finish it, and how to target this castle in the event of a serious siege.

Why am I thinking this? As expected, occupational diseases are scary.

‘No, no, normal lady. Ordinary Lady.’

Arne tried to find her composure, repeating a word that her mother memorized as if she were memorizing a biblical verse. Less than a month has passed since its expiration date of three months. But it was also good and boring to do nothing, and that was the problem. Arne, who was wondering if it would be better to find another hobby as a small thing, felt the gaze touching her cheek and looked sideways. Cassian, who had been watching Arne, smiled with his eyes bent.

“Ha ha.”

I’m not sure if I’m ashamed of the eye to eye contact, but I’m looking out the window again.

Cassian smiled softly as he watched Arne’s profile. Arne, who looked out the window as if everything in Groomum was amazing, was cute.

‘It’s like a cat that got a new toy.’

Cassian grinned without even realizing that the cat had a successful groovy in his head. It was unfamiliar but enjoyable to see someone like this. Still, as expected.

‘I want to tease Arne while she’s like that.’

Cassian’s eyes were colored with mischief.

Cassian and Arne were the first to arrive at the residence of the capital, owned by the Grand Duke of Terneugen.

“Wow!……”

I knew it wasn’t a decent family but Arne admired the overwhelming size that seemed twice as big as the Duke of Brillht, who was also his house. Sh suddenly expressed her condolences to her father’s finances.

‘Father, you lost.’

Arne, who did not reveal it openly, shook her head when she recalled her father, who had a special pride in the finances of the Duke of Brillht. You’d better keep this as secret as possible from your father.

It seemed like my father must be doing well in the Western Empire, not knowing that his financial resources have been pushed back by his first son-in-law, who he desperately wanted. In mourning for his father’s mysterious defeat, Arne saw Cassian.

Cassian, who was reaching out for Escort, looked at Arne and looked at her head. Arne resented the beauty of Cassian, who had the destructive power of even such a simple gesture.

‘You’re so handsome, too.’

It wasn’t just handsome. He’s incredibly handsome.

“What’s on my face?”

“No..”

“Then again, do you like my face?”

“Well….”

Arne nodded. I used to hear that I couldn’t deny it, but I didn’t feel like it anymore. When Arne agreed, Cassian laughed as if he was having fun. Then Arne had to admit it seriously. You can’t put it down with your face, either. Even if I was angry, I didn’t know if this face would ease my anger.

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The fact that the Grand Duchess of Terneugen arrived in the capital spread instantly. It has stimulated almost everyone’s curiosity since the news of the marriage of the Grand Duke, the most popular in the Northern Empire, became uncontrollable when the main characters of the rumor appeared themselves.

“Did the Great Duke escort her?”

From those who waited to see the couple, to those who happened to see them. Even those who returned from the previous wedding joined together, further inflating the rumor.

“The two ran into each other and fell in love, didn’t they?”

“I heard it was an introduction?”

“Your Highness the Great fell in love and proposed at first sight. What a sight to fall in love with! If I were five years younger…..”

“Who knew, Your Highness would marry the Imperial Lady of the West!”

“So what about Lady Haley?”

“It’s like a dog chasing a chicken.”

Anyway, you’ll see the Grand Duchess soon. Everyone expected that facts.

“How will your Majesty react to your marriage?”

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The view that almost everyone in the capital society was talking about. Arne was looking around her new home. The lifeless eyes looked in the direction the butler was pointing.

“The room at the far end of the corridor is the room of the deceased  predecessor. It’s locked now, so no one can go in or out. Originally, you have to use that room for generations, but after some kind of incident , it has been changed to the current room. The decorations hanging on the door were specially ordered and have a history…….”

Arne, who was looking around the house under the guidance of the general butler who was managing the historic capital’s mansion, wanted to escape this moment. The tour, which suddenly started, ended in hours, saying that grand security should know more about the mansion than anyone else. But who knew? From the source of the room decoration to the old story of the room, I was getting tired of the butler’s class.

“Your Grace, do you have any more questions?

“Yes, I don’t have!”

“Then can I think you’ve mastered the structure of the house?”

“Yeah…please.”

Old butler George smiled delightedly at Arne’s enthusiastic call to end the class.

“Get some rest now.”

“Ah ah…. finally…..”

After a three-hour tour of Arne collapsed on her bed, shedding tears of emotion. I can rest now.

“It was a very touching tour,”

“…………”

Eva said, a nanny who was forced to attend the class together. Arne thought the taste of the nanny was unusual. When Arne was lying openly on the bed, the nanny brought comfortable clothes and asked.

“If you were going to rest, would you like a bath?”

“Yes.”

Arne, who was enjoying this tranquility with her face on her pillow, suddenly looked up.

“What about Uncle Sarno?”

“As soon as he arrived at the Grand Residence, He headed to the Imperial Palace. You were in a hurry to get back to the West Empire.”

“……Huh? You already signed up for the meeting? Is the permission dropped so fast?”

“No, I think you’re just starting with your mouth.”

“…………?”

I knew the Duke of Sarno’s character, but I didn’t expect it to be this much. Perhaps the impact of the attack was huge. It occurred to me that Duke Sarno complained that he didn’t want to stay in such a dangerous northern empire for another hour until he arrived at the Grand Residence.

“No matter how hard it is to get to know them on the day…”

It’s only natural that they have to wait a few days to get permission to get to know them.

Arne sighed at his uncle’s unanswered move. It was impossible to guess what kind of mission the Duke of Sarno had given by Cikclion IV. Perhaps it’s about this marriage……..

‘……….am I right? that I have been sold?’

If you were just giving something to the North, you wouldn’t understand the Duke of Sarno’s attitude. I could not imagine what my parents and emperor would have said in return for marriage. If she gave or did something huge….

‘If you ever get divorced, wouldn’t you open it up?’

Arne questioned her mother’s three-month promise and calmed down. It was Duchess Brillht who knew better than anyone else in the world that Arne was not bound by that.

However, it occurred to me that I should have married myself like this. I know my mother’s concern is the only flaw in her perfect daughter, the fact that she can’t get married, but… if she really gets divorced, wouldn’t that be a bigger flaw than not getting married?

“Isn’t it……….?”

Knock.

Someone knocked at the terrace door as Arne struggled in agony. Turning her head reflexively, Arne was nervous. Surprisingly, there was no separate room on the fourth floor and on the terrace. Then this can’t be a ghost…?

“Open it and come in. It’s not locked.”

“Hehe. Chief!”

Craven smiled kindly as he walked in the door. Arne, who was sure Craven would be wagging his tail tremendously if he had a tail, held his chin.

“Why are you here?”

“Of course I’m here to be with you.”

“You didn’t disguise yourself as a maid this time?”

“Oh, that’s too bad.”

“No. It’s not?”

“Oh, you don’t have to pretend it’s not that way.”

Craven smiled as Arne made an impression.

“Now there are no new maids at the castle so disguising myself will be a little bit difficult…..”

“Do not!”

“Yeah, I won’t do it.”

Arne sighed loudly. Either way, Craven was a single sickle. Craven was just happy to be next to Arne. Arne always dance on the battlefield or drank alcohol to death at drink on the knights residence, was unfamiliar and fascinating to see who have seen sitting like a lady weating a dress like this. It really looked like a normal lady that the Duchess wanted. Looking at it like this, I think it’s really pretty, and I’ve seen it for a long time, but it’s so pretty. The general butler was amazing. When I kept my mouth shut, it looked like a normal lady that the Duchess really wanted.

“By the way, chief. I mean the chief’s husband.”

“………….?”

“What’s so nice about handsome, personality, and identity that you married?”

“Shut up, I want to know also.”

Arne made an impression. I didn’t want to know the truth because of my pride, so I buried it.

More urgent than that…..Arne’s eyes were directed at Craven…..

“What are you really going to do? Are you sure you want to stick with me?”

“Yeah.”

Craven nodded, smiling brightly. Arne kicked her tongue because of her seemingly irresponsible subordinate.

“Well, is there any way you have decided?”

“That’s what it is,chief.”

Craven grinned insidiously. He lowered his voice and told her how he could reasonably stay next to Arne. When Arne heard it all, she thought,

‘Why did I think of this?’

Arne sighed, feeling a strong determination not to get away from me.

~~~

“Who’s talking about me?”

His guardian knight gave a hint to the Duke of Sarno, who was scratching his ear suddenly. This is the palace of the Northern Empire. It was a place where even the imperial family of the Western Empire should be careful. Either way, Duke Sarno’s interests were all one.

“My niece, will she be okay?’

Perhaps after coming out of watching Arne, who was on a forced tour of the house after being caught by the butler, the Duke of Sarno wondered about the next story. Arne will bear it. What did Arne do to the butler because she couldn’t stand it, or will he be dragged along and exhausted?

“My niece can’t stand what he really hates.”

It was a mystery in the Northern Empire, why he can’t stand so much different things while receiving training soon. In the eyes of Duke Sarno, Arne was just as cute. The existence of a child-like niece was invaluable to the unmarried Duke of Sarno. This is all the more so because he has been watching the whole process from birth until now. Duke Sarno did not follow a long way to preside over the wedding.

Anyway, having been married, Duke Sarno wanted Arne to live comfortably.

“I don’t think he’s a bad guy……”

Duke of Sarno smoothed his chin thinking of Cassian, who became Arne’s husband. Cikclion IV said he was a perfect groom, but that would not mean he had not seen through the unknown. No matter how suspicious it is for a man in politics, Cassian was a man who was hard to understand even from the eyes of Duke Sarno. The Duke of Sarno recalled a conversation he had personally had with Cassian at the end of the raid.

“I don’t think the attackers are the most likely ones, you. There are more enemies than I thought.”

A face that was smiling at a blunt remark. Cassian’s  nonchalant response to the question of not being stabbed at all. Duke of Sarno was slightly discouraged, even though he was a politician himself.

“That’s all right. I already know who’s responsible.”

As far as the Duke of Sarno knows, there was no sign of identification on the remaining bodies. But you already know who sent it. In this case, isn’t there only one situation that can be assumed? Someone is already threatened with life.

“I won’t let you worry about anything. Arne… she’s precious to me, too.”

‘Is it good to send Arne to this guy?’

I was worried that he might fall victim to a huge conspiracy….

‘Yes. I’m sure it’ll be fine, because it’s Arne.’

The Duke of Sarno, who remembered what Arne was like, was relieved. Arne, the Duke of Sarno knew, was the one who would come back after killing Cassian. Aside from all those complicated facts, the two were very well matched. Of course, that’s what happens to when Arne lives as a decent lady.

“Phew….Our Arne …. How long will she last?”

The period was three months, but given the current situation, it was likely that it would last less than a week. Anyway, Arne didn’t worry. There will be no one who will survive after making a fool of Arne.

“But I’ll have to finish my mission.”

The Emperor’s servant approached the Duke of Sarno.

“Your Majesty has given you permission to see. Please come this way.”

“Oh, that’s a relief. Actually, I was worried that I might get kicked out.”

Shaking, the Duke of Sarno stood up. Like Arne’s illusion, the Duke of Sarno did not come to pay the price of Arne, who had been sold to the Imperial Palace. This was only a bribe from Duke Sarno’s two brothers, Duke Brillcht and Emperor Cikclion IV. ‘Please take a good look at Arne. It has the meaning of ‘and at the same time, a stern warning that if Arne is touched, we will not stay still. The tail of Duke Sarno’s mouth rose.

~~~

Craven was in an incredibly good mood. The situation where he can remain next to the leader whom he respect so much. In the worst case scenario, he was very satisfied with the situation because he tried to remain next to her disguised as a maid for the rest of his life.

“Not just a maid, a maid………..”

Arne was bored and tired of seeing how shocking the lady-in-law was. Since it’s been a long time since the chief hated it, Craven secretly decided that she would dress up as a maid again if she had a chance later.

Knock knock.

Then, a guest came to my room.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

Craven  tried to hide reflexively in the voice of Cassian from over the door. Arne shook her head. As Cassian is a man of his own ability, he must have already felt the sign of Craven, but hiding for no reason only amplifies suspicion. When Cassian entered the open door, he wondered about Craven’s existence.

“Oh, my uncle told me he had something to say, so I came to tell him.”

“I see.”

When Cassian laughed, Craven got goosebumps for some reasons. Why am I so scared when he’s smiling? Arne asked Cassian as if she could not feel the strangely cold energy between Cassian and Craven.

“What brings you here?”

“I’m here to tell you tomorrow’s schedule.”.

“………..? You could have your subordinates do that.”

“I just wanted to see my wife’s face as an excuse.”

“Ugh.”

Arne was in trouble when Cassian smiled. As Arne avoided eye contact with an expression of unknown whether it was good or not, Cassian looked at Arne persistently, having more fun. When Arne’s face turned slightly red, the door suddenly opened and Eva returned. The eyes of the two men and Eva hit in the air. Eva, who read the air in the room, opened her mouth first.

“I’ve been warming up the bath, but have I been in the way?”

“Oh, no.”

Arne clung to Eva as if she were running away.

“Oh, anyway I’ll go wash up!”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“Then I’ll go.”

Cassian chuckled as he saw Arne disappearing at the speed of light. Craven thought it was this time.

“Then, I’ll go now too.”

When I was about to head to the door naturally. Closing the open door, Cassian looked back at Craven.

“Would you spare me a moment?”

Craven sweated with a strangely cool smile. Did I get caught?

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