Keira Olsen found herself married without even knowing it! What's more, her husband-out-of-the-blue turned out to be the richest person in town! As an illegitimate daughter, she's been clawing and scrambling her way up, struggling to survive since childhood. She never expected to wed someone so powerful. When everyone thought she'd be quickly divorced, her husband shocked everyone by a declaration."My dear wife, can we not divorce?"
Old Mrs. Horton said, "It was just our private speculation. You see, many people looked through numerous ancient Creran archives, hoping to find such a family with the surname South. Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed. It wasn't until a time later that someone declared that, actually, Lady South was...
"A member of the royal family from Country Y. She seemed to have committed some error there and was banished to Crera."
Keira was startled.
Banished...
This word made it sound like an ancient official who had made a mistake and was exiled to a remote outpost.
Old Mrs. Horton said, "Back then, Country Y was developing splendidly and very advanced. In my day, I must say, Crera was rather backward and had a poor standard of living. For them, coming to live in Crera was like a form of exile. However, I guess they never anticipated that today's Crera would be so prosperous, with such excellent living conditions..."
Keira nodded.