The talk

"...Your Highness Elysion, I must ask. Did you come here to check on my son with the intention of forcibly taking him to the capital? To use him as leverage... as a hostage?"

The Stone Marchioness narrowed her eyes, her gaze sharp, almost as if she was ready for a confrontation or even a war.

"That's absolutely not the case. I have no interest in the historical disputes of the past."

"Then...?"

"Allow me to be frank. I met Alyssum Stone himself on the day of the entrance ceremony."

"I'll be frank. I met Stone himself on the day of the entrance ceremony."

I leaned forward and told the Stone Marchioness directly.

The real reason I came here.

"Haha, that's quite a joke. Do you think you can travel all the way from here to the capital, Kadith, in such a short time?"

"I came here by carriage, so I know firsthand how far it is. But... this is the truth."