Supporting Characters Also Need Some Love

CHAPTER 4: EACH TRUTH AND EACH HAPPINESS (V)

Part 071

 

This was nonsense. She was staying here, leaving her father and brother alone in this territory where the Talnuk bastards may attack at any moment.

 

“What are you talking about? Of course I’ll go with you.”

 

“Of course you stay, Demi. Even if you were in the Ethart Territory, I would have sent you to Midoc, so why would the kid here go there?”

 

“Then why are you leaving?”

 

“That’s because I am Count Ethart.”

 

She screamed, but Rutvan was still holding her nose with a smile on his face. Then he stroked her head again.

 

“My father, the Count, will not give up his territory. The same goes for me. The Count family exists to protect the people of the territory. The heads and small heads of the other territories have all headed to the territory. This brother also plans to leave tomorrow. “

 

“I’m from Ethart too. I’m also a member of the count family. I’m going too. Even if my brother won’t let me go, I’m going too.”

 

“You have to protect this place, Demi. Then the war will end and your father and I will come back and boast that we won.”

 

“No, I do not want!”

 

“This is my order as your father’s representative and Count So. If you continue to insist, I will tie you to the bed, so you know that.”

 

‘If you’re going to say something mean with a stern face, pat me on the head or not!’

 

If Rutvan comes out like this, no matter what she said, it wouldn’t work. Whether she huffed and rolled her eyes or not, Rutvan continued talking with a calm smile on his face.

 

“I can’t leave many knights behind, so Sir Franz will definitely go with me, and Ruby will go back for her mother’s sake. Jenny will stay, so it will be inconvenient for a while, but I hope you are doing well.”

 

Was now the time to worry about her? He said he was going to war and now was the time to worry about her. She would stay here and take care of herself. Even now, people were dying somewhere, and she was scratching the hearts of her lover and brother, picking at the hem of her dress. She felt like she was going to burst into tears, so she jumped up and went up to her room. As soon as she was able to come to her senses, things started happening one after another and she was driven completely crazy. What on earth should she do about something like this? Rutvan and Jenny also tried to smile when they saw her, and Ruby also smiled with reddened eyes, saying she was sorry for having to go down without being able to take her there.

 

She couldn’t even shed tears in front of their efforts, so she gritted her teeth and held back. If she had to go and burden her father and Rutvan’s feelings, it would be helpful to not be stubborn. She knew it, but her mind was still dizzy and distraught. After giving Ruby some of her trinkets and putting her mind together,she went back down to find Lutvan organizing her father’s office. He handed me a box containing unknown documents and a key to the warehouse. The Etihart family is not a very wealthy count family. The size of the territory was small for a county territory, and because it was a mountainous area, agricultural products were not abundant. Of the luxury items in the mansion, almost all of them were jewelry that she could wear. Even if you take everything worth money, whether it’s jewelry or a dress, it won’t be enough.

 

She said, unable to get the keys.

 

“Shouldn’t you take it with you? The estate will need it more than me.”

 

“There’s no use taking the gold and jewelry. I’ve taken everything you need, so don’t worry and take good care of it.”

 

Rutvan placed a box and key in her hand. As she watched from the side, she realized that the ‘packing’ that Rutvan was talking about was not about gathering things to take with him, but about preparing to live alone. She was dumbfounded when she saw all the food and winter gear piled up, so she had the servants load them all into the carriage. How much would she eat alone, and what kind of winter gear would she need in Midok, where it’s not even cold? Besides, winter was still a long way away. She yelled at him, asking if he was going to leave her alone until winter, and it was only then that Lutvan, who was unloading the luggage again, listened. Ruby sat down with Jenny, who didn’t know much about the mansion, and went to quick training, while the butler, who had clearly been left behind on the orders of Rutvan, ran around all afternoon with a face that made him want to cry. The count was noisy all night, and she also couldn’t sleep until late at night.

 

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The next day, as she was finishing packing up my luggage after breakfast, a messenger from the Ethart Knights arrived at the mansion on a dying horse. After running for so long, his horse could not even enter the stall and fell and convulsed. The messenger bowed to Lutvan and took out one of his letters from his bosom. After reading the letter, Rutvan folded his face with a stern expression.

 

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”

 

It seems that her father sent a note to Lutvan telling him not to come to the estate and to remain in Midock. When Lutvan turned back to pack his luggage, the messenger called out to him in an urgent voice.

 

“If the Count reacts this way, I have another letter to show you.”

 

Then he took the letter out of his pocket again and held it out. This time there were two envelopes. Rutvan’s face distorted strangely as he took out the letter and read it. He read the letter with a look that seemed both angry and happy, then took out a piece of paper from the next envelope, opened it, sighed, and folded it back up. Rutvan, who was thinking about something for a moment while handling two white envelopes, said to the butler.

 

“Send a messenger to Duke Bigor. He says he wants to see you as soon as possible. It’s related to Damien, so if you give him time, he’ll come see you.”

 

Adrian? Why was Adrian here?

 

“What’s going on? What are you saying? Why Adrian?” she asked as she followed Rutvan into the mansion.

 

“I’ll tell you this in Duke Bigor’s presence.”

 

Lutvan avoided answering with an embarrassed look on his face. After that, he stopped packing and sat in his father’s office with a sullen look on his face. The messenger who went to Adrian returned quickly. But Adrian also came along. As if he had expected it, Rutban greeted Adrian without any hesitation. Not long ago, he couldn’t even shake hands properly, but today he has a different attitude toward subordinates. When Adrian and she sat side by side across from each other, Rutvan spoke first.

 

“When will the soldiers heading west depart?”

 

“The military is organized around the cavalry. I will be deployed within 15 days at the latest.”

 

“Will the Counts Great and Ollie hold out until then?”

 

“There is no way until the organization of the capital army’s main base is completed.”

 

As Adrian spoke with a sad expression, Rutvan shook his head.

 

“I don’t know how great of a decision it is for the Capital Army, whose primary goal is to capture Midok, to divide its forces and support the western region in this situation. As we go down, the Count Etihat family also supports the Counts Great and Oli. I will add.”

 

“I won’t be late either.”

 

Rutvan, who was looking at Adrian’s face and nodding his head, placed a white envelope on his table. Then he made that strange face again. It’s a face you can’t tell if you’re angry or happy.

 

“What is this?”

 

When Adrian asked curiously, Rutvan let out a long sigh and answered in a low voice.

 

“My father sent it to the Duke.”

 

When Adrian opened the envelope, a thick, elegant piece of white paper came out. He tilted his head to look at them together, and the moment Adrian opened the paper, his jaw dropped. What is this again? Ho, marriage vows? Adrian and she looked down at the words “marriage pledge” written on a white piece of paper, then looked at each other’s faces, then looked down at the paper again, and then looked at each other’s faces. She didn’t know how to react. Adrian was probably the same, unable to laugh or cry, and kept looking at the paper and my face in turns.

 

Rutvan, who was sitting across from me, sighed and opened his mouth.

 

“Your father won’t let you leave him alone in the empty mansion. A wedding may not be possible right now, but since we exchanged vows, just pretend you’re engaged and go to the Duke’s mansion.”

 

“Yes?”

 

At the bottom of the wedding vows was the signature of my father, Colin Ethart. The names of the bride and groom were also clearly written. As long as I put my signature and the signature of Adrian, the groom and head of the Bigor duchy, it is a perfect wedding vow no matter how you look at it. Marriage vows are distributed at the temple, and it was obvious without even looking at how much my father shook the collar of the priest in the estate.

 

‘No, father. If you’re that worried about me being alone, fine. Adrian, I can go to your house for a little while. It’s okay for an unmarried lady to have a bad reputation. Now, I don’t think I’m going to catch anyone else’s attention, and I’m happy to be engaged and married to Adrian.’

 

But in this situation, a marriage contract is not necessarily necessary, right? Aryan isn’t going to kick me out just because I’m trying to be a gourmet, so why do this now? Why are you in this situation when you can use it later when you get married? She was embarrassed and embarrassed and wondered why her father was like this, and then she thought, Oh no. He tried to hold it in, but the tears came out. As she shed tears, Adrian fidgeted next to me and repeatedly wiped my cheeks with his fingers. Rutvan closed his eyes and sighs again. If war breaks out in the Ethart domain and something goes wrong between my father, the Count, and Lutban, the Lesser Count, it’s nonsense, but if that happens, I won’t be able to get my father’s signature on my marriage contract. Whether the Ethart family is disintegrated or a distant relative is found and established as the head of the family, there may be a case in which my marriage cannot be carried out as she wished.

 

No, maintaining her status before marriage may become difficult. Her father was worried about that. He didn’t want her marriage to be affected even if he and Rutvan died. He just wanted to prevent me from being left alone as the daughter of a broken family.

 

“There’s no need for this, bro.”

 

She had been holding back really hard. She gritted her teeth and endured it really hard so as not to worry or offend the people who cared about her. Her father, who was alone in a dangerous place and had not seen each other for a long time, made his daughter, who was so bad that he could not even visit her, cry.

 

“There’s no need for this. Ugh. I’m just going to hold my father’s hand and have a wedding later. Ugh.”

 

She sat down on the floor under the sofa, put her head down on the table, and cried. It was the first time in her entire life that she had cried so loudly in front of another person. Even when her mother passed away, she cried in Jenny’s arms, but she didn’t cry like this in front of her father. She had been comforted by Adrian several times, but this was the first time he had seen her cry so loudly. On either side of her, Adrian and Rutvan were tapping their shoulders without knowing what to do. She didn’t cry for long, but she cried so hard that she ended up hiccuping. She blew her nose with the handkerchief that Adrian gave her and wiped away what was either tears or drool. Rutvan took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes.

 

It feels refreshing once you pour it out. After submerging two handkerchiefs, she felt a little embarrassed, so I went back to the sofa and sat down quietly.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

“Now, Hibb, it’s okay.”

 

She thought it would be better if you forgot about her blowing her nose.

 

“Demi. Your father just sent it to tell you that you will have a good time at the Bigor duchy. Of course, you should hold your father’s hand at your wedding.”

 

Lutvan held her hand and comforted her. She nodded, hiccuping.

 

She was going to hold her dad’s hand and say something. The tip of her nose started to tingle again due to the deep denial that had gone so far that she couldn’t believe it, but she held it in by taking long, deep breaths.

 

“The Count and young Count will return to Midok safely.”

 

Adrian said, removing the hair that was sticking to my face. She looked at him and he smiled sweetly. Even though he had a smiling face, his eyes were firm, so she smiled at him too.

 

“Of course. Father, brother, and Adrian. If even one of them is missing, I will never get married again. If you don’t want your daughter to live alone, please tell her that she must be safe. The same goes for your brother.”

 

Rutvan patted her head and nodded his head. Adrian decided to send a carriage at the time when Lutvan was scheduled to leave. She told him he was sorry for taking up so long when he was busy, and he apologized again, saying he couldn’t help her pack.

 

“See you later.”

 

“Yes. I’ll see you later at the mansion.”

 

After saying a greeting that was true, but somehow strange, Adrian went back.

 

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