After finishing dinner and talking for a while, they immediately returned to their respective rooms and got ready for bed. There were four rooms in this modest house. Rowtag, and Ashton to their own. Aydan shares a room with Cleo's twin brother Damon, while Atthy shares a room with Cleo. Cleo was born with a weak body condition, but despite that Cleo is always cheerful and chatty, she is one of the sources of noise in this simple house after the naughty Damon. "Sis... Are you going to accept it?" Cleo asked with sparkling eyes. ''What?'' Atthy asked nonchalantly, lifting the clothesline she had lifted earlier. "That marriage proposal?!" Cleo exclaimed, frowning. However, she kept moving her hand to help Atthy fold the clothes. "Hm?..." Atthy smiled seeing Cleo's enthusiasm, "I don't know..." Atthy replied while shrugging her shoulders, "I don't think about it" Atthy added again. "Sis... If you go to the Capital City, you will see many new things that you have never seen here" sa
That morning, the Romanovs went about their work. As usual, Rowtag would cook breakfast, assisted by Cleo, and Damon would take care of the pets, and stock up on animal protein for the family. Ashton and Aydan cared for the skins and furs they hunted, and apart from being blacksmiths, they were also hunters, a legacy of skill passed down from Rowtag for generations. The reliability of the desert people in processing animal skins and furs made them quite famous among traders. The prices for the skins and furs produced by the desert people were very high in the market, because of their very superior quality compared to others. The proceeds from the sale of skins and furs are sold to meet Cleo's very expensive pharmaceutical needs and also pay taxes.''Dad, Grandpa... I've been thinking about the marriage proposal,'' Atthy said during their free time after breakfast.''Atthy, don't rush into a decision, think it over carefully! It was only last night that we told you'' cried Ashton, remi
**When Ashton and Aydan head downtown to do business and send a reply letter to Edna's proposal, there are too many scary rumors about the Grand Duke Drustan, who is known as cruel and cold-hearted. Because of that, he was able to conquer the Alps and become the ruler there.Aydan immediately rebelled against his father, Ashton, on the spot when he heard that his future brother-in-law was a cruel person when they were looking for information about The Grand Duke Drustan in downtown Nauruan a month ago."Father, I don't care about the position he has, even though he was a Grand Duke, I don't want my sister to be the wife of a selfish human who only cares about himself like that... Father, please refuse the proposal," Aydan said firmly and loudly to his father.''I understand your concern, Aydan. Before becoming your sister, she was my daughter in the first place. Do you think I want to have a son-in-law who is the same age as your grandfather, not to mention his authoritarian attitude
Finally, the day that Rowtag's family feared arrived, even ten days earlier than their expected arrival, making Rowtag and his family even more convinced that there was a plot planned from this marriage proposal. It was just that Rowtag couldn't understand what they could get out of the Rowtag family by doing all this, it just didn't make any sense.The bride's envoy had arrived in a horse-drawn carriage and several knights on horseback came that morning to Rowtag's residence. A man in the neatest and classiest suit in the group dismounted and immediately greeted Rowtag and Ashton.''Good morning Baron Romanov, I'm Billy Kutcher, envoy of my lord Grand Duke Drustan... We will take your daughter to the Alpen now'' greeted the head of the envoy who was present at that time.The head of the envoy who came did say hello to Rowtag and Ashton first, but the arrogance was clear from the look in his eyes and the way he spoke. Ashton already didn't like the first greeting given by the head of
Ashton and Rowtag finally gave in. Atthy had made up her mind. Atthy wasn't the type of girl who could talk and be feminine, but Atthy had received a good education from her mother, Laura, as well as her father, Ashton, over the years. Atthy lived and was raised as a commoner girl all this time, but the knowledge that Atthy had to become a noble was very qualified. She had that quality, and Ashton understood it very well.Because of that, Ashton almost always felt guilty seeing Atthy, especially when Laura's mother was still around. He paid attention to how Laura trained and educated her to be able to live as a lady, because at that time, Laura believed that one-day Atthy would be able to live a better life, as a noble.If Ashton can enjoy life as a noble because his father, who is a commoner, received a gift from the King, it is different from Laura, his wife, who from the beginning was born of noble descent from generation to generation. Laura was against her family living with Asht
A few hours later, as Alwyn had said, they had arrived at the station and immediately entered the special carriage provided for them. Atthy was stunned to see the steam train in front of her. This was the first time in her life she had seen a steam train with her own eyes. So far she only knew about steam trains from the stories of her father or grandfather.Atthy could not hide her surprise and admiration for the Iron Snake that proudly stood before her matched by its jet-black color. Seeing Atthy's behavior, Alwyn and Randy again showed the same expression as when they met Atthy earlier. So did the guards. Even so, they still tried to be polite and not show their surprise too obviously, and still respected the lady who was almost trivial before them now.''Lady... Please'' said Alwyn, welcoming from inside the carriage specially provided for Atthy''Ah!... Alright, thank you...'' said Atthy in response while welcoming a helping hand from Randy. She was a little surprised because she
Rossa's nervousness sparked Alwyn's curiosity. He felt he could get something from the maids that Atthy brought a little more."Sir... There's no problem, we're just not used to young miss behavior... Eum... I mean Lady" said Stela in response to Alwyn, although looking worried, as a senior servant she was able to handle it."Tch!... I made a mistake, I should have called them one by one," Alwyn grumbled in his heart."You may go... Remember! You must tell me immediately if there is something that makes your Lady feel uncomfortable!'' cried Alwyn, ending the conversation.Alwyn knew by looking at their behavior, he wouldn't be able to get the information he wanted. Alwyn gave up his intention to interrogate them further. Stela's actions just now were enough to tell Alwyn that he wouldn't be able to get anything from them now."Yes sir, we will remember it..." they replied and immediately left Alwyn's room."Huft..." Alwyn grunted harshly after the three maids left the room, "Damn, I w
Randy was silent hearing his best friend's strange complaint. He didn't expect that Alwyn, who always wore a calm mask like he didn't care about anything since he was at the academy, was now frustrated with the young lady who would be his master's wife.''You may be right, all this time we see a lady who is always spoiled, making us grumble and feel annoyed. Now we're getting even dizzier dealing with a lady who can do everything herself... During those three weeks, I can see, the three maids were just relaxing, doing nothing. I think, without them, Lady Romanov wouldn't have any trouble.. .'' Randy said, giving his opinion.''Eum!... Talking about them, I saw that the maid and the master were out of sync'' said Alwyn. He immediately sat straight up from his initial position while leaning his head.''Is that so?!... It seems... Maybe that's what I've been feeling all along?!'' cried Randy, he was also wondering about what he was feeling.''Randy... I feel strange about your answer jus