The Returned Luna のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 80

Lily found a quiet room away from prying eyes and slipped inside. She closed it behind her, put her back to the door, and screamed. She was going to lose her mind if this kept going on. She took the position at Chasel’s request and pleading. He’d promised to make himself available to her. It wouldn’t be fair to blame him for the current state of things, but it certainly wasn’t her fault that the acting luna was an idiot. She closed her eyes, counted to ten, and left the room, bracing for the next catastrophe she would have to deal with as Sarah came down the hall with a sullen expression. Her clothes were wet and stained. She was so deep in her sorrows; she hadn’t noticed Lily in her path until she nearly bumped into her. “Oh, sorry…” Sarah said, her eyes a bit hazy. “I… wasn’t paying attention.”“What happened?” Lily asked.Sarah sighed, “… the prince’s wife.”Lily winced. It had only been a few days since the wedding. Adolph had made a formal announcement regarding Tina’s sentenc

Basil walked towards the room, but there were no ministers inside. Chasel was there and several generals he had never bothered to learn the names of were there. The minister of justice was absent, and Adolph sat at the top of the table. Basil sat next to Adolph and looked around the room nervously. He’d never been in a war council meeting while his father was away. It was something that he and Laura had argued about at length. He had no martial training and no interest in following in his father’s footsteps, leading men into battle. That was what lowborn men who joined the army, like the generals, and men of valor and power like his father were meant to do for the kingdom. Not a single man of the Mirabelle line had ever seen battle as their strength lay in the management of the upper class and the people within the kingdom. So, why was he here?“Now that everyone is here we can begin,” Adolph motioned for two general. “General Atkins, what news comes from the border?”The older man

Laurel marched from the minister of finance’s office up to Adolph’s office and opened the door. He glanced at her and sighed. She was supposed to be resting, not stomping up to his office. He stood and went to her.“I want to dissolve the ministries as soon as possible,” she said before he could reach her side. He frowned and closed the door before ushering her to the couch near his desk. “But I want to audit them first to charge them appropriately.”A wicked smirk curved his lips turning his handsome features almost devious. Laurel’s heart raced and her face warmed with embarrassment. How could he look more handsome looking so sneaky?“You are meant to be in bed.” Adolph said, “Take a rest for a moment, then we’ll talk so long as you promise to go back to bed.”She pouted, wanting to argue, but she gave him a stiff nod, huffed, and sat on the couch as he directed. Admittedly, she was a bit dizzy and exhausted from her march up the stairs, but this still wasn’t the time for rest. How

Laurel watched Basil turn paler as she made a note on her parchment about looking further into what Basil’s budget was going towards. She had a feeling that Gavin might be benefiting from his relationship with Basil.“What is the purpose of the gate on the main entrance to the orchard?” Basil blinked, staring at her and not speaking. “Prince Basil, are you listening?”He shook his head, “Y-Yes. I… What?”She pursed her lips, “The gates, Prince Basil. For what reason was the orchard gated?”Basil frowned, “It’s useless.”“What do you mean by it’s useless?”“We don’t need an orchard because we have all the farmland around the city,” Basil lifted his head and met her gaze. “It was a waste of money when you had it planted. The ministry has proposed to uproot it and turn it into a leisure area for the castle.”Delia took in a sharp breath, staring at him in horror. Laurel froze in the middle of editing her plans for the orchard. What? What kind of nonsense was that? She frowned, eyeing hi

Delia woke up early, dressed quickly, and skipped breakfast. Basil hadn’t returned to her room the night before and the servants said he hadn’t returned to his room by morning. She left her room hoping to run into him and found him standing in the doorway of her office, simply staring inside the room with a complicated look on his face. He didn’t react as she walked towards him, but when she touched him, he turned his head and looked down at her. The shimmering attention had faded from his eyes. They seemed almost hollow and glossy in the early morning light. “Were you looking for me?”“… no,” he said and frowned, turning from her. “I’m… late for breakfast.”“We should go together.”“No,” Basil said, shaking his head. “I’m having breakfast with my father.”Delia watched him walk away from her before looking back into the room. She hadn’t changed anything in the room since she’d been given the key because she didn’t spend much time in it. She hadn’t even changed the way the desk was