The realisation that Raidorl was not going toĀ humiliate her helped her to regain her composure. She let her emotions get the better of her, and hurled a torrent of abuse at Raidorl.
āDisgusting! How can a prince do this to a girl?ā¦ā¦ Beast! Animals! Dog!ā
āIs that a bad word for a Dog?ā
In return for her disgust, Raidorl continues to take her abuse in a quiet manner.
At the age of twelve, Raidorl Zain was expelled from the capital and sent to a frontier city.
The city is full of immigrants who have no reason to be there, and there are no girls of his age, so Raidorl has spent his most sensitive years, when he is most conscious of the opposite sex, without much contact with women.
The only women he comes into contact with are female adventurers who donāt care about the male gaze, older women who canāt see him as a man, and the odd prostitute who has drifted into the city.
The exception to this is the erotic maid, who has been released from a centuries-old seal, but she, too, does not mind being seen naked by Raidorl. In fact, she is such a lascivious woman that she tries to undress at any opportunity.
Having spent his adolescence in such an environment, Raidorl has never understood the reluctance of women to be seen naked.
But she does not want to run away, because she cannot escape without breaking the curse.
āIf you run away, youāll be killing your grandfather. I donāt like the idea of taking the life of an old man who doesnāt know how much longer he has.ā
In the battle of Blaine Fortress, Neimilia took advantage of the chaos of the surprise attack on the imperial positions, and abducted the enemy general Gracos Barzen.
He was imprisoned in a certain place and did not inform Granard and Garst that the old general was in the hands of Raidorl.
āI had ordered Neimilia to give me more material to negotiate with the empire, but I was glad to see that it would be a good card to play against ā¦ā¦ Her Imperial Highness.ā
āWe feed him three meals a day and give him two blankets to sleep on. Which is more than I can do for a prisoner of war.ā
āā¦ā¦ You wonāt let me see him, will you?ā
She looks up at him. She know it was not going to happen, Raidorl said with a wry smile.
āDonāt worry, Iāll let you go with them once the negotiations with the Empire are over. I promise.ā
āWhatās the pointā¦ā¦onii-san? Just catching me and Grandpa should be enough credit for you.ā
āItās not important that the Kingdom negotiates with the Empire. Itās important that <b>I</b> have something to negotiate with the Empireā
Raidorlās lips twist in a scornful smile.
It is not the older brother, Granard, but the younger brother, Raidorl, who has taken the lead in negotiations with the empire.
It would certainly be a trump card for Raidorl to get rid of his brother.
āYou can stay here for a while to rest and relax. If you want, you can go sightseeing. There is a beautiful lake in the kingdom. Iāll show you around sometime.ā