Chapter 71

“Hey, I’m sorry, I just got out of the country. That’s why… What’s going on here?”

“I think someone’s acting up. I’ve got to get over there and I can’t show you around. Be careful, Grandma.”

“Thank you very much.”

The good-natured guard waved lightly and ran towards the entrance of the mansion.

The petite old woman dressed in dirty clothes disappeared around the corner through the side of the vast mansion.

After turning the corner, the old woman checked her surroundings and started running at a different speed than before, and disappeared into the darkness of the night.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!

My name is Cosette.

I am currently running along the streets of the aristocratic city.

It is very dark and scary.

That’s all I have to say from the field!

Escaping from the Marquis’ house was a piece of cake.

There was only one simple latch on the window.

My room was on the third floor of the mansion, but I tied the sheets, curtains, and other fabrics around the room together, tied them to the bed, and jumped down in a hurry.

After that, I hid in some bushes and climbed a tree that was growing near the wall.

Fortunately, this was an easy tree to climb.

If it were a Salisbury, I’d be dead.

It was a good thing George had taught me how to climb a tree.

I tied my silk high socks to my high heels, threw it from the tree over the fence, wrapping them securely around the wall, climbed over and made my escape.

Shame? I’ve left that stuff behind in my past life, so it doesn’t matter.

Well, it’s a good thing I exercise on a regular basis.

To be able to escape so easily, I wonder if the security of this mansion is okay or not.

Apparently, it seems that my being held captive was a secret and only a few people in the mansion knew about it.

In addition to that, the fact that Alfred was out and some of the guards were assigned to him might be another factor for my successful escape.

When I made it safely outside the walls, I smeared my face and clothes with mud and wrapped myself in the thick curtains I’d borrowed.

I didn’t forget to cover the curtains in dirt and dust as well.

This would make me look like an old woman in the dark.

And that’s how we got to the scene at the beginning.

I was walking along the walls and was soon spotted by a guard.

He let me off the hook because there was a commotion at the front door of the mansion, but under normal circumstances, I would have been caught.

Thanks for the rampage, whoever it is!

The nobleman’s quarter was deserted and dimly lit.

I ran with a sense of trepidation, wondering when I would be pursued.

My high heels were long gone and my bare feet were stinging with pebbles, but I didn’t feel anything because I was so nervous.

As I was running frantically toward my house, I noticed a carriage approaching from ahead.

The carriage was going quite fast.

For a moment, I thought about asking for help, but I decided to keep my face down and let it pass by me, as inconspicuous as possible, in case it was Alfred’s carriage.

There was nowhere to hide because it was a single street.

The sound of the carriage’s hoofs grew closer and closer, and my hands were sweating from the tension.

The carriage’s coat of arms was visible from the approaching carriage.

A royal coat of arms? Could it be Your Highness?

Before I could think properly, my body moved, and I stood in front of the carriage to pass.

“It’s not safe! Get out of the way!”

I ignored the yelling and shouted as hard as I could at the carriage window.

“Your Highness! Your Highness Leonhardt! Ola, this is Cosette! Cosette Edelweiss here!”

What luck! I looked up frantically as the guards grabbed my arms and held me to the ground.

“Cosette?! Is it Cosette?!”

“Your Highness! It’s dangerous!”

His Royal Highness shook off his bodyguard’s hand and jumped out of the carriage.

”Your Highness…ah.”

Was I more anxious than I thought I was?

As soon as I saw His Highness’ face, I couldn’t stop crying.

“Cosette, Cosette I’m so glad you’re okay. It must have been scary, it’s fine now.”

“I’m so glad to see you.”

His Highness’ hand gently stroking my back was warm, and my tears couldn’t stop for a long time.