Redemption of the Blue Rose Princess - Chapter 9.2
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Riddhe? ?was? ?convinced? ?that? ?Albert? ?was? ?hiding? ?something? ?from? ?him.? ?
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With? ?that ?in? ?mind,? ?Riddhe? ?pretended? ?to? ?watch? ?the? ?servant? ?leave? ?the? ?room? ?and? ?quietly? ?sneaked? ?out? ?to? ?follow? ?him.? ?
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Riddhe? ?had? ?spent? ?a? ?lot? ?of? ?time? ?with? ?Albert,? ?thus,? ?he? ?was? ?familiar? ?with? even ?the? ?slightest? ?change? ?in? ?the? ?young? ?servant’s? ?behavior.? ?In? ?addition,? ?even? ?though? ?he? ?often? ?misunderstood? ?other? ?people’s? ?feelings? ?due? ?to? ?his? ?arrogance,? ?Riddhe? ?was? ?still? ?a? ?sensitive? ?
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I? ?can’t? ?believe? ?that? ?this? ?me? ?has? ?to? ?sneak? ?out? ?like? ?a? ?thief? ?inside? ?my? ?own? ?estate.? ?
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Riddhe? ?shrugged? ?his? ?shoulders? ?as? ?he? ?used? ?everything? ?that? ?could? ?shield? ?him? ?from? ?Albert’s? ?views,? ?whether? ?if? ?they? ?were? ?pillars? ?or? ?walls? ?while? ?tailing? ?the? ?young? ?servant.? ?
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As? ?the? ?heir? ?of? ?the? ?family,? ?it’s? ?important? ?to? ?have? ?an? ?understanding? ?of? ?what? ?kind? ?of? ?person? ?that? ?father? ?has? ?to? ?deal? ?with? ?as? ?a? ?duke.? ??He? ?proceeded? ?while? ?making? ?that? ?self-justification,? ?though? ?he? ?still? ?felt? ?a? ?little? ?guilty? ?as? ?his? ?upbringing? ?was? ?strict? ?due? ?to? ?his? ?father’s? ?education.? ?
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Aside? ?from? ?that,? ?there? ?was? ?this? ?sense? ?of? ?discomfort? ?he? ?felt? ?back? ?during? ?the? ?Privy? ?Council? ?meeting.? ?
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He? ?knew? ?that? ?while his? ?father? ?was? ?not? ?afraid? ?of? ?the? ?royalty’s? ?authority,? ?he? ?valued? ?order? ?more? ?than? ?anything.? ?And? ?that? ?father? ?of? ?him? ?actually? ?went? ?as? ?far? ?as? ?inciting? ?everyone? ?with? ?vague? ?ideas? ?and? ?sowed? ?the? ?seed? ?of? ?chaos? ?inside? ?the? ?other? ?nobles’? ?minds.? ?
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Even? ?if? ?his? ?father? ?was? ?trying? ?to? ?stop? ?that? ?Cromwell’s? ?and? ?the? ?Chancery’s? ?momentum,? ?the? ?method? ?he? ?used? ?was? ?simply? ?outrageous…? ?
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However,? ?he? ?still? ?respected? ?his? ?father and ?he? ?couldn’t? ?bring? ?himself? ?to? ?doubt? ?him,? ?so? ?Riddhe? ?threw? ?that? ?doubt? ?away? ?to? ?the? ?back? ?of? ?his? ?mind.? ?However,? ?he? ?was? ?still? ?curious? ?about? ?the? ?mysterious? ?visitor,? ?so? ?he? ?continued? ?his? ?action? ?anyway.? ?
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There? ?was? ?also? ?this? ?faint? ?sense? ?of? ?discomfort,? ?something? ?that? ?he? ?previously? ?felt? ?back? ?when? ?he? ?was? ?doing? ?his? ?duty? ?as? ?a? ?member? ?of? ?the? ?Kingdom’s? ?delegation? ?in? ?Eardal.? ?
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I’ll? ?be? ?the? ?greatest? ?man,? ?just? ?like? ?my? ?father!? ?Worthy? ?of? ?the? ?Sutherland? ?name!? ?
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Those? ?were? ?Riddhe’s? ?words? ?back? ?when? ?he? ?was? ?still? ?a? ?little? ?child.? ?
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From? ?the? ?time? ?he? ?was? ?born,? ?he? ?had? ?everything,? ?readily? ?available? ?around? ?him.? ?Honorable? ?bloodline,? ?the? ?same? ?bloodline? ?that? ?had? ?been? ?supporting? ?the? ?royal? ?family? ?since? ?the? ?dawn? ?of? ?the? ?Kingdom.? ?A? ?great? ?father? ?who? ?stood? ?at? ?the? ?top? ?of? ?the? ?Privy? ?Council.? ?A? ?mother? ?who? ?poured? ?all? ?her? ?love? ?and? ?expectations? ?on? ?him.? ?
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And? ?of? ?course,? ?countless? ?people? ?who? ?put? ?words? ?of? ?praise? ?on? ?their? ?lips? ?just? ?to? ?feel? ?a? ?slight? ?taste? ?of? ?his? ?family’s? ?glory.? ?
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Riddhe? ?always? ?believed? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?the? ?chosen? ?one.? ?
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He? ?was? ?so? ?determined? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?and? ?would? ?always? ?be? ?better? ?than? ?anyone? ?else? ?and? ?he? ?would? ?eventually? ?inherit? ?the? ?glory? ?of? ?his? ?family,? ?the? ?Sutherland.? ?
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And? ?in? ?fact,? ?he? ?had? ?every? ?right? ?to? ?think? ?so? ?as? ?he? ?was? ?capable? ?as? ?the? ?heir? ?to? ?the? ?dukedom.? ?
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Riddhe? ?had? ?a? ?deep? ?respect? ?and? ?admiration? ?toward? ?his? ?father,? ?a? ?man? ?of? ?dignity? ?who? ?stood? ?out? ?from? ?the? ?crowd.? ?For? ?this? ?reason,? ?he? ?would? ?listen? ?intently? ?to? ?the? ?education? ?the? ?various? ?tutor?s ?gave? ?him,? ?dreaming? ?that? ?one? ?day,? ?he? ?would? ?succeed? ?his? ?father? ?as? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?the? ?Sutherland.? ?
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On? ?the? ?other? ?hand,? ?he? ?was? ?convinced? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?the? ?chosen? ?one,? ?so? ?he? ?grew? ?up? ?to? ?be? ?an? ?arrogant? ?man.? ?The? ?main? ?reason? ?for? ?this? ?was? ?the? ?adults? ?who? ?went? ?overboard? ?in? ?praising? ?him.? ?They? ?were? ?doing? ?it? ?as? ?lip? ?service? ?so? ?that? ?the? ?heir? ?of? ?the? ?dukedom? ?would? ?favor? ?them,? ?but? ?of? ?course,? ?the? ?young? ?Riddhe? ?at? ?that? ?time? ?wouldn’t? ?know? ?about? ?this.? ?
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In? ?the? ?end,? ?as? ?he? ?grew? ?up,? ?Riddhe? ?forgot? ?about? ?the? ?important? ?things? ?in? ?human? ?relationships,? ?which? ?are? ?humility,? ?modesty,? ?and? ?consideration.? ?
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Nevertheless,? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?doubt? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?capable? ?of? ?succeeding? ?the? ?dukedom,? ?and? ?everyone? ?who? ?associated? ?themselves? ?with? ?the? ?Sutherland? ?had? ?high? ?expectations? ?for? ?him.? ?The? ?young? ?man? ?himself? ?was? ?aware? ?of? ?this,? ?so? ?when? ?it? ?was? ?decided? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?chosen? ?to? ?be? ?a? ?member? ?of? ?the? ?delegation,? ?he? ?welcomed? ?it? ?with? ?great? ?enthusiasm.? ?
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That? ?was? ?when? ?he? ?found? ?out? ?that? ?someone? ?better? ?than? ?him? ?existed.? ?Clovis.? ?
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And? ?because? ?of? ?various? ?reasons,? ?he? ?grew? ?to? ?hate? ?Clovis.? ?
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He? ?hated? ?the? ?fact? ?that? ?even? ?though? ?Clovis? ?had? ?the? ?blood? ?of? ?a? ?sinner? ?in? ?his? ?vein,? ?the? ?royal? ?family? ?trusted? ?him? ?enough to? ?send? ?him? ?on? ?a? ?mission.? ?He? ?hated? ?the? ?fact? ?that? ?the? ?other? ?boy? ?was? ?so? ?attractive? ?that? ?every? ?girl? ?in? ?Ealdar? ?would? ?court? ?him.? ?
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But,? ?more? ?than? ?anything,? ?Riddhe? ?hated? ?the? ?fact? ?that? ?Clovis? ?was? ?so? ?capable? ?that? ?every? ?member? ?of? ?the? ?delegation? ?depended? ?on? ?him.? ?
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To? ?Riddhe,? ?the? ?Sutherland’s? ?name? ?was? ?absolute.? ?After? ?the? ?King,? ?it? ?was? ?the? ?Sutherlands? ?that? ?everyone? ?else? ?should? ?look? ?up? ?to,? ?and? ?as? ?its? ?heir,? ?he? ?had? ?to? ?be? ?better? ?than? ?anyone? ?else.? ?
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Because? ?of? ?this,? ?he? ?grew? ?impatient.? ?He? ?wanted? ?to? ?prove? ?to? ?Clovis? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?better? ?than? ?him,? ?and? ?he? ?was? ?willing? ?to? ?do? ?anything? ?to? ?prove? ?it.? ?But? ?no? ?matter? ?how? ?much? ?he? ?tried,? ?everyone only listened to Clovis’ words.
This was a huge blow to Riddhe’s inflated ego, and more than that, he felt a sense of discomfort and danger.
As long as Clovis Cromwell was around, he would always be overshadowed by that boy. This wouldn’t only disappoint his father, but also damage the prestige of the Sutherland. After all, as the heir to the Sutherland, he should never be beaten by anyone.
This was the reason why he was so hostile to Clovis.
Of course, to Clovis who didn’t know what was going on, this was nothing but a simple nuisance.
But still, it was something important for the young noble.
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Oh, cr*p, I remembered that hateful memory!
Riddhe frowned and gritted his teeth as he was hiding behind a pillar. Meanwhile, the servant, Albert had just knocked on the door of the Duke’s study.
Riddhe who was about to explode in anger again came back to his senses when he heard the door open. Lloyd himself came to greet the servant, and when he confirmed the servant’s identity, he immediately posed a question for him.
“Is Riddhe back?”
“Yes, he is currently resting in his room.”
I see, Lloyd nodded at the servant’s words. At that time, someone called out to him from inside the room.
“Then, Duke, I think it’s time for me to leave.”
Riddhe stiffened hearing the unfamiliar voice. At the same time, he was also surprised over the fact that his cautious father actually met his visitor in his study instead of the guest room.
In addition, there was a faint accent in the man’s pronunciation, the accent that was familiar to him as he had been hearing it for quite a while now. The young noble frowned in suspicion.
This man… is from Ealdar…?
Why would someone from Ealdar contact his father at this important time?
Riddhe’s heart shook at the question that came to his mind.
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