CH 10

Risel’s father was a king.

Gray Diresias. His mother’s name was Tia.

As the only prince of the country, he was raised with great care.

Cherished, like you would a puppet.

He was spoiled, and while several adults whispered to him that he would be king, he did not develop an arrogant personality because he had a few adults he could trust.

There were two people Risel trusted.

One was Alberto McClain, who was by his side as his escort.

The opinions of those around him should not sway a king.

If he is to be king, he must consider his people.

Not everything is permissible just because you are a prince.

Thanks to his sometimes strict guidance, he understood how the adults around him had thrown around words of convenience.

The other is Duke Reinaldo Rose.

I had never met Reinaldo in the royal palace, perhaps because my parents disliked him, but I met him when I was abroad to study for a while.

When I first met him, I was afraid of his sharp gaze, but I learned a lot from him, and as I listened to his stories, I became more open to him.

At least, that’s what Risel thinks.

Reinaldo created a name for himself in the nation when Risel was nine years old.

After being given a territory, he was by far the best in nurturing the domain, and he admired Reinaldo’s ability to rescue the kingdom, which was suffering from financial difficulties.

To the Duke of Rose, who made such a contribution, Risel’s parents’ attitude was always cold, creating a rift in the parent-child relationship with Risel.

He had no feelings toward his parents, who were not on good terms with each other and had no family-like memories of each other.

He was somewhat ashamed of his parents, who had been contributing to their maladministration and is trying to see if there is anything he can do to help.

“It’s too early to tell, Prince.”

It was impossible to deny Duke Reinaldo’s statements, which ended Risel’s antics.

Risel was keenly aware that he lacked the charisma and ability to be a king.

‘Above all, I longed to be a knight rather than a king.

I want to be strong like Alberto.’

That statement irritated Alberto.

I had asked Alberto to at least pledge his allegiance to me if he could not be knighted.

But he immediately refused.

He said, “I have someone I have already pledged my allegiance to.”

I asked who it was, but he didn’t answer.

Risel took the liberty of thinking it was probably Reinaldo.

He knows that he and Reinaldo occasionally meet in secret because he is close to him.

I heard that they were old acquaintances. But I was advised not to mention it.

Many things are beyond Risel’s comprehension. Politics, psychology, and family ties

Let us learn if we are young and ignorant.

What we cannot understand from books or what we are taught should be seen and heard firsthand.

I used to walk throughout the country without paying attention to my subjects’ complaints. I also attempted to pay attention to the voices of others on the street.

The more I learned, the more ashamed I became of my father’s and mother’s foolishness.

My father delegated politics to his subjects, while my mother threw lavish parties in the castle and squandered her wealth.

Risel, who saw both of his parents bring the opposite sex into their lives as adolescents, had vowed never to do the same.

Before Risel was born, his father had a fiancée.

She was the daughter of Marquis de Hubert, Rosemary Hubert.

At the time, the Marquis de Hubert was ambitious for political power, and although his actions were impulsive, he was still outstandingly capable of developing the country.

The marriage of the prince to the marquis’s daughter was expected to consolidate his political power.

Things took a significant turn when Count Danzes, a conservative and advisor to the king, made his daughter his father’s (King Gray Diresias) lady-in-waiting.

Count Danzes’ daughter, Tia Danzes.

In other words, Risel’s mother served as his father’s chambermaid.

Risel’s mother appears to be sheltered.

She has a face younger than her age and a high soprano voice. She is also smaller than average in height.

Rosemary was captured and finally hanged when she tried to murder Risel’s mother in a fit of rage.

He was forbidden to tell this turbulent anecdote about his parents.

Risel himself did not hear it from his parents but learned about it from a document containing state records.

It was placed in a hidden place deep in a library, and he learned of it when he was 18.

Once I asked Duke Reinaldo Rose about his sister.

“Don’t ever bring it up again. Even just a word.”

That’s what he told me.

Since then, I have never mentioned it out of fear. 

Reinaldo was furious when he spoke of it lightly two years ago.

A former marquise is also portrayed as a bad girl in picture books-the sister of Duke Reinaldo, whom Risel trusts.

(What was she like? ……)

Risel was only allowed to imagine.