Do you wish for anything?
In response to that question, Clovis leaked an unexpected word.
"On your side, let me stay"
"To?"
Alicia looked at the aide properly in response, which she had not anticipated at all. Clovis said that he panicked as soon as he could whether he had unconsciously slipped his mouth.
"Forget about that one, please! What the hell are you talking about..."
"Really."
Heartfelt, strange and helpless, Alicia blinked heavily.
"I can't believe I want to be on your side, it's not natural. You're an aide, but what if you're not with your husband?"
As for Alicia, I meant to say something utterly, utterly serious. But Clovis reacted differently.
After not looking good on his brilliant face and often opening his mouth and solidifying, Cloves' white cheeks stained Zhu as he looked at them. No heart, or deep purple eyes, I feel like I'm soaking tears.
What the hell, what's this reaction?
As she tried to escape Alicia's gaze, taken aback and watched, the dark-haired young man turned away from the window.
"... sloppy is you. No matter how much I try to reward a given, I easily give more. Now, even if it takes a lifetime, I can't return the favor to you"
"I'm sorry, I have no idea what that means."
Alicia's life, but it's a secret.
His attitude is too rare for him to say that he is a loyal subordinate. - Russia, I'm getting interested.
"I told you my best secret, didn't I? You tell me, too? Or something I can't tell you?
"... it's a secret"
"Hey, hey, hey. All right, Clovis."
"Eh! hi, princess"
Alicia forced herself to glance at the assistant's face trying to escape in a small body and half a ride over Clovis' lap. Clovis also showed a wolf to this.
... The feeling around here was that Alicia was a ten year old girl. If there had been a samurai on this occasion, she would have changed her bloodline and peeled off the princess, and if that was Madam Fourier, she would have screamed and graduated.
And, at that time, there was a proper sound and the carriage door flickered.
"Young master, young lady. We have arrived.... what are you doing, you guys"
"Oh, hey, are we there? Let's go. Let's go now."
Pushing Robert, half-eyed, Clovis makes his way out of the carriage. And, from across the door, Alicia was frightened for a moment when she heard a lot of people going around eventually.
Clovis, who noticed it, offered his hand out of the light. The wind moves the aide's dark hair softly and the beautiful purple eyes are gently narrowed.
"It's okay. - Come, a (...) li (...) s (...)"
Alicia looked alternately at the well-shaped hand in front of her and the person smiling ahead.
Regrettably, thanks to its big, warm hands, Alicia was able to take a step out of the curse of her previous life. Again, trust your hand.
"Yes. O (...) brother (...) sa (...) ma (...)"
Alicia's little hand overlaps Clovis's covered in leather gloves. And so the princess set foot among the people who lived in Heilland.
Alicia and the others got off the carriage in an area where more and more craftsmen grabbed glassworks and other accessories. Already, people are getting to work in the morning, and people's feet are somewhat rushed down the road.
It should be noted that Robert had left the carriage to another knight who had kept him waiting, following him from a very remote location. Originally, it was Clovis who escorted him at close range, and Robert decided to split roles when he alerted his surroundings from afar.
"This time, there are many people. Hold on tight so you don't slip away."
At the tip of his hand, ”Brother Mode” Clovis smiles calmly.
Alicia leads the way in the castle and Clovis often follows later, but it is now a complete reversal of position. Somehow embarrassed, Alicia blushed under a charcoal grey hood.
Incidentally, in this country, where weather changes are faster, it is not rare to see someone wearing something on their head like Alicia in the rain shelter. In advance, Anni had told me so, but I did see a glimpse of someone wearing a hood or a hat.
Alicia was once again blinded by the sight outside the first castle as she grabbed her chest for her success in the town.
"It's kind of this town, a lot prettier than it was when I watched it from afar"
When I was looking down from the high ground of the castle, all I could tell was that the red and orange roofs were well lined up. That was cute looking like a doll's house, but it was much more attractive to see it up close like this.
Buildings that all looked the same were different from one another when looked closely. Each, behind a large glass window, the craftsman wraps his back around and builds something, or speaks enthusiastically with the visitor.
"They are craftsmen who have been defending Egdiel's roots for generations."
Keeping Alicia's hand in hand, Clovis began to talk hard about Egdiel, the king's capital.
This town, built by the founding king Estelle, was originally a military base created in anticipation of enemies entering from the South. But as the kingdom's history grew longer, the military fortress was swept to the south, closer to Aardar, and Egdiel began to gather artisans and culturalists.
In particular, the craftsmen were rooted in the land quite early in order to sell their own works against the traders who, through the harbour town, soldered rarities into the Wang capital and vice versa.
Thanks to the technology backed by a long history, the fittings and glass finishing made by Egdiel artisans have continued to be highly regarded. In this country, where crops are difficult to grow due to harsh weather, the only earning heads to make money from trade are their craftsmen.
"Even so, lately, technology across the ocean has become more and more precise, with more competitors. I hope the momentum stays the same...... And you shouldn't."
Gradually obsessed with his thoughts, Clovis looked at Alicia as he remembered, frowning as troubled.
"Because I wanted you to enjoy the town, but it's totally my usual habit. That's about it for the hard part, and we're going to the market."
"Really!?
Alicia sparkled her eyes when she remembered the crowds running around in the side-by-side pavement shops, seen from the top of the high ground. Answering that, Clovis smiled too.
"Where I'm going now, I also sell works made by artisan apprentices. It's a place where people who breathe in this town feel very vibrant."
I see. So instead of following Alicia directly to the market, Clovis stopped by this street first.
Not long ago, Alicia burned into her eyes the figure of the craftsmen visible from each window before Clovis pulled her hand and bent some corners.
and the square appeared in front of the lid, and Alicia leaked an exclamation.