The Inner Palace Tale of a Villainess Noble Girl

The eighteenth prince of the Stanza Empire and the others broke into the rear palace, a few days later...

"Dear Deanna. Thank you very much, sir."

"Okay. Thanks."

Dressed in a crimson costume worthy of exactly the adjective "ruggedly luxurious", luxuriously embroidered with golden silver yarn and glittering glass balls, layered and voluminous with multiple fabrics, Deanna had long since become a fully armed 'red rose'. It's been almost six months since the night club ended last year's social period (season).

Seeing Deanna polished up without a gap from the top of her head to her toes, all the royal palace samurai leak an emotional exhale.

"I recently forgot, Deanna, when dressed like this, you are truly a powerful beauty"

"Yes, you are exactly the incarnation of the Goddess of Beauty."

"... rude to the real goddess of beauty, that. But thank you."

To Yuri and Lurie's praise, Deanna returned a bitter smile. To be honest, as a person who knows the real exotic beauty of Rifania, I find my face objectively, even if it is beautifully shaped, not something like "god".

Rita, who took Deanna seriously in the same way, sighs a worrying sigh, as opposed to these royal palace samurai.

"I hope the Prince of Stanza disperses awfully under this force"

"Regardless of the power, if you look at me in a social setting that's not very favourably accepted, wouldn't you just wake up?

"That's only Deanna until last year. Deanna today should at least be getting quite a liking from the emerging aristocrats who are raising her son to the rear palace."

"... although I am only talking about Countess Crestor in the position of 'Red Rose' rather than me personally."

- Deanna had been swung a little unexpected the other day since accidentally counting with the prince of the Stanza Empire in a corner of the rear palace. A visit to Deanna or to the side room "Red Rose", which I thought was a soft tactic, came every morning from a representative of the Stanza Empire Goodwill Mission in Ichi. This frequency is unusual, even though it is because we arrive earlier than planned and are free.

The look on Mrs Magnum's face in the successive positions was harsh, and there was no way Deanna could say "yes" where she was signed up again and again (no matter how much she led, there was no way she could have had a personal interview with an exotic national ambassador with nothing more than a one-sided room, etc.), but she always refused without difficulty for good reason...... The prince of Stanza has also been invited as a national guest to the night club at the beginning of today's social period (season). Unless Deanna avoids it so well or the other person avoids it, we'll probably be face-to-face.

"Stanza's national mission was quite flashy, so he seems to have a rather narrow shoulder in the royal palace. No matter how many princes you are, you just can't do anything bad in a crowd environment setting. It's okay."

"If you're from the Kingdom of Elland, you'll be able to read the air at the nightclub, and I understand that the sobriety at the nightclub will sound later, so maybe it's okay. Prince Stanza is an exotic who stays only temporarily, and no matter what kind of flattery he does in this country, he is in a position to flee back to the country. It's dangerous to think in the same line as the nobles of Elland."

"I know that, but I came to the country with them in the name of goodwill. Any more imitations of enmity in the royal palace..."

"Maybe it was said in a discussion the other day that the purpose might be to gather that" hostility "and let it attack Stanza from those in Elland. If that's the case, I don't know what you're gonna do at the night club."

To Rita's advice, Deanna also lowered her eyebrow root and nodded. - In fact, it is the conclusion of the intellectuals that it is never unlikely.

After counting unexpectedly in the Stanza line and the rear palace, Deanna immediately returned to her room to work on gathering information. Nevertheless, the outer chamber had already moved to this state of emergency, sending Casio, one of the chambermen, sooner than Deanna called it, to inform us of the state of the outer chamber, and furthermore, the Marquis of Stresia had been able to visit the rear chamber in secret late that night and exchange Juke and Deanna in "Between the Sleeping Lotus" to discuss the report and future measures, so it was not until Deanna moved aggressively. That alone would prove that this situation is important and unusual for all concerned.

Listening to the story, I found out about the demands of the Stanza State Mission out of common sense and a host of unattended behaviors. Still, where there were limits to protesting beyond the fact that the representatives of the national mission were royalty, it seems to be the current situation that they took a painful blow from Deanna, which was also an unexpected encounter for the other side. It was Deanna, who frankly decided that she had been "sold a fight" to a prince who behaved dignified to herself, apparently side-roomed, dressed in the rear palace, but apparently the rear palace of Stanza was a little different from that of Elland, with no clothes determined even for a samurai or a woman, appealing to her position with the sumptuousness of her costume and the glamour of her decorations. From the point of view of those in the country whose "rear palace" is common sense, Deanna, whom we encountered the other day, was supposed to have a brilliant outfit with a side room head sneaking in a samurai's costume.... Although it is true that Deanna's outfit on that day was routine and chosen with a modest emphasis on ease of movement when it came to the 'Red Rose' dress, as the main purpose was to see around the rear palace in the name of a stroll, and she did not wear a single piece of extra jewellery. If you look like a samurai with an array, you get interested in going around and vice versa about how beautiful the rear palace of Stanza is.

- Well, anyway, if you put it on the stanza side, it's an "unlikely" level of rarity even if the heavens and the earth are upside down out of common sense, such as one of the crude daughters of the stature who are alone in such an unpopular place is, more importantly, the 'Red Rose', which is the highest position in the side chamber. I guess the fact that Deanna was a relatively adult until she introduced herself also applauded their mistakes. The result was the honorable words of Prince Stanza. I was fortunate, albeit coincidentally, to have pierced the gap thanks to their stereotypes... but as far as the question "why do they behave so much like buying the repudiation of the Kingdom of Elland when it is supposed to be the Goodwill Envoy" is concerned, I still see no clear intention and only some expectations have been raised. More than I know, Rita's right, you can't hit a bee if you're too alert.

"If you try to make it the Stanza Empire, if you can find a clear reason to be able to fight the Kingdom of Elland, then you're all hail." Repeating disrespectful behavior in the name of goodwill will will make the people of the Kingdom of Elland feel bad, and if they attack us from their opponents, it will be the reason for a fine battle in the name of defense. "

"Realistically, no matter how angry the Ellanders make them feel, it just becomes a choice between" rejecting "or" accepting patiently, "and" attacking the other country from themselves because they're angry. "

"Because the Stanzas won't understand the unique sensibilities of the Ellanders. Plus, I'm pretty sure there's some radical ideas spreading in the kingdom of Elland today that used to be. If even a few loud people say, 'Destroy Stanza,' it's not necessarily that the one who gets fanned doesn't show up"

"Either way, I don't understand the aim of the Stanza Empire side. The status quo, and if I do, it's creepy in itself that Deanna is being invited. Please exercise utmost vigilance."

Smile and nod at Rita's words you seem worried about. It's creepy and uneasy to be true with Deanna, but you can't let the enemy understand that if you're wrong. In a battlefield called socialism, it's better to be pushed with feelings to lose. You'll be anxious, but scared, but you'll have to act like there's no such thing.

"- Dear Deanna, may I? It's time."

Return the gaping 'Red Rose' grin to Mia for picking me up.

"Thank you, Mia. - Shall we go?"

- Good luck, Deanna.

Dropped off by the samurai who gave thanks in solidarity, Deanna took a step to the battlefield.

Just as last year, he joins Juke in the modem behind the Great Hall, and as last year, he emerges as the "King and his wife" from a high place where all the guests are present. Speaking of differences, that's about as good as getting along dramatically with Juke. Last year he was acting differently right after the first dance, but to the extent that he receives a debutant greeting with Juke this year, he does what seems to be deputizing for the Queen.

In the social circle of the Kingdom of Elland, those with high titles take precedence in everything. Debutante greetings also come true. In order from the children of the ancient nobleman family, who ranks high among the Marquis, the words of juke blessing and recognition as nobility are given in solemn utterance. Each family member is also discouraged behind the debutante, so it is really easy to reconcile family names with faces.

- The ancient Marquis, though not all, are mostly conservatives. As a result, few people are fond of Deanna, who binds side chambers from emerging aristocrats in the backhouse. Along with Juke, Deanna, who smiles like she doesn't feel anything and nods to the debutant's greeting, is poured out with hatred and disgust as if she can't hide it with intent to hide it. It's hard to sneak up on the source.

When I started to feel tired of the boulders, although I didn't have the kind of hema to put my tiredness on my face... my malice accidentally broke off. Putting his gaze back in front again, a familiar lustrous red-haired boy is kneeling in an elegant manner.

"I greet His Majesty the King, as well as the Red Rose. My name is Abel Eustre and I am the eldest son of the current Marquis of Eustre. I am pleased to report that I have reached the age of fifteen and have reached the age of majority."

"Uhm. - Abel Eustre. Well done. You've welcomed me safely as an adult. Let us welcome you as an adult nobleman of my kingdom of Elland. Tonight at the royal palace."

"Thank you for your kind words."

Most debutante greetings end here. In short, this is like an adult ritual of the Ellandic aristocracy, a kind of style and beauty. The words that the Debutants say and the words that the King returns are, to some extent, determined.

- But.

"Your Majesty, can you forgive me for speaking directly to the Red Rose on this occasion?"

A slightly-faced Abel boy still has a ready-to-see feel - a light that seems honest in Emerald's eyes, very similar to his sister's, and has looked up to Juke and Deanna. Exchange a glimpse with the adjacent juke and convey the acknowledgement.

I laughed at Eagle Deep Fried and Juke nodded.

"Let's forgive."

"Thank you. - Red Rose."

"Yes, Young Master of Eustre"

"I've always wanted to see you. - My sister always takes care of me."

"Thank you very much, Sister."

Using Deanna's words as a signal, Yolanda, who was thanking her parents behind Abel, advances quietly.

With his usual invincible light in his eyes, Yolanda smiled softly.

"Let me introduce you again, too, from me. Here we are. Abel is with my brother, the man of the Eustrian family. I know I've just debuted and am often unfamiliar with aristocratic society, but please do."

"Of course it is. If you're Suzuran's brother, you're important to me."

"Thank you, Red Rose"

The surroundings of Deanna and Yolanda, laughing at each other, unnaturally crept. Yolanda, the same side room as Deanna, introduces "Say hello to your brother," and Deanna replies, "If you're your friend's brother, of course you'll take care of it". The flow itself is not strange, but the problem is that Deanna is such a notorious courtier as to be externally called 'Princess Ice Flame in Bloom' that she has somehow further provoked that notoriety in the House of Lords earlier. - Deanna is not the next generation of a prestigious Ancient Ginseng aristocrat like the Marquis Eustre to proclaim friendship before the public.

... Of course, 'Flowers of the Social World' Toyolanda doesn't imitate such recklessness without any thought. This can be a pre-orchestrated development by her and her family.

"Yu, Marquis Eustre! Praise your daughter!

He couldn't stand it anymore, and his voice rose from the pedestrian hedge.... That sure was a hostile glance at Deanna earlier, Marquis Bertier? Near it is also the figure of the Marquis de Beltier, one of the 'Peony' side rooms.

Marquis Eustre, who was also struck by an indiscretion of greetings, changed his posture after only slightly moving his gaze to confirm his opponent.

"Your Majesty, the Red Rose. Regards, my daughter, Nor will my son, like my daughter, guide you as His Majesty's subjects."

"Lord Eustre..."

"Here, Marquis!

"No, you can't keep your ears off when you're old. Neither will I be far away, and there will come a day when I will give the throne to my son. - Will you take my children with you to the future of this country, for which Your Majesty is responsible?

- It was a declaration that the Marquis Eustre family, far from the power struggle of the Royal Palace for generations and through neutrality, had followed the "King's side". Less of a shock, a place where the debutants and their families are supposed to get together and be lively, calms down as if they hit the water.

In a space visited by creepy silence, Deanna...

("Traditional Raccoon Art" as Yolanda calls it, isn't it? One stone, how many birds are you after, Marquis Eustre?)

It signals by sneaking up on the juke while not showing up on his face and being deeply impressed. Juke, who was surprised and impressed by the Eustre family's fine play, apparently returned to me on Deanna's signal, nodding with joy that wasn't just the act.

"I appreciate your words, but I still have trouble getting Lord Eustre to stay well. The future I want requires both Sora and Madame, Suzuran and Abel. Abel and I still want to see your father's back and learn a lot."

"... it is in your unbearable words, Your Majesty. We, Eustol, as Your Majesty's minister, will continue to do everything in our power."

"Oh, I'm counting on you"

One last time I thank my minister, and the Eustres fall back as if nothing had happened. Dropping off that grand hindsight, Deanna was applauding inside.

(Marquis, you were brilliant!

One of the few neutrals, actually, is a power repellent ancient nobleman. It is not as easy as saying by mouth that although it is often called "nothing, opportunism," it continues to run away from power for generations but continues to be noble. We must always be careful to identify the situation and at the same time stand around exquisitely to avoid being completely hated by the centre of power and at the same time not being liked, and keep at such a good distance. The sense of balance of power in the Marquis Eustre family, which has been perfectly fulfilling it for generations, will probably be the best in the kingdom.

Such a Marquis Eustre family has now declared its place in public for the first time. Not conservative, not innovative, not neutral - with the 'Kings'. It is of extreme significance and conceals multiple meanings.

In the easiest place to understand, the separation from the complete conservatives of the Eustre Marquis. At its most elusive point - is it a "sign" of the future fate of the Kingdom of Elland? The fact that the Marquis Eustre family, which has survived the exquisite distance from power, has now come to the king's side at this time is nothing more than a "sign" that it is easier to follow the king if you want to survive the times ahead. The close exchange of words between Yolanda and Abel with Deanna before that proclamation also implies that the Red Rose and its home, the Earl of Crestor, are already kings, even if it is not a proclamation. Without being confused by the bad reviews of the Counts of Crester, and without ridiculing the Eustre Marquis as "somehow neutral," if we can identify the truth about each house and analyze the current course, we have a structure scattered around with tips for surviving the times ahead.... That also proves that those who come closer to the Kings by discerning the truth from their current exchanges, regardless of their enemy allies, are excellent figures in the eyes they see and in their analytical abilities.

(Lord Marquis Eustre is one of those whose father said, "I don't want to turn to the enemy if possible." I'm so glad you're on my side safely. to Yolanda, I need to thank her again)

During the "return home" earlier, each of the three "named" had a discussion with his family at his parents' house, and whether to make it public or not, he was persuading me to please be on Juke's side. Whatever measures we take, the king himself needs to have firm power if we are to escape from the rear palace, but there are too few Juke allies today. At least unofficially, he wants a trusted ally.

The Marquis of Stresia, the Marquis of Eustre and the Earl of Keel, whom I listened to, met with Juke in secret and exchanged words in person, promising me to come to the king's side. And at the outset, the Marquis Eustre was to take the lead and declare me a Kingslayer, even though the position he was given in the Royal Palace was actually not so important (as is normal because he is so far from power).

(Not only do we declare it, but we make the most of it. It is the very pinnacle of the "Marquis Eustre" who survived the Royal Palace (Makutsu) for generations. You look just like Yolanda, that strength with a soft, supple core that never breaks)

Both Yolanda and her brother, Abel, seem to have a firm inheritance of the essence of the Eustol family. The Marquis Eustre seems to be a friend of the Magnum, and the advantage of having the Eustre family on her side is enormous.

"- I greet His Majesty the King and the Red Rose,"

Deanna, who was smiling and listening to debutant greetings after the Eustrian family as she spun herself visibly through her head, once interrupted her thoughts and brought her consciousness back to the front, to the familiar voice that had popped into her ears. The boy, kneeling with a much harder trick than Abel earlier, is unofficially familiar to both Juke and Deanna. That's why "there's not much of a trick to fix the pretense of almost first meeting, but to this extent, it won't appear so unnaturally as a tension due to the debutante.

"My name is Claude Meltrois, and my former Viscount Meltrois is the third son. I hereby report that my father has succeeded me to Viscount Meltrois and the Territory. And since we've been forbidden by the three men, it depends on your participation in the social arena."

"Master Left? Claude, have you been able to finish the title inheritance ritual?

"Yes, without delay. I thank His Majesty very much for his concern."

"I'm not making a big deal of it. Instead, even though I have grown up, I am unmarried and have no social experience. And yet, I have been forced to carry a great deal of the burden. - I know it's hard, but I want you to talk to your guardian carefully and make an effort to regenerate Meltrova territory."

"I will engrave His Majesty's words on my chest, and I will come with an unwavering effort"

"Oh, I hope so"

Juke cut the word there once and shifted his gaze to the big man holding back behind Claude. Looking in his late thirties and forties, he's bigger than the men his age around him, his shoulders and ankles are disappointing, and his nightclub outfit looks cramped.

His position at the Royal Palace is Zubali, "Head of the Outer Palace Room." Keith, and Claude's boss.

However, he is naturally also a member of the Ellandic nobility, as he is in full attendance at the Royal Palace Night Club, taking on the position of guardian of Claude -.

"Uncle Pajero. I thank you for taking on the guardian of the new Viscount of Meltrois, amidst much work at the Royal Palace. Because of his youth, the immature part will also stand out, but I want him to lead us to the better one at a time."

"I'm in awe. - What, because Claude originally belonged to me. As we raise them in public as officials, we can only raise them as nobles."

"I'd appreciate it if you could say that."

The room manager, who doesn't break the usual pace even at the Royal Palace Night Club, has just stepped on a different number of places.

Outer Palace Room Manager - His name is Norton Pajero. Although his name is on the Noble Register as the current Count of Pajero, he says that the Pajero territory is only about the size of a cat's forehead, and that if he deducts the portion of the tax revenues in the territory that he pays to the Royal Palace, he will only remain about the expenses necessary for the administration of the territory the following year, and he has worked as an official for many years in order to support his family. The Count Pajero family itself was an interesting home immediately after the civil unrest in Azur, although it is sometimes more than a hundred years old.

The Pajero uncle - the head of the room urged Claude to wake up a little and now face Deanna.

"Dear Red Rose, We are out of time. My sister always takes care of me."

"Thank you for your kind greeting, Lord Claude. … No, we must now call you Viscount Meltrois."

"Terrible. Me... I'm a young man who hasn't even reached half a serving yet. Please, call me the same as before."

"If you want. Lord Claude, however, do not be frightened of the Viscount. Sister - for Mia's sake, please name the grand" Viscount Meltrois ". People are growing creatures so that they do not take positions that are commensurate with them, but that they deserve the positions they are given. I think you should properly name yourself a Viscount and build on your drills as a Viscount because you are only half a man."

Former Viscount Meltrois - Claude and Mia's father, an officer with "Between the Red Roses," had been ordered to give the title to children and be cautious, as numerous evils had been revealed in the wake of the injustice of the former chief. It would not have been strange if the Meltrova family itself had been destroyed, but only the survival of the house itself had been acknowledged because Claude had made a significant contribution to the investigation of the fraud of the former chief woman in the outer chamber, and because Mia had taken Deanna's side in a critical manner.

In the event of such a disposition, the title would inherit to the eldest son by nature. However, in the case of the Meltrova family, even the eldest and second sons were involved in the father's evil, and the right of inheritance was not recognized. As a result, the status of the Viscount has turned to Claude, who was willing to end his life as an official in the King's capital, without even having a head of title inheritance from the beginning. Claude, who seems to have been solidifying at first, but also has the backing of the outer chamber roommates and the Crestors, and even Juke, who decided to inherit the Viscount and make his debut in this social period (season).

Though, Claude is a boy who was not long after adulthood, unmarried, and far from the title of Three Men. Suddenly, as a Viscount, I can't stand as a lord. Sometimes it is the custom of the aristocratic society to ask an adult aristocrat with whom he or she has a relationship to look after him or her if the unexpected circumstances result in an immature person succeeding to the title, and the head of the office - Norton - at the behest of his or her superiors, gave him or her posteriori. As for the outer palace room, it seems that the room manager is more willing to support Claude and the Viscount Meltrova family in all rooms than he was remembered as his guardian, and it is also new to Deanna's memory that Mia was overjoyed.

- Claude seems to have honestly accepted the encouragement to work hard for Mia as well. He nodded with a serious face, "Words, I will carve them in my chest," and drowned this way. At the end of the day, Norton and I thank each other again, and then the two quietly step back.

Debatants on standby, there are few left. When this greeting is over, Juke and I plan on doing something else for a while. Of course Juke knows that the prince of Stanza is applying to Deanna for a double visit, so he worried that Deanna would act alone, but it is only the privilege allowed to the real righteous queen, who is not "surrogate", who can monopolize next door to the king from the beginning to the end of the night club. This area will be the limit for Deanna, who is merely acting in her absence.

I was greeted with that in mind, and finally the debutant was left alone. I can see my surrounding gaze concentrating on a debutant-like, first-rate, dressed boy who entered with his family.

Not in his expression or his gaze, Deanna nodded deeply, only in her heart.

(Uh... here we go again. You've got a prominent kid.)

"I greet His Majesty the King and the Red Rose. My name is Rudolf Crockett, and I am the eldest son of the current Baron Crockett. We would like to report that we received an adult last year and will be participating in a social event starting this year."

"Right. Well done, Rudolph. You're safe, you've welcomed me to adulthood. Did you drop off your debut for a year for any reason?

"No, it's not a big deal... because my sister, who I hold back from, received the honor of entering the palace last year as one of His Majesty's siderooms. Until my sister and I settled down, my debut was delayed by a year."

"Was it? That's a family thought."

Zero sighs of praise and admiration fall from all around him in the appearance of a Rudolph boy smiling back at Juke's words.

I'm not timid of such an ambient reaction - probably accustomed to it, Rudolph stays put and smiles at Deanna as well.

"I asked the Red Rose that my sister was very much taken care of. Thank you very much."

"Welcome, Master Nasha. We are always grateful for your help. You're a wonderful sister."

"Excessive words, painful"

Are you happy that my sister is praised, her beautiful, clear, young grassy eyes sparkle? The rosy brown hair that sways every time it moves glows and has a circle that reflects the lighting in the large hall. Its appearance, arranged in perfect balance with white skin, rose-stained cheeks, well-shaped nose and lips and perfectly double eyes, is the beauty of an angel still descending from heaven. Then the voice is low, so that imbalance adds extra appeal.

- Scrolling through the aristocratic drawings in her brain, Deanna confirmed about the Baron Crockett family.

(Rudolph Crockett - son of the current Baron Crockett, you and Nasha remarried each other as sisters and brothers. He was oblivious to the Baron's ex-wife, and he was definitely remarried about six years ago with Nasha's mother or something)

Nasha's mother was a civilian, but sometimes her deceased husband was the trail son of a big shop for nobles, and she was well equipped with the courtesy that also prevailed in the aristocratic society. After her husband died, she worked as a waitress for an aristocratic counterpart at a well-paid luxury restaurant to raise Nasha with one woman, and Baron Crockett apparently saw Nasha's mother there. My brother, who has been a nobleman since birth, and my sister, who one day suddenly became a nobleman from a civilian, are born and raised differently, but as far as Rudolph and the Baron's actions in the House of Lords are concerned, the family doesn't seem so bad.

(hmm......?

The discomfort that has always been somehow past Deanna's chest again in Rudolph's greeting.

Not putting it on her face only, the look on Rudolph's face remained a 'red rose' -specified smile, Deanna thought a little.

(You're under a different impression from what Shayla told you...?

Deanna, rather than the side rooms' Red Rose 'and Nasha, are not so intimately patterned. Nasha is a moderate character who is a sideroom of the' Red Roses' but doesn't like to fight, and doesn't even try to stand out from herself at a salon gathering, he's a modest person.

So Deanna herself has never spoken with Nasha that way... in fact, she is very close to Shayla. Deanna was familiar with Nasha's circumstances because she had told Shayla and listened to Nasha in a pompous way.

(Nasha said, 'It was hard to stay at home because I'm not a real nobleman,' but neither the Baron nor your brother seems to be making Nasha feel weak enough to be stuck trying to get away from your family and into the backyard just because you're not a nobleman, although Nasha is certainly an understated person)

Nasha, who is deeply bowing her head behind Rudolph, does not make it unnaturally slight. I get the impression that she is getting smaller, as opposed to her younger brother, who behaves so grandly that she doesn't seem to be a debutant.

- Rudolph accidentally laughed small about what he thought to Deanna, who kept the 'Red Rose' grin on his face.

"The Red Rose is who you were hearing from your sister. - With all due respect, this is the first young woman I've ever laughed at and couldn't dye her cheeks."

"I was impressed that you had a very eye-catching appearance. No one will feel bad if a boy as beautiful as you smiles at me. - But I'm not very interested in what people see."

"... I see. My sister's going to be sick."

Rudolph's expression was unchanged and he smiled, but Deanna did not miss the sharp light that dwelt in her eyes for a moment.... I don't know, it's not hostile, but it's never good emotion either.

"Best regards to my sister in the future," Rudolph said, dropping back as if nothing had happened. - Whatever it is, this concludes the debutant's greeting.

Once he returns to the prescribed seat of the King and his wife with Juke, Deanna rises again.

"Then, Your Majesty. I often come and greet the side rooms."

"Okay. - But be careful."

"Yes, thank you for your attention"

Deeply thankful, Deanna rowed out to the People's Wave alone.