Me, a Princess? My Lord! - Chapter 109

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Chapter 109

The morning they decided to head to Pretium Estate.

“We’re ready. Let’s depart.”

Heidi, who had finished preparing first and was waiting, spotted Deshion coming out late and stood up.

“…Hmm.”

Heidi’s eyes narrowed. She looked Deshion up and down with a somewhat displeased expression.

Deshion asked.

“Is there some problem?”

“You stand out too much.”

Heidi said, looking down at her own plain dress.

“Didn’t you say today we should dress as ordinarily as possible and move without drawing attention?”

Deshion said with a puzzled expression.

“That’s how I prepared.”

A loose shirt with suspender straps attached to cotton pants, and boots that came up to his knees.

Yes, if you really looked at it, it was ordinary attire. Looking around the streets, nine out of ten people wore similar outfits.

The problem was that this outfit suited Deshion far too well. To be honest, this comfortable appearance was much more to Heidi’s taste than when he was dressed up in fancy formal wear.

‘He looks so noble.’

When Heidi made a displeased expression, Deshion shrugged his shoulders and went back inside to change clothes.

A moment later, Deshion walked out wearing new clothes. Whether he had borrowed clothes that Thomas wore, the slightly tight outfit was frayed here and there and dirty with soil stains.

He certainly looked more shabby than before. Though not to a satisfying degree.

“Bend your waist down for a moment.”

At Heidi’s words, Deshion awkwardly lowered his head.

“…Like this?”

“Yes. Stay still for a moment.”

Heidi reached out and thoroughly disheveled Deshion’s thick hair. She shook out his jet-black hair, then tried parting it randomly this way and that.

“Are you satisfied now?”

Deshion, who had been quietly receiving Heidi’s touch while obediently bending his waist, smiled wryly.

His hair was messily disheveled and sticking up in spikes, and his shirt had mysterious stains scattered here and there. Certainly, even if someone saw him, they wouldn’t think he was a noble.

‘He’s still handsome though.’

Heidi’s face turned bright red. She avoided Deshion’s gaze and said.

“Yes, let’s go.”

* * *

From the entrance to Pretium Estate, it was bustling with people. Seeing the cargo wagons lined up in rows, Deshion said.

“It seems to be market day.”

Heidi’s eyes sparkled. Colorful fabrics crossed the sky, and delicious smells tickled her nose.

“The path to Pretium Estate will be enjoyable. There will be lots to see, won’t there?”

“Yes, it would be nice to walk while sightseeing.”

“Perhaps because the weather is good, it’s especially crowded. I haven’t seen crowds like this even on market days in the capital city.”

“It seems like all the estate people have gathered here.”

Heidi and Deshion walked slowly among the people. The laughter of children running around here and there was pleasant.

“Buy flowers, flowers!”

“Everyone have a candy as you go. You there, pretty miss, try one. Hmm?”

Heidi broke into a sweat as she declined the touts who grabbed at her. When petite Heidi was pushed around by the crowd, Deshion extended his hand to her.

“At this rate we’ll lose each other.”

Heidi carefully took his hand. She knew it was to escape through the crowd together, but somehow her heart felt ticklish.

Then someone blocked the two people’s path. Heidi and Deshion’s gazes simultaneously turned downward.

“Please buy a bracelet.”

A girl who looked about seven years old was holding a basket containing string bracelets.

Heidi met the girl’s eyes and smiled brightly.

“Did you make these yourself?”

“Mom made them. I helped a little too.”

“They’re pretty. What impressive skill.”

The girl pushed the basket forward and said.

“If lovers share them, they’ll never be separated for life.”

Lovers?

Heidi and Deshion’s gazes met.

“Ah.”

Heidi gently released Deshion’s hand. It would have been natural for the child to see the two of them as lovers.

Slightly flustered, Heidi opened her mouth to correct the misunderstanding.

“We’re actually not that kind of relationship….”

“Let me choose.”

Deshion bent his waist. Looking at the bracelets made by twisting colorful threads, he pointed to a deep blue bracelet with his finger.

“I’ll take this one.”

Heidi looked at Deshion and asked.

“Are you really going to buy it?”

“Yes. Is that not allowed?”

Deshion turned his gaze back to the basket. He picked up a light purple bracelet. Among them, it was closest to Heidi’s eye color.

“I think this one would suit you.”

Deshion, holding the two bracelets in his hand, generously paid the girl. The girl left with a big grin, and Deshion handed the purple bracelet to Heidi.

“Take it.”

Heidi received it with a bewildered face. It was a pretty bracelet with light pink and purple threads delicately twisted together. Though it was something commonly seen at such markets, she had never bought one before.

‘Back then I only thought of it as a waste of money….’

Now that she received it, her heart felt excited. Probably everyone opened their wallets because of this kind of feeling.

Heidi extended her hand to Deshion.

“Give it to me. I’ll tie it for you.”

Taking Deshion’s bracelet, Heidi wrapped the bracelet around his wrist. After carefully tying the knot, Heidi extended her wrist.

Deshion carefully wrapped the string bracelet around Heidi’s wrist. Unlike his, which was tied snugly, on Heidi’s thin wrist the bracelet length had quite a bit left over.

Deshion’s face was flushed red as he struggled with his clumsy skills to tie the knot. His hands trembled slightly. Both the bracelet and Heidi’s wrist looked too thin and fragile to Deshion.

“I think it’s done. How is it?”

Deshion glanced at Heidi’s reaction.

Heidi looked at the bracelet clumsily tied on her wrist and chuckled. At this rate, it would come undone in half a day.

“It’s just right. Shall we go now?”

* * *

The two people who arrived at Pretium Estate in good spirits faced a difficulty.

“…The security is tighter than I thought.”

“It seems worse than the Royal Palace?”

Heidi admired the magnificent scale of the estate and the high walls.

“I thought we could at least peek inside a little…. It’ll be difficult.”

“Without help from an insider, it would be hard to investigate. We’ll need preparation.”

Then a familiar young voice was heard from behind the two people.

“An insider, you mean someone like me?”

Heidi and Deshion turned around simultaneously.

“Lawrence!”

Heidi asked with a surprised face.

“How are you here? How did you know it was us?”

Lawrence tapped his head and said.

“As soon as I heard you two were going down to Saloin, I had a feeling. Others might believe you just went to rest, but I know better.”

Lawrence put his hands on his hips and said.

“If you want to look around inside the estate, I’ll help you. But what exactly do you want to see?”

Heidi answered.

“The herb garden.”

“…Herb garden?”

“I’m looking for a wide space to grow plants. Something even larger than the greenhouse you mentioned last time… Surely there must be such a space here too?”

“Of course there is, but…”

A meaningful smile appeared on Lawrence’s lips.

“What you’re looking for probably isn’t here.”

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