No more words were exchanged. 0

Both Ellen and Harriet silently retreated to their respective bedrooms to sleep, while I sat on the terrace, staring blankly at the waves crashing on the shore.0

I had made this choice because I would lose Charlotte otherwise. But because of it, I’d lost something else. I couldn’t precisely explain what I’d lost, but I knew I had lost something and would continue to lose more.0

This wasn’t the end. I had to become a hero. 0

Once it was revealed that Alsbringer had chosen me and I gained public fame, Charlotte would be known as the princess who was engaged to a hero, and her political standing would be solidified.0

Vertus wanted this hero to be integrated into the royal family. I didn’t fully understand Vertus’s intention to reignite a battle that had already ended. I did not know if it was truly for his own amusement, or if there was a hidden motive behind it.0

However, I had to become a hero, and to become a hero, it wasn’t enough for it to be known that I was Alsbringer’s master; I had to do something. I had to undertake numerous tasks that were bound to be dangerous.0

Swish…0

The sound of waves and crickets blended together on that beautiful beach, and I spent the night unable to sleep.0

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The engagement between Reinhart, who had...0