"How ridiculous..." Caslo shook his head, both exasperated and amused.
Where Caslo could not see, Wes relaxed with a smile, confidence returning to his face. After the King of the Mountain's advice and Caslo's concern, Wes had finally untangled the knot in his heart.
"Is everything at home all right?" Roland opened the magical envelope Nyx had sent him beneath the magic lamp.
"My dear Roland. Everything is well at home, and the territory is in good order. We have taken in the Vladivostok Family. Duke Joelster and Your Excellency Yun Feng have already begun governing together. The border is stable, and both fiefs are safe for now. I heard the Junlin Family's old hero has returned, so I can rest easy about Apophis Breo... It's just that I miss you a little. When... will you come back? Your wife—Nyx."
Roland silently read the letter his wife had written by hand over and over, rubbing the smooth paper between his fingers. His heart felt heavy, but there was no way for him to return, nor could she come to him. This was currently the most frustrating problem in the Lagrange Kingdom. The kingdom's economic center lay around Flowing City, while its political center was undoubtedly Lagrange City. Both places needed royal family members of sufficient standing to hold the fort... Thus, Roland and Nyx had been forced to live apart.
"Damn it! No, I need to ask Adolf Heinrich when he can repair the teleportation array!" Roland stood up in frustration. The night was long and loneliness hard to bear. What kind of life was it for a hot-blooded young man like him to spend every day surrounded by a bunch of rough men?
"Hiss... It's this late already? Forget it... Tomorrow, then." Roland looked up and glanced out