It took less than an hour for Red Ponytail and Louise to return to Tristain, bringing news of the complete annihilation of Albion's royalist army and that letter.
"Is that so..."
After listening to Louise's report of the journey, Henrietta wore a sorrowful expression.
"I never imagined Viscount Waldo would be a traitor. I never thought there would be a traitor among the Mage Guards..."
Looking at the letter in her hand, Henrietta burst into tears.
"I actually sent a traitor there..."
"Princess..."
Looking at Henrietta, Louise did not know what to say for a moment. After a while, Henrietta finally calmed down and asked softly.
"Did he read my letter to the end?"
"Yes."
Hearing Louise's answer, Henrietta let out a long sigh. Then she looked at Louise again and smiled.
"You needn't blame yourself, Louise. You completed your mission very well and successfully brought the letter back. Now we have taken precautions against the plot to sabotage the marriage. Tristain and Germania will be able to form an alliance smoothly, and Albion will not dare attack us rashly. The crisis has passed, Louise."
"Yes, Princess..."
Louise smiled at that, but then an ill-timed voice interrupted them.
"Say... you two aren't seriously believing that, are you?"
"SABER?"
The two turned around and saw Red Ponytail sitting in a chair nearby, staring at them in boredom.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean exactly what I said. The crisis is over? What a joke. The real problem starts now."
"The real problem...?"
"What do you mean?"
Henrietta and Louise looked at each other. The old man behind Henrietta frowned as well and looked toward Red Ponytail.
*I really couldn't tell. This Princess was shrewd over trivial matters but hopeless when it came to major ones... Oh well, there had