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----Hampstead.
It was home to one of London, England's few upscale residential districts.
In one corner of such a place stood a mansion resembling an ancient castle.
Not only did the estate have sprawling grounds and a four-story building, but it also had four tall towers. It was exceptionally luxurious.
There were many grand residences like this in Hampstead.
Yet this mansion was undoubtedly the most unusual among them.
The reason was simple.
Its owner was the daughter of House of Goldtin—Alice Louise Eve Nafar.
Better known as—Princess Alice.
She had once been the chairwoman of the Greenwich Council of Sages and now served as its special advisor.
The reason was equally simple: Alice had always been frail and sickly, making her unable to continue serving as the Council of Sages' chairwoman. She could only retire from the position.
Even so, Alice still held the highest authority within the Council of Sages. Even the current chairman would not disobey her orders.
Thus, after Alice received Noah's protection and recovered her health over a month ago, many of the Council of Sages' upper ranks had proposed that she resume her position as chairwoman and take charge once more.
It was said that even the current chairman had raised no objections and declared that he would willingly step down.
That alone showed just how high this European princess's prestige was within the Council of Sages.
Unfortunately, Alice rejected the proposal and did not resume the position of chairwoman.
Her personal reason was this.
"I've already sat