After leaving Backlund's urban area, Hobart and Audrey finally realized that it was a sunny day.
Once they reached the outskirts, the sky turned completely azure, with white clouds hanging overhead. The sunlight quickly drove away the chill from their bodies. This was what early summer was supposed to be like.
"I really hope I can feel the warmth of sunlight at home in Backlund too," Audrey said wistfully.
Hobart casually comforted her. "That day will come."
After a pause, he added, "Hmm, I heard the government set up an 'Atmospheric Governance Committee,' didn't they?"
"It's the 'Atmospheric Pollution Investigation Committee'!" Audrey said. "My brother Hibbert is one of its main members."
Hobart joked, "So they're still investigating and haven't decided to start governing it yet?"
Audrey's beautiful face was full of smiles. "I did not expect you to be so sharp when mocking politicians."
Then she said, "Actually, I think it would be better called the 'Governance Committee.'"
"Maybe the members of parliament didn't want the organization to sound so aggressive," Hobart said with a smile.
Audrey hummed in agreement.
Hobart's estate was in the West Suburbs. It was larger than he had imagined. From the entrance to the villa within the estate, the carriage took more than ten minutes.
The estate's butler, Bivisi, led the servants in greeting them before the villa's main entrance. Bivisi immediately noticed that the carriage at the front, built to an earl's specifications, bore Earl Hall's family crest!
As a noble's butler, recognizing the crests of every family was a required subject.
Moreover, Earl Hobart did not yet have his own family crest, so there generally would not be any decoration on his carriage door. The two were easy to distinguish.
Despite his wandering thoughts, Bivisi hurried forward. After the young and handsome