"Your Highness."
"You look somewhat dispirited."
"Did you not rest well?"
The sudden voice made the absentminded Prince Carter jolt.
He raised his head and looked toward the source of the voice.
He found Marquis Henry looking at him with concern.
Although their relationship had seemed somewhat delicate over the past two days, Prince Carter had still not noticed anything amiss about this future "father-in-law" of his.
So he nodded politely.
"I am indeed a little tired."
"It seems I'll have to leave early."
Marquis Henry smiled and lightly clinked glasses with Prince Carter.
Only after setting down his glass did he say with a grin, "That would be such a pity."
"Penny is still waiting for you to be her dance partner at the ball."
No one knew better than Marquis Henry what Prince Carter's weakness in Lentax Great City was.
His youngest daughter, the innocent and adorable Penny, had already become the shackles binding the prince.
The extent of his infatuation was enough to leave everyone who knew the prince in disbelief.
But that was simply the reality. Whenever anything related to Penny was mentioned, the prince would be unable to tear himself away.
Sure enough, when Marquis Henry mentioned the ball, Prince Carter's eyes immediately lit up, and all his previous anxiety and distraction were cast aside in an instant.
This kid was an out-and-out love-struck fool and a complete simp.
If this were Earth, calling him a die-hard bootlicker would not have been an exaggeration.
Gazing at Penny in her white lace-trimmed gown, Prince Carter could not help raising his brows.
"I see..."
"Then I'll stay."
[Glorious warrior: Kaji Mizte], who was dining beside him, quietly listened to their conversation. He silently sighed, though he continued cutting his food with his knife and fork.
A faint