"Alas!" Nalant knew that his worries were useless now.
"We don't even know what the outcome of the Dark Creature invasion more than a month from now will be! I'll take things one step at a time. I only hope the church can give me a few more years!"
Putting away the letter, Nalant opened the next one.
This time, there were two envelopes. The first was from Bernard, while the second was from Stella.
As he opened the envelope, elegant, spirited handwriting flowed into view across the letter paper.
"Nalant, I received the sweet potatoes you had your servant bring. I roasted them according to the method you gave me, and they were delicious. Thank you for your gift. Also, I have already used the Spraying Pearl you gave me last time to make a fountain..."
"Recently, I feel that cold and dangerous aura drawing closer and closer. You must be careful..."
"Your fiancée: Stella!"
The words in the letter were not especially intimate, more like a letter between ordinary friends.
However, Nalant knew this was because Stella had never been in a relationship, and because of her cold personality and her inability to express emotions.
Yet the six words in her signature—'Your fiancée: Stella'—revealed Flower of Tulip's deep affection for him. Otherwise, given her personality, how could she possibly have written the words "your fiancée"?
And just as Nalant had thought, writing those few words had truly taken Stella great courage. Before putting pen to paper, she had agonized over it for two whole nights.
In the end, she could not resist writing them down.
"This little lady... once the Dark Creatures are dealt with, I must give it everything I have to complete the Expansion Order. Once the matter of the expansion territory is settled, I'll truly