The atmosphere in the garden of Stell Castle was tense for a while.
Everyone standing there was waiting for Prince Damboro's answer... Everyone understood that Finch might indeed have been affected by the orchid's fragrance, but at most, that influence had merely made him say some things in public that he would normally only say to his own people.
For example, the Mage Family's hostility toward the Damboro Royal Family.
But this hostility, which both sides knew perfectly well existed, absolutely could not be allowed to grow... A precarious balance was still a balance.
So perhaps the prince's attitude toward Finch was not that important, but it would still add a leaf to the balance beam trembling in the wind.
And at this time, every leaf had its own weight. No one was willing to be the one who added it.
"Yes." Prince Alexei glanced at the somewhat nervous Earl Ster and answered solemnly. "Saying too many heartfelt things will trouble the person listening, Mr. Finch.
"Sometimes, silence is more pleasant."
"Heh~" Finch gave a cold laugh. "It doesn't matter. At least for now, our Mage Family doesn't need to worry about the king's majesty."
Everyone understood his double meaning.
Countess Ster abruptly interrupted their mutual probing. "So why haven't you gone to catch the spiders yet? Do you have to wait until all the soil has been dug away?"
"That is inevitable, Lady Helena." Finch calmly answered her. "No one knows whether those spiders will mutate because of the orchids and the soil... especially after just eating them.
"We have no interest in getting ourselves poisoned to death by spiders because of a moment's carelessness.
"At the very least, we have to study what changes will occur in the Silk Spiders after they consume the orchid sap, and whether