Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke: Volume 2 by Ichibu Saki

Author:Ichibu Saki [SAKI, ICHIBU]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

Vik chose the formal route through the fanciful corridors of the palace to escort Claire back to her rooms, rather than the shortcut that ran through the back garden. The group’s conversation had stretched long into the night, making it quite late. As they descended to the first floor, Claire could no longer see the bright lights of the town that she’d noticed from Dion’s window. Although they had been chatting quite freely earlier, for some reason their conversation now died out. The only sound echoing in the halls was the measured tapping of their footsteps against the marble floor. In the midst of the odd hush on that autumn night, soft lantern light beautifully illuminated the corridor here and there.

Vik walked just ahead of Claire. She would have preferred to walk abreast of him, but she wasn’t sure how he would take that. He and I used to walk like that many times before, she thought.

In her first life, Vik had shown attraction to her right from the start. It had puzzled her yet, at the same time, thrilled her. Claire had been drawn to Vik even while fully aware of the differences in their respective stations. I will be satisfied even if we can just be friends, as my goal is to have peace between both Noston and Paffuto. I mustn’t ask for any more indulgences beyond that.

Vik suddenly turned back to look at her with gentle, kind eyes and remarked, “You’re awfully quiet tonight.”

She realized she’d naturally know the color of those eyes anywhere. “As are you, Your Highness,” Claire pointed out.

“By the way,” Vik asked, “how come you only refer to me by my title? You never call the knights ‘sir’ anymore. Aren’t we friends?”

“In a sense, yes...but I am only a student from abroad that you’ve been kind enough to treat so nicely.”

From the day she had Mesmerized Dion, Claire had indeed considered Vik to be a friend. Ever since then, she had dispensed with all formalities for the knights, but for some reason, she could not bring herself to call Vik by his name.

“You see,” she began, but before she could go further, Vik pulled her into the shadow of a pillar. She gasped internally as the familiar scent of his cologne assailed her. But something was wrong.

“Your Highness?” she asked.

Vik did not answer her, only held a finger to his lips and peered off into the darkness a short distance away. Silently, Claire followed his gaze and found Prince Oswald and the tall man she’d seen conversing with him before.

“My lord brother and Marquis Rioux,” he whispered.

“So that’s the marquis who is plotting with Prince Oswald and the Meads?” Claire whispered back. “I saw them talking once before in a secluded area.”

“Well, based on what Dion says, that’s no wonder.”

His whispering voice was the same as it ever was, but Claire realized that Vik was standing extremely close to her. His eyes seemed to darken for a moment, and she swore it was not just her imagination.

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