The Princess of Convenient Plot Devices Vol. 4 by Mamecyoro and Mitsuya Fuji

Author:Mamecyoro and Mitsuya Fuji
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On

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Victory bells were ringing in my ears. I didn’t know how or why, but Edgar was going to help me! No way could I politely decline this offer!

Step one: exchange notes! I told Edgar everything that happened after I got back from the junior ball—except for what my father had said about Duke Kihlgren. I even heard Edgar mutter, “Enoch must’ve left something out,” in the middle of my spiel.

Then I told him how I had recently weaseled garden-walking privileges from Sirius, and lastly, I got to the heart of the matter and begged him to say something to rein Sirius in. I wasn’t sure at first how Edgar could help me, but I knew Sirius would listen to Edgar, if no one else.

Please, unleash the powers of Esfia’s second-in-command against my brother!

After I’d finished pleading my case, Edgar’s dark brown eyes darkened deeper. He seemed to be mulling it over. Then he finally said, “I don’t mind having a talk with him.”

Victory bells rang again. This time with a flurry of golden confetti.

But.

“However, I doubt I can change Sirius’s mind.”

Edgar’s eyes were emotionless. Dun dun dun. The bells sounded more like a death knell now.

“I could put a word in and solve any number of problems, but not this one… Alderton’s name must be cleared first.”

At first, Edgar’s tone sounded so matter-of-fact that his words almost didn’t register.

Because I recognized that tone.

“Lord Edgar—do you believe Klifford is innocent?”

“I don’t know your bodyguard very well, Octavia. I’m merely giving him deference since you let him vow in your name. Besides, if I’m going to help you, I’ll need you on my side.”

“This might mean opposing my father…”

“Personally, I think Enoch is neutral on the matter. And I don’t think it’s a bad thing, opposing him now and then. It won’t hurt our relationship.”

Even if Edgar was struggling with a problem he couldn’t tell Father about, the way he could speak with such casual conviction…that was pretty badass.

“Shall we make a list?” Edgar outlined each of my requests one by one. “First, you want Alderton’s…your bodyguard’s release. You want to lift the restrictions on your movement and visitors. You want to resume your duties—you were supposed to go survey the castle town the day after tomorrow, I remember. No, wait, I think I heard that survey was reassigned to Sirius…”

“My brother is taking over the survey? But ordinarily—”

“Postponing your survey would be proper.”

Indeed it would be! If I wasn’t allowed to perform the survey, I just assumed it would be postponed… But give it to my brother instead? That’s news to me, good sir!

My sweet survey…I’m not giving up on you! My dreams are riding on that castle town survey! Even though it’s technically work, it’s fun for me—I get to have a taste of city life again.

I needed answers.

I turned around. The perfect person at which to hurl my inquiry was on standby not too far from me. It was the bodyguard with black hair—Hugh Roberts.

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