My Mistake. Cermiane’s Level of View. (1)

I arrived on the Marquisate of Caliente after a journey that may usually have taken me eight days on horseback, however took me solely seven. I used to be shocked once I arrived on the capital and located the home of Baron Kix, the deputy of the Marquis of Caliente. It was a small, one-story constructing hooked up to the partitions of the marquis’s residence, and it was fully a commoner’s farmhouse. Baron Kix was a gardener, and the home was precisely the identical because it had been then.

TL: Marquisate means Marquis Territory.

I entered the property and approached Mrs. Kix, who was there.

“Excuse me. Is that this actually Baron Kix’s home?”

The marginally plump woman’s eyes widened when she noticed me, and he or she answered with a touch of warning.

“Sure, it’s. What can I do for you?”

At the moment, my touring garments had been soiled and tattered from the laborious march. Maybe I ought to have been a little bit extra cautious since that is for my marriage.

At that second, the door of the home opened and a slender man got here out. He was holding a pipe in his mouth. When he noticed me, his slanted eyes widened, however he noticed me for a second and appeared to see that I had no hostile intentions.

“What’s the enterprise of a central knight within the countryside? Are you right here on behalf of the lord of the manor?”

These two are the Baron and Baroness Kix. They’re the mother and father in-laws Ralphine was speaking about. It appears sure that they’re the mother and father who raised her. From the way in which Ralphine spoke, it appeared that she missed these two very a lot and was grateful to them. I have to positively keep away from offending these two.  I bowed like a knight with a hand on my chest.

“I’m a Knight, Cermiane Emilian. I’ve simply develop into the fiancée of the Girl Ralphine.”

For sure, the 2 of them had been astonished by these phrases.

I used to be then ushered into what I assumed was the lounge and confronted Baron Kix on the desk. I used to be supplied tea, however Baron Kix didn’t say a phrase. He regarded a little bit sad. It was extraordinarily uncomfortable. Nonetheless, I couldn’t present my dismay at this level. I sat quietly with out disturbing my posture.

Quickly, I heard a dialog exterior the room. My coronary heart fluttered. Then my goddess peeked out from the doorway of the room.

“Ral!”

I exclaimed, and Ralphine checked out me with a puzzled look on her face. Oh, she hasn’t modified. Or somewhat, she appears to have develop into extra stunning. The silver hair and golden eyes I had dreamed of so many occasions. Her face, which at the moment nonetheless had a infantile look, has fully became that of an grownup girl. She has grown taller and her curves have develop into extra stunning. She was a little bit tanned and soiled now, however to me, she shone with radiance.

I used to be so moved that I couldn’t even communicate. Ralphine checked out me with a suspicious expression, however she appeared to recollect me quickly.

“…Mia?”

I exclaimed, moved by the nickname I hadn’t been referred to as in a very long time.

“You remembered me!”

I used to be elated, however it was as if I had not realized that Ralphine was not as happy as I used to be at this second.

So I used to be fully unaware that the environment within the room froze as I continued to exclaim:

“I’ve lastly obtained the permission of His Excellency the Marquis. Please marry me. Girl Ralphine!”

Ralphine was astonished. I defined the scenario, exhibiting her the paperwork the Marquis had given me to show our engagement, however Ralphine appeared confused, and the three of them left the room on the Baron’s urging. I sat there surprised, not understanding in any respect what had confused Ralphine. Then I heard a flurry of footsteps, and as quickly as Ralphine’s got here working in, she shouted loudly,

“I don’t wish to marry you!”

I jumped to my ft. I couldn’t perceive why she would say such a factor.

“Why? I’ve your father’s permission.”

“What does it matter when you’ve got my father’s permission? What about my emotions?”

“No, I imply, I’ve requested you a lot occasions to marry me.”

“To not me, however to my father! You by no means got here to see me since then. You didn’t even ship me a single letter!”

Ah, I lastly realized my mistake with that. It was true.

It’s true that I had by no means immediately requested Ralphine to marry me. It was as a result of she was right here, far-off from the capital, and couldn’t simply come, however it was not unimaginable for her to come back if she pushed herself. Nonetheless, I gave precedence to interesting to the Marquis and to working laborious as a knight and rising within the ranks. I believed it might be extra environment friendly that approach. However…

“To begin with, you might have by no means instructed me that you simply like me or love me! I can’t simply go and marry somebody like that! Please depart!”

That’s completely proper. I had been occupied with Ralphine daily and dealing so laborious for her that I had forgotten that to her I used to be merely a knight who had accompanied her for half a day two years in the past. The Marquis had apparently not instructed Ralphine about my marriage proposal.