“Hahaha. I’m merely doing my very best to serve the Grand Duke.”

“That previous man have to be making an attempt to kill me.”

“Haha. Your Excellency. Respect and loyalty ought to come by means of in your phrases if you handle her highness.”

Laslo firmly grabbed Agnes’ shoulder. His face was crammed with a way of urgency.

“Your Highness, may you please select another person? I don’t want to review royal protocol with that previous man.”

“However, Willy has been educating the royal household manners and etiquettes for generations.”

“Your Excellency, you will need to receive permission earlier than touching Her Highness’s physique. Come on, let go of her.”

“Niall is a thousand instances higher than him.”

Laslo whispered shortly in Agnes’ ear.

“Your Excellency, you’re nonetheless holding onto your majesty’s physique. I’ll have you ever write the Nirseg’s royal etiquette fifty extra instances.”

“Fifty instances? Do you propose to snap my fingers?”

Laslo checked out Willy with trepidation. Agnes chuckled whereas conserving her mouth shut.

“Hahaha. 50 copies won’t break your fingers. Your Excellency is exaggerating.”

“Exaggerating? Twenty instances, I’ve already written about royal etiquette. Nothing can be left on my fingers if this continues. See, my fingers have calluses.”

Laslo appeared upset as he opened his eyes extensively. Agnes tried arduous to not chuckle and spoke solemnly.

“Lord René, kindly depart us alone. I would like to talk with the Grand Duke about one thing.”

“Completely, Your Highness.”

Solely after the Viscount shut the door and left did Laslo sigh deeply.

“Why is royal etiquette so difficult? When will I’ve every part ingrained in my reminiscence?”

“You’ll enhance as you follow. Attempt to not fear an excessive amount of.”

“I had assumed that every one we needed to do through the coronation was clap subsequent to 1 one other, however there have been a number of considerations. There’s lots to memorize.”

He shook his head. Agnes grabbed his hand and sat down on the sofa.

“Are you having a tough time?”

“Etiquette?”

“No, the palace life.”

Laslo lived freely in comparison with different high-ranking nobles. The Arpad household was not a strict family. There, survival was the primary rule. The remainder is irrelevant so long as you survive.

“It gained’t be easy to adapt to this frustratingly conservative setting. You’re new to every part, whereas I used to be born and raised right here.”

“Properly.”

“You probably have any inconveniences or difficulties, please let me know. I’ll inform them to alter it to another person should you don’t like Viscount Rene.”

Laslo, who was nonetheless taking a look at Agnes, abruptly stood up and sat down subsequent to her and lined the again of her hand.

“Agnes.”

“What?”

“The one downside with dwelling on this palace is that I can’t see you every time I would like. The remainder is all proper.”

“…… anything?”

“I’m unsure.”

Laslo shrugged his shoulders.

“It appears grasping to need extra if you’re proper subsequent to me and nonetheless alive and respiratory.”

“Be grasping. You’re the solely Grand Duke on this nation and the husband of the king. You may have something you want.”

“I don’t lack something. I have already got every part.”

There isn’t a haze in his eyes. She all of the sudden remembered the early days of their marriage, when she had solely just lately begun to make cash. She then inquired whether or not he had any requests, and she or he acquired the identical response.

“Are you aware what I used to be considering every day after your loss of life, Agnes?”

“What’s it?”

“I needed to see your smiling face for as soon as. No, even when it’s a crying face. If that’s tough, I simply wish to see you shifting and alive.”

Naturally, Laslo grabbed Agnes’ shoulder and drew it towards himself. Agnes pressed her head towards his chest. The heat that handed by means of the fabric was nice.

“If I may see that, I don’t want anything.”

“Laslo.”

“I’d be mendacity if I stated I didn’t miss Sutmar. There, I used to be born and have spent all my life.”

“…….”

“However there’s one thing else that’s extra important to me than that.”

Agnes’ brow, the bridge of her nostril, and the world above her lips had been all touched by Laslo’s lips.

“I like you.”

His confession was quiet and picked up.

“I won’t be capable to maintain out and collapse if I lose you once more.”

“Laslo.”

“I doubt I’m able to doing it twice. I’ve had sufficient of the world with out you.”

“……You’re not going to die if I die, aren’t you?”

Agnes tightly gripped Laslo’s hand. Laslo then chuckled softly and spoke calmly.

“I’ll die,”

“Laslo, you at the moment are this nation’s Grand Duke. If something occurs to me, you’ll take over the entire nation…….”

“What does Nirseg imply to me with out you?”

He spoke in a surprisingly low tone.

“What does that imply?”

“It’s what it’s. So long as you reside, something is bearable. Complicated courtroom etiquette, a burdensome obligation, and Conservative royal custom. I’ll simply smile and let it go.”

“…….”

“I can’t do it twice. Agnes, the rationale I didn’t kill myself after you died was since you died for me. Each evening, although your physique was decomposing and my thoughts was disintegrating, I avoided taking my very own life. It is because you gave up your life for me.”

Agnes struggled to talk. His eyes and voice. All of it’s honest.

“With out you, this world has no which means for me.”

“Laslo…”

“Thus, I ask that you just reside an extended and wholesome life.”

“I’ll do this for positive.”

“Please.”

Laslo lifted her finger and kissed it rigorously. Agnes regarded away idly as a result of it was each itchy and embarrassing.

Laslo gave her a solemn look. Simply in time, one other servant came to visit and introduced Zoltan’s arrival.

“Inform him to enter.”

“Sure.”

The door opened, and a robed Zoltan walked in unsteadily. It appeared awkward, as if he was a bear within the wild in human clothes. He bowed to Agnes whereas repeatedly turning his physique, as if his constricting clothes bothered him.

“Pri, Your Highness. No, lengthy reside. Peace be… Hmm? Is that correct?”

“Sure, Lord Zoltan. I heard the information. Congratulations.”

“Thanks, Your Highness! It’s all because of you. Ney learn your letter and instantly replied, “Sure.”

“When will the ceremony be held?”

“The earlier the higher.”

Zoltan had a large smile on his face. Lastly, after a lot courting, Ney agreed to his proposal.

“I heard Lisa is getting married quickly, so perhaps across the identical time?”

“Oh, I noticed it.”

“Noticed what?”

In response to Agnes’ question, Zoltan chuckled and made a noise.

“Lisa introduced an enormous bouquet of flowers, bought down on one knee, and requested Sir Max to marry her.”

[T/N: Lisa is so extra.]

“What?”

The noise got here from Laslo, who was seated subsequent to her.

“Girl Lisa?”

“Sure, your hair sparkles extra brilliantly than the solar, blah blah blah. Sir Max’s face turned purple. He snatched the bouquet of flowers and took Lisa out. It was so hilarious to observe from the facet that I assumed I used to be going to go out.”

“That’s nice.”

Agnes spoke. She will think about Lisa popping the query to Max with a bouquet of flowers, for some purpose.

“By the way in which, I heard that the execution date has been determined upon. When is it?”

“Ten days later.”

“It’s coming quickly.”

Zoltan gave the impression to be anticipating the day. Laslo additionally muttered the phrase “ten days” repeatedly.

Agnes alternated between them. Though reminiscences of the 2 males’s closing moments are nonetheless vivid, it’s nonetheless tough to consider that they’re nonetheless alive and standing subsequent to 1 one other.

“When the execution is over, will you head again to Sutmar?”

“That’s proper. I’m tying the knot. Additionally the title ceremony. There are quite a few considerations.”

The title of Duke of Arpad was routinely transferred to the second son, Zoltan, as Laslo resided within the palace after being named Grand Duke. Zoltan rubbed his head whereas furrowing his forehead.

“You may ask me any time when you’ve got any questions, and Niall might help you as a result of he has loads of expertise.”

“What? Within the occasion of the coronation, Brother could have extra work than I do. Who’s asking who? It’s okay. After I’m finished with work and have time, Ney and I’ll go to the palace.”

“Do as you please.”

They had been all caught up in small speak. They just lately had a lot happening that their transient reunion was crammed with enjoyable.

“Your Highness.”

Zoltan had simply begun to stand up from his seat when the butler entered quietly.

“Depend Cellon is right here.”

“Oh, he requested an viewers this afternoon. Let him in.”

“Sure.”

Emmerich walked up when the door opened. He was welcomed warmly by Zoltan.

“Depend!”

“Your Highness. Your Excellency. Lord Zoltan as properly.”

“It has been some time. When the conflict ended, you instantly departed for the South; when did you come back?”

“Right now. I instantly went to the palace after arriving.”

Emmerich stated with a faint smile.

“Depend, how are you?”

“I’ve considerably improved. Vasa nagged me a bit bit.”

“How is the pandemic? Apparently, the illness continues to be current in some areas of the South.”

“It’s additionally considerably improved. It’s all because of you. I’m grateful.”

“You don’t must thank me as a result of they’re additionally my folks.”

Agnes spoke in a critical tone. Laslo, who was sitting subsequent to her, smiled as if he had been taking a look at a grown-up baby.

“Proper, Lord Zoltan. I used to be instructed you had been getting married. Congratulations.”

“Haha. You probably have time, come. I’ll reveal a improbable western style for you.”

“I’ll be there for positive should you let me know the date.”

“By the way in which, why aren’t you getting married? Do you not have an individual in thoughts? You’ll age and finally die by your self.”

A quick awkward silence adopted Zoltan’s crude remarks.

“I should. Get married.”

Emmerich stated, casting a half-eye downward.

“You may’t simply catch anybody, although. Like me. You have to pursue any woman you have an interest in.”

“Is that so?”

Zoltan has already acted bossy like somebody who has been married a number of instances, regardless of having but to enter the marriage corridor. Emmerich merely responded to his phrases with a relaxed smile.

Zoltan stated extra excitedly.

“Brother, please say one thing to the depend. Am I appropriate?”

“Hmmm. You aren’t required to wed the particular person you like. …. Marriage was initially supposed to strengthen the alliance between nobles, and when it’s mutually helpful.”

“What? You warned me that I must do it with the girl I care about.”

Laslo coughed irrationally and turned away.

“I’m planning to get married. Don’t fear an excessive amount of.”

“What ought to we be involved about? The depend is able to dealing with himself.”

Agnes stated firmly. Emmerich regarded her within the eye and smiled.

“Sure, that’s proper.”