When My Enemies Began to Regret

Lady Felton sent it?

The sender of this letter was Carl’s sister-in-law. Fanora skimmed through the letter’s contents, filled with elegant handwriting.

According to the letter Haniel sent, she fled to another kingdom to avoid the coming war as she was persuaded by Fanora and Carl. Coincidentally, one of her family’s relatives had married an overseas nobleman, so if she used her connections and the money Fanora gave her, she would settle down quickly.

Fanora rustled and checked the last life of the letter. There were words written saying thank you for saving her life once again and asking her to say her greetings to Carl if it’s okay with her.

Greetings. It’s not difficult, so why not do it? She nodded and got ready to go out.

It was an hour later. Fanora received a strange treatment at Andras Mansion when she arrived to meet Carl.

“Yes? Are they all away?”

“Yes.”

“Is Sir Carlo not in the mansion too?”

The butler of Marquis Andras’s mansion said to the visiting guest. Right now, all the masters are away, so they can’t welcome guests. So Fanora asked when they would return, but he only said that he didn’t know.

Fortunately, it was not difficult to guess the location of Carl Andras. It was obvious where the man with no hobby other than fighting would be.

Fanora withdrew from the entrance of Andras’s mansion. Then, she headed straight to the royal castle of Kasius. It wasn’t difficult for her to get permission to enter the castle. No matter how much her reputation had fallen, she was still the daughter of a count.

“Let’s see.”

She walked around the castle with a letter from Haniel in her arms. Along the way, she countered strange glances from the noble as she wasn’t accompanied by a single servant, but she didn’t care. All she was paying her attention to was Andras’ whereabouts.

“It’s not here either.”

Fanora soon arrived at the royal knights’ training ground. However, the training ground she arrived at was so quiet that not a single rat was seen. Only a calm wind blew, like the calm before the storm.

Did he really go out because he had something to do? She placed her hand on the pillar near the training ground and snooped. But then, a sound could be heard from far away. It was the unique friction sound of clanging plate armor.

“?”

She turned her head to where the sound sounded. Then, a spectacular view unfolded before her eyes. Uniformed officers and armor-clad knights were walking in formation. Fanora looked at their undisturbed steps and spotted someone. “Ah.”

Short, scissored hair characteristic of a soldier, straight forehead, straight eyebrows, and eyes as soft as a crane. In particular, he was tall and stood out, so he could be recognized at a glance no matter how far away he was. Standing at the front of the line was Andras’s third son.

Fanora approached the line carefully. Even if she called out his name at the top of her voice on this street, it could be drowned out by the sound of their footsteps.

“Carl.”

That was when Fanora caught up with the lines to some extent. He must have finally noticed Fanora’s presence as he glanced away while marching, and the two momentarily made eye contact.

“Carl?”

Normally, he would have smiled brightly as soon as he saw her face. Carl soon saluted lightly in the direction of Fanora. Then he moved silently among the march. There was no change in his facial expression.

“Is there something urgent…”

Fanora suddenly felt worried after seeing Carl’s reaction but was in no hurry. She knew he was in the royal castle, so if she waited, she would get a chance to talk with him.

Fanora then chased them at full speed. The place where the lines arrived was none other than the king’s throne room.

She killed time near the hallway because she couldn’t follow her into the throne room. Fortunately, she was able to see flowers because the hallway to the throne room had a door connected to the garden.

How long has she been waiting since then? As she counted the number of spring flowers blooming in the garden one by one, the audience with the knights came to an end. After a while, Fanora glanced at the line of knights rushing out of the room.

“…!”

As soon as he came out of the hallway, he found Fanora beckoning by the window, and for a moment, he looked perplexed. But he seemed to be able to make some time for a moment. He walked quickly towards the garden after speaking a few words with the marchioness nearby.

“Lady Fanora!”

“Hello. I don’t know if you were too busy when I came to visit you.”

When Fanora said sorry, Carl shook his head. “No, it’s okay. I just happened to want to see you too.”

“Is that so?”

“I missed you.”

It was a pleasant sound to hear. Fanora continued the conversation with a light smile around her mouth. “Thank you, even if it’s just empty words. Anyway, take this first.”

“What is this?”

“She said that she had fled away safely. And she would like to send her regards to you…”

Carl read down the tattered letter she handed him. There was a brief report of Haniel’s immigration. “So she’s going this way. If Lady Fanora hadn’t told me, I would have been in big trouble!”

“Why? Is it true that she can’t contact your family because of what they think?”

“No. She usually uses pseudonyms in her letters, so it’s okay. Still, the problem is that I can’t receive mail from my family right now.”

He returned the finished letter to Fanora. However, Carl’s behavior that followed was strange. He glanced at his surroundings as if he were worried about something.

“What’s wrong? …Carl, what’s going on?”

Fanora looked worried about his tense appearance. But Carl couldn’t take his mouth off.

This place is a royal castle. It’s a place where the wall has ears, and he was already caught in the hands of Marchioness Andras.

Carl stood still and recalled the past event.

Three days ago, he was asked a dagger-like question during a meeting with the matriarch. ‘Did you kill Duke Aloken Jalier?’ Everyone knew that he had been at Countess Maquil’s banquet, but asking whether he had anything to do with the duke’s death meant one thing.

He didn’t know what kind of anger he might face if it turned out that he didn’t return the heirloom and used it for personal purposes. Carl thought hard about how he could flexibly get through the situation without lying. But somehow, after much thought, the marchioness immediately responded as soon as he said his first words.

You might think everything went well if you heard words like this, but the reality was different. Andras’s eldest daughter gave orders to Carl after that conversation.

Even with a good excuse, Carl couldn’t hide his discomfort. It was clear that she was aware of Ganimede’s whereabouts, but she didn’t take active action.

Carl agonized for a moment and then opened his mouth. “Lady Fanora, I have something to tell you.”

“Yes?”

“I think the things you were worried about will start sooner than I thought. I was just on my way after receiving the king’s order related to that. So hurry up, finish your preparation, and flee from Kasius.”

Carl leaned down at her and conveyed the information in a small voice. The information was that King Balmong had decided to attack Gamiel by surprise.

“I’ll tell you the easy way to get out of the capital. The eastern checkpoint at the early hours—”

“What about you?”

“Yes?”

Fanora listened to him and cut him off. And she repeated the same question once again. “What are you going to do?”

Anxiety rose on one side of her mind. At this moment, there was one thing she didn’t want to hear, even if she died. Fanora unconsciously made a wish to God, but in the end, heaven didn’t take her side.

“I’m sorry I was late to tell you. I… need to participate in the war.”

“…”

“My family and the people of the territory. I can’t turn a blind eye to many people who will remain in the Kasius.”

Soon, words that she considered a nightmare came out of Karl’s mouth.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes, this is the right thing to do, rather than throwing it all away for the sake of one person’s happiness.”

So far, she has asked him to run away with her several times. However, Carl never gave a definite answer. Rather, he only raised his voice, saying it was not a choice to be made so lightly. Perhaps he had always intended to sacrifice himself. Is that why he wasn’t persuaded by her?

Fanora looked at him with wavering eyes.

“I’m sorry, Lady Fanora, but I’ve already made up my mind…”

This didn’t seem like the attitude of someone telling a lie. His eyes didn’t waver at all, and his upright voice spoke without hesitation.

“…Don’t come looking for me anymore. Just get out of here.”

But Fanora felt something strange at this moment. She couldn’t pinpoint what was strange about him, but somehow, she felt like Carl was lying.

“Lady Fanora?”

Like the advice of a noble whose name resembles an angel. If you watch a person with affection for a long time, you can also see their heart.

“Carl.”

“…”

“Are you really okay with never seeing my face for the rest of your life?” Fanora carefully asked a question.

Carl’s eyes instantly turned to the garden window behind his back. He immediately looked straight ahead again, but it was already too late.  “It’s something I was prepared to do.”

The spark of doubt grew. He tried not to show it as much as possible. Still, as the conversation went on, his unusual sense of discomfort became noticeable.

She couldn’t help but stare at Carl. She was worried that if she looked around as if she had noticed everything might adversely affect the situation.

Besides, it was only a doubt that he was lying. She wasn’t sure about it, so Fanora took action after much deliberation.

“Then let me at least say goodbye.”

“Ye?”

“If this is our last time, at least this much…”

Fanora opened her arms and lunged at Carl. Carl looked surprised at the sudden embrace, but Fanora buried her face in his chest in disdain. Eventually, there was silence.

“Don’t do this.”

“…Carl!”

“Even if this happens, it doesn’t change what I have to do.”

He froze for a moment, then pushed her away roughly. Fanora fell with a shocked face, looking teary as if she was about to shed tears.

“Is that all you have to say?”

“Yes.”

When he answered without hesitation, the tears that had been gathering in the corners of her eyes fell.