//Seriously this girl.//

"Estel... do you seriously intend to sleep like that?"
Lana complained while showing an annoyed expression.

Estel right now,
Are wearing maid clothes while slovenly resting on a bed.
She had an extremely exhausted look on her face.
As she could only glance at her apathetically.

But then Leanne asked her.
"So...
Who did you meet in the greenhouse to make you look like this?"

But Estel then had an annoyed look as she threw a pillow aimed at her face.

"I don't want to talk about it!" She shouted in her annoyance.

"Also why are you trying to pair me up with that man!"

In her retort to the recent attempts, she had made.
Leanne shrugged as she explained.

"Why not?
He's handsome and capable,
To add to that, he belongs to no nation.

If he became captivated by you somehow and settle in this place,
Not only will you get a reliable person as a husband.
He can also get you that peaceful life.
You aspired to have." She calmly said then her tone grew excited and happy.

"While I, myself as this nation becoming its ruler!
Will promote him instantly to one of my closest aide's!
and gain a huge amount of wealth and connection from his line of work."

Estel gave a wry smile as she sighed at her ridiculous plan.
While Lana simply was amazed at how far ahead she thinks.
"As expected of your highness."

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//Happei's latest work.//

As the two girls were taking a bath in a luxuriously large bathtub they had.
Lana then remembered something.

"Ah... I forgot to mention," Lana said as she rummages through a box sent by Happei.
She then pulls out a pair of underwear for young girls.
Its color and texture was a purple elegant color similar to her dress,
but it was in a fashion was perfectly made for adult entertainment.
As most of the cloth were completely see-through.
With extremely smooth silk that made it appear as though a thin veil covered the owner's body.

[Note: yes it's the kind of underwear used to seduce men.]

"Ara... ara... Looks like Happei misunderstood." Leanne said with a tired tone.

Estel who recently entered the bath after undressing then noticed it from afar.

"I'd rather wear these rag's and bandages than to wear that!" she cried out.

 Leanne gazed at it and imagined Estel wearing it.
Her nose bled a bit as Lana said.
"My... I think this will turn any man into a wolf."

Lana then added.
"We could use her as a honey-pot using this,
for keeping a powerful man like *him* on a short leash."

Estel cried out to her horror as she heard it then rejected it whole-heartedly.
"That is too unreasonable!
That's too dangerous!
I'd rather keep my chastity for someone special!"

She covered her body as she said it.
The two gazed at her and chuckled together.
"My... how innocent and pure," Leanne said with her sweet gentle eyes.

But then her eyes gleamed like a wolf which had found its prey.
As she then sternly said.

"However it's quite a waste, to simply throw such expensive fabrics away.
Also, you acted quite unsightly to our guest, let this be your punishment for today."
Estel showed an expression similar to the eyes of a young fawn about to be eaten.

She shouted.
"Lana!"

"Yes!"

As Lana swiftly rushed to her, to swiftly clean her up.

"PLEASE DON'T!
LET ME GO JUST THIS ONCE!"  were her words before forcibly being dressed.
As a cry of an innocent young girl was heard in the night.

Note: Lana then sent a message to Happei.
To keep the design but modify the clothing for a normal sleepware and outdoor use only.

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//The Message.//

On the next day.

Estel awoke, her face was flushed red as she was still wearing the ridiculous night-gown that was forced upon her.

Leanne, on the other hand, insisted to sleep with her due to the softness of the fabric used by Happei as her servant she had no way of rejecting it.
But since both of them were girls she wasn't completely bothered by it either.

Were what she thought, other than the fact during that night.
Leanne was enjoying interrogating her, via tickling.
That she was forced to cough up the person she had met in the greenhouse.
After Estel said his name and what he was doing,
Leanne swiftly lost interest and went to bed.

Estel was relieved that she didn't pry any further in the matter.

That is until...

*Knock* *knock*

As everyone in the room was finished dressing for their daily task a knock on the door.
Estel swiftly went to the door to greet the person knocking.

As she opened it.
A butler with a box in hand then said.
"A message for miss, Luria."

As everyone in the room heard it.
Estel swiftly thanked the man and closed the door.
Dumbfounded and wondered who it could be from.
She brought it to the table for everyone to see.

On top of the box.
They saw the name "Jake of Carona".

As she opened
The three then saw a large but old pocket watch was inside it.
Its unpolished exterior would likely cause someone to throw it away.
But then Estel then saw a note beside it.
In it is written.

"I would like to thank you for cheering me up.
You were quite unfriendly at first, but then you're kinder than I thought.
That Owl of a master of yours had a sharp tongue, but she is right.
I can't just find and marry someone just to have the support of her family to save my home.

It was a ridiculous wish that my family sent me here, to begin with.
No woman is probably sane enough to help us against 3 armies from my nation and expect them to be ready to help us win a war from out of nowhere.

I'm not surprised that even the Hero wouldn't help me with this.
Even I understood it myself, still denying the reality dealt right in front of me.

Which is why...
I would like to thank you for waking me from this foolish quest of mine.
Just like how rusty this watch is on the outside.
Its value is deeper than it appears.

For now, keep that clock safe for me.
I'll come back and meet you again,
Once I've put some senses into my parents.

If I were to fail, then don't hesitate to use this gift.
Because it simply meant my family was doomed to fall.

Sincerely, Jake of Carona."

While Estel who was reading the note finally finishes.

Leanne and Lana were curious about what was inside it, could not help but open the pocket watch.
Inside it, there was a clock but Leanne noticed a strange button below the side of the watch.

Her curious instincts then kicked in as she pressed it.
*Clack* *Clack* it made a sound as the watch was lightly ejected but still connected from what it was hiding below it.

As the clock then opened up and showed what was below it.
Only to see something that both Lana and Leanne showed Estel a shocked expression in their faces.

"Estel explain yourself!" Leanne cried out.

"Why on earth would Jake of Carona give you such a precious item!?" Lana with a serious expression said.

Estel was puzzled at their reaction as she walked to see the pocket watch that Leanne opened.
She froze on the spot upon seeing it, as though something heavy had struck her.

It was a large diamond inside it, the size that completely replaced the clock into a decor.
The elegant decor of carved beauty was a sight to behold, as... Jake Royal Family insignia was inside it.

Her thoughts at that moment.
[I KNEW GETTING INVOLVED WITH THAT MAN WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA!
WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN TO MYSELF!?] once again her mind was in chaos.

As Leanne and Lana came closer to her.
Leanne then said.
"Well... it's time you explain yourself?"

Estel looks away.
"Don't you two have classes," she said while sweating and gazing away from them.

The two gave her a very wide and bright smile.
"Ho... this is worth more than just a class or two," Lana said.

"Indeed, this concerns a handsome prince and his collapsing country.
There is no way he would simply throw away a precious item like this." Leanne added.

She could only resign herself to telling them what had happened.
Even if it caused the both of them to skip a class or two.

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//I'm drained already.//

"Ugh... those two, were quite cruel." she said.
while walking alone sniffing a bit of her snot and there was still a bit of tear in her eyes.

She could only sigh at what had recently happened as she recalled.

"Oh, my... didn't expect that man to be weeping alone in such a place," Leanne said.

"To think our esteemed young maid here would have a chance to cheer a broken mans heart is still quite astounding," Lana added.

"As expected of our elegant young maid!" Lana shouted.

"To catch the eyes of the young prince and even received such a valuable gift."
Leanne continued to tease her as she then retorted.

"Aren't you two being too melodramatic!
It just suddenly happened!
All I wanted was the plant he raised and nothing more!"

"Fu-fu-fu is that so...
But it says in this letter he will be returning for that watch.
Though, that's just his excuse to meet you once again."

"She is likely to become his mistress at this rate," Lana said.

Estel flinched as she heard it,
Then swiftly grabbed the pocket watch as she then tries to rush to the window and throw it.

Lana who saw her intention was two steps ahead of her in speed and size.
She swiftly grabbed a hold of her hand before the deed was done.

"Are you insane!?" Lana cried out.

"Nooooo!
There is no way I'll become his mistress!"

Leanne could only chuckle at what was transpiring in front of her.
And so the pocket watch was taken from away Estel to be kept safe by Lana until his next visit.

...

Moving on-wards...

Estel right now was all alone in the greenhouse, she had silver color on the tip of her hair but she chose to leave it that way. She was no longer hiding so there was no need to cut them and her hair had nearly returned to its original dark-blue color.

At this moment she was dousing her frustration on the tea she made for herself.
While sitting in the same place where she sat and met Jake.

"..."

"..."

"..."

It was silent, just the sound of leaves swaying and the sound of a bird chirping outside.
The moment of respite and peace she wanted has finally reached her as she slowly dwindled into an idle state.
To forget the troublesome things that had happened.

Soon as time passed by she requested for a bench and upgraded it by borrowing a few cushions and pillow turning it into her personal napping area.

"Ah... peace." as she napped in the warm green house alone from the chaos outside.

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Time: Noon -> Sunset

//Please leave me alone.//

Servants usually pass by, though they usually just pick up a few ingredients for the kitchen.
They then come across a young maid sleeping in a bench that seemed to have been softened up.

"I'm glad that the mourning prince is gone.
But now there's a maid." ???

"Just leave her alone, we got work to do..." ???

As they continued their task, they could not help but glance at the young girl who was soundly sleeping there.

"Does she work here?" ???

"There is no maid hired in this school.
Likely to be one of the personal servants of our esteemed students.
Though they usually are permitted to wander around the place.
Just that...
They are more personal lackeys than anything else here." ???

The servants looked at the young girl with pity as they returned to their work.

But she just simply ignored them.
She was tired and had a rough day in the short 4 days within the place.
All she wanted was a quiet relaxing moment until they finally left the room.

But then her armlet then asked her.

"Why are you so against having a partner?
Did you not wish to have a human male to mate with?"

[Please... Not now...

Let me sleep,
As much as I wanted a person to care for me.
I'm at a moment of my life where I simply want to be left alone.]

The armlet noticed the caused of unease as she said these words.

"You... you're still worried for them."

[Of course... they are still my family.
No matter how much I want to forget.
No matter how much I want to stay away.

The fact still remains...
That there are still unfinished words left.
I want to say to them.]

"Hmfp, then why not return."

She then got angry and retorted in her thoughts.

[Like hell! 
I'll return there!
Just to have that queen's education shoved in my ass again!

...

...

But still...
I want to at least see them one last time just to know...
If they are doing fine.]