The Final Negotiation

That was the right answer, wasn't it?

Jaden's reaction didn't seem too bad.

I worried that saying she wasn't beautiful might be taken as disrespectful, but this was the limit of my eloquence. What could I do?

It would hardly do to answer honestly when someone asked whether a woman who was obviously beautiful was beautiful.

In other words, he wanted a different answer. I was sure I hadn't been wrong.

Jaden soon spoke up.

"Lady Mary must be disappointed. I can understand why she clings so desperately to her youth. ......Isn't that right, Your Majesty?"

"Pardon?"

Shimmer-

When he looked to the side, the air rippled...