Chapter 120

Chapter 120

"Catherine. Would you like to try being a lord?"

"...I think I must have misheard?"

"You heard correctly. Don't you want to take a seat as a territorial lord?"

Leopold asked, holding up a newly made signet ring. Catherine calmly turned to Eliza.

Eliza, who had been buried in her papers, lifted her head at the sound of a cough.

"Madam. May I ask for an explanation?"

"What did Leopold say?"

"He's asking if I would take the lord's seat... if I'd like to be a lord."

"Ah, that. I think Catherine is the right person for it, too."

"Pardon?"

This time Catherine could not hide her bewilderment. Even so, her upright posture did not waver.

As always, her purple hair was braided down and her suit was immaculate. Eliza looked her over once and nodded.

"It's a temporary post. While Leopold stays in the capital, we need…