GDC 120

At the same time, Loic was sparring with his brother-in-law at the training ground.

Perel stood outside the arena, watching with Cecilia, who had come along with Raphael instead of Janet.

‘It’s a relief things turned out this way,’ Perel thought, shivering slightly as he watched Loic cross swords with Raphael.

Yesterday, Loic had suddenly asked him something strange.

—“When you investigated the Grand Duchess back then, was there anything else?”

—“Anything else, Your Grace?”

Perel had tilted his head, not understanding.

—“For example, that the Grand Duchess liked a certain nobleman when she lived in the capital.”

—“…!”

The moment he heard that, Perel’s face froze.

—“I didn’t purposely leave it out, I swear! It was just a baseless rumor, and the source wasn’t reliable…”

—“So, you filtered information on your own judgment?”

Loic’s jaw tightened, and Perel’s heart pounded in terror.

—“I meant no harm! I just thought…