GDC 166

Tender Reunion Galid Monastery.

After finishing night prayers, Meisel quietly slipped away from the returning worshippers and headed toward the kitchen.

The kitchen had already been tidied up and felt cold and empty, but when she searched a corner, she found some oat porridge saved for animal feed.

Today, too, she hadn’t received any food all day for breaking some minor rule.

Her hunger was unbearable.

She hurriedly tore at the hardened, dried-up porridge when a voice suddenly spoke.

‘How did a noble princess end up in such a state?’

Startled, Meisel spun around.

“Y-you…!”

A sorcerer had appeared, his yellow eyes gleaming as he approached.

“How did you get in here?”

Seeing her flustered expression, he gave a sympathetic smile.

“To think the woman who was to become Grand Duchess is here wasting her time on pig feed—it pains me deeply.”

Meisel’s shock quickly turned to anger.

“This is…