TOOAFP Chapter 135: The Beginning of Spring (3)

The following April.

The long winter had finally ended, and green was returning to the world in every direction.

From the window of a carriage rolling along a freshly laid road from Gillysteen Castle, a girl with violet eyes leaned eagerly into the open air.

"Oh! Look at those mountains, Maggie. They're still covered in snow!"

Eve marveled at the panorama of perpetually white peaks rising like a painted screen around the vast green plains below. Margaret, looking at that bright, unclouded face, felt warmth move through her.

"The landscape here is completely different from the capital, isn't it?"

"Completely! It's so strange. Hehe."

The smile on Eve's face didn't waver for a moment—dimples deepening with each laugh. Margaret watched her with quiet fondness.

"It's been quite a while since you last saw your brother, hasn't it? And Lord Yefrin as well."

"It has! I missed them so much. When…