"...This time, consider it a favor owed to you, Fiona. I've bought all the resources listed, and someone will come later to coordinate with your Deputy."
Looking at Fiona, who still wore an innocent expression, Auswia sighed slightly in her heart, somewhat emotional that a bright new star might soon rise on the Empire's stage.
Indeed, she could not afford to decline, even though she was aware that accepting Fiona's gift at this time meant revealing to the outside world her supportive stance towards Fiona.
.….….
"Why did Sister Auswia look so weighed down at the end? Was there something wrong with the list?"
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the Lord Mansion, Fiona watched the Fourth Princess's carriage gradually fade into the distance and asked Anvis with some confusion.
