"Why would father allow you to represent the Academy?" Renelle asked as they walked through the Academy's campus.
Adrian was silent for a while, wondering if he should tell her, but after a moment of thinking, he let out a sigh.
"It's because he wants to break me away from the Ardent family."
Renelle's expression immediately turned dark as she looked at him and asked, "what did you say?"
"Calm down my lady," Adrian muttered, as he led her towards a bench in the campus, "he's not cutting me off from you."
That got her confused, but at least, the fearful aura that surrounded her had dissipated.
"Explain," she commanded as she sat down and looked up at him.
Adrian nodded as he went back to his conversation with the Grand Duke back in the frontier.
***
"What are your intentions with my daughter?" The Grand Duke....no, Boreas Ardent asked as he looked directly at his daughter's butler.
"My intentions," Adrian repeated as he searched for a word to describe his intentions,
