In noble society, marriages and engagements were mostly done for political reasons. They were the best way to forge alliances with other families or make those families their vassals.
But if House Keldravon was already a close vassal of the imperial family, then there was absolutely no merit in having the only daughter of the imperial family be engaged to the Keldravon heir.
Not only did the imperial family not gain anything out of this engagement, but they also lost their only daughter, whom they could've engaged to some other family and actually gained benefits.
It was a double loss.
No matter how much she thought, she couldn't think of… a reason…
Evangeline's eyes suddenly widened.
"Don't tell me…"
There was no reason for the engagement, yet it had still happened. Which could only mean…
"Are they… in love…?"
