In another Villa, another aborigine woman was sitting on the veranda, eyes staring at her garden in deep thought. She sighed, gripping the piece of parchment in her hand.
At this time, the effect of the dye had already washed off, and she was now back with her pink—albeit shorter—hair.
She was still very beautiful, and the light of the moon shining down on her when most of her house’s lights had been dimmed made her look gorgeous.
"Aren’t you going to bed, Miss?" Vivi said, handing over the tea she requested.
"I need more time to think," she said, and the maid stood by, like a proper lady-in-waiting.
She was doing her job, as always, but Veronica saw that she was just a bit anxious. The maid was playing with her own hands, as if trying to comfort herself.
"Your family is fine," she said, making Vivi raise her head to stare at her.
"Go rest, I want to be alone."
"Thank you, Miss," Vivi said, finally leaving Veronica alone in her own thoughts.
Like in Jacoba Town, her own home at Hubble Town had also encountered a couple of changes.
Fortunately, nothing she did to help the Golds reached anywhere else, so she did not bring any sort of trouble to her parents except for a bit of anxiety.
However, Lord Bleumrick still threatened the supplies coming to her hometown, despite her father doing as they were told. Her father still had no choice but to pay a high amount for the same resources.
It was unfair, but they could do nothing.
Cities generally controlled a region. It wasn’t necessarily always the case, but it was the natural progression of development. After all, if a territory did not have enough Prestige—which was mostly on how much they affected the nearby territories—they wouldn’t be cities in the first place.
Jacoba Town, Ester Town, and Hubble Town were some of the main towns that had interlinked with Bleuelle City. The Jacoba and Ester war did not have much effect on Bleulle of course, but she had a feeling that the trigger of the war also had to do with what had been happening in Bleuelle with the Golds and all.
She was actually right about this, though she would only find out about it some time later.
The Golds was a large family with strong influence.
Although they might seem unassuming when you talk with them now—they were probably relaxing at home having tea at this time—their disappearance actually shook Bleuelle to its core.
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