Two-Faced Princess

of pity and a sense of solidarity, but she had yet to determine whether to keep the Evinharts as her ally or not.

It was common in history for a coalition to break after joining hands to combat a common enemy.
Furthermore, Caelion provoked her the first time they met, and he did not follow her advice to the end.

‘It will be nice if there is a way to make you obey me completely!’

She admired Caelion’s talent.
He was gifted with both martial arts and graciousness.
Above all, his similar appearance to the previous emperor itself was symbolic.

However, now was not the time to think about that.

“Please go in, Your Highness.”

While Apollonia was lost in thought, they arrived at her room.

“I’ll be in the next room.”

“Wait, let’s talk for a moment,” Apollonia called her knight as he was about to turn around.

“What are you…?”

“You’ve been avoiding me since we came back from Lishan.” She casually sat on the bed.

But as soon as he heard that, Sid turned his gaze away.
“You must rest for today and tell me tomorrow.”

“You must have already guessed what I’m going to say.” Apollonia beckoned him to come closer and continued to talk.
“You must retire after we return to the palace, Sid.”

Sid’s face twitched, but Apollonia was indifferent about it.

“You should live for your own family now.”

“…I told you that this is my calling”

“It’s an order, Sid.”

Sid’s face was horribly distorted.
There was nothing but sadness in those pine-colored eyes that once made the enemy and the allies tremble in fear.
“I can’t leave Your Highness alone.”

“Your wife is in critical condition, and you have a son my age.
You shouldn’t leave those people alone.
Furthermore, there’s Uriel now.
He’s enough to play the role of an escort.”

“But…”

“Sid.” To the man who suddenly seemed to have aged for about ten years, she smiled as gently as possible.
“Who helped me to escape from the deceased emperor’s bedroom to my room undetected when I was nine years old?”

“Me.”

“When Gareth pushed me into the water at the age of twelve, who got me out of the water, slapped him on the cheek, and got punished for three days?”

“Me.
It would have been better if I had killed him then.”

“You are my father and teacher.
That will never change.”

“Your Highness…”

“Until now, you have been managing the royal villa, but it’ll become my duty from now on.
Now that we already set the foundation, you’ve already finished your job.”

She was clearly saying that she didn’t need him anymore.
His frown deepened.