Dear Contract Husband, I Didn't Know You Were Like This? - Chapter 66
“You’re too big to bring along….”
Hearing Maya’s troubled words, the wyvern nodded.
It seemed to understand well that the wall it had broken down was still being repaired because of it.
It had been quite the commotion.
“…What?”
Maya thought it had agreed by nodding, but it wasn’t so.
The wyvern gradually shrank until it was small enough to resemble a toy that children would like.
Looking at the wyvern rubbing its head against her shoulder, as if saying, ‘Is this okay now?’, Maya was speechless.
“Can a wyvern really become this small?”
“It’s not easy to maintain such a large body for a long time. Being smaller conserves energy, making it easier to endure in case of emergencies.”
Pendragon, who had come out at some point, muttered.
“Wyvern, don’t you have any pride as a wyvern?”
The defiant demeanor it had when they first met had vanished.
“Kiing?”
Following is more important, what pride are you talking about? Its eyes seemed to say as it looked at Maya, making her feel solemn for no reason.
“Then let’s go together.”
And so, the wyvern would also go to the capital with them.
“You can grow big again later, right?”
The wyvern quickly nodded at Maya’s question.
“Maya, are you ready to go?”
“Yes, I didn’t bring much to begin with.”
Having arrived empty-handed, she would leave the same way.
“I hope the Bayarden townhouse suits your taste, Lady Maya.”
Robert, following behind Tristan, said with a pleased expression as he looked at the two.
“I’m looking forward to it too.”
Maya smiled brightly.
The mansion in the capital was said to be a bit distant from the bustling city but bordered by a forest and hunting grounds in the back.
‘It sounds perfect for training.’
As the lady of the house, she would probably get a nice room too. There were many good dessert shops in the capital that Maya knew of, so she was very excited.
‘It’s a pity the head chef of this castle isn’t coming.’
The head chef of the northern castle had an amazing ability to cater to Maya’s carnivorous diet.
‘But it’s worth experiencing something new.’
Even though it was a new mansion, if it belonged to House Bayarden, it could be trusted.
“This is a letter from the Emperor in response to our news of coming to the capital.”
Maya’s previously relaxed demeanor stiffened like a spring breeze suddenly halted.
She opened the letter and furrowed her brow as she read it intently.
She was determined not to miss a single word, understanding the cunning emperor’s intentions and words from beginning to end.
“A banquet for us? That sounds suspicious to anyone.”
On the surface, it was a very benevolent invitation from the emperor.
The emperor emphasized how he was delighted that House Bayarden, which couldn’t even attend his coronation, would finally visit the capital, even if it was just the new lady of the house.
The imperial family would host a small party to welcome Maya Bayarden, the new lady of House Bayarden and a daughter of House Pendragon.
If she was unwell, it couldn’t be helped, but they would be waiting.
What seemed like consideration was actually a threat.
“They will ask quite a lot.”
Maya knew she was bad at lying.
The emperor was quick-witted.
“Don’t tell me anything.”
In that case, it was better not to know anything at all.
“I will answer as someone who knows nothing.”
It was a relationship where they had spent more days apart than together.
It was natural to know less.
Being Maya didn’t always mean it was good.
It was her first time facing the emperor in her new life.
The pressure and fear that enveloped her were different from when she went to catch the wyvern or the white snake.
It was a fear and brainwashing engraved into her very bones.
Maya closed her eyes tightly and then opened them.
‘Calm down.’
She shouldn’t be this agitated before even facing him.
‘If it’s an event hosted by the emperor, many nobles will be there.’
After meeting the emperor, she would have the chance to talk to others.
‘Then I can meet that person.’
A vassal who persistently stayed by the emperor’s side, a traitor.
Later, he would fall into darkness after his daughter’s death and die trying to overthrow the emperor.
‘He’s also known for his large trading company, which could be helpful to Tristan in the future.’
She remembered his daughter was quite famous for her beauty.
‘Wait a minute.’
Thinking about it, this could be the perfect opportunity to find a future wife for Tristan.
