The Ugly Wife of the Shady Duke - Chapter 63.2
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From a distance, she couldn’t clearly see their badges, but they seemed to be knights affiliated with the Duchy of Jarte.
Duke Jarte had sent several of his knights along with the supplies, and the Felton Knights expressed their courtesy in response.
‘Having sent knights here, there must be a gap in their escort. It can’t be helped.’
“According to the report, it seems Duke Jarte and his party had to urgently depart from the Baron’s territory. It appears they didn’t have time to secure permission.”
“I don’t believe this is a matter for punishment.”
Though the knight acted on his own without official permission, thanks to him they received significant support. Grace tilted her head in thought.
‘This is different from the original.’
In the original work, Duke Jarte never appeared during the Western contamination incident.
Even if Grace had sent a knight to the Barony, in the novel didn’t Aria also send a messenger?
‘Ah, is it because I arrived earlier and relayed the news to Duke Jarte before he left Baron Jekyll’s territory?’
Grace had arrived at Count Ardel’s territory quicker than the plot of the original. Because of this, she seemed to have made contact with Duke Jarte, who had only a mere 20 pages of content in the original work.
‘Maybe I can view this positively.’
While Duke Jarte was quite a significant figure, he had very little presence in the original novel.
“Ah.”
“What’s the matter?”
At Grace’s exclamation, Benjamin immediately turned his attention to her. She quickly shook her head in response.
“No, it’s nothing. Just remembered something I had momentarily forgotten.”
‘Perhaps I could ask him.’
As Duke Jarte is the leader of the Pharmacists Union, if the attempt to investigate the medicine through Tom Birkin fails, there’s the option of seeking help from Duke Jarte. Of course, one couldn’t simply ask for his aid without offering something in exchange.
‘As long as Duke Jarte doesn’t mention it to Benjamin, that would be ideal.’
Given that Duke Jarte was a character scarcely mentioned in the original, this sudden interaction was a factor to be wary of.
Nevertheless, the capabilities he possessed were beneficial to Grace’s current predicament, leading her to see this turn of events as an opportunity.
‘Of course, there’s a chance to figure things out before that as well.’
She thought of Tom Buikin, who by now would have long since finished the trial.
‘It’d be good if I could reestablish contact with Tom Birkin as soon as possible.’
She needed someone persistent who could investigate various matters on her behalf.
She couldn’t even ask Benjamin for help since she needed an information network exclusively for herself.
‘No matter how much the people at the Felton Duchy are on my side, their top priority would be following Benjamin’s commands.’
“Your Grace, this is a gift from Duke Jarte to the Duke and Duchess Felton.”
As Grace felt overwhelmed by the tasks ahead, someone who appeared to be a porter approached her and Benjamin.
Standing in front of Grace, Benjamin spoke,
“You’ve worked hard. However, given the gravity of the situation, it might be best to donate even the gift from Duke Jarte.”
“…”
“What do you think, my lady?”
When Grace remained lost in thought without responding, Benjamin asked.
Snapping back to reality, she nodded, “…Huh? Yes, I agree. We have a long journey ahead, so it’s not good to have excess baggage.”
“Since my lady agrees, can all this be transported to the tent where the relief supplies are managed?”
“But…”
The porter hesitated with a troubled expression, causing another individual to approach after noticing this.
“What seems to be the problem?”
“…!”
Upon seeing the new face, Grace recognized him instantly, her eyes widening in surprise.
‘Boris Benedict!’
With long platinum blonde hair tied back and deep blue eyes, he truly had an angelic appearance.
‘Well, if Aria is here, this man would surely be here too.’
Whenever Aria had an official event as the Saintess, Boris was invariably by her side.
When Aria first ascended the position of the Saintess, several priests looked upon her with disfavor. However, Boris immediately acknowledged and supported her as the Saintess upon seeing her.
Boris himself was a priest held in high esteem within the temple, and his rank was notably high for his age.
It was only natural for Aria, being the Saintess, to be loved by all at any time. However, Boris’s assistance played a significant role in her swift establishment.
‘In the original work, he was always a kind figure.’
Grace sneaked a glance at Boris before quickly averting her gaze.
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