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Touring the mansion with Vincent's guidance, Bianca stopped at the meat locker, bakery, brewery, and farmhouse instead of the garden during her usual walks from then on.
There was nothing in particular to do when he stopped, nothing to ask or anything to interfere with the work. She only watched the servants work.
For Bianca, it was just a matter of extending the walking tour a bit, but it felt as if the world had changed with just that.
The air that brushes your skin, the landscape that unfolds before your eyes, and the voices of the people. The scent of life, accompanied by noise, penetrated her skin and she shook her head.
She was barely used to the noisy commotion, but she could feel how much she had lived isolated from the world until now.
When she wandered around the kingdom after being kicked out of the castle before her return, she didn't have the luxury of looking around like she does now.
The wounds of her lover's betrayal, Fernand, blinded her vision. She didn't know anything, and she couldn't even give her heart away because everyone in the world looked like swindlers. Everyone around her was hard and cold. It was then that she first learned that ignorance could hold her head. Remembering that moment, Bianca's lips twitched anxiously.
The servants did not like the lady's visit. It was hard enough with just the butler's stern look, but who knows what faults the lady wants to find?
She doesn't blame them directly, but it must be because she just doesn't want to talk to the servants. She will return to her lavishly decorated room and talk to the butler about them. The servants continued to stare at Bianca, and as such, things did not progress very well.
Bianca, who doesn't care too much about others, or Gaspard, who seems calm even if lightning suddenly strikes from the sky, weren't worried. But Yvonne quickly noted her discomfort.
However, there was nothing Yvonne could do about it.
Unknown things are always painful. It shouldn't be familiar to them that Bianca walks around the estate, but they'll get used to it after a while. Yvonne thought so.
However, it was unfortunate that Bianca received unwanted stares from others, regardless of their beliefs.
Yvonne's heart sank every time she took a step onto land covered in dirt and puddles of water, and not onto a well-kept path covered in soft dirt.
Mud spattered the hem of her clothing, but Bianca didn't show a single sign of disgust.
Maybe it's because she's not the one doing the laundry? Or is it because she will buy new clothes?
The servants were even more embarrassed when she didn't show displeasure. Would it have been better if she was a little more obnoxious?
Yvonne shook her head. Just as a bird cannot understand the words of a rabbit, the servants and Bianca could not understand each other. She couldn't even imagine Bianca, noble by birth, working mud on her face.
Contrary to Yvonne's ironic thought, Bianca not only had her face covered in mud, but she also wore rags and walked barefoot down a gravel path.
To get a handful of water, he licked rainwater from rock crevices and gobbled up moldy bread. That was her situation before her return, but the memory of that time was still vividly etched in Bianca's mind.
The birth may be noble, but there is no guarantee that it will be until the end.
Who would have thought that Zachary, who had been given the rank of baron, would become an Earl and a strong shield for the next king, and who would have thought that he would collapse in vain on the battlefield just before wielding his sword? such power?
With him, Bianca's fate was shaken like a sail in the wind, and noble Bianca's life plummeted to the bottom.
Bianca from the past did not know that a person's life is only known until the end. She only found out after experiencing it.
And he also discovered, that the future is something you have to work hard for.
Before the return, Bianca didn't even think to look around, and after the return, Bianca couldn't afford to look around.
Yvonne's admiration for young Bianca's uncompromising and indifferent gaze was only because her thoughts were elsewhere.
“How can I get pregnant with Zachary's child as soon as possible? How can I avoid being kicked out of the Arno family? What can be the justification for that?
Such desperation made her float without being able to blend in with her surroundings, but Bianca didn't care. It was because she thought there was no need to blend in. Already having Yvonne and Gaspard by her side has changed a lot.
It was a change that others would laugh at, but it was a pretty big change for her.
As she looked around the castle, Bianca came to an unknown location. A pile of straw was stacked in front of the wood-plank-clad building. A harsh rumble came from inside. Bianca asked, looking at the unfamiliar building.
I don't think I've ever seen this place before.
“Ma'am, this is the stable. It's dangerous, so go back.
Yvonne quickly blocked Bianca's path. Bianca tilted her head as if she didn't understand Yvonne's concerns.
-Dangerous? There are only horses.
“Because those horses are dangerous. O lady!
Despite Yvonne's worrying disapproval, Bianca approached the stable. She thought it was good to be interested in horses.
Before her return, Bianca had no interest in horses. She didn't have a lively personality that she liked to get out of the room and be active, and if she travels a long distance she can ride a carriage.
There were some noble ladies who rode horses, but it was not a compulsory education. So she didn't really pay attention to him.
But much would have changed if she had known how to ride a horse at the time when she had a limp and had to walk long distances. There would have been less time to waste, less time to be beaten, and less suffering from not having a place that would accept her.
It would be nice to learn to ride a horse in this life. It would not be reasonable to ride in the capital this spring, but it might be possible next spring.
She would desperately try in her own way not to be expelled from the Arno family, but she still had to prepare for an unexpected situation.
"It would be nice to see the horses first."
Just as Bianca was about to enter the stable with that thought in mind, Gaspard stopped Bianca.
Gaspard looked at Bianca with a stern expression as usual, and shook his head decisively. Bianca's brow furrowed.
It's just a stable. It is also within their territory. There is nothing dangerous.
'Get out of the way, Sir Gaspard.
—…. it is dangerous. He will die.
“I've been in places with blazing fires, gleaming knives, and blood spatter. Why are horses so dangerous?
The kitchen and slaughterhouse were more dangerous than the stable. Everyone rides a horse anyway, so what's the danger? Furthermore, he had even seen horses from afar.
Bianca groaned unsatisfied.
"Besides, didn't I go to the farm before?"
'At the farm he saw them from afar. The stable is too close.
"You guys tend to overprotect me-"
"Oh, isn't that Gaspard?"
At that moment, behind Gaspard, a bright and cheerful voice was heard from inside the stable. In the light tone that seemed to be swaying, the unique accent of the commoners could be felt.
The commoner who could call Gaspard, by his first name, was Sauveur, one of Zachary's commanders.
While he was working inside the stable, he felt a lot of noise, but when he came out he found Gaspard blocking the entrance of the stable.
It was frustrating being trapped in that cramped, scruffy building, but when a close friend showed up, Sauveur responded with warmth.
-What are you doing here? I thought you'd be escorting the lady... Oh, there she is.
Sauveur, who belatedly discovered Bianca hiding behind Gaspard, added with an awkward smile.
Sauveur shook his head quickly, trying to remember if he had slipped his tongue.
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