Forced to become a delicate companion of a paranoid lord

There had never been a moment when Sal was as afraid to return to Naya Castle as he was now. His mind was blank along the way and he dared not think of anything.

He couldn't understand why Ryan would send him a message telling him that "His Highness Shiyavi is missing."

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, he walked up to the top floor step by step. He thought that maybe Shiavi missed him very much, so he joined Ryan in playing a joke.

But this didn't seem to be a joke. When Sal came to the door of his and Shiavi's bedroom and saw the maids and servants kneeling at the door, his heart instantly sank into an icy cave.

An indescribable bone-chilling chill spread from his heart to his entire body. He felt his brain and body become extremely stiff at this moment. He walked to the bedroom door with heavy steps and expressionless face, and pushed open the heavy door.

In the past, whenever he pushed open this door, Sal could always see his partner at the first moment, but not this time. He entered the bedroom, walked to the big bed with the curtains drawn, and whispered something.

"Xiavi, are you resting?"

No one responded to him. The bedroom was eerily quiet. The Parasauans' sensitive five senses told Sal that the sweet scent of the little roses in the room was much fainter than before. He was the only one in the bedroom now.

After that, he did not lift the bed curtains, but opened all the doors in the bedroom one by one. He went in one by one and checked the items inside one by one. Finally, he came to an empty room with several boxes.

Looking at those familiar boxes, an idea flashed in Sal's mind. He quickly walked to the box, knelt down, and then he opened the box.

Reaching out and pushing aside the wood magic crystal on the upper layer, Thrall clenched his fingers at what was revealed underneath. The magic crystal in his hand shattered and cut his palm. Bright red blood dripped onto the magic crystal and the seeds in the box, but Thrall could not feel the pain in his palm. He only felt like he was hit hard on the head by something, making his eyes go dark, his chest heavy and difficult to breathe, and there was a buzzing noise in his ears.

He opened all the boxes that were supposed to contain wood magic crystals, and pushed aside the crystals on the top, revealing seeds hidden underneath.

Sal was not unfamiliar with these seeds. The magic plants planted by Shiyavi all kept seeds after they matured and were harvested. At that time, Shiyavi asked Toya to collect those seeds, saying that they could be planted in spring. However, there were too many seeds, and these were not the seeds that could be grown.

I don’t know how long he knelt in front of the box. After standing up again, Sal ran straight to the cabinet where the cold-proof props and accessories were placed. He opened the cabinet door and checked the jewelry boxes one by one.

Little Rose's accessories were all placed in sets, and he personally selected them for Little Rose to wear every day. He knew better than anyone how many Sals there were.

Every time Sal opened a jewelry box, his expression became gloomier. When he opened the last jewelry box, he found that only a collar was missing but there was a folded piece of straw paper and an oval object that looked like a badge. He stared at the paper and the oval object with bloodshot eyes, and he clenched his teeth tightly to barely suppress the violent emotion that was about to burst out.

But the cabinet in front of him still could not escape the fate of being destroyed. Looking at the shattered cabinet and the ornaments scattered all over the floor, Sal squatted down, picked up the oval object and stuffed it into the inner pocket of his chest, then picked up the piece of straw paper and unfolded it.

[From Sal:

Thrall, when you see this letter, I will have already left the Far North. Everything was my own plan. Please don't blame Toya and others. They were completely unaware of this. I beg you not to punish innocent people.

During this time...

…I am safe…

……

I took some things with me, please don't mind. The boxes of seeds in the empty room are to repay you for everything you have done for me, and I hope they can calm your anger to some extent.

These seeds can adapt to the cold weather in the Far North and can be sown in any season. They can produce high yields without much effort. Your subjects will no longer have to worry about food shortages.

Some of the seeds are fruits and vegetables that are not available in other countries on the continent. Under the seeds are some design drawings of magic props and methods of making some practical items. I will give them to you. I think this is enough to compensate you...】

After reading it, Sal folded the letter and put it in his pocket, then squatted on the ground and rearranged Little Rose's accessories.

He looked at the accessories in his hand coldly, thinking that he should not be soft-hearted. After Little Rose took off her cold-proof props and fell ill for the first time, he should have replaced all the accessories on his body with styles that the wearer could not remove.

If Little Rose didn't like it, how could he have let her wear the collar that she couldn't remove by herself?

Little Rose escaped on her own and pleaded for Toya and the others in the letter. She also remembered that there was a food shortage in the Far North Territory and wanted to use grain seeds and the so-called compensation to draw a clear line with him.

Little Rose said he didn't want to be trapped on the top floor of the castle, he said he wanted to be free.

So he left behind an offer that was irresistible and left without any regrets.

Sal couldn't understand it. He had already given everything he had to Little Rose. He was still preparing for their bonding ceremony. Little Rose seemed to have clearly accepted him. Why did she run away at this time?

After knowing that Xie Wei left on his own, Sal was not so anxious anymore. He was anxious before just because he was worried about Little Rose's safety, but now, he just needed to find the hiding Little Rose.

Little Rose is very smart. He must have planned it for a long time. He was able to disappear quietly under the supervision of Toya and the others. He must have some secret.

Maybe it's a hidden magical talent, or maybe it's some magical item that no one can see except the user. In any case, it must be something that can allow Little Rose to ensure her own safety.

Sal didn't know what it was, but he would definitely destroy that thing after finding Little Rose. If it was a magical talent that could be hidden, he would customize a beautiful magic-suppressing chain for Little Rose. If it was a space-related magic item, he would let the magician destroy it.

He would make Little Rose deprive her of all power to escape, and he would make Little Rose understand that he had given her too much freedom.

Because of his excessive indulgence, Little Rose had some inappropriate thoughts. It was his fault and he would not do it again in the future.

Finally, as Sal left the bedroom, he took a grim look at the large bed with pillars. He thought that this bed had to be moved to another place. After he brought his willful partner back to the castle, his little rose would no longer need to live in this warm flower room until she completely accepted some things.

When Sal first saw Shevi's portrait, he simply wanted to possess such a beautiful person. Even this gorgeous bedroom did not look like it does today at the beginning.

After taking possession of Little Rose, he bought some things on the way back to the territory with the sick boy and had them sent back in advance to rearrange the place.

Before meeting Shevi, Sal had never seen such a beautiful and gentle person. At that time, he wondered every day how the emperor and queen of the Heisen Empire could be willing to give such a poor and lovely child to him.

If it were him, no matter how much wealth he had, he would never give such a treasure to others.

Later on, he discovered some more problems during their interactions. His little Rose was very sensitive to other people's emotions, very friendly to everyone, and he could even cook.

Some young noblemen in the empire even needed to be fed when they ate, but his little Rose was able to cook, a skill that was by no means an elegant hobby.

Shiavi's appearance and perfect body are in line with his status as a favored little prince, but the royal family knew that the Far North was extremely cold, but they did not prepare winter clothes for the frail little prince, nor did they bring him cold-proof props and special potions that the Parasau people could not buy. These strange things, coupled with Little Rose's good character, really made him seem like the most neglected child in the family.

Because they are not in the spotlight, they are neither spoiled nor arrogant, know how to be tolerant, and may even do things that are not in line with their status.

Before getting married, Thrall had someone check the true identity of his partner. He didn't want the emperor of the empire to use someone else's child to pay for his own mistakes.

But all he could find out was that Shiavi had direct royal blood, and because of poor health he had been raised in his grandfather's territory until the year before his wedding, when he was brought back to the empire. This was information that could be known without special research, but nothing else could be found.

So Sal guessed that his little Rose might be the emperor's illegitimate child and was not as favored as rumored, but he did not go directly to Little Rose to confirm his guess.

If Little Rose was of an orthodox origin, his question would definitely hurt Little Rose's self-esteem.

If Little Rose was really an illegitimate child, exposing such a lie would only embarrass Little Rose.

Either answer would make Little Rose sad.

In his opinion, it no longer matters whether Shiavi is the real "Rose of the Empire" or the emperor's favorite youngest son.

They are destined partners blessed by God's messenger. Even if the little rose is not the "Imperial Rose", it is a rose that belongs to Sal Pukas alone.