Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

After entering the central region, Bernard almost did not stop. He exchanged all the money he had for horses and galloped towards the royal capital.

But on the way, Barnard was stopped just because he met a special guest here.

"This is the first time we meet, Sir Barnard."

"Your Highness, there is no need to address me like that. I am just an ordinary noble from the countryside. I..."

To be honest, Bernard never dreamed that he would meet Princess Claire on the way to the royal capital.

At this moment, Claire was wearing a simple robe with a hood, without any extra gorgeous decorations on her body. She was as cold and pure as an ordinary noble girl, but her temperament and the secret guards around her could not deceive anyone.

Seeing her best friend's brother from the countryside being so humble to her, Claire, who hadn't tasted this kind of feeling for a long time, couldn't help but hum softly. She hadn't felt this way for a long time, this feeling of being held high and mighty by others.

The meeting between the two was not accidental. Claire, who had been wondering why the North's attitude changed after Lilith went to the North, had been keeping a close eye on Lilith's hometown in the countryside.

After all, the intelligence from the North is leak-proof, so we can only look for a breakthrough from Lilith.

After an awkward silence for a while, Bernard said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has been very worried about you since you disappeared. It just so happens that I also have an urgent report to report to His Majesty in the capital."

"Although I don't know why you disappeared, it's great to meet you here. Let's go to the capital together."

Claire, however, showed a melancholy expression and said, "I also want to return to the capital, but Sir Barnard, I didn't disappear for fun. The capital is very dangerous right now, and even I have to pretend to be missing to avoid disaster."

When Bernard heard this, he was immediately horrified and said, "What kind of danger is there that would make you pretend to be missing? What about my sister, Your Majesty, what should she do?"

Claire seemed to be in a dramatic mood at this moment, and said, "It was His Majesty who asked me to disappear on purpose. Didn't you notice? I have actually been missing for a long time, but His Majesty only discovered it recently, and he deliberately didn't stir up any trouble. He has been covering it up for me, just to make it easier for me to help His Majesty with his actions outside."

Claire's words were well-reasoned, and Lilith was reluctant to reveal too much about the situation in the capital in her letters to her family. This was originally a way to protect her family, but unexpectedly, it made it impossible for Bernard to find any flaws.

"What happened in the capital? Why didn't Lilith tell us anything?"

"Because just knowing it would put your life in danger. Your Majesty is doing this for you, right?"

Then, Claire continued to pretend, "So if there is anything important, just talk to me directly. I will pass the news to His Majesty through the secret guards."

Bernard believed Claire's words 80%, but still said, "This matter is too important. I must go to the capital to meet His Majesty in person."

"No, Lilith values ​​you very much. If I let you enter the capital like this, Lilith will never forgive me."

To be honest, Claire had already made up her mind to kill him. She had not expected that Lilith's brother would be such a stubborn person. But she had no choice but to use her convincing acting skills to trick him into thinking more about him. She even took the initiative to come in front of Bernard, reached out and grabbed his hands, and was so close that she almost got into his arms.

Bernard, who was not married and had strict family education, had never experienced this before. He hurriedly turned away and said, "Your Highness, don't do this."

"So what happened in the East Territory? You won't even tell me?"

Claire's eyes were filled with tears as she stared straight at Bernard. If eyes could speak, then Claire would be shouting in grievance.

Bernard had no idea that Claire was the mastermind behind the assassination of Augustine III. After all, even Lilith had not intervened in this matter. In the eyes of outsiders, Claire was still Lilith's right-hand man, a good friend and helper, and a good princess of this country.

Considering that the woman in front of him was his sister's good friend, the princess of the kingdom, and that the news from the East Territory did not need to be kept secret, it would be better to let everyone know the current situation in the East Territory. The princess even had channels to pass the news to the capital faster than himself. Bernard chose to tell Claire everything that happened in the East Territory.

He even described the tragic situation in St. John's Castle to Claire while trying to hold back his emotions.

Claire actually didn't know the specific situation in the East Territory. She didn't expect the demons to be more thorough than expected. But compared to the purgatory on earth in the East Territory, Claire was more concerned about another detail: "Why did they send the main force to break through and pass on the news to the North Territory?"

"this..."

Bernard almost directly said that the Dorian family was actually a branch of the Rawl family, so old Coint was not surprised by the change in the North's attitude after Lilith returned from the North. He even broke through to the North specifically to deliver news to the North.

"That's naturally because we're closer to the North, and everyone should be aware of this disaster."

Bernard reacted quickly. The princess who cared about the people's livelihood and her sister's right-hand man were indifferent to the tragic situation in St. Covenant and didn't care about the hell on earth in the Roller area. But she asked herself why the Dorian family still wanted to pass on news to the North.

Normally, when something like this happens, even if the North is already independent in fact, isn't it right to pass on the news to the North so that they can prepare early?

"It's getting late, Your Highness. I must rush to the capital as soon as possible. There are some things I must report to His Majesty in person!"

Bernard stood up and stepped back, ready to leave, but at this moment, the door was blocked by the royal guards.

"Your Highness?"

Bernard put his hand on his sword, but it was obvious that Bernard was no match for this group of secret guards.

Although I don’t know what exactly happened in the royal capital, it seems that the prince in front of me has bad intentions.

"Don't be nervous, Barnard Dowling. There are just some things you need to explain clearly. Once you explain clearly, I will let you go."

Seeing that the prey was more alert than she expected, Claire reflected on how she was too eager to get useful information, while asking the secret guard to control Bernard.

It seems that I need to pay more attention to the performance next time.

In fact, from Barnard's hesitation at that moment, Claire had already guessed some things, such as that the Dorian family must have a close connection with the North.

But to be honest, it doesn't matter whether it happened or not. As long as the fact that Claire had met Bernard is true and Bernard is still in Claire's hands, then it doesn't matter what the truth is. As the demons said, a lie can become the truth if it is told a thousand times.

Seeing that the demons have already started to act, Claire must follow suit.