Cloud Thinking

After hearing Helia's full name, Ian Hill still did not show any shock or confusion, as if he had just heard an ordinary name.

He bowed like a gentleman and thanked her, "Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Miss Helia. I will not disturb you from working now. I wish you a perfect night."

Helia also responded with a kind and polite smile, watching the person go away until he disappeared at the end of the verdant path. The corners of her mouth slowly fell with the sunset, and the shadow climbed up her shoulders with the ambiguous night, just like her expression at the moment - cold and unpredictable.

When Ronnie returned, everything was the same as when he left. Helia was leisurely sitting in the soft chair, reading a book. Her hand was hanging outside the handle, hooking the wand, turning it between her fingers as she moved.

"Princess Helia, has anyone come here?" Ronnie asked as he placed the lantern and the dinner plate on the table beside him.

Helia usually doesn't use magic in the library. If there is anything, she either asks Ronnie to do it or does it herself. Of course, that's also because Blot doesn't allow her to abuse magic.

He remembered that Helia did not summon her wand before he left. Apparently, during his absence, there was a presence that made Her Royal Highness feel threatened.

"A guest of the Marshal, looking for a book." Helia replied briefly. Her stomach growled at the smell of food, and she couldn't read the book at the moment, so she spread the book out and turned it upside down on the low table in front of her, drank the cold tea beside it in one gulp, and slowly stood up and moved to the table that was vacated for eating.

"Do you need me to check it out?" Although Helia did not take the initiative to express her intention to investigate, as a caring knight, she could guess her master's thoughts.

"Hmm..." Helia stretched out her hand to Ronishi, who handed her a handkerchief skillfully. She took it and wiped her hands carefully, then picked up the knife and fork to prepare to eat.

How long has it been? Less than a month, and the princess syndrome has come back again. When she was in college, she didn't care about rolling in the mud, she would just clap her hands and run to the cafeteria to grab a meal. Now, she doesn't do any hard or dirty work, but she can't bear not to wipe her hands before eating. It seems that she has lived a good life and has become spoiled.

Of course, this was also because one time Helia touched a dusty book in the library and ate without washing her hands. As a result, she had diarrhea all night and her face turned three shades pale. Since then, Ronnie has been given the important task of supervising Helia to wipe her hands clean before meals!

"Miss Hilda has sent over some information, saying it's what you asked her to look up before." Ronishi pulled out a dozen documents from his bosom and placed them next to Helia for her to look through during her meal.

"Ronishi, has Satted made any unusual moves recently?" Helia asked after swallowing the food in her mouth. For some reason, she had an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness that things were about to change. The last time she had this feeling was at the beginning of the survival competition.

Of course, this intuition was very accurate. A few days later, she was stabbed in the heart by Netina. I just don’t know what kind of miserable end she will have this time...

"Two days ago, Chico came to Sutter and met with Marshal Hawke." Ronnie told him what he knew truthfully.

"Yes, I know. Knight Chico came to see me and said that there has been progress in the previous human trafficking case. He needs to ask the marshal for permission to catch the fish that escaped the net." Helia nodded and scooped a spoonful of soup to drink.

"So, who is the backer behind that human trafficking den?" Ronnie was also interested in the follow-up of this matter and asked curiously.

"Duke Ronald." Helia replied. She had some impression of this man, because he was a villain with a great background in the original work, but of course, under the divine glory of the heroine, no matter what kind of enemy it was, it would be defeated or influenced by the efforts of Stella and her group of suitors.

"Oh my God...it's actually Duke Ronald...I always thought he was a kind man..." Ronnie was very shocked. Hearing his description, Helia turned her head in confusion and asked with a frown:

"A kind man? How do you say that?"

"Duke Ronald has always been known for his kindness and generosity. He owns dozens of orphanages throughout the Otis Empire to adopt homeless street children." Ronnie said, "In addition, the Duke donates a large sum of money to the Church of the Goddess of Mercy every year for charity."

"It can be said that many people have received help from Duke Ronald directly or indirectly. If you ask anyone on the street, they will surely have heard of the good name of Duke Ronald."

"Where does he get so much money for charity?" Helia realized that she had asked an idiotic question. Where did the money come from? He could build an underground palace by trafficking people, so where did the money come from? Not to mention that Duke Ronald already had a rich family background. The Grand Duke's inheritance was enough for several generations of his family to live a good life even if they didn't work.

"He is a beast in human form and a beast in heart. Seeing how quickly my father acted, it is obvious that he has been displeased with him for a long time. If he can dethrone a Grand Duke, the national treasury will be replenished."

Chico did not tell her the details of the investigation, and Helia would not ask about it. She had done what she should do. As for the final result, it would depend on Claude. With his title of "noble killer", Duke Ronald would probably be crippled if not dead.

Wait, if Duke Ronald died now, would that be considered a spoiler of the original plot? Would his part of the plot be replaced or simply skipped? Although Helia's current actions were completely out of the original plot, the story officially began two years later when Stella entered the palace. If I did this, it would definitely affect the direction of the plot, but I didn't know what she would do.

The information Hilda sent was very detailed. The author of the Three-Day Crash Series was a man named Charles Arnold, the director of an orphanage called Duru in Sutter. He had a good reputation in the local area and was a very kind and merciful man.

After reading this, Helia couldn't help but frown. Isn't this similar to the Duke Ronald we just talked about? On the surface, he looks like a decent person and has a reputation for kindness, but it is unclear what he is doing behind the scenes.

Moreover, it was a combination of Morroganism and street children… If there was nothing wrong with this, Helia herself would not believe it.

"Ronishi, please contact the dean for me. I will visit him another day." Helia handed the information in her hand to Ronishi, meaning that she should let him take a look at it too.

"As ordered."

Ronnie acted quickly. Early the next morning, when Helia was sleepily letting Xia Sha braid her hair, he came over with the information he had researched.

"Your Highness Helia, I have already made an appointment with the Duru Orphanage for nine o'clock the day after tomorrow morning. Is that okay?" Ronnie said. Of course, this time depends on the other party's cooperation. Since Ronnie chose this time, it means that he thinks it is appropriate.

"Well, help me ask Brother Blot later if he has time to go with me." Helia opened her eyelids, her sapphire eyes were misty, and her thick, curled eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, but her chubby cheeks twitched as she smacked her lips, and then she opened her mouth and yawned fiercely, ruining the beauty.

"If Brother Blot can't come, Sister Hilda or Brother Okalai will be fine, but I'm afraid these two will be too busy to find anyone."

During the month she lived in Perkin Castle, Helia had almost figured out the schedules of the young masters here. As for Hawke's schedule... he was a spontaneous person, and even though he had a grasp of the actual situation of most of the territories on the northern border, there would still be many unexpected emergencies that he could not foresee, and these required him to deal with them personally. For example, Carterth Academy was invaded by a dark magician before. No one expected that, right?

So Hawke was away from home eight out of ten days, but thanks to this, Helia became the most important person in the castle. Although the management power was not in her hands, as long as she needed it and wanted it, there was nothing she couldn't get. Of course, it was impossible to mobilize the army. Even if Hawke acquiesced to her other little willfulness, he would not give Helia something as important as military power to play with.

Helia's life was very fulfilling every day. In the morning, she would practice archery with the teacher Hilda hired for her, have lunch with Lady Iena, take a nap and then go to the library to organize books. In the evening, her brothers and sisters or younger brother would pick her up for dinner. After dinner, she would go for a walk to digest the food, and then read magic books for a while when she returned to the house. Then she would take a shower and go to bed at a certain time.

What a healthy and peaceful life, so peaceful that Helia couldn't believe it. After all, she was the kind of person who would make some noise wherever she went. The only reason she could stay so peaceful for so long was thanks to her paper-like body that could neither run nor jump, forcing her to be a virtuous young lady.

As for why she started learning archery, it was a coincidence. One day she saw Hilda coming back on horseback and thought riding a horse was so cool that she wanted to try it too. Her bright sapphire eyes stared at her, and it was obvious that she was interested.

Hilda dismounted handsomely, walked up to Helia with her beloved horse, and said with a smile: "Aya, do you want to try it?"

"Try it, Aya can't even sit in a carriage for long, and you want to take her on horseback?" Okalai, who was chasing after her, rode over on his horse, and cursed when he heard Hilda's words.

"If I don't want to run, I can just ride for a while, is that not okay?" Helia raised her beautiful face, looked at Okalai eagerly, and pleaded.

Not to mention Hilda, even Okale couldn't stand Helia's pleading, but he still remembered what Blot had told him before, that sister Aya was as fragile as glass, and he didn't dare to mess with her.

"Oh, why beg him? Just call me sister and I'll take you on the horse!" Hilda jumped on the horse and held out her hand to Helia. When she saw her looking at her, she tilted her head slightly and said, "Shall we go?"

"Good sister!" Helia held Hilda's hand and tried to get on the horse with the help of Hilda, but Okale, who had gotten off the horse at some point, grabbed her waist and forcibly carried Helia down from the air.

"Sister, Aya is ignorant, aren't you ignorant too? Can you take the responsibility if something happens?" Okale put Helia on the ground and glared at Hilda with a reproachful look. He couldn't say anything about Helia, but he could still say something about his sister who was obviously doting on him.

Helia looked at the chest that was only a fist away from her, and her attention suddenly shifted from riding to Okalai's full chest muscles. She couldn't help swallowing. Okalai had just hugged her down with one hand. You didn't need to look at that arm to know it was very strong. She felt that she was about to be overwhelmed by lust and was about to reach out and grab a handful.

"Tsk! We can't let her stay with those books all day long! She'll get bored!" Hilda pulled the reins and rode the horse around Okalai and Helia. "She has to move. If she's this weak, she won't even be able to hold a wand in the future!"

Okale was still wondering if he was being too suspicious when he suddenly felt a warm hand on his chest. He lowered his head and saw that his careless little cousin was staring at his chest with a silly smile on her face and was pinching it in a very uncouth manner.

He took a step back suddenly, looking at Helia in shock, and subconsciously raised his hands to cover his chest, but his rationality restrained this action. It was just a touch on the chest, but he acted like a decent woman being flirted with, which was weird.

Hilda didn't notice the strange interaction between them. She thought for a while while riding on the horse and suggested, "Well... since riding a horse is too strenuous, why not let Aya learn archery? It doesn't require overly strenuous exercise and can also exercise the arm muscles."

Okale looked at Helia again and found that she was staring at him with wide eyes with a wronged look on her face, as if nothing had happened just now. Okale even suspected that he was hallucinating.