"What's wrong? My knight, why are you not fulfilling your duty? Are you planning to betray your oath and your lord?"
Grand Duke Veronica's teasing words came from the high throne, like a breeze, but it made Krober standing below sigh helplessly.
"As you command, Your Excellency."
In this world, with strict hierarchies and numerous rules, only true kings can enjoy the honor of being addressed as "Your Majesty." Although the Grand Duke is also the ruler of a country, according to etiquette, he can only be addressed as "Your Excellency."
Krober took a deep breath and walked up the stairs slowly with firm yet slightly heavy steps.
Every step felt like stepping on cotton, soft and powerless.
To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't nervous at all about meeting the continent's top powerhouse and the ruler of a country.
Just as he was about to step onto the last step, Krober paused for a moment. He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his inner turmoil, and then mustered up the courage to continue moving forward.
Finally, he arrived beside the throne, stood still, turned around, straightened his back, held the hilt of his sword lightly, and stared sharply at the magnificent throne hall below.
At this moment, Grand Duke Veronica sat on the throne, her deep and sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.
When she saw Krober's performance, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.
The Grand Duke was obviously very pleased with Kroeber's awe and caution.
However, Krober did not notice the expression of Grand Duchess Veronica at this moment. At this moment, he was staring at the pillar in front of the hall with a blank mind.
"Oh no, this is over, isn't it?"
There are so many people in the principality who dream of being in his position, but no one has succeeded.
This is great. It’s only the first day and I have already accomplished a dream that others may never achieve in their lifetime.
Wouldn't this put him in dire straits?
Now he was nothing more than an ordinary official knight, a knight noble at the bottom of the aristocratic class.
Everything that could happen in the throne room was far beyond what he could bear.
For example, if someone is dissatisfied with the Grand Duke and intends to send an assassin to assassinate him, then that assassin must at least have the strength of a Fantasy Beast Knight to sneak into the castle.
As a small figure like himself, who is just an official knight, I am afraid that he cannot even withstand a single sword strike from the opponent.
However, he could not refuse to fight. After all, he was shouldering the responsibility of protecting the Grand Duke, and he had to take the lead in charging into battle and fight for the Grand Duke without hesitation.
Otherwise, once the Grand Duke successfully repelled the assassin, he would be the next person to be killed.
Thinking of this, Krober's face became more and more sad.
Those who have the opportunity to meet the Grand Duke in the throne room are usually nobles of prominent status or powerful people.
Krober couldn't provoke these people easily. It would be extremely stupid for him to make enemies for no reason.
Even the Golden Rose Family, whom he relies on, needs to think carefully.
Seeing Krober standing there like a statue, Grand Duchess Veronica shook her head in boredom.
Normally she handles official business in her room, but this time she sat on the throne to handle it because of Krober.
At her signal, the maid brought a small table, and Veronica leaned over the table with a feather pen and began to handle official business bit by bit.
Krober, who was standing there in a daze, was also attracted by the maid who was moving the table. As his duty, Krober kept staring at the maid's every move until she put down the table and moved away, then he withdrew his gaze.
But the empty hall is really unremarkable, especially when people look at it for a long time, they will feel bored.
Aside from a few sculptures and red carpets, the rest are just ordinary pillars and floors. Observing them over and over again like this is really boring.
Therefore, Krober's eyes were involuntarily attracted to Grand Duchess Veronica who was busy with official business.
As the saying goes:
A focused man is the most attractive!
However, this principle also applies to women, at least that's how it looks in the eyes of Grand Duchess Veronica Yu Krober, who is concentrating on handling government affairs at this moment.
I saw her holding a document in her left hand and reading it carefully, while her right index finger tapped the table from time to time, making a rhythmic sound.
In fact, there was nothing important written in this document. It was just a report on the number of soldiers and supplies of each noble.
Grand Duchess Veronica was concentrating on estimating how long the war would last based on the data on the enemy and our forces' strength, weapons and equipment. Suddenly, she had an idea and an indescribable intuition made her subconsciously look to the right.
Sure enough, a pair of scorching gazes were fixed on her, as if to melt her whole body.
Grand Duke Veronica was slightly startled, but quickly regained her composure, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, outlining a faint smile.
She knew who the owner of this gaze was—the little knight, the little rose, Krober Golden Rose, whom she had taken a fancy to.
She put down the document in her hand and said:
"My knight, is there something dirty on my face? You keep staring at me without blinking."
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