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"Oh, the royal palace?　What do you want from me?

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　Nancy was puzzled, not understanding why an envoy from the royal palace would come out of the blue.

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　She almost felt herself getting ready to be punished for being disrespectful to the princess.

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"Her Royal Highness Princess Rachel Isle-Sky and Her Royal Highness Court Wizard Delight Sinatra are pleased to announce the marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Rachel Isle-Sky.

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"-- What?"

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　Before I could even think about running away, my thoughts stopped.

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　Nancy was stunned, but the man continued without losing his smile.

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"I have another message for you from Miss Rachel. --She asked me not to show my face to you again.

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I'm Mr. Delight.

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Yes, I know who you are. You're the former Mrs. Sinatra.

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"Yes!　And always will be!　Even Lady Rachel can have a side room!"

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"No, Lady Rachel wouldn't want me to."

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"Oh, no!　Mr. Delight is an earl!　Why can't he have a concubine?

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　Nancy, who never accepted a concubine when she was married, says convenient things.

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　Delight herself had never tried to have a concubine, but Nancy had always insisted that she would never accept a concubine.

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　It seems like a bad joke that Nancy would want to be Delight's concubine.

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"Please don't misunderstand me. Rachel doesn't mind if Delight has a lady-in-waiting or a mistress."

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"Well, then."

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"I am rejecting you."

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"Oh, no."

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　Nancy sits there, absolutely mortified.

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　She had been rude to the princess, but she had not expected to be rejected like this.

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　She is about to lose her head, thinking that this will ruin all her plans.

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　Then a heavy leather bag was placed in front of Nancy.

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What is it?

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"There are gold coins in here."

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"Gold coins?

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　Nancy jumps into the leather bag and checks its contents.

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　Just as the young man had said, there were gold coins in it. And a lot of them.

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　With this much gold, they should be able to live for a few years.

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"You wanted money and tried to ask Delight for your reconciliation. Then I will give you the money. In exchange, I'll ask you to leave King's Landing.

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"No, you can't do that!"

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Of course, I do not believe that money can buy your heart. What you do with it is up to you.

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"What if I get the money and don't leave King's Landing?"

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　The young man responded to Nancy's words with the same nonchalance that he had always responded to Nancy's words, which were so brazen.

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"Be my guest. If you are ready to make enemies of the royal family, I will not stop you. However, I have no ...... idea what will happen to your children, let alone you."

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"I'm just kidding!　I get it, I'm out of King's Landing!　As long as I get my money, I have no use for that dull, magic-obsessed man!"

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"Thank you for your wise decision. We do not wish to endanger the lives of our people. Most of all, we don't want to lose your wife, even though she was with Master Delight, who has done so much for the crown and the Kingdom of Skye.

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"...... so and so."

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　Nancy was relieved that she had made the choice to leave King's Landing.

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　She did not want to make enemies of the royal family to get back together with Delight. If she did, the future of her beautiful son would surely be ruined. That was the last thing she wanted.

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"Of course, I won't just give you the money and ask you to leave."

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"What do you mean?"

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"We have prepared a small house on Count Walker's estate, small enough for a father and son to live in together."

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"Are you going to give me a place to live?"

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　When Nancy hears that she will receive a large sum of money and a house, she turns to her. The young man nodded with a smile on his face and said, "Of course.

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　The Earl of Walker's estate has low taxes and lots of work. The Earl of Walker is a popular estate with low taxes and lots of work.

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　It was a good deal to have a home in such a place. At least it was better than living under the princess's nose.

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"Count Walker, who is related to Mr. Delight, has kindly allowed us to send your children to school in the estate. I have a job for you as well. At the very least, this will allow you to continue living at least as well as you do now. What do you think?"

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"I'm going!　If you're willing to go that far, I have no regrets about King's Landing or the Master!"

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　Nancy jumped at the proposal held up before her.

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　Being the wife of a nobleman was ideal, but fighting with the princess over the succession issue was a fight she could not win.

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　There was a possibility that her son would be killed when he grew up, and that she would have to live a more miserable life than she did now.

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　Then, if I can have a better life than I have now, so be it.

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　I just wanted to get out of this miserable life now.

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"-I wish you all a good life.

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　Nancy and her son then settled in a small town on the estate of Count Walker.

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　It was a nice town, famous for its viticulture and wine, bustling and friendly inhabitants.

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　Nancy became a daughter-in-law of a merchant family and learned to enjoy the luxuries of the town, but she adjusted to it surprisingly well and lived a healthy life with her son.

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　She was a good mother and happy with her son, although she was a little rough with her money because of her large fortune.

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　However, a few years later, she passed away easily from an epidemic.

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　After that, her son became a fine young man supported by the residents.

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　He fell in love with the mayor's daughter, had a steady relationship, got married and became the father of three children.

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　He married, became assistant to the mayor, worked for the town, was a man of integrity, and lived a life loved by many.

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　He was a man of integrity and a man of many people.

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　When Rachel received a report that Nancy had left King's Landing, she looked out the window from her room in the palace and smiled coldly.

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"I am not an ogre either. Both Mr. Delight and Francesca must have been worried about you, even though they said so. Then let me give you a hand. Thanks to you, I can have Delight all to myself, so I'll give you this much in return.

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　The relationship between Rachel and Nancy was quickly spread by the nobles who loved to gossip.

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　Eventually, there were speculations that Nancy had been exiled from King's Landing, or even killed.

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　Thanks to this, those who wanted to marry off their daughters to Delights and enjoy their sweet juices backed off, not wanting to make an enemy of Rachel.

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　There were some who wanted to push Rachel away to become a full wife, and others who wanted to manipulate her by becoming a side wife, but these were crushed by her mother Cordelia.

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"Nancy and her son should be monitored. We don't want them to get greedy in case they get greedy, so yes, let's give the son a woman of his own in a few years and let him be happy. Let him think that his life is important now, and he will not be greedy.

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　Nancy and her son don't matter to Rachel. Frankly, it would have been easier to let them die.

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　But if she made them disappear too soon, the Delights would realize it and they would be saddened. Then, let's lock them up in a prison of happiness for the rest of their lives.

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　Rachel made a choice to take her time and contain her enemies.

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