"Well. About a month ago. That's why I came to Milan. I wanted to help the emperor."
"The reason you decided to help the emperor was because you realized that Marquis Chester regarded you as an expensive doll like you said? I'm sorry to use that expression, by the way."
"Yes. He intends to kill me and my father after using us."
"I understand the weight of political promises. Sometimes they are more powerful than any oath or command. That's the nature of power. Of course, I think the emperor has decided to accept you as his wife because he trusts you, but I can't rule out the possibility that the emperor must have taken into account your father's honor and forces when he made the decision to marry you. Maybe, the realistic power is the force that strengthened the union of the two more strongly."
Marianne nodded gently. In her previous life, she would have regarded Mrs. Renault's remarks as too harsh, but she could take it casually as if it were not a big deal.