HOME, AT LAST

"ARE YOU getting married?" Nikolai asked as soon as Glenn stepped foot into his office. When the knight's face turned red, he let out a smirk. "My hunch is correct, huh?"

Glenn stood in front of his desk and covered his face with his hands. "I proposed to Princess Brigitte, and she said 'yes,' Your Majesty," he said cheerfully, although his ears had turned red from being shy. "I'm so happy I could die."

"You can't die yet," he said, then he dropped the bad news– the reason why he told Glenn to return to the empire immediately. "Your family will probably kill you, though."

The knight removed his hands from his face and showed him a very irritated face. "Your Majesty, did my father reach out to you, by any chance?"

"Duke Exton sent a letter asking if I'm marrying you off to a foreign princess."

"Please ignore my father's rubbish, Your Majesty."