Letter

A/n: I made the point of view of the story into first person, because I'll be focusing on the mc more than the other characters.

I opened my room and entered inside it, I lay down on my bed and raised the letters in my hand, these letters were given to me by an old friend of mine, The duke of Reinhart.

At first he was just a heir of the dukedom, a smart intellectual boy who has a massive fan of history, and was straight up a really happy boy... but an unprecedented accident happened.

All of his family, from the former duke of Reinhart to his little sister, who was my former fianceé died during a storm.

He proceeded to dropout of the academy and proceeded to shut himself up inside the dukedom.

Getting a letter from him isn't really that rare but it is also isn't common either.

"Why would he send a letter now?"

I opened the letter and removed the papers inside it.

Inside the letter was a piece of paper, The first letter was about some national affairs.

'Dear prince William'

it started off with a fine introduction.

'I would like to inform you that there are some numerous rumors floating around my dukedom'

"oh wow... as if I didn't already know that." I said sarcastically

'please don't forget that I the duke of Reinhart is in full support of the prince, however I would like this rumors to be eradicated as soon as possible as it ruins my dear friend's reputation and mine'

Looks like he is also suffering from this rumor, I am really sorry I can't do anything about it currently.

'And please don't apologize, I am doing fine as it is'

What the??!? how did he know.

'As for how I knew that you would apologize, we were simply good friends that's all'

Maybe I should really fix what I always do... Am I really that predictable.

'Yes'

I stared at the word which followed, I was baffled at this remark, this letter was something that was sent weeks ago but now I am now being answered as if I was having a conversation.

"You know what... since we're good friends, I should rip this paper apart."

I ripped the paper into pieces and threw them in the trash.

"There's absolutely no way you can predict that now."

I opened the other letter and removed the piece of paper inside it, I proceeded to read the letter.

'Dear Tyrant.'

Oh that's right... we were best friends, how could I forget.

'You really ripped that paper apart huh?'

Why do I suddenly want to rip another paper apart.

'Please don't rip this paper apart it is important'

Hmm? important? ok then I won't.

'About that rumor that spread across kingdom, we investigated on it and found something'

I stand up and went to sit the table that was just beside the bed. If it's about the rumor then I need to keep notes.

'Someone is using illusion magic and acting as you all across the kingdom'

Ahh... it's the same as what those maids told me about, but how did he know that it's illusion magic

'my team of information gatherers followed this "fake" you and saw that they were using some sort of illusion magic that changes their entire appearance.'

So it also changes their body size not just the face.

'it occured everyday nonstop, we even tried to capture them but to no avail we simply lost them'

If Reinhart couldn't capture them then that means they're probably good.

'but one day they suddenly stopped appearing again'

Oh, so they stopped.

'we couldn't really get a really good look of their faces, but we did gain a good info.'

too bad.. if they managed to get a good look of their face I could have sent some knights to look for them.

'In front of their robe was a badge, a badge that even I, someone who is keen to research don't know'

On the paper was a drawing of a fox head inside a circle, on the forehead of the fox is a star with only four corners.

'anyways you are safe for now, they have stopped appearing in days or more.'

For now that is.

'You know what! I am actually confused to how people didn't know that that was a doppelganger? did you not receive any confirmation letters from the nobles?'

Now that I think about it, this 2 letters was the only letters I received currently, not even when Aisha was not here did I receive any letter.

Was someone hoarding all my letters? is that why that almost all of the nobles have believed the rumor, because I didn't reply to them?

There's only one I know that has permission to hold every letter that is circulating in the castle.

And that person is Rosaline

Other than that there is no other people that could hold those letters.

Maybe I should consult her about this.

.

I went out of my room and went back to the room where I saw Houro just enter.

it is already afternoon maybe Houro has already left.

I was slowly walking to the direction of Rosaline's room when I stumbled into a familiar person, this person has a gloomy aura and is wearing a maid outfit.

"We meet again."

The maid flinched and tried to hide herself at the broom she was holding.

"U...uh pri...pri...prince what d.d.do you want"

"Calm down I am not a scary person."

The maid seemed scared of me, I didn't do anything to her right?

"Did those maids hit you."

I asked blankly

"No I...it's fine, it was my p...punishment anyways."

Just why is there a hierarchy among maids, they have the same occupation.

"Can I ask you something?"

"W...Why??! I mean Sure."

She seemed oddly scared of me, I didn't do anything at all for today.

"Did you... See me outside again?"

The maid shivered, she fell butt first on the ground and was cowering in fear.

Bingo.