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"AN AUDIENCE with me?"

Graham clenched his hands tight.

It was still early in the morning, but he gathered the courage to meet his father. Hence, he was in the king's bedroom at the moment.

[If I didn't lie and said Eclaire noona is my lover, Father would have sent me away. But since Father wanted noona to become a part of the royal family through my marriage, he's acting benevolent to me.]

But since he was pretty useful to the king, His Majesty granted him an audience.

"Are you saying Rosette Ashford is requesting an audience with me at this hour?" the king, who was sitting on his bed, asked in an amused tone. "What could the lady want with me that she couldn't wait until the official working hour in the palace?"

"It's regarding the Northen Region, Your Majesty," Graham said, addressing his father with his title because he was there as a prince and not as a son. "Lady Rosette wishes to discuss the future of her tribe with Your Majesty."