"I opened it, Princess."
"Yes, Duke…" Natalia said in an agreeable voice, unlike her earlier commanding tone.
Old Man Great pushed the door open and entered inside. He stared at the Princess and stopped at the Duke.
"Old Man Great, let's go somewhere!"
"…"
Old Man Great glanced at Natalia's appearance and then at the Duke's excited expression. Finally, he followed after him out of the room.
As they left, Natalia released a sigh of relief.
She went and closed the door.
But before she could, a hand hurriedly stopped her and pushed it open.
"My lady!?"
"Oh, Rafael." Natalia blinked.
"My lady…!"
He fell on the floor and pressed his forehead against the floor.
"Where have you been?" she casually asked.
"I-I was stopped from entering your room. I followed after you earlier but Lady Dosa kicked me out…" Rafael smiled wryly, his shoulders slumped dejectedly.
"Things have been resolved, Rafael. You don't have to prostrate before me."
"I see… so my lady has already given up…!"
