Oh, so both of you were
here the whole time!

Yuri, please watch your speech
in front of His Royal Highness.

You could at least show due courtesy to
the gracious pardoner of your crimes.

It's okay, Flynn. Miss
Estellise and I acted
of our own volition.

You've already heard about Princess
Estellise then, I see.

Yeah, I heard.

Yuri, I thought that traveling
with you would be to Her
Highness' own benefit, but...

The royal family can't be allowed to romp
all over the countryside without restraint.

That's not very convincing,
coming from you.

Haha, I apologize. But now especially, it's
undesirable for the royal family's concerns
to be brought into the public eye.

Concerns? You mean whether you
or the Princess is next in line for
the imperial throne?

Correct. There are currently two opinions, that of
the Imperial Knights, and that of the Council.

Your Highness!

There's no use hiding any details from
him when he already knows so much.

The Imperial Knights are backing
my own ascension to the throne.

Meanwhile, Miss Estellise has
the support of the Council.

She's a princess, after all.

Yes, her relation may be
a distant one, but she's
unmistakably of royal blood.

That's gotta be tough for the Knights, too.

Even if she's the rival of their candidate
for the throne, it's not like they can just
stop protecting the Princess, is it?

Yuri, this matter is...

I don't know anyone odd enough to be
interested in information like this.

Well, I'm going to go drop by Estelle's
place, and then I'm gonna take a load
off at the inn. Thanks for the chat.