"I don't like forcing others. If you want to refuse, it's no big deal. You can go back and think it over." Lance didn't directly rush her, but the aning behind his words was clear.
"It's nothing that can't be said; it's just that I don't want to get married." Margaret frowned, and as she spoke of this, her whole deanor exuded resistance, but she continued.
"Father and the Earl arranged my engagent with that guy Alvin, and we'll be married soon. I was planning to escape all along, but I just couldn't succeed.
Until this ti, Alvin and father were defeated and captured, throwing them into disarray and loosening their guard on , which allowed to finally escape the domain..."
Listening to her explanation, Lance sumd it up in two words—elopent.
Goodness, so Alvin had the burden of 'win and go ho to get married' as well.
In this case, losing wasn't unfair, no surprise.
As for why she ca to Hamlet, it was because Laura rescued her from the Eagle Flock. At that ti, the whole city was under lockdown, and mixing in with the refugees to escape Bastia was the best way.
Besides, she had no destination in mind, so anything related to her father, and could cut off Bastia's pursuit, would only be Hamlet.
Originally, she thought Hamlet was just a regular noble domain, only now realizing sothing was amiss.
"You're right, this feudal trash should be resisted. That guy Alvin looks presentable, but he's not a good person. I didn't expect Lawrence to also be an old bastard, pushing his daughter into the fire to curry favor with the Earl."
"You... agree with ?" Margaret was a bit surprised to hear this and cautiously probed.
You should know that, regardless of the reason, running away from a marriage is an absolute taboo among the nobility, not to ntion that even the Church wouldn't support such behavior.
At this ti, the feudal rites enslaved people terribly. If caught, and Alvin refused to accept her, she might end up spending the rest of her life in a monastery, becoming the laughingstock of other nobles over tea.
Previously, her silence was because she didn't want to lie but was afraid that speaking out would invite ridicule and malice.
However, this man in front of her was very different from those people...
"Is it that strange?" Lance shrugged and laughed, "Am I so despicable in your eyes?"
"No~ I thought you wouldn't like it since you seem to like rules more." Margaret awkwardly voiced the reason for her hesitation earlier.
"You're insulting !" Lance laughed in exasperation and stressed, "Order doesn't an feudalism. The rules I've set don't involve private ethical and moral issues but rather public safety."
If there's a fundantal difference between her and so people, it's that she's willing to admit her mistakes.
"I'm sorry." Margaret realized she had said sothing wrong and apologized imdiately, then carefully observed Lance.
Seeing her guilty eyes, Lance couldn't help but feel llow, "Alright, it's normal that you don't understand since you're new here."
Admittedly, interacting with soone adorably naive relaxed Lance's mind, which was accustod to intrigues. No wonder so people enjoy teasing fools.
Likewise, after clearing the air, Margaret seed to have discovered sothing, shedding her previous restraint, speaking more freely, and even revealing so interesting information.
"Actually, I'm not the only one who dislikes Alvin. Alvin also dislikes because I beat him up when we were kids, and he's held a grudge ever since. He doesn't like this engagent either."
Really? There's such a thing?
Hearing this, Lance's curiosity was instantly piqued, urging her to continue.
It was actually quite simple; Alvin had been mischievous and naughty since he was young. While servants or other children tolerated him, Margaret wouldn't pamper him.
When he provoked Margaret, he got scolded, and Alvin, never having faced such treatnt, imdiately retaliated physically.
Children's developnt for girls is generally earlier, and what's more, Margaret was trained by her father, so she beat him up, making him cry out for his mother.
Because of this, Lawrence forced her to apologize to Alvin. Adults might overlook children's fights, but for soone with Margaret's straightforward character, this was an indelible incident.
"He was in the wrong; why should I apologize?" Margaret still carried emotions when talking about this, with a kind of long-standing resentnt, not accumulated in a day.
"Exactly, exactly." Lance nodded in agreent, only missing a bowl of lon seeds.
From then on, Lawrence thought she was too strong-willed and gave up training her, which is why she turned to muskets.
Similarly, for Alvin, who was used to being arrogant, this forced apology resulted in a "physical education" failure.
For a child, this is no romantic cody where rejection leads to affection.
Once he didn't think he was wrong, there was only anger and vengeance in his heart.
Unfortunately, he couldn't outtalk or outfight her, or he would've retaliated long ago, but the hostility remained.
Maybe it was Alvin's mother's idea, or the Earl was embarrassed by his son's disgrace, so they made Lawrence his teacher.
For Margaret, this was trouble finding her, and stealing her father's affection, deepening the grudge.
The adults at that ti might have forgotten about that fight, but the two of them hadn't.
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