"Daughter, do you really have to go?"

"Yes. I want to do well too."

‘To do well….’

Niel, the Lord of Suson Palace, gave a slight smile as she watched her daughter stuffing her travel bag. It was clear now—her daughter didn’t want to be confined within the palace any longer. And undoubtedly, Theo’s recent feats had inspired her.

Niel wanted to dissuade her, to keep her from voluntarily heading into danger. After all, this was her child, the one she had held close for so long because of her frail health. Just as she had finally completed her closed-door …