Chapter: 518

“Why?”

“Every time Lady Astelle asks me for help, nothing good has ever happened,” Vellian answered suspiciously.

‘Is that so?’

Astelle listened to him and recalled her memory for a moment.

There were only two times she needed Vellian’s help except for the hunting lodge incident.

At first, she asked him to go find some herbs, and then she asked him to hold a tea party with the Marchioness.

Come to think of it, neither of them was a good thing for Vellian.

“It’s not like that this time. I’m trying to find a swordsmanship teacher for Theor, and I’d like to get a recommendation from you if there is a suitable person.”

Theor is the Emperor’s eldest son and will soon become the Crown Prince.

Choosing a teacher for the Crown Prince was a very difficult matter. The teacher would then become the closest aide and adviser to the grown Crown Prince.

‘In my mind, I want to choose one of Fritz’s friends.’

But all of Fritz’s friends were the old great nobles. They were almost in a state of loss of power and collapse.

All the nobles holding important positions at this time were the ones chosen by Kaizen. They definitely wouldn’t be happy to be the teacher of the Duke of Reston’s grandson.

Meanwhile, if the little prince’s teacher was chosen from the old great nobles, the central nobles might think the new empress was trying to bring back the old great nobles.

‘But I can’t bring someone I don’t know at all.’

Anyone who is hostile to the Reston family cannot become Theor’s teacher.

After much deliberation, Astelle chose the person who would be the most suitable.

He was an emerging noble and was a close aide to the Emperor. He also has a relationship with Astelle, so he is a trustworthy person.

He was Seibel, the adopted son of Count Ecklen.

Seibel is an undoubtedly close aide to the Emperor, but his stepfather, Count Ecklen, is related to Astelle’s maternal grandfather and is also close to her late mother.

He was the perfect person for the conditions Astelle wanted.

‘But it’s a little difficult for me to point him directly.’

When Astelle herself suddenly appointed Seibel as Theor’s teacher, it would attract people’s attention.

People will look at the Emperor’s aide, Seibel, with questionable eyes on what kind of relationship he has with the Reston family.

If done incorrectly, he and Count Ecklen might be in a difficult situation due to useless speculation.