If I'm not mistaken, she is the infamous Rachel Lily from the Monchy household, who was the Crown Prince's ex-fiancée. What is she doing here in the government sector?

'I read the other day in the newspaper that she had been deposed of her title and exiled here in the north. I've heard a lot of unfavorable things about her, but it appears that the woman in front of me is not who I first thought she was.'

Anne thought while looking at the lady in front of her.

"Allow me to give my sincere apology for my lack of manners. I am Rachel Lily Monchy my lady, I hope you can forgive me".

Rachel thought that the lady in front of her is of nobility due to her stature and manners. She's also very pretty. Wow!

"Oh my, Lady Rachel your apology is well accepted. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Anne Van Leyn of Marquis family of the north".

"It's my pleasure to meet you lady Anne Van Leyn. Please drop the formalities as I'm no longer part of the Monchy nobility family. Then, we will headfirst".

As Rachel and Corine are about to go, she was suddenly stop by Anne.

"If you don't mind me asking Rachel, may I know why you are here in the registration sector? I will be glad to help if you require any assistance".

"Thank you so much for your generosity, Lady Anne. I am here to inquire of the property that was on sale in the middle of the center. I plan to buy it and use it for my business plan".

Anne was astonished when she heard Rachel's plan to buy the unused property in the center, it wasn't sold for a long time because the building was owned by a fallen noble family.

"If you may Rachel, I can help you facilitate that property. My brother is working in the finance department, and I can ask him if the property is available for sale now".

"Lady Anne, I am indebted to your kindness. If you are available, may I invite you for a cup of coffee to discuss my plans".

Rachel looks at Anne with a polite smile on her face. Anne almost gasp in awe how this beauty can hypnotize her by saying yes to her immediately.

In the end, they went to the coffee shop nearby and have a friendly talk about her business plan and Rachel's life in the north.

The fact that Rachel met the lady of Van Leyn, a member of one of the most influential families in the north with a father who serves as a vassal of the Astrid Dukedom, was a great stroke of luck. Not to mention Anne's social rank as one of the well-known northern ladies.

With Anne, Rachel discussed her business plan to transform the structure into a department store and invite other vendors to set up a shop inside of it to create a single shopping area.

Since this business model doesn't yet exist in their kingdom, Anne thought the idea was brilliant and unusual.

She offers to invest her money in Rachel's business idea, so she asks if Rachel would like to be her business partner. She had no idea the Monchy lady was so intelligent and business-savvy.

'Without having met the person and spoken to them directly, you can't just believe the rumors, of course. She has never met anyone as charming and lovely as Lady Rachel'.

Finally, they separated after 3 hours of talking and they decided to meet again on the following day to discuss the paperwork's of their business.

***

Meanwhile, in the south people are celebrating the wedding of the Crown Prince and newly Crowned Princess Ara.

In the banquet, Duke Sebastian Astrid went to the balcony and seems to be thinking.

"You are here Sebastian. I was looking all over for you". Ara followed the Duke in the balcony while sweetly calling his name.

Sebastian Astrid and Ara had a complicated past. Ara can't manipulate the Duke to her wishes, and she change her target to Hugo as the easy prey.

Hugo, who always has the biggest smile in the room and a calm demeanor, is the complete opposite of Sebastian. Sebastian never smiles and always keeps a serious face. He is surrounded by a dangerous and powerful energy. If you dare to offend the Duke of the north, his dark aura exudes strong masculinity and one look into his ruby eyes makes you tremble.

Sebastian is regarded as a night, and Hugo as a day. Sebastian has dark midnight black hair and ruby eyes, compared to Hugo's blond hair and crimson eyes.

It is to be expected that the writers of this show created a character in Sebastian who is cold and tyrannical, even after he realizes at the end of season 4 how much he cares for Ara and is willing to kill his cousin Hugo in order to win the southern empire for her. Even in the season 5 finale, he didn't express his love for her, so it wasn't clear.

This is a bloody love story with an enormous production cost due to the war settings they made in the last season.

Sebastian knew that Ara followed him, and he just look at her with a straight face.

"Sebastian why are you avoiding me?". She almost got teary eyed while looking at him with a confused face.

"Crown Princess, you can't follow me here. You are now the wife of Hugo. Conduct yourself as such. Let's leave it at that".

"Sebastian please! You know my heart. It has Hugo and you. And the blood curse, you haven't found a companion to cure the madness. I am willing to sacrifice my body just to prove to you that I have the gift of mana from the Goddess of Light".

"Hah! Stop this nonsense. I must leave then".

The Duke was about to leave when Ara suddenly hugs him from behind.

"Sebastian, why are you so cold? I can help you, please let me help you. Hugo will understand. You help us to be together and he loves you like a brother". She almost cries while pleading not to leave her.

"Ahem. Here are the both of you. Ara, can I have a word with Sebastian? I need to talk with him about an important matter".

It was an awkward moment when Hugo witnessed the scene Ara hugging Sebastian, his heart felt bitter about what he saw.

Ara release Sebastian and walks out without looking back to the two men that she holds dear in her heart.

"Hugo, That...if what you saw made you uncomfortable, you have nothing to worry about it". Sebastian looks at Hugo sincerely.

"Sebastian my big brother, I am alright, she is my wife and I trust you. I know that you will never betray me".

Sebastian felt uncomfortable of this situation. It is unknown what's on his mind.

"By the way brother, let's stop this uncomfortable conversation, I would like to talk with you about the war in the East. Let's discuss it in my office".

The two had a deep conversation about the upcoming war in the east. The Kratoryah empire holds the strongest power between these four kingdoms. It can stop and win the war if the kingdom they choose to support will be on their side. The Duke of Astrid can subdue a kingdom without a blink shall he used his strength and military powers.

"If the east will be successful in winning this war, they will use their weapon to launch a war with us. I heard a rumor from our spy in the east that they found the sword of the light dragon who can pierce the heart of the Astrid".

The successor of Astrid can't be killed by a simple sword of any weapons as his power comes from the light and dark celestial beings.