Rishe calls in a favor from Theo to get on the list of knight recruits, training as a man under the name “Lucius” so that she won’t get preferential treatment. One of her fellow recruits is Fritz, from the Kingdom of Coyolles, who greatly admires Prince Arnold. The two also meet Count Lawvine, an important northern retainer who Arnold executed as a traitor in Rishe’s previous loop.
The day of their secret jaunt into town arrives, and Elsie makes sure Rishe looks as lovely as possible without looking like the crown prince’s fiancée. Arnold expected her to show up in far plainer clothes, but it’s not like he minds how magnificent she looks. They tour the vast and lively marketplace, where Rishe has Arnold taste a scary-looking but healthy fruit.
Arnold then swiftly leads Rishe to an unassuming store that happens to be one of the finest jewellers in town. They have a test for Rishe to identify a fake among three gems. She says she cannot tell, but then asks for appraising tools, and determines that they are all imitations, thus “passing the test.”
She then learns the purpose of their visit: she is to choose a stone for the wedding ring Arnold intends to give her. When the proprietor asks her favorite color, she gazes into Arnold’s deep icy blue eyes and asks for a gem of the same color, not realizing how romantic and lovey-dovey she sounds making such a request.
Rishe and Arnold view the sunset from the top of one of the gates to the city, with a view of everyone entering and exiting. Combined with the fact Arnold is no longer periodically looking at his watch, Rishe has deduced that he is here waiting for someone to arrive, which is correct. That person happens to be someone who cannot make their wedding, but is coming to celebrate and offer congratulations beforehand.
That someone is no less than Prince Kyle of Coyolles, the very same prince Rishe served under as an apothecary in a previous loop. He’s a hottie like Arnold, but much fairer of skin and frailer of constitution; indeed, Rishe developed medicines to help him in that loop, and intends to help him here as well.
In that loop, Arnold destroyed Coyolles and everything in it, and in this loop, Coyolles is just as wealthy but militarily weak. When he meets Rishe and gives her glowing praise, Arnold flashes a look that could kill, but not because he thinks Kyle is up to something. He’s simply being jealous.
Arnold is hoping a meeting between the prince and Count Lawvine will help shed some light on Kyle’s true intentions. That would be fine, except for the fact Lawvine has already met “Lucius” and will see a lot more of “him” during knight training. Will he recognize Rishe and blow her cover?
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