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My business was done, and all that was left was to leave for the Temple.
But the Grand Duke seemed to want to continue the walk.
Wasn’t he tired?
Though I had the means to return to the Temple, it was already very late—too late to sleep—so I saw no harm in walking a while longer.
“Reinhart, what do you think of Arnaria?”
The Grand Duke was no more than a friend’s father to me, but he was behaving like a father-in-law of sorts, with his hands clasped behind his back and a tone that implied a relational superiority rather than a social one.
‘What is this? We don’t have any sort of actual relationship yet. Why does it feel like there’s something there?’
Setting that aside, and about the Grand Duke’s question… What did I think of Arnaria?
“I think it’s remarkable. Not the kind of place someone like me is accustomed to… I’m unlearned, so I can’t describe it well. I apologize for my underwhelming answer.”
“Ah. So you know words of flattery.”
It was exceedingly obvious that I had said that out of formality.
The Grand Duke looked at the gardens of Arnaria.
“It’s a lonely place.”
Even the Grand Duke, who had almost fully automated the entire palace, recognized the loneliness in the stark and desolate confines of Arnaria.
Most of the gardeners, guards, and servants were golems. While some human servants existed, Arnaria seemed to run on minimal personnel.
It was probably for security reasons, and it was indeed safer this way. As a result, though, Arnaria was...
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