"Are you sure Ciel? Once the confirmation of who will be the bride is sent, there's no turning back." the Count warns.
The man had called his daughter to his study. Two days have passed since the argument with Avery, and although he wanted to change her mind, she didn't, locking herself in her room.
"I know Father, I am aware of what accepting marriage with Duke Ronchembert entails, and I will not change my decision." Ciel assures.
"Very well, then I will send my answer to the Duke. You may leave." he indicates.
Ciel gives a slight bow to her father and leaves the office. She walks towards the garden, advances until she gets lost among the trees, so she just sits under the shade of one, opening the book she was carrying in her hand. This was a book about magic, since according to what she has read so far, in that world every person possesses mana, so, by studying and practicing, they can learn some magic. Those who know the most about it are the mages, these serve the royal family, some specialize in attack magic and others, in healing, both are a fundamental part of the palace army. Reading about this, Ciel remembers that the protagonist, being a commoner, perfects her magic and becomes the first woman to be part of the coven, which is what the association of mages is called.
Ciel leaves the book on the ground and stands up, taking a branch she finds there, beginning to practice as if she had a sword in her hands. If she wants to survive, she will have to learn something more than just magic, for now the important thing was to strengthen her body.
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Later she returned to the house, where there was a small commotion because Avery received an invitation from Darrell inviting her to the palace to have tea in the company of the queen. Avery was excited, but just as she was about to leave, the Count found out and ordered the mansion gates to be closed and forbade the servants to take her. After her childish and capricious behavior, she was not allowed to go anywhere, even the Count asked the Countess to write a letter of apology in Avery's name, as she would not be able to attend the meeting.
"If Ciel is the one who will marry that beast, then I have every right to go with the second prince, if the queen likes me, I could get engaged to him." she assures.
"With that childish behavior, the only thing you will achieve is to embarrass yourself before Her Majesty." the Countess shouts at her.
"Why don't you trust me mother? If the second prince invited me, it's because he likes me." she insists.
"Enough, you're not going anywhere, it's your punishment for your lack of respect towards us." the Count scolds her.
He orders the maids to take Avery to her room and lock her up. She will only receive her meals in the room, so she is not allowed to leave for three days. The Countess, with the help of the maids, takes away a hysterical Avery, who begs to be let out, as she was losing a great opportunity to become close to the queen.
"At her age and she still behaves like a five-year-old girl." the Count lets out a sigh and looks at Ciel."I'm glad to know that at least you are more conscious."
"Don't worry Father, I won't be like Avery, I won't let a whim destroy our family." she nods.
The Count is surprised by Ciel's words, while she gives a bow and leaves. As she passes by Avery's room, she bangs on the door, begging to be let out, so Ciel kicks the door, causing Avery to get scared.
"Stop acting like a capricious child, you're twenty years old Avery, you should be ashamed of that behavior." Ciel shouts at her.
"I'm not capricious, I just want to choose what to do with my life, that's what nobody understands." she replies angrily.
"Just because you have permission to choose what to do with your life doesn't mean you're smart enough to choose something well."
"Shut up! I don't want to listen to you, I know what I'm doing." she shouts angrily.
Ciel smiles mockingly and continues on her way, there is no doubt that her sister is a fool, getting carried away by that absurd whim with the second prince, but soon she will see that Darrell is not interested in her. When it becomes public who the future wife of Aleksander really is, the second prince's interest in Avery will disappear. She will see that he approached the wrong sister.
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Avery had tried to leave through the window, but the balcony was very high and there was no way to get down from there, besides, the Count was clever enough to place guards near the area of her room. So she has only been on the balcony watching the palace from a distance and sighing, she had lost a great opportunity. Surely the second prince will think she is a child for not being able to go to the palace just because her parents have not allowed it.
Below, Avery observes how Ciel approaches the knights, with whom she seems to be having a conversation. Finally, one of them hands her his sword and gives her advice on how to hold it; Avery did not know that her sister was interested in practicing the sword.
The knight teaches her postures to maintain balance while attacking and Ciel tries to follow that advice.
"I advise you to get a lighter sword, the weight is important, especially for a beginner." the knight comments to Ciel.
"Good point, I thank you Captain Wales, your advice has been useful to me." she makes a slight bow.
"You're welcome Miss, if you need help, don't hesitate to tell me." he replies politely.
Ciel now has an idea of what she should do, the problem now is, if her father will allow her to get a sword.
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