Chapter 33

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Kain first wrote a letter.

It was an apology letter to the children who had participated in the embroidery club, expressing regret for scaring them.

He then had the idea to attach a handkerchief embroidered with the letter and was diligently working on the embroidery.

"Doesn't it only have meaning if the person apologizing does the embroidery themselves?"

"It's just a small touch, and no one will notice anyway."

Kain and Ilvareno were doing the embroidery together.

They placed the handkerchiefs in the blue and red embroidery hoops gifted by Kain's mother, Elise, and added small motifs like flowers, apples, cherries, clovers, and stars.

"Make the flowers generic so no one can tell what kind they are."

"I know. It's impossible to identify specific flowers in such a small size."

For both of them, Mr. Iannis's lecture on the language of flowers seemed to have left a slight trauma.

Since they were only adding small motifs to the corners, they managed to complete the handkerchiefs for everyone by teatime that day.

Two 7-year-old boys had become quite skilled at embroidery.

They entrusted the handkerchiefs and apology letters to the butler to be delivered to each child's home. Even though the letters were from child to child, they weren't particularly close, and the relationships between the families also had to be considered, so the parents would check the letters before they were sent. With this in mind, Kain left the letters unsealed when he handed them over.

Thanks to this consideration, one child whose gender had been misjudged based on their name had their handkerchief replaced by Elise, avoiding any issues. Kain was unaware of this at the time.

"I hope this will do."

Kain, who let out a sigh and voiced his anxiety, was unexpectedly well-liked by the ladies who had participated in the embroidery club. While they were startled by the flames that shot from his hands, they were deeply moved by Kain's subsequent speech about the importance of respecting women.

Despite the praise and recognition given to women as mistresses of the house or socialites, many of these ladies felt undervalued by their husbands, fathers, and brothers within their homes.

Kain's words resonated with the hearts of these women, who felt that their role in bearing and raising children was taken for granted and rarely acknowledged.

In the short time he spent with them, Kain not only praised the beauty of the embroidery they brought but also showed genuine interest in the complexity and care of the techniques used, as well as the time invested. He asked questions and gave sincere compliments with a look of respect.

The ladies were deeply moved by the joy of having a man show understanding and appreciation for their shared hobby.

Many of the ladies thought that Kain would treat their daughters or nieces with respect and care if they were to marry him. After all, he was from a ducal family, second only to the royal family.

While the purpose of the gathering was to introduce the prince, many whispered that it would be far better for a woman to marry Kain, who respected and understood women, rather than the rough prince.

Elise, however, thought, "I can't shake the feeling that the word 'all women' in his speech had the furigana 'Diana' written next to it."

She only thought this and didn't say it aloud, as there was no need to lower her son's rising reputation.

"Once the noble children are taken care of, the problem is the prince."

"He apparently tried to kill you."

"Don't say such terrible things. I just tried to give him a little burn."

Kain said this with a nonchalant expression.

Now, he needed to figure out how to deal with the prince.

While he was willing to make concessions if Diana and the prince fell in love and were happy together, the unpredictable nature of the protagonist was too scary.

If the protagonist chose a different love interest, there would be no problem, but he couldn't control people's hearts.

He had at least managed to get to know the prince, so he could try to guide or separate Diana from him, but he still hadn't met the protagonist.

Without knowing where the protagonist was or even what they looked like, he couldn't do anything to them.

Finding Ilvareno was truly fortunate.

If he couldn't do anything about the protagonist, he had to do something about the prince.

"I need to somehow make amends with His Highness the Prince..."

"Do you really want to make amends? I thought you were going to beat him up."

"I can't forgive him for pushing Diana and causing her injury, but I can't bear to make her even more sad..."

Kain was pondering what to do, but the situation was already progressing outside his room.

The adults had already set up a tea party for reconciliation and were in the process of scheduling it, but Kain's parents hadn't told him yet, thinking he would protest.

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