"I dislike anything sweet," Duke Lucas said after a few minutes of awkward silence.
The moment he arrived, he offered her a seat across from him and she quickly took it saying nothing. She glanced at the brewing tea in front of them as she tried to avoid the Duke's gaze.
"For this visit, I chose to give the emperor the most bitter tea that I can offer to the empire. It shows my undying appreciation for the support that the empire has given to the Kingdom over the years."
Rosalind's lips twitched. She was almost certain that the empire stopped sending soldiers to the north. They had been using some excuse to avoid sending their own people to that barren place.
To compensate, they sent some rice and corn — something that does not exist in the north. But traveling up north takes about a month and by then, the rice and corn were already in their worse state.
Moreover, the dangers surrounding the trip weren't low.
