Thelma looked at him with a slightly hazy look in her eyes,

"But they didn't do anything wrong, right?" She smiled and shook her head. She raised her right hand and looked at the 'triumph' ring on her thumb: "I simply..."

"Little slippery man!"

Thales interrupted her harshly again using that name from long ago.

The girl raised her head in confusion.

"No, Selma."

"Even if you can't choose who you want to be..."

"But at least, don't be what they want you to be."

Thales stared at her: "Please, don't become like that."

But Thelma was just slightly stunned and shook her head sarcastically: "It's useless. As the Grand Duchess of the North, my future path is already determined...even if it's not this time."

She said disappointedly: "I have thought about it: marry a local noble, give birth to a male heir, and then be politely sent to a secluded place until old age..."

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound.

Thelma looked at the second prince blankly.

Watching him grab his right hand.

"Little slippery man!"

Thales looked at her seriously and moved "Triumph" to the center of their sight.

"Even if you are a woman, you can live a wonderful life! I know such a woman."

"Ah, the lady officer Jini Bakwi who taught you swordsmanship and etiquette," Thelma shook her head and laughed: "I heard you say it a thousand times to get rid of the shackles of the family, stand alone in the capital, and be both a table knife and a long sword.

A beautiful legendary woman? But she is special, and she is not a lord..."

"No, it's not her."

Thales spoke decisively and stopped Selma's words.

"I'm talking about another young girl."

Thelma was slightly startled.

Her wrist held by Thales trembled slightly:

"You mean... young girl?"

"Yes," Thales nodded firmly: "She is also the last orphan of a great family. She survived wars and riots. She inherited the title and led a party when she was three years old."

Thelma did not refute him anymore, but looked at the prince with doubts and questions.

Thales took a deep breath and recalled the autumn and winter six years ago: "When I first saw her, she was about the same age as you are now, fifteen or sixteen years old, green, young, and even a little...

Childish."

"But at that time, she was already a big shot in her own right: I still remember the scene when she crossed the entire Hall of Stars, faced the monarchs, ministers and people of a country, and shocked the whole audience with her sonorous and powerful words."

Thales said in a daze: "And the moment she walked into the hall in her casual purple-black hunting suit, the crowd in the hall consciously stepped aside to make way for her."

"At that time, some people also laughed at her, looked down upon her, despised her, and looked down upon her, 'How can the stars be ruled by ignorant women and children?'"

"And that girl, she walked slowly like that, with a cold face, walking in small steps, elegant and aloof, and said what she wanted to say without caring, whether it was ridicule or condemnation, support or opposition."

"Two powerful earls could only walk behind her. One was murderous and the other was full of nobility. But neither of them could cover up her brilliance. Instead, they were suppressed by her aura and were almost invisible."

"The moment she waved her long sleeves and spoke in a cold voice, it seemed as if everyone in the audience had become her foils, whether they were kings or dukes, nobles or commoners."

Thelma was slightly surprised when she listened to his narration: "What you said is..."

Thales gritted his teeth and nodded.

"The Kingdom of Stars, guarded by the Blade Leader."

"Duchess Lyanna Turbuck."

The prince narrowed his eyes: "As far as I know, she is still an unmarried woman, under the emblem of the blood moon, single-handedly supporting the Teback family among the six wealthy families, protecting and ruling the Blade Territory."

Thales turned his head suddenly and looked at the stunned Thelma:

"What she can do, you can do too."

"One day, you can rely on your own strength, without relying on anyone, and stand on the top of Longxiao City alone, winning everyone's respect!"

Thales took a breath and looked at the girl's face intently: "One day, you can tell the vassals of Longxiao City openly: The person who rules them..."

"She is a Grand Duchess."

Thelma looked at Thales, stunned and then smiled helplessly.

"It's too difficult," the girl sighed, "I can't do it..."

Thales shook his head and said resolutely: "This is not difficult. What is really difficult is that you think you can't do it, so your vassals feel that Longxiao City under your rule is not safe."

Thelma blinked, and her eyes looking at the prince became softer and brighter.

"I still remember that little cunning guy who worked hard to drag me out of the hands of disaster..."

"I also remember the little slick guy who came out of the fireplace and nervously recited his lines to help me out..."

"At that time, the girl didn't hesitate to say: It's too difficult."

Thelma didn't speak, she just watched silently as Thales held her hand.

"Selma, remember: choose who you want to be."

"If you don't want to be a vase that is at the mercy of others and traded casually..."

The prince squeezed her hand tightly and said in an unquestionable tone: "Then don't act like a vase!"

Thelma looked at the prince blankly.

After a few seconds, her originally confused and scattered eyes regained focus.

"If you don't want to hastily marry a man who is good enough to be your father and survive on your own belly..."

Thales looked sharply: "Then reject them!"

"Let's figure it out together. Of course, I think Lisbane will help you too."

"As long as you say: you don't want to."

"Then you don't have to marry them."

The two looked at each other and were silent for a long time.

Thales never turned his eyes away.

Thelma's eyes flickered, seeming a little moved and a little frightened.

Finally, Thelma looked at the prince with a determined expression and took a deep breath.

"Tiles." Thelma cleared her throat.

"I……"

She seemed hesitant.

Thales responded with encouraging eyes.

But the hesitation only lasted three seconds before the girl gritted her teeth and tightened her face.

"Tiles," Thelma raised her head with serious eyes: "I don't want to..."

"I don't want to marry Lord Hester."

Thales took out a breath and nodded heavily: "Yeah!"

"I don't want to marry Count Nagel's son either."

"Um!"

"I don't like them," Thelma's words slowly became smooth from the stiffness at the beginning: "I don't want to marry anyone else either."

Thales looked at her steadily.

"Very good," the prince raised his eyebrows: "You won't marry them."

Thales shrugged: "Because I don't like them either."

The two looked at each other, and after a few seconds, they burst out laughing together.

call.

Thales sighed slightly in his heart: Now, Putilai is going to nag me again with the expression "I knew it would be like this".

We have to think of a reason to convince him that it will be more beneficial to us if the Grand Duchess does not marry...

and……

I have to find time to talk to Lisban in the next few days.
To be continued...