Lola refused to admit it, and Charlotte glanced at Lucy smugly. "See, Lola didn't tell her to do it at all. I have no idea why you wanted to damage the crown. Perhaps you were just reckless because you failed to realize the value of the crown." Value? What value? Lucy was bewildered, but Arthur and Juliana were looking at her seriously.

Charlotte's words were convincing enough that they were starting to believe her.

"Dad, Mom, don't be too harsh on my sister. I believe that she was just being playful. Perhaps she was careless because she didn't know the significance of the crown as the token of her fief."

Her seemingly kind words only added fuel to the fire.

Arthur's and Juliana's faces turned cold as they looked at Lucy.

"Velda, do you have anything else to say? Do you realize that this crown represents your fief?"

Instead of blaming Lucy directly, Juliana explained the importance of the crown, "Without this crown, you won't be able to govern your fief. It's a symbol of your status as a princess.

"If you don't cherish it, and if you're really the one who damaged it, I'm afraid we'll have to revoke your fief."

was the most severe punishment possible. Lucy

fief, but she could not

incident, but Lucy remained calm. She asked,

they wondered why Lucy would ask such a

"Alright then.

my sister I

that I damaged

fair

my sister damaged it

firm

and said to Lucy, "Lucy, I know you're afraid of taking responsibility for your mistakes, but how can you push the blame

caused Arthur and Juliana to side with her. "Velda, how could you do

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