The Witch of Paitan — Chapter 11

YOUR GRACE...

RIGHT THERE, AH-!

TODAY...

I TRUST YOU'LL BE READY.

SAY MY NAME...

SAY IT...

BUT...

CAR-

CARLOS...

CARLOS...

I NEVER THOUGHT.. HE'D WANT ME SO GREEDILY..

EVEN WHEN I TRY TO PULL AWAY, HIS TOUCH IS SO... RELENTLESS...

Stop- ah,

I CAN'T- TAKE IT ANYMORE...!

TRUST ME.

YOU WILL-

BE MY...

...WIFE.

I WANT TO DANCE...

WHAT DID YOU... JUST SAY-

...IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED?

WHY ARE YOU... SO RUDE ONLY TO ME?

ONLY WHEN I'M RUDE... DO YOU ACTUALLY REACT.

...DON'T MISUNDERSTAND.

IF YOU DISLIKE IT... I WON'T DO IT ANYMORE.

CARLOS...

Y-YOUR GRACE!

I DIDN'T SEE HIM GO IN...!!

JIN VERGONA.

WHENEVER I COME TO WHERE THE DUCHESS IS... I ALWAYS SEE YOU.

I RETURNED AFTER INSPECTING THE SITE TO HANDLE THE SITUATION.

HALF OF THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CAPITAL WAS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT.

THOSE LEFT BEHIND WILL BARELY SURVIVE EITHER.

SEND SOLDIERS TO BRING THEM TO THE CAPITAL IMMEDIATELY.

AND DON’T FORGET TO LOCATE AND BURY THE BODIES ONCE THE SNOW MELTS-.

YOUR GRACE-

ONCE THE WEATHER WARMS UP AND THE PEOPLE RETURN TO THE VILLAGE, IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THE GRAND DUCHESS TO VISIT TO OFFER COMFORT.

WHY?

THE FORMER GRAND DUCHESS DID SO AS WELL.

AND... GIVEN THAT THE GRAND DUCHESS ISN'T WELL-LIKED AMONG THE DUCHY'S PEOPLE, WINNING THEIR FAVOR NOW SEEMS CRUCIAL.

I'LL... THINK ABOUT THAT A BIT MORE.

ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

MM...

YOUR GRACE, YOU SHOULD STOP USING THAT INCENSE...

I'LL HANDLE IT. HAS ANYTHING HAPPENED AT THE CASTLE WHILE I WAS GONE?

NOTHING, EXCEPT...

THE GRAND DUCHESS ASKED TO HAVE AN AIDE FROM THE DUCHY ASSIGNED TO HER-.

SHE ALSO MENTIONED SHE'D PREFER IT TO LOOK AS IF THE DUCHY PROPOSED IT FIRST.

HM... IS THAT SO?

IS THE OLD HAG OF EVELYN STILL ALIVE?

YOU MEAN 'RAKSHA'? YOU KICKED HER OUT, SAYING YOU COULDN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF HER.

CALL HER BACK TO THE CASTLE. SEND HER TO THE GRAND DUCHESS ALONG WITH A FEW SUITABLE PEOPLE.

AH... UNDERSTOOD.

JIN VERGONA IS IN HER ROOM, RIGHT?

SHE SHOULD BE, BUT WHY DO YOU ASK...?

WHY, IS THERE A PROBLEM?

IT'S NOT REALLY A PROBLEM, BUT...

FOR YOU TO MEMORIZE THE NAME OF A MERE SERVANT GIRL...

DON'T TELL ME!!!!!!

YOU'RE NOT... PLANNING TO MAKE HER YOUR MISTRESS...!!!

YOUR GRACE...?

TELL ME I'M WRONG! PLEASE ANYTHING BUT THAT...!

THAT'S--!!

THAT'S FAR TOO CRUEL TO THE GRAND DUCHESS!!!

I ENVY MARGARITA...

JUST BECAUSE SHE WAS BORN ROYALTY, SHE GETS TO LIVE AS THE GRAND DUKE'S WIFE...

PREPARE THE MEDICINE.

WHY ISN'T THE GRAND DUKE CALLING FOR ME?

DIDN'T TELLING ME TO PREPARE MEDICINE MEAN HE'D CALL FOR ME AGAIN? WHY--!

Can-

Carlos...

JIN VERGONA.

IT'S ME.

OPEN THE DOOR.