Barr brought Lulunaka into the manor.
When he brought Lulunaka in, nothing like what Lulunaka said happened. In this manor, no one dared to do such a thing in front of Barr.
Moreover, there were not many people in this manor. Other than the guards outside the door, there were only a few elderly servants in the manor. There was not even a young one to be seen – although those elderly servants appeared to be nimble, not inferior to the young ones.
Because of the weather, the owner of the manor did not wait for Lulunaka in the courtyard. In such a snowy day, it was very uncomfortable to sit outside.
Barr brought Lulunaka into the hall, went up to the second floor, and brought her to the reception room.
Pushing the door open, Lulunaka felt a gust of hot air blowing against her face.
It was the heat from the fire burning in the fireplace.
The person who wanted to see Lulunaka was sitting on the chair by the fireplace, flipping through a book in her hand. However, she looked absent-minded, her mind was not on the book.
The sound of Barr opening the door attracted her attention. When she saw Lulunaka beside Barr, her expressionless face showed a smile.
Their eyes met, and Lulunaka immediately showed a nervous expression, like a timid little bird.
"That is the person who wants to see you."
Barr gently pushed Lulunaka into the room. Then, he closed the door, not letting the cold outside enter the warm room.
"Do you also want to join in the conversation of a young lady in her boudoir?" The woman showed a slightly dissatisfied expression to Barr.
Barr did not back down because of this, "I will quietly read by the side. I will not disturb you, and I will not prick up my ears to listen."
He said so, and really did so – he sat down on the chair in the corner. Coincidentally, there was a book in his hand. He opened it and his gaze fell on the page, no longer looking at Lulunaka and his young mistress.
"A warm place is still more comfortable, especially for an old man like me," he muttered to himself, pretending that he did not know who he was talking to.
The female lead sighed, no longer paying attention to Barr, and waved to Lulunaka.
Lulunaka carefully walked over and finally stood in front of the woman. Opposite the woman, there was an empty chair. As for who it was prepared for, there was no need to say more.
"Am I very scary?" The woman looked at Lulunaka and frowned slightly.
"No, young mistress, you are very beautiful!" Lulunaka hurriedly said, "I have never seen someone as beautiful as you!"
The woman did not react with joy to Lulunaka's flattery, but she also did not show an impatient expression towards Lulunaka because of this. It should be known that if those unrestrained nobles dared to say such things to her, she would probably have slapped them.
However, Lulunaka was a girl, and someone she was interested in, so she naturally would not do such a thing.
"But your reaction is as if I'm a witch who's about to eat you alive."
Lulunaka hurriedly shook her head, "I don't mean that!
I just … just … "
Seeing Lulunaka's incoherent manner, the woman chuckled and pointed to the chair opposite her, "Sit down first. If you don't sit down, it will look like I am punishing you to stand.
Do I give you the impression that I am a woman who likes to make things difficult for others? "
Lulunaka repeatedly shook her head. She was so flustered that she did not know what to say, and her face turned red.
The woman looked at Lulunaka's appearance and could not help but laugh out loud, "If you continue to be like this, there is no way we can talk at all. Anyway, sit down first."
Lulunaka was still a little reserved, but in the end, she still sat opposite the woman.
The woman wanted to ask Lulunaka if she still remembered the first time they met, but that was just a chance encounter. After thinking about it, she felt that if Lulunaka forgot about that chance encounter, then it would be awkward for her, so she took back the idea.
"I know that you are Lulunaka. Do you know who I am?"
"Lord Barr said that he wanted me to confirm it personally, but he refused to tell me …" Lulunaka replied softly.
The woman nodded, satisfied that Barr did not do anything unnecessary for her.
"Just call me Sophia."
"Sophia … Sophia Cathedral?" Lulunaka revealed a curious expression.
"It's a very strange name, isn't it?" Sophia laughed at herself.
"No, I think it's a very good name!" Lulunaka shook her head like a wave.
In the north, this name was very common too!
"But in a place like the King's Castle, this name has another meaning. You should know that, right?" Sophia said.
Lulunaka thought for a while, then replied, "Is it because of Saintess Sophia?"
"Do you think that such a woman exists?"
Sophia asked back, "She only appeared in myths and religious stories. Even her statues and paintings are products of other people's imaginations … Some people think that Sophia does not exist, and is only a spiritual sustenance for believers."
Lulunaka listened to Sophia's words, looking as if she did not fully understand.
Sophia saw Lulunaka's expression and did not continue the topic, "This topic is very boring, right?
I thought you would like to listen to this. "
Lulunaka waved her hand, "No, it's just that I don't really understand the matters regarding gods and religions … But regarding Sophia, I am actually quite interested!"
After saying that, Lulunaka took out something from the small bag beside her and passed it to Sophia, "This is something I made after coming to the King's Castle, I don't know if it looks like …"
Sophia took the thing that Lulunaka passed to her. Although Barr was flipping through the book, his eyes were moving slightly before returning to the book.
What Lulunaka took out was a wooden sculpture. Coincidentally, it was the female sculpture that she did not want to let go of when she first entered the King's Castle.
"Who is this?"
Sophia looked at the small sculpture in her hands. This sculpture was carved very delicately, and the surface was also polished. There was even a layer of white paint on it. It was very light in her hands, and it felt cold to the touch, as if it was carved from stone.
"This is Sophia." Lulunaka replied.
Naturally, she was not talking about the Sophia in front of her, so it could only be the Sophia that she doubted existed.
Sophia's slender fingers moved around the sculpture that had the same name as her, and her face was full of interest.
"This is different from the portraits in the Church."
"It doesn't look like her?
I only made it based on my impression, maybe it really doesn't look like her. "Lulunaka laughed," But in my eyes, Sophia looks like this. "