After having given his quickly thought up plan to Clara and Lilia, they both looked at him with different expressions.
Clara just hung her head down, already used to Marcus’ unusualness, as no other noble would suggest sneaking out while royalty was coming over so that he could go buy food.
As for Lilia, she had a look of fear on her face since Marcus had asked her to act as hostess when she never had before.
Still, Marcus figured this was the best plan in order to not have to either wait an especially long time to serve dinner or serve something that would not be considered appropriate for someone of Mrazivy’s status.
Of course, had she just come alone then it would not have been a problem, but Marcus figured she was probably caught trying to rush over here and forced to act within her station and bring along her guardian knight and attendants.
“Very well Lady Irene, I can tell that I will not be able to stop you and I have no better suggestion other than sending Amy and Stella to the market which would take a good deal more time.” Clara said with a look of resignation..
She then turned to Lilia and said, “As for you Lady Lilia, I will be sure to support you as you entertain our guests. Just remember to relax a bit. You already know her highness fairly well so she will not judge you if you make any mistakes.”
Once their game plan was set in motion, Marcus quickly snuck out the back door and began running towards the edge of his estate until he was certain he was out of eyeshot.
He then went into his ghost form and contacted Mrazivy telepathically to update her on what was happening.
‘So, I will be gone for a few minutes to get some high-quality food. Is there anything you want in particular’?
Mrazivy going with the odd situation began listing off a number of things that she would like to eat over the next few days, as she would be staying with Marcus until it was time for him to head back to the castle for his debriefing after all that had happened in the last month.
‘Is there anything else?’ Marcus transmitted to her with a bit of annoyance in his tone.
She had just asked for quite a number of things and wanted him to personally cook them for her, since she said that the food in the castle was just not the same as when her made it for her.
‘No that should be everything. And please hurry back soon. I really want to see you, and we have a lot to talk about.’
With his communication with Mrazivy over, Marcus shot off as fast as he could and flew directly towards the city’s most prestigious and expensive market.
At extremely high speeds it only took him around three minutes to cover the distance that would have taken much longer by carriage.
‘That should do.’ Marcus thought as he spotted a place to land.
Swiftly he reappeared behind a number of crates that had been piled up in an alley and walked out into the market where specialty stores lined the street.
With great haste he went to all the places he needed to in order to get the correct ingredients and paid some very generous sums of money to have his orders processed with expedience.
Within just around twenty minutes he had collected everything he needed to by using the power of determination, and money.
‘Well, it certainly was not cheap, but I managed to get everything on her wish list. Ah, but I really missed this. I would much rather deal with little problems like this than have to fight world ending monsters.’
Finding another place to get out of sight, Marcus transformed into his ghost form again and quickly flew back to his estate where everyone was waiting for him.
He then flew into his room and reappeared before exiting like he had just finished getting prepared and went down to the parlor.
There he found Mrazivy and Lilia talking to each other, with Clara and Amy standing behind Lilia, while Mrazivy had two attendants and her guardian knight standing behind her.
“I am sorry to have kept you waiting Princess Mrazivy.” Marcus said as he entered the room.
“No, it is perfectly fine. I understand that you just got back from a long trip and that my visit was not planned ahead, so there is no reason to worry” Mrazivy said as a big smile crept onto her face.
She then abruptly got up and gave Marcus a hug despite the aghast reactions from her attendants and guardian knight.
“I am so glad that you made it back alive. I do not ever want to just have to sit around uncertain if you are still alive ever again.”
Hearing her say this Marcus felt a sense of guilt in his stomach, as he understood just how nerve racking it must have been for her to know that he was fighting in a life-or-death battle, and there was nothing she could do to help.
Returning the hug, Marcus allowed himself to be lost in her embrace, and whispered into her ear, “I feel the same way. Next time we can fight together or run away if it is to much for either of us to handle.”
After they had finished up their quick, but emotion filled reunion hug, the two of them separated and got back into their royal and noble facades.
“Well, I need to go and update the kitchen staff and make sure that they know to prepare their best since you are here Mrazivy. Allow me just a few minutes and I shall be back to attend to my job as the host.” Marcus said before heading to the kitchen.
Once there he updated Stella and Violet on what they would be having tonight while emptying out all of the food he had just bought.
“Now you will probably need some extra help so go and get Leah, Grace, and Elianna. Now I have to return to the parlor, so I leave the kitchen in your capable hands for tonight.”
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