PAID

"I’ll drive the carriage. It’s not like we’re going far, and bringing a coachman along for such a short trip would just be a hassle."

“You’re about to become the Duchess soon; don’t you think it’s time to graduate from driving carriages yourself? If you don’t want anyone else involved, you could just ask Isabel to do it.”@@novelbin@@

“Hmm… but Kilkenny’s rocky terrain makes the roads a bit rough, so I’m not sure Isabel would manage… Oh!”

…Come to think of it, if it’s just the two of us going, there’s no real need to bother with a carriage.

Ethan can manage riding a horse by himself now. If we’re going to use two horses anyway, it’d be much easier for each of us to just ride one rather than hitching up a carriage.

While it’s considered a bit shameful for nobles to drive carriages, no one criticizes or finds it odd when they ride horses themselves.

“Then how about a horseback date? We can each ride one.”

“Why, are you planning to run away again?”

“…That was over two years ago. Don’t you think it’s time to let it go?”

“It was a shocking experience for me. How could I forget when the person I was about to marry disappeared overnight after giving me a breakup notice?”

“Honestly, now that I think about it, you weren’t entirely innocent back then either.”