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Beatty blinked in confusion and repeated the words.

“Moving the main stronghold would be difficult, but…”

The ducal estate, built against the mountain range, had been designed with hidden underground passages and secret mechanisms extending deep into the mountains.

Considering the numerous devices spread across the estate, relocating the main stronghold was nearly impossible.

‘But if my little one truly desires it…’

It would be an incredibly difficult feat, but if his daughter truly wished for it, perhaps it was worth considering.

If the ancestors who had guarded the north for centuries could hear his thoughts, they would surely clutch their necks and collapse in shock.@@novelbin@@

While the Duke was contemplating such absurd thoughts, Beatty, alarmed by the strange direction of the conversation, quickly spoke up.

“That’s not necessary!”

What was she supposed to do with the ducal estate relocated to the capital?!

No, she had come all the way here specifically to escape that place.

‘The capital is a no-go!’

She never wanted to be trapped there again.

The childhood friend who had betrayed and killed her, the aunt who had sided with him—

Everything tying Beatty to her tragic past was in the capital.

“Just letting me stay at the ducal estate is much more cost-eff—”

Wouldn’t it be much cheaper?

That thought naturally surfaced in her mind, but saying it aloud in front of the Duke felt too crude.

So, she quickly altered her words.