Capítulo 56: Chapter 4. The Chessboard

After Maximiliana's suggestion, everyone present was very surprised. Besides her, no one would have thought of submitting such an idea. I reacted immediately, because it fully concerned me.

— Hey! — indignantly exclaimed, — How can you make us servants?

— And why not? — the girl grinned, — Did you by any chance forget that you are hostages here, and not guests?

«B-but I said…!»

— Even if we assume that you're not lying, we still can't let you go.

— Why?!

Rodrigue Windsor, watching our conversation, intervened.

— Think for yourself, girl, — he turned to me, — Anyway, who would let the daughter of the archduke and the son of the king go on a sober head when they were in their power? Even without Cashiers, you are a very valuable bait.

I fell silent. It seems that my initial hopes to get out of here as soon as possible were in vain. In the end, my father became the same weighty reason to keep me. And why didn't I think of this before?