"Your Highness, what has happened?"
Count Vissan wasted no time on pleasantries. The moment Lina entered the room, he looked her over with a concerned expression and asked the question directly, as though he had already noticed that something was wrong with the estate.
Lina studied him for a moment before deciding how much she should reveal. The count had traveled from the capital specifically to deliver a letter to her, and judging from his manner, he seemed to know the princess quite well. He was probably on her side, or at least loyal to the royal family. Since she had little time to investigate every person around her, she decided that being honest with him might be more useful than pretending nothing had happened.
"You're right to ask, Count. Someone just tried to assassinate me in the garden."
"What?" Count Vissan exclaimed, his face changing instantly. "Your Highness, are you injured? Has the culprit been caught?"
