Oryochi-haku no emerald (Honey Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Three years ago, Marika, the niece of a duke, refused the marriage proposal of the knight Levildo, with whom she had a chance to have a heart-to-heart talk. He returned to King's Landing as a promising count, well remembered by the king. The two are reunited, but Levildo treats Marika as one of the many women who approach his position, and their broken relationship seems irreparable. Rebild tries to sublimate his former disappointment by turning it into a political game, and Marika is ready to pay the price. But no matter how much he pretends, his feelings remain...

三年前、公爵家の姪マリカは心通わせた騎士レヴィルドの求婚を断った。その彼が、王の覚えもめでたく将来有望な伯爵となって王都に帰還。二人は再会を果たすも、レヴィルドはマリカを彼の地位に近づく多くの女性と同列に扱い、壊れた関係は修復不可能に思えた。かつての失望を政治的駆け引きにすり替え昇華しようとするレヴィルドと、報いを覚悟するマリカ。しかしどんなに偽っても想いは消えず...。