She felt that this dress suited her even better than the gem-encrusted one she had custom-made. As she hesitated over whether to wear this dress instead for the birthday banquet, her eyes fell on the remaining cosmetics.

The boxes also contained usage instructions, but Isabella didn't look at them. Instead, she summoned a maid. "Send for the Duke of Gonzalez's fiancée and tell her I wish to see her."

Rather than figuring it out on her own, it was better to directly ask the person who was most likely to know. Besides, she was quite curious about the lady from a foreign land.

Being summoned by the Queen was an...