Just a while ago a long distance message had reached the Blue Knight. That message came from Forthorthe, and the senders were Ruth's parents.
The message was a video letter from her parents. In it they asked Ruth about her work and her health. Having seen her parents’ cheerful appearance after quite a while, Ruth felt herself getting more cheerful as well. Until she heard what was casually mentioned at the end of the video letter.
“Right, right, we were originally going to be pushing for this once you returned to Forthorthe, but... your arranged marriage has been decided.”
“Eh?”
That was a surprise attack from a completely unexpected direction for Ruth. She literally doubted her ears.
“The other party is really enthusiastic about it. Even though you're in the middle of her highness's trial, he wants to meet you.”
Ruth's father, Lord Pardomshiha, had secretly been proceeding with Ruth's marriage interviews. The other party was the heir of a powerful company with connections to the science industry. Though he was a civilian, he was related to the distinguished Melcemheim family.
There were no problems with this person marrying Ruth.
Not only was he related to the Melcemheim family, but he himself was also competent. He had taken over after his father a few years ago and was now, at his young age, at the top of the company. After that, achievements had come at a brisk pace, and the company had grown rapidly. He was also a well-known philanthropist that had donated an enormous amount of money through the company.
If he and Ruth were to get married, Pardomshiha's influence would increase and they would be able to protect Theia even better.
With this, Pardomshiha would be able to strengthen their ties with the Melcemheim family. The Melcemheim family had strong ties with a different family than the Mastir family that Theia belonged too. If this marriage went through, they could start influencing that. This would be a highly important political marriage. Of course, the other party’s powerful finances would also become a great power. And since he was a well-known philanthropist, he would be a big ally when it came to swaying public opinion.
Using those powers, Ruth would be able to protect Theia. This marriage was optimal for Ruth. And the same was true for the loyal Pardomshiha family.
That's why Ruth's parents hadn't objected when the other party wanted to hurry along the marriage. In fact, they welcomed it and sent Ruth that video letter.