Chapter 199

"General, the King has heard the news. He sent this as your engagement gift," Evan gave a respectful salute, and the soldier behind him stepped forward, presenting a gift box to Elizabeth. The whole room froze. The General of Aethelgard—basically a living legend—and it turned out to be... her? "No way... you mean she's the youngest General in Aethelgard?" "The female war god? I thought she'd be some tall and burly type, not someone who looks like Elizabeth!" "No wonder she dared to take on so many people when she got to Capitol City. And here we thought she relied on the Prescott family—it's the other way around. The Prescotts got lucky with her." Valerie stared at the scene, completely rattled. She'd made an enemy of Aethelgard's General. If the King caught wind of this, it wouldn't just be trouble for the Bakers—they might want her head. "Elizabeth... you've been hiding your identity on purpose, haven't you? Just to make a fool out of me?" Elizabeth let out a chuckle. Seriously? Afte