134 Rules Anew

"There isn't," Calantha said frankly. "I just find you annoying. Nowadays, society allows freedom in love. Who you like has nothing to do with me. I never liked you, and I never will." But Freiherr replied, "If you want to go home, you can go to the Half Villa to see. That will always be your home." "I'm not going. I don't like visiting other people's homes," Calantha said. "People make mistakes; it's not scary to make mistakes. What's scary is not recognizing your own mistakes. I've found a few, and I'm actively correcting them. I think I'm doing pretty well. What do you think?" "Do you consider our acquaintance a mistake?" Freiherr asked. "Isn't it a mistake?" Calantha wondered. She regretted it now. If she could invent a time machine, she would go back in time. Freiherr was silent for a moment, seeming hesitant. "What a good show," Adler applauded, smiling. "I've always heard that Mr. Freiherr is a very romantic and devoted man. Now that I've seen him, I think everyone is