Helping a friend is sacred, especially when it’s a trifle. You just need to go with him on vacation and pretend to be a sweetheart in order to dispel some of his mother’s suspicions.
Add here the fact that your friend knows your very dangerous secret, and the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful duchies of the Empire is attached to meeting your parents, and there are no reasons for refusal.
The main thing is that the elder brothers of this «beloved» do not recognize and do not rush to look at their future relative. After all, there will be no wedding anyway, even if someone firmly decided that such a wonderful girl simply must stay in the family!
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