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It felt like I was meeting a girlfriend’s parents without the girlfriend present.
‘No, that’s not what this is, everyone!’
It was clear they hadn’t all been awake before my arrival. It seemed the entire family had gotten out of bed because of me.
The Grand Duke had met me once, but the rest of the family seemed eager to meet me at least once.
The lady, whom I presumed to be Harriet’s mother, looked at me with a gentle smile. “Our dear Harriet talks so much about you. At first, it seemed like she wasn’t getting along well, but now it seems you’ve grown quite close.”
I didn’t know her name, but she resembled Harriet so much that I wondered if Harriet would look like this when she grew older.
‘Yes, Harriet, grow up just like this. Though who knows if she would become as gentle and kind?’
And then, the three young men… They seemed to be the brothers Harriet occasionally mentioned.
The first, who seemed to be the eldest, looked a bit mischievous.
“Pretending not to care about looks, but secretly judging people by how they look, aren’t you?”
The second, who seemed to be the middle brother, had a subtly rude tone.
“It’s more surprising that she doesn’t care about his status. Is this face really that remarkable?”
“No way. But I heard he’s quite a talented one.”
The whole thing was suddenly beginning to feel like an appraisal.
I’d come to talk about the warp gate priority access, but the lively chatter of the Grand Duke’s family drowned out any chance I had to speak.
“You should try this, Reinhart, it’s delicious.”
I thought the palace was a lonely place, but the masters of Arnaria… This felt like madness.
Not the bad sort of madness, but like… They were acting like curious dogs. Wagging their tails, sniffing around because they were interested in me.
Adorable, friendly puppies, if you would.
‘What’s this, I’m from a poor...
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