For as long as eight months after the children were born, the two always asked that question once a day. These twoâ¦should quit asking me that. Why couldnât they treat the children as independent beings? Were babies made just by adding a mom and dad then pressing a mix button? Wasnât it possible that they didnât take after either of you?
âI think I answered that before.â
âI want to hear your answer again.â
I couldnât help but sigh, looking at the eyes of Silvia. Seriously, whoâs the grown-up, and whoâs the child here?
âValtorte looks like Ferdel, and Sansevastian looks like Silvia.â
âDo you mean to say that Sanse is prettier?â
âTheyâre twins, though.â
As I answered, Silvia smiled brightly. Hey, godmother shouldnât be smiling like that.
âSil! Sanse is crying suddenly!â
âThen you should lay him down.â
When Ferdel put down Sanse, the nanny changed his diapers. Ferdel and I looked at it in the same pose. Oh, wow. What an expert. Was that what a professional touch was?
âSo when is Assisi coming?â
âI donât know. I think he will never come.â
At Ferdelâs unpleasant answer, Silvia frowned and fumed at Assisi.
âHis cousin gave birth, and he wonât come to visit! How cold!â
âIf you put it that way, Caitel is your cousin too. And heâs cold.â
Huh? What did he say?
âAssisi is your cousin?â
Their eyes turned to me on my innocent question. I tilted my head little.
âOh, you didnât know.â
Yeah. I didnât know. I didnât know anything. So I explained it quickly. I could see Ferdelâs funny face in my eyes.
âPrincess, do you know this? Princess and Silvia were also related.â
âHeh?â
What? Silvia and I were also related? Grabbing my shoulder while pointing to Silvia, Ferdel explained kindly.
âSilvia is the daughter of your grand-aunt.â
A grand aunt. That did not sound close to me at all, but it was quite surprising. Really? A relative? Oh, my! I never thought Iâd get to meet a relative in my whole life.
âReally?â
âYes, Iâm shy to say so, but his highness and I are relatives.â
How come she never mentioned it? Well, I didnât want to pretend like I was close to Caitel too. Even so, if I were related to the Emperor, Iâd sell his name and con everyone. That would probably get me killed though.
Leaving me in my thought, Ferdel and Silvia continued their conversation about Assisi.
âAssisi will probably visit the children when theyâre about 15 years old, maybe?â
âHis problem is that he thinks children cry because of him, that idiot!â
âDear, thatâs not how you should talk about an older cousin. My angel wouldnât do this!â
âBe quiet!â
Assisi is her cousin, and so is Caitel. Thus, the bloody Emperor and the black knight were her cousins, and the iron chancellor was her husband. Her mother was a princess, and her father a count. Sheâs from a noble family, and she was a beauty! Wow, Iâd have to say this lady had selfish tendencies.