âDonât follow me! Donât get in the way! Iâm gonna catch a lot more than you.â
âWhoâs in the way? Are you worried that Iâm gonna catch a lot more than you do? Donât you dare!â
âThe bird that was flying suddenly struck the tower. If you catch one, Iâll be your older brother!â
âSo the oldest brother becomes the younger brother?â
âWhat else is he saying? Ahâ¦â
âMom, canât you tell them to leave?â
On a relatively warm day, on a nice early winter afternoon, Jeremy, who became well enough to wander, came out with Elias wearing their newly fitted hunting suits and were preparing to go to the fox hunt that Prince Theobalt invited them to.
Even in the past, around this time of year, the hunting happened.
As for the kind Crown Prince Theobalt, even after Jeremy had fully recovered, he would often visit our mansion. He even invited him like today and called him to the palace.
â¦â¦. Was he so easygoing from the beginning? Things seem to be different from the past.
âCome on, all the foxes are going to run away while you guys wrestle like that. Letâs go! Letâ Be careful and donât overdo it.â
âCan a fox escape from a lion?â
Jeremy, who was proud of himself as a talented man who was far from humble virtues, burst into laughter. Then he looked at me with healthy, mischievous, sparkling emerald eyes.
âWish me luck, Iâll make a fox scarf for you with my first catch.â
âYes, Iâm looking forward to it.â
âBring me a baby fox!â
âBring two!â
âHa! If you catch a baby fox, I swear to God Iâll call you older âbrother!â
âNo, but thisâ¦â
The two men who quarreled to the end and the accompanying knights finally stormed out of the main gate.
I must offer my condolences in advance for those cubs who must bear the pursuit of the young eagle. During the early hours of the day, when Jeremy and Elias left to hunt, I played to my heartâs content with the twins before the young Nurembert came. After riding a pony, playing hide-and-seek together, time had already passed.
After feeding the twins some snacks, I ordered the maids to take the twins to nap. I also prepared to visit Duke Nurembertâs house.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHmm, madam?â
âHuh?â
I turned around while Gwen was combing my hair to find Robert with a puzzled expression that was rarely seen recently.
It goes without saying that my heart was pounding at the moment.
âWhatâs going on? Did something happen?â
âNo, madam. Itâs not like that. Baroness Ighoeffer and her son are in front of the mansion, what should I do?â
My mind went blank. My mother and brother came to see me.
Why�
Alas, yes, I almost forgot. In the meantime, I instructed Robert to not only ignore the letters coming from Neuwansteinâs side, but also from my parentsâ side.
It was only a while ago that I fought with my brother, but I didnât know my mother would act so quickly.
Gwen, who had combed my hair with a silver brush, gave Robert a reproachful look.
Robert coughed, âI donât think you need to see them, madam. Weâll send them back on our ownâ¦â
âNo.â
âWhat?â
âTake them to the reception room by the annex. I have to meet them once anyway.â
I remember the last time I faced my mother in the past. My contracted lover, who was sitting next to me facing my mother, said that she was an ungrateful madwoman.
At that time, I wasnât sure whether he was overly absorbed in acting or because he felt sympathy for me, but he acted like a garbage man himself and made my mother run away in anger.
That was the last time I saw my mother.
It might be better to just kick them out, but this time I wanted to make it clear myself. To prevent them from attempting to contact me or the children again.
I never intend to leave my own family around my children without my knowledge.
Furthermore, at a time when many things have changed since I went back in time, I had a vague hunch that I could find out something I didnât know before. Of course in a purely informative way.
Fortunately, the two children are out, the twins are asleep, and the young Nurembert hasnât arrived yet.
And Iâm in my mansion with loyal knights. It wonât be long before I deal with my own family properly and then throw them away completely.