âNo, but you know? If youâre a working-class citizen, your daughter would already be at the age where you would have pushed her to earn money. Still in the same palace and sleeping in the same bedroom⦠Donât you think youâre a little strange?â
âMind your own business.â
Ferdel pouted when Caitel cut his words sharply. Anyone could tell that he looked displeased, but Caitel didnât care. Actually, he was aware of it. He had to do the same for his child, just like him, when he used a different palace since he was born.
Serira said she would be lonely because she was an only child, but it was only natural for the royal family.
âNo wonder youâre so alone that you donât even know how lonely you are.â
Heâs reluctant to let her know the world that he knew. Heâs sure that he didnât have this kind of hesitation before.
âIâll leave you and your daughter alone, but your courtier wonât.â
ââ¦â
With a sneer, Ferdel turned his head. Ferdel was so smooth and quiet about it as if heâs somewhat surprised that Caitel didnât expect it.
âTheyâre already loudly talking about this, arenât they?â
Enough temper tests. Caitel snatched Ferdelâs neck without hesitation.
âYes, Iâll make a loud noise inside your head too.â
âOuch, forgive me! Forgive me, please!â
âYou donât even think about this when youâre making fun of me with your tongue, do you?â
âIâm seriously considering pulling out that tongue that he stopped using once he got hit. However, this is my problem, so I just ignored it and punched other parts of his body other than that filthy mouth of his.â
âWhen I was doing that, my daughter, who was playing far away, smiled again.â
My daughter.
I didnât really want to protect her, but I couldnât stand it when other people broke my property. Itâs mine, after all. I own it.
Thatâs why he started to let her sleep in his bedroom. It was first done to prevent the assassination of those who feared the emperor from having an heir.
âSleeping in one bed⦠well, I donât know.â
âWas it just a whimper? Or was there no reason for it? â
âNo matter where it began, I couldnât sleep properly now without the small breath coming from the side.â
âI know I can protect her without doing that. I have enough ability to do so. She wouldnât even know it, but as long as she wonât die because of him, this life has already been foreseen.â