Chapter: 1023

Gretel left the street lined with stalls with the bok still in her arms.

She followed a small path to the shore of a serene lake and stopped at the wooden promenade there.

Gretel chose a clean spot and took out the item in the box.

Fritz, who followed, looked a little taken aback when he saw what item she took out.

“Doll?”

“It’s a teddy bear.”

What came out of the box was a fluffy brown teddy bear with a ribbon around its neck.

Gretel quickly wound the small spring on the teddy bear’s back.

After winding up the mainspring and setting it down on the floor, the teddy bear began walking in a circle, waving its arms as if dancing.

A sweet melody flowed from the walking teddy bear.

It was like a doll dancing to the music.

A subtle smile appeared on Fritz’s face as if he had witnessed something cute.

“Is it a combination of a music box and a wind-up doll? That’s unusual.”

It was so unusual that it seemed odd.

Gretel pursed her lips and hugged the teddy bear.

The fluffy doll still waddled in Gretel’s arms.

“His Highness the Crown Prince will like it. He really likes bears.”

As this winter passes and spring arrives, it will be Theor’s birthday.

Gretel had been waiting for months to buy this doll in advance for that day.

“Did you come here to get this?”

“Of course. I have been waiting for it since I contacted the owner for several months.”

This is a handicraft from a faraway region.

“I’m sure His Highness the Crown Prince will like it.”

Fritz looked at the teddy bear Gretel was holding and added quietly, “I am also always grateful.”

“Yes?”