Chapter: 1041

The Marquis of Carlenberg was looking at the two of them from behind the glass door, wearing only pajamas.

“Huh, Marquis?”

Gretel belatedly realized where this was.

Now that I see it, the Marquis’s room should be around here.

She remembered that the Marquis and Fritz’s bedrooms faced each other across the hallway.

“I went out for a while, but it’s already late. This is the only secret passage that I know of. I’m sorry,” said Fritz with a smile.

“No, that…….”

The Marquis looked at the two with a puzzled look, which is not uncommon.

Gretel was embarrassed to the ends of her hair.

Then, a faint voice came from inside the bedroom.

“Uh…… grandpa?”

It was clearly Theor’s voice.

“……grandpa?”

At the sound of that voice, the three of them stiffened at the same time.

They looked towards the bedroom door and saw Theor in his pajamas walking over with half-closed eyes, holding the teddy bear he carried every day.

The teddy bear that was gripped in one hand was dragged across the floor.

Gretel was so startled that she was speechless for a moment.

“Uncle Fritz? Aunt Gretel?”

Theor looked at the two with sleepy eyes.

“Why are you two wet?”

Gretel belatedly realized that she was drenched in water. Fritz was also not much different from her.

Fritz glanced at Gretel before he hurriedly answered, “Well…… we went out to the lake and fell into the water.”

“Why did you two leave without saying a word?” Theor asked, blinking his drowsy eyes.

This time Gretel answered quickly, “Be- because it was hot. I am sorry I woke you up while you were sleeping, Your Highness.”

Theor, still sleepy, rubbed his eyes with his hands.