Chapter: 931
Astelle walked down the familiar hallway while thinking so.
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After touring the mansion and unpacking, it was time for dinner.
The dinner consisted of just four people: Astelle, Kaizen, Theor, and the marquis—while other knights and aides who came with them ate separately.
The four of them were eating together in front of a dinner table full of sumptuous menus.
“Grandpa, I’m going to sleep with my mother and father tonight!”
During dinner, Theor told the marquis that the three of them would sleep in one room.
The marquis looked at the two with very perplexed eyes.
“I’ve prepared Your Majesty’s bedroom in advance…….”
He looked at Astelle worriedly. He still thought the two of them had a slightly uncomfortable relationship.
Looking at her worried grandfather, Astelle replied, “I decided to do that just for tonight.”
The marquis said nothing more, but he still looked worried.
‘I have to tell Grandpa that I no longer feel uncomfortable with Kaizen.’
* * *
After finishing dinner, Astelle returned to the bedroom, gave Theor a bath, and then took a bath herself.
Her mother’s cozy bedroom was well prepared, with new, clean linens on the bed, and firewood burned in the fireplace.
Kaizen in pajamas also entered the bedroom.
The two lay side by side with Theor in between.
Astelle thought it would be embarrassing and uncomfortable to sleep in the same bed, but those were all useless worries.
Was it because she had arrived at her destination after a long trip? As soon as she lay down on the bed, her tension eased and she felt sleepy.
Thanks to Theor in the middle, the atmosphere was less uncomfortable. It would be different if there were only the two.
Theor turned to Astelle and asked, “Mom, tell me a bed story.”
Astelle started telling a story, trying to shake off her sleepiness.
“Once upon a time, there was a talking cat,” she said.
“I know that story.”