Chapter 11: Mabel is Sick 4
A gleeful smile wrapped around the nanny’s lips for she found Oscar’s mannerisms adorable and delightfully pleasing.
"If you go outside full of sweat in this cold weather, you’ll get sick. You can always co with us next ti. Don’t push yourself too much, Your Highness."
".....But... it’s the first ti Mabel’s going out. I can’t miss that."
Oscar smiled brightly and held my hand.
"This’ll be her first mory outside. I want to experience it with her. I’m her older brother, after all."
Sothing strange washed over hearing Oscar say ’older brother’ so glaringly obvious. I did not know how to react. I had never considered the emperor and Oscar as a family, let alone expect their love. I was not sure how to act... I was unsure. I do not know how to deal with them. But I know I could not be cold towards them.
Consequently, Xavier rushed inside with the pram that glimred with radiance. I’m sure it’s materials were made out of broken-down national treasures. I would only use the pram for a few years... was there a need to hang jewels and ornants onto it? And I did hear from the attendants that magic had been cast onto the pram, causing my jaw to droop.
The nanny picked up and gently placed in the pram as if it was nothing. After pushing out the roof of the baby stroller to stop the wintry wind and covering with a blanket, the nanny was satisfied.
’So... so hot...’
"Now then, shall we go?"
Equipped with a weapon of clothes and blanket, the nanny strode out of the room and into the hallway that was much wider than I imagined. Was it wide because I was only an infant, or was the palace itself too colossal?
"Mabel, is the hallway that interesting to you?"
"Auuw..."
Looking around in reverie, I was surprised by Oscar’s sudden question.
’If I’m being honest, yes, though I was just a bit curious.’
I did not have any mory of the palace but the bedroom I slept in for weeks, after all.
"Fun, is it not?"
"Abuba..." (Nope.)
"I knew you’d like it."
’Fine. Think however you like...’
And before I knew it, I had finally stepped foot outside and a huge wave of cold wintry wind hit . I did not realize the severity of the coldness outside as magic controlled the palace’s temperature (apparently).
"Auu!" (It’s cold.)
I take back what I said earlier. It’s freezing!
"It looks like Her Highness is freezing."
Xavier looked worried.
Oscar imdiately took off his outerwear and put it on my body.
"...?"
I stared at him in bewildernt that I had not realized Xavier following suit. He too pulled off his outerwear and placed it on top of Oscar’s clothes. Lalima did the sa. Even the nanny!
’I... I can’t see...’
"Abubah..." (I can’t see...)
"You’re warm now? That’s good."
Oscar’s warm voice managed to break through the mountains of clothes piled atop .
Though I felt warm... to go on a stroll without seeing the scenery seed to defeat the purpose of my first experience. I was confused.
And then, the pram stopped.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Where’s Mabel?"
"She’s in the pram."
A large hand quickly pulled aside the outerwear piled one after another. That hand lifted up. The outerwears covering fell onto the ground. The emperor did not care.
"Have fun outside and co back safely, Mabel."
His blue eyes locked onto as he sent a sweet smile. I stared at him dumbfounded and unsure how to react. Fortunately, he put back into the pram. I did not expect he would take off his own outerwear.
".....Your Majesty...?!"
The emperor’s aide who followed him from behind bellowed in shock as he prostrated over. But the emperor paid him no mind as he covered with his pure black outerwear.
"Have fun, Mabel."
He patted my head before walking in the opposite direction, his silhouette disappearing each second.
Lalima, who did not dare speak, carefully opened her mouth.
"Madam, madam, isn’t His Majesty’s clothing made out of magic materials?"
"That’s right... it’s made out of rare and precious materials. I didn’t think he’d bestow it to her like that."
’Bestow...? Didn’t he just whimsically throw it away and left?’
I looked at the clothes covering and studied it. The black clothing had golden linings and was not thick by any ans. Despite it, I did not feel any chills at all and was much warr.
anwhile, the four others picked up their own outerwear that had fallen from the ground.
Wait... it could not be that he was jealous that others had placed their outerwear on and imdiately threw theirs away and used his own, right...?
’Well, it certainly is warm...’
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