Penelois and Sarah were able to communicate just by looking at each other without speaking aloud.
'I think Duke-nim is going to propose to !'
'I guess so!'
Sarah's eyes were shining brightly as she cheered without making a sound.
"Did Duke-nim really say he was going to propose to ?"
"Eung! I heard Father talking to Veron! A deal that will please Nanny when the war is over."
Heok. Sarah breathed heavily, clutching her chest. Suddenly, her heart was beating fast and her earlobes seed to be burning brightly.
'When the war is over......'
When the war is over, the best man in the Empire asks to marry him!
Sarah raised her hand and covered her mouth, pressing down on the desire to shout for the whole world to know.
"Is proposal that good? Then I'll propose to Nanny and make her happy!"
"Claude-nim......"
Sarah, who was swimming in the waves of joy, looked at Claude with moved eyes. Today, that bright, soft-colored platinum blonde, unique to Ambrosia, shone from Claude, who smiled lovingly. The man she loved would also kneel down on one knee and hand over the ring, with his brilliant platinum blonde hair like Claude.
When the war is over, when the war is over!
"I need to contact the magic tower, quickly."
Sarah's eyes changed in an instant. Her gaze at Penelois also narrowed significantly. She grabbed Penelois' hand and said in a stern voice.
"Do you rember what I said before??"
"......Pardon?"
"I'll let those high-nosed aristocrats crawl like dogs in front of Penelois-nim."
Sarah's eyes were now burning brightly. Her happy future depended on how quickly the war was resolved.
"......Pft."
Seeing that, Claude secretly blinked and smiled.
"Claude?"
The only one who witnessed it was Elexa. Claude lifted his index finger and brought it to his lips as Elexa called out to him with a curious tilt of his head.
"Shh."
"......?"
Claude said to Sarah, holding on to Elexa's hand, who only tilted his head because he didn't know what was going on.
"Nanny, Father told to co, so I'll ask him to play with !"
"Pardon? Duke-nim is now with His Highness the Third Prince......"
"I'll just ask!"
He seed to be asking Sarah for permission, but Claude was already running toward Ethan, holding Elexa's hand. No matter how fast Sarah was, Claude was already too far to catch up. Leaving Sarah behind, Claude rushed straight to Ethan. His steps were so fast that Elexa was dragged away without even saying a word.
"Claude, what are you going to do? My mother said that since my father and Duke-nim were doing national affairs, we shouldn't interfere......"
"I am more important than national affairs!"
Claude's voice was very firm. If he didn't step out, when would Sarah beco his mother and his father's wife?
'Both of you can't do without !'
Claude had once sneaked a peek at May's book in the library. In that book, hindrances appeared in front of the male and female protagonists who confird each other's feelings. Interrupters were won who liked the male protagonist, n who liked the female protagonist, and sotis people around them or family mbers. Because of these conflicts, fights, and chaos, the male and female protagonists get married very, very late.
"When do you plan to wait!"
Claude didn't like the story very much. It was over if they had confird their feelings. Why would the story drag on? Everyone knew that the male and female characters would end up getting married. Even if the story dragged on further here, only the viewer was bored and frustrated. Claude wanted Sarah and his father to marry as soon as possible. Only then would he be able to officially beco Sarah's perfect child.
"Father!"
When Claude called out to Ethan loudly, Ethan looked back incredulously. The sa went for Eleon, who seed to have lost his soul in front of Ethan. Sohow, while Eleon was having a brief conversation with Ethan, all energy was drained from his face.
"Aigo."
Unlike Claude's confident approach, Elexa took a step back when he saw Eleon's face.
What was that?
"Father, what's wrong? Are you sick?"
Elexa, perhaps worried about Eleon, rushed to his father and hugged him.
"Elexa......, Dad thinks that Dad is in trouble. I miss your mom......"
"Shall I call Mother? But Mother is busy too."
"Haa......"
Eleon embraced little Elexa and began to weep softly. Claude looked at the father and son's behavior as if he was curious but imdiately reminded himself of his purpose.
"There's sothing I want to ask Father!"
"Um?"
Ethan looked at him and gently stroked Claude's hair, whose eyes were shining brightly.
"Ask anything."
"What's a proposal?"
"......Proposal?"
"Yes!"
At the unexpected question, Ethan opened his eyes wide and looked at the child's pure eyes. Ethan felt like Claude had made a big decision, ca up to him with curiosity and asked him about the proposal. No one would have expected that.
"Huh?"
At Claude's question, Elexa tilted his head puzzledly.
'Hasn't he asked that before?'
Just as he was about to call Claude, wondering why he bothered to ask the sa question again, Claude continued.
"Earlier, I heard Nanny say that she would be very happy to get proposed to after the war."
"......!"
"Is that a good thing? If it's a good thing, I'd like to propose to Nanny and make her happy!"
Ethan's eyes suddenly changed at the question that showed the child's innocence.
"Sarah said she wanted to be proposed to?"
"Yes! I heard it clearly. She said she'd be very happy."
"After the war?"
"Right! She thought it would be a good ti."
"......Is that so?"
Ethan's graceful mouth curled up smoothly, and a very beautiful smile appeared on his face.
'Can I do it? Proposal.'
Ethan couldn't sleep easily every night because of anxiety. Considering Sarah's popularity, which would soar after the war, he couldn't sleep comfortably. Rumors had already spread throughout the capital that the Small Countess of Millen was the Master of the magic tower who died in Alton. From the mont it beca known that Sarah was alive, it was clear that her marriage proposals would be flooded beyond words.
'Marriage......'
Ethan's lips loosened at the thought of his marriage to Sarah. They would go to bed together every night and start new days together. No blatant possessiveness, no monopoly. It would be allowed to so extent within the boundaries of being a husband. In short, he could legally ask Sarah to look only at him.
"Thanks, Claude."
"Hehe."
Ethan looked at Claude as if he were very lovely and hugged the child's body. Claude, who was in Ethan's arms, erased the pure look on his face. One corner of the child's mouth grinned and curled up. It was very similar to Ethan's faint smile when he sched sothing. Ethan, who did not see Claude's face, said, looking back at the open-mouthed Eleon.
"We must go to end this war right away, Your Highness the Third Prince."
"You an right away? Didn't you say you'd give ti to think, Duke?"
"Circumstances have changed."
After dropping Claude off, Ethan got up and headed out of the greenhouse.
"Where are you going?"
"There is not enough ti to proceed with the coronation imdiately after the war is over. I need to deal with it right away."
"......"
Eleon put Elexa down in his arms and hurriedly followed Ethan's back.
"Hold on a second, Duke Ambrosia. Wait a minute!"
"I told you I didn't have ti, Your Majesty."
"Don't call Your Majesty already!"
Looking at their backs, Claude was smiling brightly. Elexa asked, looking at Claude, who seed strange.
"Claude......, do you not know what a proposal is?"
"Huh?"
"A proposal is asking permission to marry. Give the other person a ring."
Elexa did not hesitate to share his learnings for Claude, who kept asking the sa thing from earlier. However, Claude answered Elexa's words with a smile.
"I know too."
"......Huh? Then why do you keep asking them what a proposal is?"
Elexa made a face of incomprehension at the mont and asked. Looking at Elexa like that, Claude felt a touch of envy. He probably didn't understand Claude's efforts because he already had parents who would be with him all his life from birth.
"I'm glad you don't understand ."
"Huh?"
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