"They are both very spirited," said Princess Zohra, which was answered by Princess Bertha with a nod of her head.
"They are still young. Of course, they’re still very intimate with each other. Oh, Princess Zohra, did Thomas treat you well last night?" Princess Bertha asked her colleague.
"Oh, when the King and Queen of Northendell visit Thebis, I hope you can lend Thomas, Princess."
"Of course, of course... I will manage it."
Princess Zohra smiled, then glanced at the library door.
"They are both interesting people... I hope I really get to see the land on Thebis bloom with green plants and lustrous flowers again before I take my last breath," she muttered.
"Princess Zohra, I should be the one speaking like that. Look at ... I’m not sure I’ll ever see the sun again. I’m already very old."
"Good grief... you and Miss Dressrosa are eternally young souls. I wish I could be like you. That’s why I never got married, so I could live a long life like you," said Princess Zohra, making Princess Bertha smile broadly.
"I will take your words as a complint."
"Of course ... that’s a complint, Princess," Princess Zohra replied genuinely, and Princess Bertha laughed out loud.
***
Arielle and Ronan did not return to their room. The two of them visited Irene to ask about the child’s day first. It turned out that Irene was learning embroidery with Aie who was accompanied by her brother, Kael.
"Arielle!" greeted Irene with a smile.
Arielle, who saw Irene’s good mood, also smiled broadly. "Hi, Irene. Sothing good happened? You look very happy."
"Yeah.. look at this... I can do embroidery!"
Arielle sat on a couch beside Irene. Irene then put her embroidery on her lap so she could see and judge.
"Whaaa ... this is a very adorable black cat," exclaid Arielle while looking at the picture of a black cat on the white cloth she was holding.
"Cat? I-I was trying to make a wolf..."
Arielle covered her mouth in puzzlent. She looked at the embroidery Irene had made once more.
"Oh, s-sorry. I think my eyes are a little blurry... Th-the wolf looks very – um..." Arielle tried to find a proper vocabulary that wouldn’t make Irene sad.
"Dashing," said Ronan, who was now sitting beside Arielle to see his sister’s embroidery.
"Yeah, this wolf looks very dashing," Arielle refuted, finishing her previous sentence.
"Is it really like that?" asked Irene and Arielle imdiately nodded.
Aie refrained from laughing upon seeing Arielle’s surprised face turned nervous. Kael also raised the corners of his lips to form a faint smile.
"You really are talented, Irene. Did Aie teach you?" asked Arielle.
"Yeah, Miss Dressrosa also visited before she went back. She brought a set of embroidery. Miss Aie said she wanted to borrow it because she wanted to spend her free ti here, and Miss Dressrosa allowed it. She also taught how to embroider. Actually, Miss Aie made the line for . I just have to fill in the color," said Irene who looked enthusiastic.
"Still, it is very beautiful and neat. I don’t even know how to do embroidery," Arielle answered honestly.
Tania might know how to do embroidery or knit, but Arielle had never asked to be taught that skill. She only knew how to sew torn parts of clothes. She was never taught to beautify sothing. She was just taught to fix things.
"Do you also want one? I plan to give this to my father. If you want one, what picture do you want?" Irene asked Arielle with sparkling eyes.
"? Um... how about a picture of a snowdrop? Can you make it for ?" asked Arielle.
"Oh, I can make the line and Irene can continue it, right?" asked Aie and Irene nodded in agreent.
"Then, I will also make you one. You can wait until dinner, Arielle."
"I’m really looking forward to it," replied Arielle, making Aie smile broadly.
"What about ?" Ronan, who had just been listening silently, chid in.
Irene had just realized that her brother was also there all along. She was too enthusiastic and impatient to show her embroidery to Arielle that she forgot that the man also ca with the queen.
"Ah..." Irene didn’t know what to say.
She did not know whether the result of her embroidery was worthy of being given to a king. She was just learning it a few hours ago and honestly, she knew that she still made many mistakes. The embroidery was also crude, and there were still so parts that weren’t attached perfectly.
"But... I’m not sure if my embroidery is worthy of being given to you, Your Majesty," Irene said as she held the cloth in her hands a bit tighter.
"Of course, your brother will accept whatever you will give, Irene. You can make him a picture of an adorable cat. He will really like it," said Arielle, and Ronan nodded in agreent.
"Is it true? Um... then I’ll try my best. But... It may take so ti because I want to make one for Arielle first. Is it okay?" Irene asked hesitantly.
Usually, people were obliged to put the king’s interests first. However, Irene and Arielle were special people for Ronan, so he just nodded. When he was with Arielle, he would position himself as a husband.
Likewise with Irene. He would position himself as an older brother, not a king who had to always be prioritized by everyone.
"Take your ti. I will wait patiently. There’s no need to rush because I’ll accept whatever you make for ," Ronan said gently, making Irene smile broadly.
Aie then drew a snowdrop shape on the end of a cloth. The shape was quite small. Aie asked Irene if she was ready for a new challenge, and the girl nodded excitedly. Aie also drew a bunch of snowdrop flowers in other parts.
Arielle once showed it to Aie, and the woman drew it on the cloth very beautifully. After making the pattern, Aie handed the cloth over to Irene to continue. Arielle and Ronan noticed Irene’s skillful hand movents.
Not to ntion, Aie gave input at every chance, teaching Irene with passion.
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