The space ship was five minutes away from arriving at the space landing port at the Seven sun’s hotel in the capital city. They were already in capital airspace and Jovi the AI brain of the ship had control. This gave Esong enough ti to look curiously at Severus, his wife’s weird dog. Esong could take any kind of mind test or search for clarity but he was dead sure that the dog had not been on the space ship when they got on. His wife had got on with two cats and Hachiko but no Severus, he was sure that the dog was not with her. How did it get on the ship in that case?
While Esong observed Severus, soone else observed him, ga Su. She was really curious and apprehensive because her daughter’s husband was treating them as he always did, graciously. Sitting next to her daughter in one of the seats at the back of the passenger area, she asked Scarlet for the tenth ti. "Are you sure that he is not angry with us?
Scarlet whose eyes were wide open as she took in the unbelievable sight of the capital was rudely jolted once again and she had to give ga her full attention. "No, mother," she answered exhaustedly. "Again, he and I talked about things and he is fine. He understands the circumstances leading up to the confrontation. I actually feel pity for him because that’s his mother and he has to love or tolerate her. Can you imagine having Emory for a mother?"
ga frowned and folded her lips as she pictured a life with soone like Emory as a mother. That woman was no different from their blood sucking relatives who had been quick to occupy their businesses, buildings and positions after they were banished. "I would have done sothing drastic for sure." she spoke cunningly with a smirk on her face. "How else do you think I got rid of those nasty relatives of ours. I plotted against them one by one until they stopped coming around to ask us for money. But if your husband is not angry with us then why is he frowning?"
Scarlet turned her gaze to Esong’s direction imdiately and she observed his face. It was true that he was frowning, and wrinkly lines of worry had made an appearance on his forehead. "Perhaps he got so bad news." she suggested.
"You should ask him when we land in order to avoid stepping in unknown shit." her mother pulled her close and whispered.
Scarlet’s upper lip curled upwards and she tilted her head upright before taking a closer look at her mother. "What do you an?"
Her mother slid down in her chair, pulled Scarlet’s head closer and whispered. "I an that you should be really careful on how you approach him and what you say to him during this ti period. Things are different in the capital compared to our ho, you may be the governor of the Blue star and overall authority but here the ministers and cha warriors are above you in rank. You should be less forceful, more ek and subservient but also sound wise and appear graceful. Nobility is a big deal in the capital, that’s why you need to wear armor, a robe or a cloak with your family’s crest. When you are mixed in with the commoners, keep a reasonable distance and be generous or kind but not to an extent that will have others think you have a hidden agenda to win them over to increase the influence of our Su family. And when you associate with other nobles be cool and calculative. Fake a smile, laugh and pretend to be soft, they must assu that you are quite naive. They will try to manipulate you so you must manipulate them first."
"Good lord mother those are way too many rules to adhere to. I am here to sightsee and have fun, when am I going to interact with nobles?" she asked as she scratched her ears.
It was common knowledge that on the hierarchy of equality, n outranked the won and n in power even more so. But telling her to act ek, subservient, watch her words and not be threatening was basically asking her to curb her entire personality. As a governor, she could not be seen as ek or weak. If the ministers found her off-putting, so be it.
"Are you listening to ?" ca her mother’s voice, louder than before and a sharp pain followed.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch." Scarlet winced and pulled her hand away from her mother before looking at her accusingly. "Mother, you told Emory that you have never beaten and yet you pinch all the ti. I also rember a few occasions where you have slapped on the back."
ga rolled her eyes and sneered at her daughter as if she was being extrely dramatic. "I cupped my hand when I slapped you, stop pretending as if it hurt."
Scarlet whined and cried out lightly, "Mother, it hurts, it hurts so badly. I am only twenty eight years old, I am still a baby."
"Baby!!" ga chuckled. "You, baby." she added in surprise and continued to laugh loudly in Scarlet’s face.
"Mum!!" she snapped and shook her arms in a typical tantrum throwing fashion.
"Ooh, who is making my precious darling angry?" Dorian approached them and placed his hand on Scarlet’s head, gently patting it in a soothing manner.
Scarlet pointed an accusing finger at her mother and reported like a toddler to her savior, "It’s mother, she is mocking . Father, you must punish her, hmm."
ga slapped the accusing finger away and told Scarlet with a smile on her face, "I am his precious darling, not you. You can go to your husband and be his darling if you wish." As if to emphasize her point, ga put a hand on Dorian’s arm to declare her ownership of him.
To make the situation even more cliché, her father took that hand and kissed it like a gentleman with a fond smile on his face as he looked at her mother as if she was his entire world.
A small spell of jealousy clouded Scarlet’s mind briefly. Esong had never looked at her like that. She scoffed and made a gagging face at this sickening public display of affection between husband and wife.
"Please, both of you promised us that Illa would be your last child. Mother, you keep singing about this being your third honeymoon and father keeps looking at you as if you are a whole al ready to be devoured. You both should stay apart, as far apart as possible on this trip." She made this suggestion seriously, whether it was out of jealousy or because the siblings were in sync concerning this manner, she could not decide.
"She is jealous." her mother said.
"Tsk, tsk, such a shaful trait. How can you be jealous of your parents?" her father asked.
She was saved from their shrewd eyes by Fey’s loud voice. "We are here, everyone, we have touched down in the capital."
ga and Dorian darted away, rushing to gather their hand held luggage before alighting from the space ship. Scarlet stayed behind and unbuckled Justin from his chair. The little one was sleeping and not even the loud noise around affected him. She kissed him lightly on his head and carried him out of the space ship, finally putting her first foot down in the capital with Severus by her side.
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