Chapter 220: When good things happen, bad things followed.
"Rinnie!"
I jumped out from the stool in front of the vanity mirror when Sally suddenly barged inside the seventh prince’s chambers. I turned around ever so slowly, seeing the little Sally huffed with her hands on her hips.
"I challenge you!" she pointed at . "Let’s have a duel!"
"..."
I had already lost count of how many invitations I received the past two weeks after my spar with my father-in-law. After that day, Hugo challenged
the sa night, which I accepted. So we sparred the next day. But unlike the deadly spar with the emperor, Hugo and I held back. He simply studied how I fight.
But because of that, his siblings had also invited . First Cora, who was the first one to drop her gloves for a duel. We did spar, and I obviously won because she would hate
if I held back. When I won against Cora, that was when things escalated.
Silas, Alice, Tomas, and the list goes on. They wouldn’t even let
be during family dinners, bantering, whom I should fight first.
"Rinnie, are you refusing my challenge because I’m small?" Sally grumbled as she stord inside, standing to my side like a child. Well, even with her age, Sally still looked like soone who hadn’t co of age.
"Of course not. It’s just... after sparring with Alice and Silas the other day, I’m tired." I sighed. "I’m certain those two will ask for a rematch. So I need to rest first."
Sally frowned as she huffed once again. "Ugh...! I hate them! They are so so greedy! I’m your sister too! I an, I am strong! You can ask Tito, and he can vouch for that!"
As she let out a series of rants, Sally dragged her feet towards the divan, where she collapsed and fit perfectly with her small fra. While she was complaining about how her other siblings take up too much of my ti, I gazed at the open door when soone knocked on it.
"Teresa," I called and smiled, watching her smile back before Priscilla peeked her head behind her.
"May we co in?" Teresa inquired, and I nodded in response.
"I already asked soone to serve so tea. Rinnie needs so ti to breathe too!" Priscilla raised her hand as they all headed towards the set of seats inside the room. I also joined them, perching on the settee where Sally was lazing around.
"Rinnie, you’re so busy nowadays." Teresa broke the ice while Sally crawled to
like a caterpillar until her head was resting on my lap. "If we didn’t plan to visit you early, I bet you will be gone from here."
"Bla your older crazy siblings," Sally spat out in irritation. "They see Rinnie now as soone as barbaric as them."
"But didn’t you co in here to challenge her as well?" Priscilla tilted her head to the side. "Are you saying you’re also barbaric?"
"Shut up, kid."
I chuckled as Sally couldn’t really argue with the smart Priscilla with words. The latter was good at twisting soone’s words and using them to her advantage. It had been a while since I spent ti with them. So, I appreciate their sudden visit.
"It’s been a while since we had shared so tea. Even when I returned with Hugo, I didn’t get the chance to visit you," I expressed sincerely, but Teresa simply waved and said, "it was fine."
"We left during the mating season three years ago. Haven’t you found your mates yet?" I asked as I didn’t really inquire about that since two weeks ago. I didn’t have the chance.
"Oh! You didn’t know? Teresa already has soone?" Priscilla cast
a baffled look.
"Really?" I smiled and gazed at Teresa. I chuckled when she looked away to hide the blush on her face.
"Yes! Reese, why don’t you share how you t the handso young Lord two years ago?" Sally urged excitedly.
"Gosh... it’s a bit embarrassing," Teresa murmured, tucking her hair behind her ear.
Even so, Teresa still shared her story with us. It was quite a love story that anyone would love to hear. I was happy for Teresa and she seed very content with her mate.
For the past two weeks, my schedule was hectic. On top of the ti I spent sparring with the rest of the Tempest siblings, the emperor had also granted
a small position to join the council eting because of the brewing tension between Ronmin and Hendrik.
And then, I had to spend so ti with Toby, who was also busy accompanying his father, to lose so weight. Nightti... Hugo still had so energy for so loving. So, it wasn’t truly an exaggeration that chatting with the three of them was akin to a breath of fresh air.
Not that I was complaining since we’re on the brink of waging a war. It was only a matter of ti. Still, breaks were good too.
So I indulged with the three of them all morning before we went to our separate ways. During this ti, I should oversee the warriors on the training grounds since an opportunity to assist Silas, their commander, landed on my lap.
However, on my way to the training grounds, I t Azazel. Or rather, he ca to .
"May I take a mont of your ti, Your Grace?" he asked, standing in the middle of the hallway leading to the training grounds.
I pressed my lips before I nodded. "Sure. Let’s head to the inner palace garden. It’s better to talk there."
"Thank you." He tilted his head down slightly before motioning his hand. "Please."
I didn’t know what Azazel wanted to talk to
about, but I still followed him. Whatever he had to say... it might not please , but I was certain it was informative. And I was correct because as soon as we reached the inner palace garden, Azazel turned around to face .
"There’s a mole in this place," he said in a quiet voice and without beating around the bush.
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