â⌠I am delighted to make your acquaintance . I am Tylenia of Andurs . â
However, the woman wasnât stupid . She quickly greeted me with a big smile .
Well, I was only guessing, but she was probably a real princess living in Caitelâs harem . I felt a little strange while looking at her . I thought all the princesses in the harem were like Leila .
âWhat a lovely princess . â
She was smiling outside, but somethingâs bothering me . I could feel the loathing in her glare . Did this princess really like my dad? I couldnât believe it, but⌠I could feel it from the way she glared at me . A veiled hostility . Itâs like I was facing my stepmother . Am I feeling an indirect hostility from the way her eyes growled at me? So this was the first obstacle every princess faced . The mean stepmother .
âShe looks just like you, your Majesty . If itâs all right, may I hold her for a moment, Your Majesty?â
Itâs not me who couldnât recognize that fake sweet smile . Although she did not openly show hostility like another princess, she did not feel right either . I didnât feel good about this . Oh, daddy, I hope this man wouldnât dare hand me over to her . I feel like once she held me in her arms, she would drop me and I would die .
My dad laughed when I shrunk back to his chest .
âNo, that wonât do . â
I was afraid that he would throw me into her arms, but fortunately, Caitel held me even tighter . Caitelâs cheek touched my forehead .
âAs you can see, my daughter is pretty shy . â
Dad, thatâs not true . I liked people very much . I was a very friendly lady .
Her golden eyes, which might have felt hurt after hearing his cruel treatment, were wet with tears as she stared at Caitel . However, my fatherâs eyes, facing that teary eyes of hers, were as quiet and calm as it usually were .
Whatâs the relationship between these two, anyway?
âTh, then, I look forward to seeing you some other time . â
Like the heroine of an abandoned ruin, she suddenly disappeared . I bent my head . Was she Caitelâs ex-lover or something? His first love, perhaps? Were they childhood lovers who broke up after a while?
Did he think that I didnât know that?
He smiled as I stared up at him while his hand was still on my head .
âYou need not mind herâ
He then gave me a little kiss on my forehead .
âSheâs a flower that will wither someday . â