Chapter 10 (2/2)

When a child is born, a woman becomes a mother.

That is, when I was young, the words that I have heard from Mother.

I, when I was young, I could not really understand it.

But right nowーーone of those emotions, I can understand.

「Carol, please forgive your disappointing mother」

「Mother?」

「You who have returned from the banquet last night, you seemed very happy. Gilliam and I, both of us really cherish you so much. But, that you were making a false smile, we did not notice until now」

…….

To Mother’s words, I cannot say anything.

With last night’s banquet, I was released from the chains called engagement with His Highness. After seven years of time, I was able to be free.

But, until then, I was always chained. Becoming the Queen in the future, and support His Highness. I became desperate only for that purpose.

Really, the smile that I made towards my family, it might have been a false one.

「Seeing your face, I understood. You are really, yearning for Wilhelm-dono right」

「……yes, Mother」

「Listen to me, Carol. You need not to be falsehood anymore. In front of your family, there is no need to be falsehood. With the person that you want to be with, be with him」

「Yes!」

To Mother’s words, I nodded strongly.

Mother is a person who is sometimes scary, and sometimes frightening, but most of all, she is a reliable mother. I am sure that even if there were obstacles where Wilhelm-sama and I would go, Mother would do something about it, I even felt like that.

And Mother, smiled to me sweetly.

「You are beautiful you know, Carol」

「Thank you very much, Mother」

「Well then, go now with Albert. Listen, until Albert’s work is done, you surely should not go away from the order of knights」

「I know, Mother」

Nine years ago, ever since I was almost kidnapped by bad men, Mother is a little bit overprotective. She would not let me go outside alone.

It is only the round trip from the order of knights and the mansion……I think, but I cannot afford to make Mother in a bad mood. And, to be able to stay in the order of knights until Big Brother’s job is done, is rather favorable. It means that I will be able to look at Wilhelm-sama that much.

「I have, something to talk about with Gilliam for a while」

「……with, Father?」

「Yes. Gilliam, Carol thinks of the engagement with Rayford, His Highness, very happily, he said. She is delighted with the honors, he reported to that to me. But that it was an idiot who suddenly discards the engagement, one without courtesy, shaming Carol in public, on top of that, a fool that is claims the relations.h.i.+p with Wilhelm-dono is adultery, I had not heard about that. From 9-years-old until now, the one who stole happiness from Carol, was not His Highness or anyone else, it was Gilliam」

“Ufufu”, Mother laughed sweetly.

Behind that sweet smile, a dark thing was emerging and it was very scary.

「With that so, you should not return while it is noon in any reasons. We have a lot to talk about, so please come home after the maids have properly cleaned」

I wonder what will the maids clean.

I wonder what will happen during noon.

But, to Mother who had not have a smiling gaze, there was no way for me to ask.

「I understood, Mother」

「Yes. My lovely Carol, you should properly greet Wilhelm-dono alright」

「Yes」

I nodded with that, left the room, and went towards the entrance where Big Brother was waiting.

From now on, Father, I wonder what will Mother do to him. It is so frightening that I could not ask.

That is why, what I can only do, is to get away from the mansion as quick as possible, and not get in the way of Mother’s action.

「Big Brother, I have kept you waiting」

「Ya〜, Carol. You look very cute. With that, even Captain should be knocked off his feet」

“Hahaha”, together with Big Brother who was laughing, I went towards the order of knights.

Father……I will pray for your safety.

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