Chapter 62 - Queen and King (2/2)
Of course, she gets embarrassed. Her whole life, while people treated her like royalty, she was not used to being treated like a girl. She spent more time with her brothers and had more male companions. Even then, though, her beauty was unmatched and most of her male companions supposedly only kept her beside them because they liked her. However, if that were the case, then she does not understand why they treated her like a man before. Even when they treated her like a woman, Orthez felt disgusted and uncomfortable. But only Daichi, only Daichi differed from the rest.
”I have to meet soon,”
”When? I will be sure to come, or rather I can't let you go meet one of your former husbands, especially the one who forced you,” it was clear just mentioning it sent shivers down his spine.
Orthez nodded, ”Do not tell Lethia about her father.”
”It's not the child's fault. But if she were to learn that she was a child born from that situation, that girl would be distraught.”
”That is why I am not telling her,” Orthez understood her eldest daughters current state, ”Lyn is the child born from you the one I love, the same goes for Andrew. With Kotaro's father, things were always more business-like. The only odd one out would be Lethia. I do not wish for that child to make any more moves against her sister. In fact, I get the feeling that she knows something. It's only this year where her attacks on Lyn have increased.”
The reports Andrew sent her aside, Orthez is woken up in the middle of the night quite frequently.
Daichi caressed her hair more, ”Do you require my presence at night then?”
”Ooh? That would be great; I could use you as a human shield.”
”Now my dear wife, that is ---”
Orthez cuts him off as she kissed him, he looked at her with wide eyes, and he laughed, ”Why are you kissing me if you get embarrassed a second later?”
Indeed Orthez did not need a mirror to know that her face beet red, she deeply sighed, ”This seems ridiculous, getting embarrassed at my age.”
”That may be so, but that's is one of the things I like about you Orthez,” Orthez saw the serious look in his eyes, but before her husband could lean forward and kiss her, they were interrupted by a dainty pair of footsteps.
”Lyn, what is it?”
It belonged to their daughter Lyn. Did the banquet end already? No, Andrew must have sent her away. Knowing how strongly her sons felt towards Lyn, they are most likely intimidating everybody in the room.
”Daddy, Daddy. Do you know where Kazuya is today?”
”Oh, right. I sent him out of town.”
The girl's facial expression turned grim.
”He should be done by now. So if you head back, you will probably run into him.”
It immediately brightened at her husband's additional words. ”Okay!” Lyn said happily.
Orthez was a bit surprised; she has never seen such a smile on her daughters face before. She wanted to slowly get to know the child, so when she announces Lyn's identity, it would be easier on the child. Her thoughts broke off when she hears the child call out to her.
”Bye Mommy, Daddy,” Lyn said, and with those words, the girl scurried away. Orthez blinked, that must be the first time that girl greeted her before. It's a bit refreshing. Her daughter's personality was more similar to her fathers, but even then it had its unique flair to it. No, Lyn is the type of girl her Mother would most likely have liked. If Mother were still alive when she gave birth to Lyn, then surely the child's circ.u.mnstances would have been different.