Chapter 209: Back to Peace (2) (1/2)
Chapter 209: Back to Peace (2)
Milton ireeted his wives
“I’m back And as you can see, I’ed and kissed Queen Leila, then Sophia, and finally, Violet Then, he lifted Elizabeth, who had been fidgeting with shyness, high up into the air
“It’s been a while, Elizabeth Did you forget your dad’s face?”
She was a bit heavier than before; he realized that she had grown a lot in his absence But more than that…
“Welcome back, Father”
What surprised Milton theclearly now
“Bess You’re… talking now”
“Are you surprised?”
“Ha… hahaha…”
While Milton was fighting on the battlefields, Elizabeth had begun to talk Before he had left, she was only babbling, now that she was speaking properly, Milton was both surprised and happy But the surprises didn’t stop there
“YouI want to show you”
The first thing Sophia showed Milton after they entered the castle was a baby being cared for by the ht about how close Sophia had been to her due date before he left… It was clear whose child this was
“Is this child my son?”
“Yes He’s the next in line to become the Grand Duke Forrest We haven’t named him yet”
“”
As Milton stood there in a daze, Sophia carefully held her child out to him
“Why don’t you hold him”
Milton carefully took his child and held him close
‘He’s my son’
As previously promised to Queen Leila, this child’s last name would be Forrest, not Lester In other words, he was to be the heir to the title Grand Duke Forrest
Looking at his baby yawning and clenching his little hands non-stop, Milton thought he was going to cry He had killed and almost been killed on the battlefield until he was tired of it, but holding his own flesh and blood, Milton realized how futile as
‘Forget being a war hero or whatever I’d be happy enough with just this bit of happiness…’
Regrets that he thought had been put to rest came to the forefront of hismore tumultuous and that he was at the very center of the chaos of this age There was no way his silver spoon life would be happening Without seeing an end to this turbulent era, the peace Milton wanted would never come
‘At the very least, I won’t pass it onto you’
Milton made an oath to his son as he held him close
Williaave to his son
“Willalad you like it”
Milton s Elizabeth walked up to her brother and laughed as she looked at him
“Willia, he turned to speak to Sophia in a low voice
“I’er brother?”
“Yes, we’ve been constantly telling her to love hi I want theood relationshi+p”
“Don’t worry, ill”
“We’llserious and his wives were equally serious With the exception of Sophia, both Queen Leila and Violet had been born into royalty and knew very hat siblings meant within a royal family - they were rivals and coh their veins
Could there be a royal family in this world where they didn’t have a history of internecine? Both William and Elizabeth were naive children now, but who knehether they’d grow up to becoht not enerations in the future, but there was no way Milton and his wives were going to allow such a tragedy as fratricide to happen in their children’s generation While Queen Leila had tried to create safeguards to prevent that fro the royal family and the Grand Duchy, who kneould happen in the future
Currently, the Grand Duchy Forrest and the Lester Royal Fa the country in perfect harmony, but it was usually difficult for a monarch to tolerate someone to have an equal amount of power as them It was possible that in the future, the Royal Family and the Grand Duke may be at odds with each other and turn hostile
‘I can’t take responsibility for that though’
In order to avoid that, the children had to get along as much as possible
Milton was a hero Although he had lost on the battlefield before, the Lester Kingdoend that boasted of a reat ed the country by several tithened the national power of the country The people had fantasies of Milton and wondered what his daily life was like
However, part of Grand Duke Forrest’s daily routine consisted of
“No! I don’t want to eat it!”
“Bess, you have to eat your vegetables, alright?”
Struggling to get his picky daughter to eat
When her father had returned from war, she had been a bit aith hiue ether, the aardness faded and she got closer to her father However, the intimacy between the two of theetables! I’onna eat them!”
“No, don’t say that, you have to eat thean to see her father as a pushover
Elizabeth was a princess but just because she was one didn’t mean that she could act like a spoiled child Rather, it was common for children of royal families to receive education and strict etiquette lessons froe Not to hter Sophia and Violet didn’t disagree with Leila’s educational policy, so, while they loved and adored Elizabeth verytheir daughter
But Milton was different He had finally returned hohter had only beco She was so cute and adorable that he did everything she requested and bought everything she wanted
“Hehehe… Dad’s the best”
Elizabeth quickly became closer to Milton and as soon as she realized that her father would forgive any an to use it to her advantage In other words, she found out her dad was an easy mark and the result was the current situation
“No! I’etables! Wahwahh!”
She was a princess of a country and yet, was throwing a tantruetables Seeing that, Milton was cowed by his own daughter In a way, his daughter was a stronger opponent than Siegfried as she cried and screamed on the floor
“Bess, don’t do that”
Concerned, Sophia paused eating and tried to help Milton out from the other end of the table but…
“Leave them alone, Sophia”
Leila stopped Sophia
“But Your Majesty…”
“Leave the that there was nothing more she could do, Sophia continued to sit still She realized that the person learning sohter Leila was taking this opportunity to correct Milton’s soft attitude towards their daughter
‘Do whatever you want as much as you want’
It was understandable that he loved their daughter, but her personality ht be ruined by hi Elizabeth wanted That hy Leila was going to take this opportunity to correct Milton’s attitude