399 Sticky Situation 7

"Um...well...that...ah….Prince Ailwin, um…" Soldier peeked over at Ailwin, he never though he would be talking about his Commander's libido in front of the his possible future father-in-law.

"Spit it out!" Mano shouted after the soldier started procrastinating in his recount.

"Prince Ailwin got aroused!" Soldier yelled out, shocking Lord Mano and Lady Lyra.

However, the sudden remark brought smiles to Sienna' and Lady Delju's faces while also snapping Ailwin from his trace like state.

"...b-but its understandable, Lord Mano, if you think about it. Miss Amara was dress in a filmsy night gown, hang on to the Commander with her body pressed against his-ow!" The soldier was rambling out excuses to Lord Mano on his Commander's behalf.

Unfortunately, the man fail to see Ailwin's dark face scowling at him. Once the soldier realized that he made a mistake, he didn't dare to speak again.

Making the whole room go silent until Ailwin spoke, "That enough, you three are dismissed."

"Yes, sir."

When the three guards left, Ailwin stood from his seat to stand in front of everyone.

"Lord Mano...Lady Lyra…I won't deny what my subordinates have told you. I was...aroused."

"Prince Ailwin!" Mano shouted at he stood up from his seat.

"...But!...but it wasn't because of Miss Amara here." He pointed to Sienna.

"What!? Prince Ailwin what are you trying to say? You take advantaged of my daughter then want to cast her aside after being done with her!" Delju stood up and aiming her finger Ailwin's way in anger.

Ignoring the woman's accusations, he continued to speak to Mano.

"Lord Mano, I am not a man who has to seize every woman that comes across my way. If that were the case, I would have married a long time ago… Though I can't explain why my body betrayed me, I can tell you it was by outside means and not by my own accord."

Getting nervous by his words, Lady Delju rush to Mano's side. Clutching his arm, she gestured at Ailwin again.

"You are not seriously going to believe him, are you!? He has laid with our daughter, he needs to take responsibility!"

Mano stared at Ailwin, "Lord Mano, I will tell you right now that I have absolutely no plans to marry your daughter." He jerk his head towards Sienna.

Disturbed by his comment, Sienna stood up as well to confront him,"What the hell do you mean by you won't marry me?...You have to!"

Lady Delju join in right behind her daughter, "Yes...yes...yes, Prince Ailwin. So what if you are royalty, you can not do such things! Even your brother had to take responsibility for his action-"

"Shut up and sit down! The both of you..." Mano's sudden shout startled Delju and her daughter.

"M-Mano…"

"Sit down and be quiet." Mano brushed Delju's hands off his arm. The last thing he could stand nowadays is the topic of Kamryn' and Lula's marriage.

The comments he received from the other clans and his peers were enough to last him a lifetime. He didn't want to come home to hear about it as well.

Lady Delju realized her mistake and cursed her fast lips, Ugh! Why did I bring up those two idiots? Why….why...why?

If she could slap her mouth three times, she would have.

Sienna glared at Lady Delju as she walked back to her seat, Could I get a more dimwitted mother…

Peeved about the mention of Kamryn' and Lula's situation, Lord Mano collapsed back into his chair.

Lady Lyra, who had stayed quiet since the beginning of the conversation, began speaking to bring everyone's attention back to the topic at hand.

"Prince Ailwin, please relaborate on what you meant by 'outside mean'  cause your react towards Sienna." Everyone look towards Ailwin.

"I say this because the minute Miss Amara's and my body were separated from each another, I regained my bearings."

"Lies! It's probably because you were probably caught red-handed and knew you wouldn't be able to continue further."

"Heh...Lady Delju, what you say is quite funny. Do you think this prince would need ask for permission to receive your daughter? It would be her honor to serve me for a night...unfortunately for the both of you, I have no interest in such activites." Ailwin was getting very annoyed by this foolish woman's words.

Gaining a better understanding of what might have happened, Lyra looked at her husband.

"Mano...I suggest we drop this issue and let everyone get a good night sleep."

Mano nodded his head as he was more incline to agree with Lyra's suggestion. Prince Ailwin is a guest in their home and a Commander of his own army. Should they really push this matter, which will more of a stain onto the Amara clan's name.

Sensing that their plan was about up in flames, Delju couldn't help but to stand up again and throw blame Lyra's direction.

"Drop this!? Lady Lyra, how could you say such things? Look at my daughter, it is not just Prince Ailwin who needs to take responsibility, it's Mikaela too. I'm sure she's the reason way Sienna is hurt like this, right?... How could she do something so vicious to her older sister!?" Delju drew attention to Sienna's bandaged up body.

"It's not anymore vicious than she has done to Mika over the years...or you for that matter..." Lyra indicated towards the time Lady Delju hired her brother to kidnap her daughter"...Plus, why shouldn't Mikaela attack when someone is trying to take what is her's."

"Lady Lyra, could you clarify how Prince Ailwin is Mikaela's?" Sienna asked thinking she heard the most hilarious thing in the world.

"It's quite simple, Sienna, they have been betrothed to one another since Mikaela was in the Steppes." Lyra said off-handedly.

When room didn't erupt in laughter, Sienna spun towards Mano.

"W-What...this...this...can't be...Father?" Sienna questioned.

"Sienna, this has been in place for months." Mano told her, not biting his words.

"...but...but...he has been with me... this engagement needs to be anulled!"

"Psh...Sienna, you should stop learning her mother's tricks." Lyra laughed as she shook her head.

"You!" Delju exclaimed.

"I what? I shouldn't call out the way you are trying to trick Prince Ailwin into marrying Sienna. Or perhaps the way Sienna was willingly to demean herself so much to go prancing around the estate in her night gown to seduce someone else's fiancé!"

Lyra stood up slowly from her chair, "Lady Delju, do you think everyone has forgotten to how you got to marry Lord Mano…"

At the mention of the past, Lord Mano looked at Delju's face with suspicion.

"Heh...Lady Lyra...I don't know what you mean by that?"

"You don't? Then should I fresh your memory right now..."

"You wouldn't dare!" Lady Delju yelled before running over to Lyra.

With everyone's eyes on her, she stopped as she realized she fell into a trap, Damnit!

Sienna wanted to shake her head at her mother's stupidity. However, since she was her only ally right now, she couldn't leave her to be ridicule.

"Lady Lyra, although I don't know what you and my mother are talking about, I would, however, like it if you wouldn't sprout such lies."

Lyra left her seat to stand in front of Sienna. Benting at the waist, she look in the young lady's face and said, "We will see if what I'm saying are lies."

Doing about face, Lyra looked at Mano's personal steward, "Bring in the healers."