Chapter 297

"A shame, but if you ever change your mind, then do tell me first" [Diana]

"Sis... Sincerely speaking, I can kinda understand Brother Ash's feeling each time you ask him for something valuable" [Charlotte]

"The word you're looking for is feeling empathy" [Qis]

"Yes! That is!" [Charlotte]

"Both of you are so rude!" [Diana]

"Forgive me, but now that's a line that I haven't heard since long time. It's making me feeling nostalgic for some reason" [Qis]

"Yes... Me too..." [Diana]

What started as a joke turn into something heavy. I can recall how Sis Diana always scolded Brother Ash for being rude in front of a noble and royal, and how she will keep scolding him until he apologized (and purposely do it again later on). She hides it well, but for a brief moment, only for that moment, I can tell that she's trying her best to hold her tears from streaming down her cheeks. I guess Brother Ash's death affect her more than any one of us can imagine

"Anyway, they agree to tell Mr Filvisar, Karon and Farhah about our upcoming telephone meeting, so be sure to be ready at a moment notice. As for Lara and Nara, unfortunately, we still didn't receive any information regarding their whereabouts" [Diana]

"Saint Louis and Seraph will also be told the same thing, so expect them to join in as well" [Qis]

"I will. Thank you for spending your time with me, and telling me all this" [Charlotte]

"Don't worry, this is all for your sake... I don't want to..." [Diana]

She bites her lips a bit, before just hugging me. I can tell what she wanted to say, because I feel the same way.

We went out from my room, only to find the younger siblings trying to run away after peaking at us. Mrs Qis scolded them harshly for that, and all they can do is look at their feet while getting scolded by her, glancing at our directions now and then, begging with their eyes to let them escape from the "torture"

"You know... I have some time left, maybe I should stay for a while and play with them" [Diana]

"Are you sure? Won't it wear you out afterwards?" [Charlotte]

"Don't worry. Playing with them is like a therapy for me. I always told Qis and him that" [Diana]

Him. She unconsciously said that. I never heard she said that before, so maybe this is a line she always said back then to come and play with us, and from the sound of it, she must be getting a lot of similar sounding question and thrown in the same answer repeatedly that it's implanted in her subconscious mind

Taking the youngest one out, she begins playing with her. Taking a princess doll and imitating a princess from a fairy tale. Ironic, since she is literally a princess playing a role of a princess using a princess doll, though she pull it off so well that what started as playing doll with the youngest one turn into playing house into, then suddenly into a storytelling. It all happen so naturally that one wouldn't realize about it

She's telling a story of a strong traveler. Always angry. Always yelling. Always complaint about work. She keeps telling them never to follow these bad attitudes, instead, tell them to follow a more positive example, such as how reliable the traveler is, or how he actually sees the world differently and provides a unique aid for the country. She also tell something, about the traveler promise

"And that's what the blond hair traveler always yell. Saying he will save them for sure" [Diana]

"And did he did that?" 

"He did. It takes him some time, but I know, eventually, he will do just that!" [Diana]

"This traveler sound strong!"

"I wonder, will he marry the princess at the end of the story?"

"If the blond traveler ask your hand for marriage, what will you do, Princess Diana?" 

"I wanted to know to! You're a princess after all!"

"Forgive my intrusion, but I will like to hear it as well" [Qis]

"Qis...!" [Diana]

Interesting! I do realize she keeps getting bombarded with marriage proposal one after another, and even when the noble and royal societies dubbed her as the old unmarried princess because how late she is when it comes to matter like this, she still receive tons of marriage proposal, and some rumour suggest there is at least one noble in every country that send her marriage proposal. That's actually insane

"Charlotte... Why are suddenly leaning on me?" [Diana]

"I wanted to know as well... And also..." [Charlotte]

"Oh I get it, you will feel lonely should I get married right?" [Diana]

"Well..." ~Nod~ [Charlotte]

I hate to admit it, but somehow, I don't want to see her getting stolen from us. 

"Don't worry, right now, all of you are my number one priority, so I wouldn't get stolen by some random man" [Diana]

"Right now?" [Qis]

"Such a tease. You're also on the same spot as I am!" [Diana]

"Right..." [Qis]

Yes... Alongside the old unmarried princess, there's her old unmarried knight, even though both of them are still 24 years old

"But you still didn't answer us about the traveler!"

"True, will you accept it or not"

"Oh my, look at the time now. I must go" [Diana]

"Eeehhh..."

"Princess Diana is trying to dodge the question!"

"Get her!"

"Oh Qis" [Diana]

"!"

A single glare from Mrs Qis makes them all behave, even making me looking them at the ground, thinking that I will also get scolded. She is as scary as ever

The two of them then say their goodbyes to us, including Housey, Calypso Tree, Bobunny, Behe and Grandpa Claude as well. We did the same thing and wave to her as her carriage started to move. Moment after they left, my younger siblings drag me into the pool, and we start swimming and practicing our magic. My body feel a bit sluggish after meeting Reshir the ice dragon, but somehow, I can still move like it was nothing when playing with them. Strange