Lyra's performance during her tests reminded lots of people about the previous perfect queen candidate—the unfortunate girl who died young.
There were similarities in how they conducted themselves during the tests—however, Lyra's performance was described as more exuberant and jovial, in contrast to Reinst's performance, which was more meek and docile, yet gave off her strong character.
The two have many similarities, as both exhibited the qualities of the previous queens. Only the character displayed is different, as each person's character differs.
Take the king's mother, for example—being the only heir to the throne, she was brought up to be the ideal queen and heir to the throne—she gave off the image of a delicate, yet strong flower with the same level of elegance and skills that Reinst and Lyra managed to display.
Yes, Lyra didn't even realize it herself.
But, right now, she has managed to change her submissive and obeying character as Reinst—and displayed more of her true character.
This is the result of the years she's spent as Lyra.
Even so, the surprisingly unexpected result overwhelmed even her parents. Just what are they thinking about her daughter?
And why didn't they interrogate Lyra's suspicious answers?
Let's take a step back, to the day where Lyra's tests took place...
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*****Cyan's POV*****
I can't comprehend it.
How can Lyra accomplish such a feat?
I mean, I purposely didn't prepare her with any etiquette training and anything similar to that (fearing that she might be pressured to be the future queen and I would lose her earlier... it's unthinkable!), but she could conduct herself in such a manner?!
And what's up with her knowledge?
Is she a genius or really gifted?!
It's as if she'd been trained for years, as if she has known all the knowledge!
Even the tutors can't comprehend it, and they also testified that Lyra didn't cheat.
Wait, how dare they even thought of her cheating?!
*clear throats*
This is totally beyond my imagination.
Never did I imagine my daughter would be like this.
Don't get me wrong. Whatever happens, I will always love her.
But still, I need some explanation as to how she could do that...
She didn't even aim to be the queen, so why...?
...I think I need to reread the bibliographies of talented and gifted people to find some hints, some similarities... and hear what Cassie's thinking about it.
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*****Cassie's POV*****
...I know that intelligence can be inherited, and that I've always been praised as gifted.
But... I am gifted in terms of magic, and I'm a fast learner due to my thirst of knowledge, and that I've read countless books.
However, in terms of elegance and noble etiquettes – mannerism... I have no interest in such formalities, nor was I considered gifted in them.
But Lyra...?
Her magic knowledge is so-so, but she's eager to learn, and has always been able to comprehend my teaching quite fast.
Her common knowledge is superb, but she sometimes needs to know some recent updates.
However...
She's beyond genius in terms of her etiquette and mannerism. She can even be announced as the future queen right now, heck, nobody would be able to object that decision after seeing her performance.
We didn't even train her, so how come...?
Even Queen Shaula needed to struggle a lot when she learned all the required skills to be the queen.
Wait... I think I have heard some phenomenon of oddly gifted people like her and the theories surrounding their mysteries.
I wonder what does Cyan think about this...?
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On their way to get Lyra back after accompanying Luca...
"Hey, Cyan, what do you think? Should Lyra still learn everything again, despite the result?" Cassie asked, unsure.
"...won't she be bored, though?" Cyan remembered that he was definitely bored during his etiquette classes, despite not being good at it.
"So, leave the choice to her?"
"Sounds like a good idea."
"...Should we press for more answers from her? About how she could...?"
"We have asked her after the tests, right?" Cyan raised his eyebrows.
"True, but, she seems to be holding something back."
"It indicates that she doesn't want to tell whatever it is, right?" Cyan deducted.
"Maybe, she doesn't want to talk about it in front of the tutors?" Cassie hoped her daughter could tell them everything.
"It can be... okay, let's try asking, then." Cyan said.
The discussion was abruptly stopped, as they finally could see the figure of their beloved daughter, along with the little prince.
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When they finally got home, Cyan and Cassie escorted Lyra to her room, closed the door, and were about to ask about how Lyra could accomplish such a feat...
But, they soon realized the nervous look on Lyra's face.
Her legs were slightly trembling, and her expression remained calm despite showing the obvious signs of nervousness.
Cyan and Cassie didn't proceed to ask.
The two of them looked at each other—as if they were communicating with their thoughts.
They somehow could tell that they were thinking the same thing.
Seems like Lyra's afraid of questioning, which means she is reluctant to honestly tell us.
The two slightly nodded, agreeing that they shouldn't press the matter further.
Cassie finally opened her mouth.
"So, Lyra... you can choose : will you go through all the education of what you've shown that you're capable of, just in case... or not?"
That nervous look and slight trembling left Lyra, and they knew they did the right thing.
Still, they know that they really need to discuss about their daughter with each other. To figure out what might be the case with their daughter, and if possible, help her in case she may have troubles with whatever it is that caused her to be "special".
They know that their son is also special--but something is up with their daughter that's different from Altaire's case. Though both are gifted and intelligent, Altaire fits the image of a carefree child of his age. Yet Lyra seems like she's holding back on occasions, something that doesn't fit the child her age.
Both Cass and Cyan have some theories in their minds, and seems like they would allocate their resting time tonight to discuss this matter with each other. And somehow, they know that they are thinking of the same thing.
Will they be able to figure their daughter out, though?