Ever since that day, this Father of mine had not been apart from me. I guess that gave him a bit of a trauma.
'But Daddy, you won't be able to sell me off like this.'
Today is my coronation and birthday, at first this big human is against it, then suddenly after that ordeal with jungle boy, he ordered Kaleid to help the Queen for the preparations.
I looked down at the dress I am wearing. It looks pretty and I feel like running around with it, and going around in circles to see it flow with the wind. I looked up to his face to see if there is anyway he will let me go for a moment but he just been wearing this same stern look.
'Sigh...'
I just rest my head to my hand and breath out loudly.
"Don't do that." I heard him saying.
'I need some freedom daddy, you are suffocating me.'
Then the doors open. We been greeting nobles and royals since this morning. They all praise the little me and trying to appease the mood of this beast, but no one succeeds.
However this time, the one who entered have a different aura than anyone else. An aura that feel familiar to me once.
"Glory to the King of Spade." The older man respectively bowed his head.
I felt a sudden rush of heat from the big human I am sitting on. I looked at him, and I witnessed a very humanly expression on him. It was the same expression he had when we first met that night.
"Father..." He whispered.
The old man gently raised his head and smiled like an angel.
"How are you my son."
The big human, stood up from his throne. He gently sat me on it and ran to the old man and groveled before him. And a loud sounds of sobbing can be heard.
"Oh, my this is unfitting for a King."
The old man gently kneeled down and rubbed the back of the big human. And I can hear some few words from him.
"Please, forgive me, I could not protect her."
"It is not your fault. We know it will happen." The old man showed a very painful expression. Then he look up at me and return my gaze.
The old man chuckled.
"She is identical to you and Ace but her aura is just like Magdalene's."
'Is this man my maternal grandfather?'
"Now, now, you shouldn't leave a child unattended in such a high place."
"I am sorry." The big human trying to control his sobbing.
'Daddy can look like a beast in a minute then a child in a second...'
The older man slowly stride to me. He grabbed and squeezed my little hands and gently kissed them.
"Thank you for being born, Princess Dream."
I could see his eyes glistening from holding out his tears. I feel like crying too. I pat his cheeks and smile.
"Ha, ha, you truly are my daughter's child."
What a kind man.
'I am sorry for taking your daughter's life.'
.....
"My dear!!!"
A sudden embrace from my back, almost make my face meet the ground, but the person at my back grasp me tightly. I annoyingly look back, just by the sound of his voice, I knew right away who he is.
"Sir Benjamin! Please refrain from unnecessary physical contact!"
"Dut dut dut! Dear Kaleid, it is prime minister, pri-me mi-nis-ter."
He said while waving his finger, which made me more annoyed.
"I seemed to forget because you act so childish."
"I know you liked it!!"
A nerve almost popped out on my forehead, then the man inch forward and whispered.
"You know, this helps a lot to cover my huge secret."
Then he took a step backwards and gave out an eerie smile and turned around.
It seems this man is making the rumors that he like men more than opposite sex, stirs up more until it boiled over. He is using it to hide the fact, that a child was conceived with him and to protect the child being exposed to the Empire.
I understand, and I was ordered by my King to say nothing when questioned, but!!! I've been rejected by the girls I've been courting!!
'Hu hu hu, the last girl told me, that I looked good with this bastard, what does it even mean?'
While I am agonizing with my loveless life, the prime minister dropped an unusual question.
"Is Joseph in the throne room?"
This man usually doesn't ask, because surprisingly this man is smart enough to deduce where the King will be whenever he visits Spade. This man will just come barging unannounced and ruins everyone's day.
"Yes, the King is currently having an interaction with the Duke of Virgo." I inhale and exhaled, "then the King had said not to let you in anywhere near the throne room until the coronation this afternoon."
A coronation is usually blessed by the Emperor, however, due to the Emperor's health, the current bearer of the Diamond seal will be doing the ceremony.
I looked at his gloves. I remember the King saying that this man wasn't a conservative person to wear a glove. However, to keep appearances, he had to keep wearing the gloves to make the whole Empire believes that he is still the current holder of the Diamond seal. Though, I heard the King tattooed this man himself, just in case an unfortunate event happen and his gloves get taken off. But because my King does not have any artistic side, Benjamin been crying that his hand looked like a first grader doodled on his hand.
"Hmm... The Clover garden is well taken cared off."
Of course, as soon I got back to the castle, I started appointing the gardeners to clean off the garden and take care of the roses and the Clover field.
Benjamin, who did not even dare to ask for permission, entered the garden. With an excuse that he is a person who is the most esteemed guest we will have today, I just gave in and followed him.
"This tree is as big as ever." He continued walking after admiring the Acacia tree.
"Oh wow, wasn't this the shed Magdalene built? It is well maintained, but I don't remember this girly interior."
When that one morning that the king was defeated with the usual argument with the Queen, the King disappeared the whole day. I learned that the King went here to release his stress and fixed the whole shed and twinked it a little bit. I kinda assumed already what the King had in mind while fixing this place.
"Oh! You did come!"
I was confused who the seniled man talking to, then suddenly a small child used the window as an entrance and stood proudly in front of us.
I was lost for words for a moment, this child holds a really strong aura, this feeling reminds me when I met Benjamin for the first time, however, this boy's aura is a lot stronger.
The boy is wearing a nice noble clothes, though it is tattered in some places, I can tell that his garment were made out of finest material. Though his garment was the least of my concern, it is his mask that intrigued me. It wasn't a simple mask that covers someone face. It is decorated with fur and ears, that made the mask stood out.
'Isn't the mask purpose is to hide one's existence? This boy is literally screaming that he is weird and he is here!'
"Kaleid, meet Dia, my son, Dia this is Kaleid, your stepmom! Just jump on him and he will cook you good food!"
"Who is the stepmom! But seriously, eccentrictness runs in your genes."
"How rude! He is just merely hiding the seal."
"Be more discreet!" With this get up, you guys are literally screaming that you are hiding something. This man will totally ruin our plans!
"Dut dut dut! Kaleid, being discreet will just make people more curious, now if it is exaggerated like this, wouldn't you not come near this kid if you see him in a public place?"
'Are you proud that your son will be rated as crazy?'
"But you do have a point."