"What's wrong?"
Minerva snapped her head in her father's direction the moment she heard his voice. She saw him walked in her direction and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Daddy…" She called him as she clutched on his clothes.
"Hmm?"
"Would Juwia weave if she mawwied Uncwur Rolenjo?"
Her father showed a surprised expression when he heard what she said. Then, he smiled and gathered her in his arms. He rested his chin on top of her head as he hugged her.
"If Julia wanted to, then we had no choice but to let her." Her father answered calmly.
"We couldn't keep her here if she wanted to leave, right?"
Minerva just lowered her head but did not say anything. She knew that what her father said was true. But she couldn't help but felt sad with just a thought that Julia might leave.
She knew that Cassie and the othe
Days passed by and Zinnia's birthday celebration that was moved had arrived. Minerva wore a blue dress paired with white shoes. Her silver hair was loose while a flower crown sat atop. She held on to her father's hand as they rode a carriage."Woah." She couldn't help but gasp in amazement as she glanced outside the carriage she was in. As the location would be in the Forest of Ziel, of course, they would be surrounded by faunas and floras.Minerva exhaled in satisfaction. She wanted to live in this kind of environment. That was one of her bucket lists."Did you like the place?" Her father, who was in the same carriage as her, asked as he cocked his head to the side and stared at her."Yesh, daddy!" She nodded her head in delight. He smiled at her and also looked outside.They both enjoyed the magnificent view until they arrived at the residence of her Uncle Raphael.
"Hey, why did you all accused me like I started this ordeal? I just wanted to greet Minnie but the two of them started to fight!" Hansel immediately defended himself when he saw the accusation in Nathaniel's eyes.Marcus, who was beside Nathan, also had the same look like him.Nathan sighed in defeat and just shook his head. Then, he raised his hand and the two children that were fighting on the ground were instantly separated."We were at Uncle Raphael's place and today's Zinnia's fifth birthday celebration. Could you, at least, give some decency to the occasion?" Nathan lectured Serena and Sancho who was now being restrained by him.Minerva peeked a glance at him. He was seriously too handsome with that stern face of his! Moreover, he looked very much like a big brother that scolded his younger siblings."Serena, you insisted that you were older than Sancho and thus matured. But wa
Emperor Khalil Zachary Ventimiglia. He was hailed as the youngest Great Archmage in history. Ever since he was a child, the potential that he had was already shown to the continent. Unfortunately, he took too much of the limelight that his twin sister, Princess Kristina Zariah Ventimiglia, hadn't got a chance to have any.The attention, care, and resources poured down to Khalil while his twin sister was thrown at the back. Because unlike him, Kristina had a below-average talent in magic and no affinity with sword energy. It was like the twins were made to be polar opposite with each other.As Khalil garnered respect and adoration from the Imperial Family, Kristina became a laughingstock and subject of ridicule. Although everyone knew that Khalil was fond of his twin sister and would defend her from unsightly rumors or anyone that dared to bully her, there would still be some naysayers lurking to whisper some ridicule to Kristina.
Minerva stayed with her Uncle Khalil throughout the party. There would be some who would approach her Uncle Khalil and thus would talk to her from time to time. Although her Uncle Khalil already told her that she didn't need to talk to them if she didn't want to, she would still greet them if they greeted her as she didn't want some unsightly rumors about her Uncle and her father. After all, most of these nobles just wanted to fawn at those who were in power. But if they managed to pick even the slightest dirt, they would relentlessly grasp on it and gossip behind their backs.She knew that her father didn't care about those baseless rumors. However, she didn't want to tarnish her father's reputation. Furthermore, she was also her mother's daughter. Whether she liked it or not, her mother might also get drag on this mess. She didn't want to be a burden to them hence she tried her best to mingle with them.After long and tedious chatter
"Goodbye, Minnie!" Zinnia enthusiastically said as she waved her hand at her."I'd tell daddy to visit you next time!" She added.Minerva smiled at Zinnia as she nodded her head. She also waved her hand at her as her left hand gripped tightly on her father's clothes."You got a friend, huh?" Her father commented when he saw her waving at Zinnia.She first glanced at Zinnia, then looked at her father. Afterward, she smiled a little and nodded. Her father smiled in satisfaction and planted a kiss on the side of her head."Congratulations, my little girl." Her father said."T-thanksh, daddy…"Her father chuckled and kissed her cheek."Why were you so adorable?" He mumbled.Minerva giggled as she felt tickled. Her father caressed her hair as he smiled softly."Why did you rarely talk? Was the
"Was there something wrong?"Minerva snapped her head in her father's direction when she heard his voice. He was gone for a while as he talked to some noblemen around. Therefore, she was left alone with Cassie."No, daddy." She answered. She just looked around as she felt a bit awkward. There were few noblemen and children that glanced in her direction. She could feel their intense stare that made her awkward. Furthermore, if she glanced at them, they would quickly avoid her gaze.But what caught her attention was the red-haired girl that she met before at her birthday party. It was Cassandra Santcliment. The sister of Cassie.She was not alone. She was with a red-haired man that looked like Cassie. Minerva didn't need to piece by piece together to know that this was Cassie's father: the Marquis of Santcliment.Both the Marquis and Cassandra glared in their direction. Minerva wasn't
Minerva blinked her eyes as she glanced at her father in confusion. After Julia left, she saw her Uncle Lorenzo appeared. Eh? He was also here?She was just about to ask her father when she saw up close the grin on Uncle Lorenzo's face. He looked sly and cunning which made Minerva goosebumps."Uncwur you wooked cweepy."Her Uncle Lorenzo suddenly paused and glared at her. She just giggled at him and hugged her father's neck."You can insult me however you want. But since I'm in a good mood, I would overlook everything." Her Uncle Lorenzo nonchalantly said. Afterward, he smiled brightly at her that gave her creeps.Minerva knitted her brows. He was unusually happy today. Uncle Lorenzo usually had an annoying grin on his face but now, his grin was like someone who won a hundred million dollars in the lottery."She already left." Her father said as he shook his head.
"Why was the knight polishing his dress before going for the Emperor's dinner party? Because he wanted to have a night in shining armor!""Your father argued with me regarding what to call an Azenlan soldier. It got kind of late, so we both decided to call it a knight!""The Queen was unhappy when she saw that it was pouring outside. She sighed to herself, "This could be another reigny day".""What should we call a medieval owl that is very brave and defeated many enemies? We can easily be naming him a Knight Owl!"Minerva was dumbstruck as she stared at her Uncle Lorenzo. He stood in front of her as she sat on the banister of the balustrade. Both of his hands were on her back just to make sure that she would be safe in the case that she might fall.The both of them were still on the balcony as they await her father. It was a good thing that they both didn't want to be surrounded by