"What happened?"Uncle Khalil's voice reverberated on the room as soon as her father went inside with her in his arms.Minerva quietly laid her head on her father's neck as she sniffed a little. She just curled herself on his embrace as she gripped his clothes tightly."Why was her eyes red and puffy? Did she cry?"Uncle Khalil stood up from his seat and went on their direction. He took her on her father's arms as he gently caressed her back and asked."What's wrong? Did your father bullied you? Just tell Uncle and I'd punch your father's face and kick his butt."As Minerva wasn't in the mood, she just shook her head and quietly rested her head on her Uncle Khalil's shoulder. It seemed that he felt that she wasn't in the mood hence he just sat on his seat with her in his arms."What happened?" Her Uncle Khalil asked."The maids th

"H-hello, Your Highness."Minerva turned her attention where the voice came from. It was a child whose age, if she guessed, was about eight years old?"W-wow! Jeweled eyes!" She exclaimed as she gawked at her eyes with her shimmering eyes.Minerva subconsciously touched her eyelids. Afterward, she glanced at the little girl in front of her.She wore an unkempt clothes that looked extremely worn out. Her shoes were already too broken. Her hair was messy and looked stiff due to not showering. Overall, she looked filthy like a beggar.How did she got in here? Minerva heard that this feast was exclusively for the knights that fought against the vicious beasts. It was located in an enclosed area and nobody could ever gatecrash unless they were invited.Furthermore…Minerva looked around. The knights around them didn't seem like they noticed this

A blue light shone inside the chamber, revealing Minerva and her father. Despite being inside the chamber in the Toen's Imperial Palace, she felt fear in her heart.When Minerva sensed her father was about to place her on the bed, she hugged his neck even tighter and refused to let go.Her father sighed and patted her on the back. "I need to speak with your Uncle Khalil about what happened, baby. If you don't want to be alone, why don't you stay with Uncle Lorenzo for the time being?"Minerva remained silent for a moment before nodding in agreement. Both of them were engulfed in blue light in the blink of an eye. When the light faded, they found themselves in an unfamiliar location."It was a great honor for the esteemed Blue Saint Archmage to pay a visit to my humble abode. What brought the illustrious and powerful Duke of Ivrea here?"Minerva cast a glance at her Uncle Lorenzo, who appeared lethargic and domesticated in his home clothes. When the

Marcus smiled when he saw that Minerva was too immersed as he unconsciously told her about his life as Leno.He didn't expect that he would share his experiences to someone other than his father. Maybe someday, he'd tell his mother about what happened. But to others except for his family? He didn't think so.But with Minerva, he unknowingly spilled the past that he deeply hidden on his heart. Perhaps the reason for this was that she, herself, was also reborn just like him? Therefore, although he didn't know her past, he could somehow feel a connection with her.Just like the connection that he felt when he first met his father, Lorenzo.××××"Your Excellency!" Marcus greeted in surprise when he saw the first ever Saint Archmage. He stayed in Santi's estate for a while yet he never glimpse even the shadow of Lorenzo.It was we

"Wow, you two looked serious. I just left for a while, and yet your expressions have become this solemn. Were you that sad to be left by me?"Minerva snapped her head to the direction of the door when she heard her Uncle Lorenzo's voice. She pursed her lips as she was left speechless by him.Solemn? Why did he think that their expressions were solemn? The two of them looked calm and peaceful, especially Marcus. As if he hadn't shared his sad and tragic life with her back then when he was Leno."Little Minnie, if you were that sad, how about you'd call Cassie and let her come here to accompany you? You could also call for Shirley, Elise, and especially Julia." Uncle Lorenzo said this with a gentle smile on his face.However, Minerva knew deep inside that he was just scheming.Uncle Lorenzo was too good. He used the pretext of her being sad and her father no