I asked him why he kept bringing marriage proposals
It was only natural for Mr. Ekenhart to feel troubled.
So strange man was suddenly close to his daughter, and that man had a Silver Fenrir, a monster that wasn’t supposed to obey anyone.
Not only that, but there was even a fenrir, and they were also feared as vicious monsters. But his daughter claid that it was now her familiar. This would give anyone a headache.
Still, he kept calm and sipped the tea that Ms. Lyra had poured, and we continued to talk.
Of course, I had said everything that was important, so it was more of a casual chat that included Ms. Claire, Tilura, and Sebastian.
Though, it also seed that he was using this idle chatter to hide his unease with the situation.
Well, at the very least, Mr. Ekenhart seed to like well enough. So I was relieved.
It made feel even more foolish for having worried so much about manners and formal clothes.
Though, I’m sure Leo’s presence had a lot to do with his trust in .
“…Now, I must change the subject…”
The ti had passed peacefully for a while, but then Mr. Ekenhart suddenly changed the subject.
Imdiately, Ms. Claire, Tilura, and Sebastian went rigid, and I could tell that they were bracing themselves.
“Claire, Tilura. I think it’s about ti to make a decision. And so I brought you so offers.”
“…Father…”
“Offers…”
“Your Grace…”
To no one’s surprise, Mr. Ekenhart brought up the matter of marriage.
Ms. Claire and Tilura sighed audibly.
Even Sebastian was sighing. Though, he did it subtly, so that his master wouldn’t hear. But I didn’t miss it.
They had told about how he would bring so many offers, and that it was always difficult to refuse every single one. So it was understandable.
“Father…about these offers…”
“You will not be able to reject these ones. After all, I’ve brought you the best of the best this ti. Besides, I need you to decide soon. For your own benefit, and for mine.”
It seed that Mr. Ekenhart was especially confident this ti.
And so even though Ms. Claire had discussed this in advance, she was overwheld by his fervor, and beca speechless. Even Tilura had an expression of resignation.
However, I still did not understand why Mr. Ekenhart felt so strongly about it.
It looked to that he loved his daughters deeply.
…Maybe even too much, as he beca emotional quickly. But perhaps most fathers were like that. I wouldn’t know.
But would a loving father be so eager to have his daughters go out and get married?
Usually a doting father would want to keep his daughters for as long as possible…
Well, that was what people thought back in my world.
…I might as well ask him then.
Perhaps it would be a rude question, but at this point, I had learned that Mr. Ekenhart didn’t care much about manners.
He wasn’t going to change his opinion of over one question.
“Duke Ekenhart.”
“Just call Mr. I’m sure that’s much easier for you? Besides, since you have a Silver Wolf with you, your position could be seen as being above a duke.”
Sebastian had said sothing like that before.
Because I had a Silver Fenrir, I ranked higher than a duke.
Well, that wasn’t important right now.
“Uh, Mr. Ekenhart. Why are you so insistent on having Ms. Claire and Tilura get married?”
“Hmm? Have they not told you the reason?”
“I’ve only heard that you bring nurous offers, but not the reason…”
“I see… I thought that Claire would have told you.”
“No, father. In fact, you haven’t even told why you are so insistent.”
Apparently, Ms. Claire didn’t know the reason for it either.
Mr. Ekenhart looked at his daughter with surprise and confusion.
“What are you saying, Claire? If anything, it all started because of what you said.”
“? I don’t rember…”
Oh? This was going in an odd direction…?
None of them had ever said anything outside of the fact that he pestered them with talk of marriage proposals.
And yet he claid that Ms. Claire had started it all.
“…I suppose it’s not surprising that you forgot…”
“Forgot… But what did I say?”
“It was years ago… I think it was right after Tillura was born. So about ten years ago. Back then, you always wanted to hear stories about the founder of this house.”
“…Yes, I do rember asking to hear those stories back then…”
So it would be around the ti that the servants were spreading rumors about Ms. Claire being the reincarnation of the founder.
Ms. Claire was always so full of curiosity, and had a fixation with Silver Fenrirs, so it was easy to imagine her being interested in such stories.
“I talked about it once back then. About how she married through an arranged marriage.”
I see.
Well, if she had beco a duchess, then such strategic marriages would make sense.
But what did that have to do with Ms. Claire?
As Mr. Ekenhart talked, both Sebastian and Tilura listened with deep interest.
But Ms. Claire still looked puzzled as if she had no recollection of this.
“It was then that you started talking about how you too wanted an arranged marriage. Of course, I did not want that for you at the ti, and I tried to stop you…”
“I said such a thing…”
“Lady Claire…”
“Sister…”
Ms. Claire was quite stunned by this revelation.
While she didn’t rember it, she had now learned that she was the reason all along.
Not only that, but Sebastian and Tilura were looking at her accusingly.
It was as if they were blaming her for all the hardships they had faced up until now.
However, I had also learned that Mr. Ekenhart was a typical father after all, and had not wanted to send his daughters off to be married.
I suppose fathers really were the sa everywhere.
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