Chapter 185: [Bonus Chapter]Softer Than Comforting Pillow
"For the first ti, I see soone turning this devil speechless," Arlan comnted and looked at Rayjin with approval. "I am so proud of you, my little niece."
Drayce offered him a displeased look and then returned his attention to Rayjin. "Every husband loves his wife. Now can we leave? If we are late, I might not accompany you." It was clear to the Cromwell siblings that Drayce avoided answering the other question, but nobody pointed that out.
Rayjin panicked. She wanted to go out and play with Drayce. "Wah! Let's go! I don't want to be late."
Seren lowered her gaze as she thought about her husband's answer. 'So since he's saying he loves as his wife, that ans he is a breeding bull too, isn't he? And I'm a cow? It's really weird wording. No wonder the Second Prince is embarrassed. But I wonder what this love between a breeding bull and cow ans. Is love a special gift? I don't understand.'
Just as they all turned to leave the drawing-room, Rayjin ran towards Seren. "Your Majesty, can I hold your hand?"
The little girl's attention on her puzzled Seren, but looking at those sparkling and hopeful eyes filled with innocence, she could only nod.
Rayjin imdiately held her right hand, even squeezing playfully, not minding the scales in that hand.
"Your Majesty, your hand is so soft." The little girl held her hand with both hands, playfully stroking and poking with a smile.
'Of course, it's really soft like cotton,' Drayce could not help but inwardly agree. 'Not only her hand but also her entire body is soft, so soft she's even more comforting than a? pillow—'
Drayce imdiately stopped thinking as comfort was a taboo creating a ss between him and his wife.
Seren again didn't know how to react, but she wanted to let this little girl know she liked her. She then rembered what Queen Julien said to her earlier that made her feel warm.? "Please don't call Your Majesty. You can call Seren."
Hearing how the Royal Family of Cromwell converse with each other had a huge impact on Seren.
"Really? But...Mother said…" The girl looked hesitant due to the strict instructions she got from her mother.
"You call His Majesty by his na so you can call by na too."
Hearing her initiate sothing on her own, Drayce stared at his queen with a small smile on his handso face. Seren was a quiet young woman. She didn't talk much with others, even to her own servants, and much less with him, other than the few words she said in response to his questions. He could not help but push his luck.
"My Queen, you can also call by na," he said, wondering how his na would sound if she were to say it out loud.
Seren didn't even look at him. "I dare not, Your Majesty. I am comfortable with calling you the way I do."
The Cromwell siblings could only smile at Drayce's attempt. From their interactions so far, even Alvera who had t Seren for the first ti could guess this young couple was not a normal pair of husband and wife.
"Seren!" Rayjin called out her na with a wide toothy smile.
Alvera imdiately ca forward with a small bow. "Your Majesty, pardon her. She is still so young."
Seren looked at the duchess. "It's fine. I liked it when she called my na."
"We are spoiling her with too much love, and soon, she will forget her manners and etiquette," Alvera said with a motherly scolding tone directed at her daughter, accompanied by a narrow-eyed look that ant the young girl would be taught discipline at ho.
The pregnant duchess then turned to Arlan. "Because of you, she started calling Dray by his na, and now she is doing the sa with Her Majesty. You are the one responsible for her poor manners."
"I think we are forgetting sothing here," Arlan comnted.
"What?" Alvera asked.
Arlan looked at Rayjin. "My cute little niece, can you tell us other than from whom you learned to call him Dray?"
"Mother. Mother always calls him Dray," Rayjin answered.
Arlan gave his sister a aningful look and said nothing.
Alvera was taken aback a little and said, "Well... I am older than him so I can call him that."
"It's fine, Sister Vera. Rayjin can always call by my na, and she can also address my wife by her na since my wife likes it."
Seren smiled at the little girl who looked back at her with a chuckle after getting the permission to call her by na. Seren can't help but think, 'So adorable this little girl is.'
The reason Seren asked to be called by her na was because there was no one who called her na often. Martha always addressed her as 'my lady', and the others called her 'Her Highness', 'Third Princess' or 'witch'. Even her own father, King Arn, called her Third Princess. Now she beca queen, her address was changed to 'Her Majesty' and 'Queen of garis'. Only Cian called her by na, but it was so rare since he normally addressed her as 'sister' on those few tis he visited her in her garden. She had no friends and no one around who would keep calling her na. Sotis, she felt like she would probably forget her own na from lack of use.
Their group finally left the drawing-room to return to their own chambers, agreeing to et each other again in an hour.
Since they planned to enjoy their ti outside, they had changed into clothes that were worn by ordinary nobles, as going outside the palace walls as royals was troubleso, and they wished to get attention from neither the fawning nobles nor the ordinary people. The purpose was to show the city to the Queen of garis, and it was necessary for their trip to go smoothly without anyone troubling them.
An hour later, the First and Second Prince of Griven, the King and Queen of garis, and the young lady of the Wimark Family t each other in front of one of the side palaces. Two carriages without the crest of the royal family were prepared, and even the accompanying knights were wearing cloaks and ordinary clothes.
This secretive trip sohow reminded Seren of Martha whenever they sneak out of the palace.
"It will be fun today," the little girl said to Seren to which she nodded.
Seren could relate to Rayjin's excitent. It seed that this was not the first ti the little girl had done sothing like this.
Seren and Drayce sat inside one carriage together with Rayjin, while the Cromwell siblings sat in another carriage. They left the palace through a side entrance with the disguised royal guards following them in secret.
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