The Last Princess of the Kingdom of Verdant
28.
“Wah, it turns out my son is popular too. But what about Rose? Hahaha.” Marchioness teased Chris. How could he tempt another woman when he already had a fiancee?
“Mother! It's just a dance invitation, nothing to do with Rose.”
“Ah, ma-sorry Brother, I just ...” Hera panics because she just found out that Brother Chris already has a lover.
“Hera does not yet have a partner to go to the dance, and this time she does not want to pair with her brother.” Anne explained to Chris.
“I'm not forcing, of course. I can find another one if brother is not willing, haha.” Hera laughed nervously.
“Hahaha, it's okay Hera. Anyway Rose is also not in Terra to follow the party.”
“Em, does this mean sister is willing?” Hera asked once more to confirm the answer from Chris.
“Of course your majesty. I'd be honored to be your partner.” Chris replied casually.
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After lunch, Chris accompanied his mother to rest and tour Yunne Castle, while Hera and Anne played together in the park.
“Hei Anne, I brought my sword again today! You want to see it?”
“Ng, of course.” Seeing how proud Hera was, the sword must have been very beautiful.
“Hehe, my father gave this as my twelfth birthday gift a few months ago.” Hera explained as she took her sword from her guard.
“Can I hold it?” He could see it faintly, but he was very curious about the design of the sword.
“Please. Here let me help.” Hera clasped Anne's hand and pointed it at the patterns on the sword.
“At the end of this sword hilt is a ruby gem, and in the middle here is also a larger ruby. Around the ruby in the middle was decorated to resemble a plant vine. Oh, and feel this Anne, even my name is engraved on her sword!” Hera explained slowly while pointing Anne's hand all over her sword.
“Yes, I can feel it! Wow this is so beautiful Hera!”
“Hehe, dad deliberately decorated it with ruby, because my hair color turned red when exposed to sunlight.”
“Oh, try to show also the movements that you have learned!”
After being satisfied with playing, Hera returned to the palace. Thank goodness Hera's feelings were better after Chris agreed to be her partner at the dance.
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“Anne, it seems to take longer to get a teacher for you.”
Chris comes over to Anne who is studying with her mother. Chris and Collin had been looking for a teacher for Anne for a few days, but they all refused, despite being promised a higher fee than they should have been.
There were many Terra nobles who did not want to get involved with Voinn because of the war that took place. Many also no longer recognized Voinn as a noble, willing to teach Anne could make their other disciples stop.
“Do we need to ask the emperor for help? I actually don't want to trouble the emperor regarding such a trivial matter as this.” Anne knew her parents were close to the emperor, but if this alone could not be handled, how could she be the head of the Voinn family?
“Hmm, what if I bring my acquaintances from Crotta? For magic and manners lessons, let me teach Anne.” The Marchioness has a lot of connections, as she used to be a magic teacher as well. He could ask some of his acquaintances.
“Ah, please yes ma'am. The Emperor told me to help Arthur take care of the Verdant refugees. Collin also said that the duke's ship has arrived at the port.”
‘Sister Chris looks very busy taking care of the duke's business and the refugees’ Anne is very sad not to be able to help much. He must learn quickly and help.
“Fufufu, it looks like you are learning more here than at Crotta.”
“What did they get from the expedition this time?” Anne wondered what her father was doing.
“Not much. Just some kind of new spices and exotic animals like snakes and rare birds.”
“Hmm, indeed the expedition carried out by the duke was to develop knowledge.” The Marchioness explained to Anne.
“Iya. Even so, I think we can train the crew to become additional troops. They had the same posture and strength as the knights. With a little practice, they can definitely be of great help.”
“That's a good idea Chris, the bodyguards at Yunne Castle and Porta have been greatly reduced since many stopped or joined the search team. Anne could be in danger if things continue to be left like this.” The Marchioness is worried that Anne will become an easy target for evil people. Fortunately Anne did not travel much out of the castle.
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“Good when they are ready. Immediately prepare a place in Castle Porta to train them. Pick some of the best among them and send them to Yunne Castle. Hans himself will train them.” Chris gave orders to Collin. Today the crew of the duke's ship came to bring the results of their expedition to Castle Porta.
Anne was eager to see firsthand what they were carrying and forced Chris to take her in. In addition to spices, it turns out they also carry many fabrics and plant seeds that only grow there.
The Duke has a special greenhouse at Porta Castle to store the plants. In particular, the duke also made a mango orchard because the duchess was very fond of the fruit.
Anne was more interested in seeing the animals they were carrying. For a long time he wanted to have a pet, let alone see Kak Verto's very large and soft pet dog. He did not remember the type, but it was white like snow with very dense fur.
“What are the animals they bring kak?”
Anne stared curiously at the cages before her. He could not see clearly, but he certainly heard one of the noisy birds. To be sure, he would not bring it to Yunne, the bird would be very annoying.
“Collin, find a crew that understands these animals.”
“Excuse me sir, I will explain as much as I can about these animals.” A little while later Collin returned with a crew. It seems that the duke brought some learned people from various fields on this expedition.
“We managed to bring five kinds of snakes, eight birds, two lizards, a fox, a beaver, and a baby puma.”
“How is Anne, are you sure you want to keep one of these animals? We don't even know if this animal is dangerous or not.”
“Wah, a puma!! Hans said Kent is like a puma, because he has a dark skin color and is very good at settling down. Hihahi. Can I keep him, brother?”
“Anne, puma is a dangerous predator. What about that beaver? That's very cute.”
“Em, although the beaver looks cute, actually the beaver is also carnivorous.” The coach explained.
“What? Whoa, really. Looks like the world across is very scary.” Chris doesn't believe otters are carnivores.
“Ah, I want to keep puma. It looks like it will be very cool and I will be safe when there are bad guys.”
“Puma is a carnivorous animal, and when we found it he was already separated from his mother. Maybe that's why this baby is easy to catch.”
“Do you believe you can tame it?”
“All animals can be domesticated when supervised since childhood and with an expert handler. I never tamed a puma, but I once tamed a lion. I will try to tame it, if in a few months it is still not successful, I do not recommend to keep it.”
“How's sis? Can I try to keep it? This guy can be a Choco.” coach
“Choco?” Chris could not believe Anne had given the name to the puma, but why was it so cute?
“Hehe.” Anne could think of no other name than Choco seeing her brown color.
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