Chapter 29

“…And I can’t really remember any of them… . ”

“Wouldn’t he have gone back to his entourage when Duke Evendell was injured? Or a knight, or maybe…”

Tennon, pondering this, looked at Rashid . However, Rashid was calm and wouldn’t reveal his emotions that easily .

“Send a letter to the Duke right now . ”

“Okay, I’ll have him do that and deliver it to the Ducal House of Evendell . ”

“Peyton, what have you heard so far?”

Annoyed, Rashid, who was leaning his head against his desk, looked up .

“It’s hard to get to her there . ”

“Then where…”

Rashid picked up something that was on the table .

A small, pointed piece of wood .

Doubts, uncertainty, and an unknown desire for victory were mixed in Peyton’s master’s bloodshot eyes .

“The dukedom’s deepest, most remote area where one can enter and exit only by burying things like this . ”

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“Yes!”

The baby swan’s eyes were a little teary .

I couldn’t resist and hug Haniel because she had slept well for once .

“Baby, are you up?”

Yes, this is it!

It would still be cozier even if I took dreamlike clouds from the sky and hugged them .

The best thing about Haniel after I decided to adopt her was that I didn’t have to hesitate anymore when I wanted to hug her .

As I closed my eyes and rubbed my cheeks violently against Haniel’s, Haniel burst into laughter, perhaps tickled .

“Mommy? Mom?”

“Of course!”

“Isn’t it ticklish?”

“No, Mommy . ”

I’ve always wanted to say this .

I endured the feeling of seeing her tears long enough .

Nonetheless, my thrill didn’t last long because of someone who was overly realistic .

“Madame, I shouldn’t say this, but it seems like you’ve only been having fun today . ”

“Then you shouldn’t have said it . ”

“Oh, I’ve been up all night thinking about it; I’m not sure I’m suitable for this . ”

The dark purple circles under Selene’s eyes came down to her chin, perhaps because she had stayed up the entire night .

Still, Haniel didn’t run away and was still attached to Selene, so Selene accepted that she was already on the same boat as me .

“Don’t give up as well I think Haniel’s already adjusted . ”

“……Mommy? Mommy!”

“Oh, my God . ”

“Madam, if you cry here, I’ll run away . ”

This is such a touching moment .

However, as Selene said, it was difficult for me, the mother, and Haniel, the daughter, to get through this harsh world together .

This meant that balance was also necessary .

“You know, Selene… . ”

“Just in case, please refrain from saying that the only person you can trust is a nanny and that I’ve delivered her out with all my heart . ”

“Anyway, isn’t it really amazing? Haniel didn’t say anything when I was a human being . But how do you recognize me?”

I carefully laid down Haniel, whom I was holding to regain my reason somehow .

If you’re too much of a babysitter, it could be too much for the nanny . Now, I had to consider everyone’s positions, not just mine .

Why? A good mother has to set an example for her baby!

“Haniel, tell me . How did you know I was your mom when I turned like this?”

“I can smell my mom!”

“Ah…”

Look at this! Look at the people of the lake, our Princess .

I took off everything and hugged Haniel again .

Did you hear this? You heard it! You heard it!

They were speechless and gasping at Selene, who now showed a grim face, saying, “There’s nothing more to be surprised about . ”

“There is no problem . I need to make plans for her future first . ”

“Kyak, kyak, kyak!”

“If you had a baby like this, wouldn’t you have no plans?”

“Well, that can’t be . ”

That said, Selene was about to peck my beak this time .

Now that I see it, she is more of a sister-in-law, not a nanny .

But what she said was wrong .

Raising a child only with love is absurd in any world . Isn’t Haniel a precious young lady who is the current princess and daughter of the late Emperor? I cannot neglect Haniel’s early education .

“…I’ll have to let her go to school first . ”

“School? You mean Lady Melloe’s school of etiquette?”

“Where else could it be? I’m torn, but I can’t help it . Though Lady Melloe is strict, no one is as cultured as her in the lake . ”

I didn’t like it, but I had no choice but to teach her what I didn’t know right away .