Chapter 233
“Portrait?”
Varia, caught off guard by the unexpected answer, asked again. Leonia nodded and shared what she truly wanted.
“A drawing of me, Dad, and Mom together as a family would be nice.”
She explained how she wanted to hang it up in a big frame along the corridor where portraits of past Voreotis were displayed. As she spoke, she mimed the size of the frame with her arms.
“And it’d be great if we did it every year, one family portrait each year...”
“...”
“You don’t want to?”
Leonia asked cautiously.
“...How could I not want that?”
Varia, deeply moved, hugged Leonia tightly. Leonia returned the embrace just as firmly.
The nearby servants looked on at the mother and daughter with tearful affection.
“You’re such a sweet girl, Leona.”