Book 4: Chapter 45
Mom’s birthday huh…… Though I really want to jump on a horse and ride off to Castor to wrap this up, I can’t do that with mom’s birthday coming up. My conscience won’t let me after seeing mom hug me with such a blissful smile. This is the first time I’m celebrating mom’s birthday. The next time is a year away.
My plans can wait, but I don’t want to see mom look disappointed. Castell is right. More presents don’t add more meaning to it. What mom wants most is a birthday present from me.
Uhm, so now I need to think about what present is most appropriate.
Mom has personally cooked for me. While I was prepared to die, mom surprisingly cooked edible food this time. It tasted so-so, and most of it didn’t require much work, but mom still looked at me with anticipation and nervousness. When I told her it tasted good, I noticed mom secretly wipe her tears.
I presume they were the “I made a meal for my son” being successful tears. Mom really tries to love me. She learnt to knit a scarf and learnt to cook. She has almost forgotten that she’s an empress. In front of me, mom is really just a mom, ordinary and silly.
From behind, Luna handed me a cup of tea and asked me: “Your majesty, did you not already solve your issue? Why are you still worried? Are you worried about that kid?”
“No, not that. I’ve thought about what to do with Freya already. I’m thinking about something else.”
I turned around to look at Luna who puffed her cheeks. Clearly she was unhappy with me bringing that girl back again. She looked at me and rolled her maid-uniform. In a soft voice, she muttered: “You can just tell me what you are unhappy with. It is pointless to have another personal servant. And she is so young. Or is it that you like young girls, your majesty?”
I smiled helplessly as I looked at Luna and said: “Didn’t I already tell you that she’s not my personal servant? She’s a girl from a noble family who got sold off after her family fell. I didn’t take her in to make her my maid, but to help me come up with ideas. You can consider her a strategist. Though she’s young, she’s very smart.”