Book 9: Chapter 18
“Troy City’s festival, huh… Mommy must take part, then.”
Mommy Elizabeth looked at me. From the bed, she turned onto her side, and then patted the spot next to her, which was a signal for me to come over…
‘I swear to the heavens I didn’t go over to her because I could see the contour of her body through her sleeping gown. I swear I went over to her purely as her son!’
I sat on the edge of mom’s bed. Vyvyan supposedly returned to the elven lands as something came up, not to prepare materials. Meanwhile, Mommy Elizabeth chose to wait for me to return before returning to the Royal Capital, herself, and while she was at it, brought some Valkyries over to help guard the palace.
Nier, who was the current captain of the Valkyries, was present; therefore, the Valkyries here were not going to do what Alice did. In reality, there weren’t many Valkyries who sided with Alice. The majority of them only followed the Empress’s orders. That was the reason the Valkyries ordered to guard the outer court were willing to fight their captain to the death without any hesitation. The Empress and Nier were both here this time, so this group of Valkyries was absolutely loyal.
As such, I didn’t worry about Nier and Lucia’s safety.
Mom hugged me from behind. I could feel her weight from behind. Mom wrapped her slender white arms around my neck. Her faint scent enveloped my body. Mom must’ve just had a bath. Her black hair gave off a mellow scent. I could even feel the warmth of her chest.
“Mom… I actually wanted to invite you to this festival…”
I desperately tried to stop myself from focusing on the soft feeling on my back. We only had two thin layers of clothing between us. I felt an urge to turn around as I felt Mom’s breaths and small tremors. However, I was not here to do that sort of thing this time. I’ll leave once I’m done saying what I have to. I will leave once I’m done.