Book 12: Chapter 13
“Onii-sama!!! What did you give me to drink last night?!!”
I placed my cup of tea down with a smile. I looked at Freya, who was burning with rage, and greeted her: “Good morning, Freya. Did you sleep well last night?”
“Ah… Uhm, good morning, Onii-sama. I slept very well last night. Wait!! I asked you what you gave me to drink last night!! Why did I end up sleeping until now?!”
Freya scrunched her face up again, returning to the initial infuriated look she wore. I answered, “Don’t you feel that you’ve been overzealous recently? You’re aware of that, aren’t you? Freya, if you continue working at this pace, you’ll break down in the end, so I made you rest. This isn’t just about me being your Prince. The most important part is that I’m your brother. Is there a problem with a brother letting his sister rest?”
Freya exclaimed, “That was too much of you!! Onii-sama!! I do not want to rest! I do not want to rest!! I need to finish today’s work, or else, you won’t be able to keep the Princesses happy! And if I do not work, what would meaning would there be left for me to live for?!”
I furrowed my eyebrows: “Freya, I need to correct you on that. Since when did your purpose in life become to work? Freya, you’re my sister. You’re Freya. Isn’t your purpose in life to be my sister? Are you Freya? Your purpose in life isn’t to work. What would I have saved you from the church for, then?”
“I… I… If I do not work. Onii-sama… Onii-sama will not…”
Her tears welled up in her eyes. I froze for a moment then stood up and walked over to her. I hugged her, and she thumped her head on my chest before tightly hugging me and sobbing. I gently stroked her back then smiled: “What’s wrong, Freya? What’s wrong? It must be my fault. I shouldn’t have buried you with work to the point you feel light headed. You’re my sister. You’re my sister!! I had you help me with work, but I didn’t mean that the only thing you could do was help me with work. I felt reassured trusting you with work, because you’re my sister.”
“Onii-sama…”