-𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.

14

Athanasia's mind is still reeling from the information that she received from Ysha yesterday.

Apparently the Lithian Princess's name is Aeira Jennette, the same name that her sister cousin should've had.

It seems nealy impossible, but Athanasia already got through the process of reincarnation once, what if the same thing could've happened to Jennette?

But Athanasia swore that Jennette didn't die, nor harmed gravely from the previous life. How could her soul reincarnate?

The Obelian Princess got interrupted from her musings when a walnut hit her in the head.

"I can hear you thinking from here, stop it." Lucas, the ever glutton and annoyance that he is, said.

"But what if she really is my cousin?" Athanasia whined, burying her face into her hands.

"And what if she's not? Don't get your hopes up, Princess. You'll get hurt in the end." Lucas retorted, popping yet another walnut into his waiting mouth.

"For once, I agree with Lucas, your Higness–"

"Hey, I can be agreeable too!"

"I'm not talking to you, but maybe it's just a coincidence that the Lithian Princess has the same name as our Jennette." Ijekiel said softly, hoping to quell the Obelian Princess's sadness.

"You're right, Kiel. Maybe I'm just overthinking things!" Athanasia said cheerfully, without missing the look of utter betrayal that Lucas threw in her direction.

"When I told you to stop overthinking, you didn't listen. And when Kiel told you, you did?!" Lucas snapped.

Athanasia rolled her eyes at the fuming magician, "Maybe if you approached me in a nice way, I would have considered it!"

"I don't do nice!"

"Then it's your loss!"

"It's not!"

"It is!"

"Children, please." Lilian interrupted their squabble, Athanasia quickly closed her mouth then ran over to Lilian to cling on her arm.

"Lily! Lily! Did you know that the Lithian Emperor has a daughter?" Athanasia asked, bouncing on her feet.

"We did, Princess. Lady Anji mentioned it last week when she came by to visit." Felix, who just came in, hair still mussed from his bath, said.

"You did?! Why didn't you tell me!" Athy whined drawing out the last word.

"Stop whining, what are you? A kid?" Lucas deadpanned, Athanasia directed her gaze at him and glared.

"Oh should I be scared?" Lucas.

Athanasia thinks that this magician is testing her patience, she ought to bonk him on his head. And so she did just that.

"What's with you people whacking me in the head?!" Lucas cried out, clutching his precious head that Athy just whacked.

"Maybe if you tried to be nicer, they will whack you less." Kiel replied from behind the book that he's reading.

Lilian and Felix looked at each other before shaking their both of their head at the trio's questionable dynamic.

———

"I finally did it!" Athanasia exclaimed from where she's lounged on the couch.

The two boys who were minding their own business quickly looked towards the direction of the Obelian Princess in confusion.

"Did what?" Lucas asked.

"My homework!"

"Wow. Joy."