What Universe is This Again?

XVI

*cricket, cricket*

*scritch. scritch*

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*inset pikachu face*

[CLAUDE'S POV]

The deafening silence is quite annoying right now.

"Felix! Have them prepare the tea! I'll visit the Emerald Palace!"

"Umn. Your Majesty." A careful servant called, "Their Highnesses and Sir Felix are currently out for official business.'

*Crack*

An angry vein appeared on his brow. He shattered yet another fountain pen. He took a deep breath and leaned back on his throne. Duke Robane and Duke Alpheus are cautious about what they are saying right now. If they aren't, the meeting will be hell, and they will either have another kneeling session or die.

"Haha. Your Majesty misses His and Her Highnesses!" exclaimed the fearless Duke Robane. "I miss my grandson as well! He went and followed them!"

"My son wants to follow as well, but he was sick that day," Duke Alpheus said, adding, "it is nice to have my son wanting friends."

While listening to these old men, Claude just sighs again.

He thought he would never miss those two, but the absence of laughter and childish snorts made his day incomplete.

He simply did not realise how much he cared about his children. He thought Yhan's words were just lies, but now he is eating all his worthless stupid crap.

I MISSED THEM SO MUCH!

He scowled and turned to face the two. He turned to face Roger Alpheus and Fabian Robane. These two gentlemen are currently engrossed in their discussions about their wards.

"A day without bullying that brat," he sighed.

"Hah. The young prince certainly has no qualms about saying what he wants; he even bullied my grandson. If it were me, I would have ignored the young prince, but Nathan seemed to have taken a liking to the Young Prince even more." Fabian laughs. This talk lightens the mood.

"My son was quite timid, but he went as far as studying hard to become his Highness's study buddy." Of course, Roger did not let Fabian brag about his own son.

Claude listened to them. Somehow, it's nice to hear things from someone from time to time.

"There is something about his Highness that draws people," Fabian said.

"It is quite good and terrifying at the same time," Roger agreed.

"What do you mean?" Claude asked.

The two looked at him.

"His Highness has this kind of charisma that you would want to bet on; I can not say the same for Her Highness because I have not met her yet, but if the Church said that Her Highness has the countenance of a Monarch, then she would be even more terrifying than the prince," Fabian said, like a grandfather to his grandson. He treated Claude as if he were his son because he was Felix's bosom brother. His wife took good care of the Emperor, and the fact that he has children makes him even prouder. He is concerned about Felix. He hoped he would not turn into a eunuch. If he does not marry, his handsome lineage will be diminished.

That's not the case for Claude and Felix actually. Time is not a problem for them.

Claude just listened to the two old dogs talking to each other until the end of the conference.