Tʜᴇ Dᴜᴋᴇs ғɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴍᴀɴ!?『ᴡʳⁱᵒᵗʰᵉˢˡᵉʸ ˣ ᴍʀ』

XI

Tʜᴇ Bᴇᴀᴜᴍᴏɴᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ

As scheduled, Wriothesley's mother and father arrive at the mansion with two extra people; Navia and her uncle. M/n of course detested the tea he had to drink but got it out of the way and got ready to meet his in-laws. He was still haggard and though he assumed the in-laws would postpone the meeting....They didn't. While in deep thought Laura helps him with brushing his tail.
"Say...What is that tea supposed to do?"

"It's a natural light sedative that helps reign in the abyssal energy. Zandik found it by accident and since then he has given it to me to drink when I exhaust myself. It's horrid but it helps."M/n holds it under Laura's nose and she recoils immediately.
"Dear Archons! It smells horrible when it's brewed, who would have known such a sweet-smelling flower would also smell so bad..."M/n chuckles the best he can whilst rubbing his eyes, it is still early and he is still very tired but the show must go on he thinks.

Laura holds her hand out for the male to take and when he does she assists in keeping him steady and guides him to the room hosting everyone.

Meanwhile, in the sitting room, Navia, her uncle, and Wriothesley's parents chat about all the gossip surrounding the mysterious male but Navia's uncle; Argalia did not participate in the gossip. He had issues of his own, he was mourning. What could he be mourning? Simple, the loss of his wife and child also occurred on this day many years ago and he never recovered.
"Sorry for keeping you lost waiting, M/n is still sick."Wriothesley's voice suddenly fills the room as he takes the lead in leading M/n and keeping him from toppling over. This draws everyone's attention and they all look over but Argalia's eyes widen when he sees M/n.

That grey lavender hair and those pearl blue eyes, there was no doubt about it, this man was his missing son! Argalia stands so fast he knocks the chair back, tears building at the sight of M/n.
"Monsieur Argalia?"

"M/n...I-I've been searching for you!"This makes the Ragdoll jump, who the hell is this man, M/n thought but there was no mistake he's never encountered another person with his eyes before. So instead of becoming aggressive he slowly steps forward while letting Wriothesley's hand go.
"How could you be searching for me? I have no family to speak of because I'm an orphan."

"I...I'm your father, your full name is M/n Adélard Beaumont. Here look at this, this is my proof."Argalia pulls out a small framed picture of a mother cradling her newborn child and the father, Argalia, hugging them both. M/n gently takes the frame into his hands and studies it, it was more proof that he needed...
The woman had his hair color or more as he had hers, her eyes were a shade of sky blue, and she had long grey lavender hair that was tied into a low hanging ponytail that draped over her shoulder, and atop of her head were cat ears. His hands shook while looking at the picture. All this time he had a family....So how did he end up at the orphanage?!
"Where is she? What's her name?"

"Your mother's name is Johanna and she was from Mondstat...But..But she... Monsieur Wriothesley-"

"No need, everyone get out. They need time to speak alone."

"Thank you."

😺✨🐺

M/n and Argalia sat quietly for a moment but this gave M/n a reason to openly observe the man in front of him, it was telling that the man used magic to change his hair color to make his hair match the family he so cherished. He was a very lean and tall man, he looked like he hadn't had a good rest in years but at this moment a joyous aura radiated from him.

"About my mother, where is she?"

"She's no longer with us...You were kidnapped after she gave birth to you. After a month with no news of your whereabouts, she went insane and couldn't cope...She took her life during the second month of the search. Not only had I lost you but I lost your mother shortly after...I had half a mind to join her because in my broken mind, she had reunited with you but that wasn't the case because here you are, a fully grown adult getting ready to marry."There was a ghost of a smile on his face, the dread that hung over him like a cloak had finally frayed into nothing.

He reaches over and takes his newly found son by the hands and sighs. He then removed the red earring from his ear and his hair returned to the vibrant blonde.
"So uh, is Navia like my sister or something?"

"No! She's your older cousin, I only came with her because her father was busy. You don't have to call me father anytime soon-"

"But I want to. I've always wanted a family and it turns out I'm related to the same woman that Wriothesley's parents are trying to marry him off to. What are the odds?"

"Haha, it surely is strange."