Javier arrived in front of his father's private room and was just about to knock.
Two hands clapped down on his shoulders at the same time. A knuckle grazed the top of his head right after.
"Ouch! Oi!" he flinched.
"Ahahahaha!" Marcellus burst out laughing, while Cedric gave a rare, smug smirk.
"What trouble did you cause this time, little brother?" Marcellus grinned slyly.
Javier shot him an annoyed look. "I'm not like you two."
"Oho~ says the one who always stirs something up," Cedric chimed in.
"Ugh. I don't even know. Father summoned me. I'm sure you two got called too, right?"
"Yeah..." Marcellus rubbed the back of his head, face scrunching a little. "Honestly, I thought with all the vow ceremonies and his wedding with Queen Mylezra coming up, he'd skip meetings like this."
"Heh. It's Father. Of course he's still planning something." Javier gave a sly grin. "You know how he is."
