Della flinched at Madha's words, then muttered under her breath without realizing it, "I also want the room next to Master Gara…"
Fian's sharp ears caught it. He glanced between Della and Madha. Since he'd been thinking the same thing himself. Too bad Madha had beaten him to it.
Gara, oblivious to the quiet competition among the three, turned to the large room his mother had pointed out.
"I'll take that one. I'll keep the triplets' cribs and make space for their play area in there," he said. Then he glanced at the smaller room beside it. "That one... I'll turn into my laboratory."
Madha's face fell with disappointment, but he didn't dare argue.
Meanwhile, Della and Fian laughed to themselves. If they couldn't have the room next to Gara, then no one else should either.
"Since Della needs her own room, she can take the medium-sized one at the front. The one beside it can be Mom's. How about that?" Gara asked, glancing at everyone around him.
