Caelis's words stumped Shuu a lot more than he expected. He had not expected his son to ask such a question. Especially with such a sulky look on his face.
Rin also looked up at Shuu with an excited look on his face, his eyes searching for an answer from the elder.
'Oh dear-! How should I answer this question?'
The servants had started to pay attention to him as well, and he knew that whatever he said here would go back to the ears of other nobles and cause them to gossip.
Still, the looks on the kids' faces were asking him for an answer, and Shuu decided to focus on them instead of the servants.
"Do you…want me to marry Kaiden?"
Shuu asked, and Caelis's face twisted into an annoyed frown.
"No-! I don't want you to marry. I won't share-! Not with Father-!"
The servants looked horrified and amused at the same time at Caelis's words, and Shuu did not know whether he felt relieved or annoyed. Many thought that Caelis was just playing around, as kids often do.
