It was a pathetic, heart-wrenching, incredibly hilarious display of fatherly submission.
And naturally, Archduke Leonidas Valen noticed it.
Leonidas, who possessed the emotional maturity of a vengeful frat boy, could not let this golden opportunity slip through his fingers.
'He is suffering,' Leonidas thought, watching Kaelus hide behind a marble statue of a minotaur while Seraphina looked at a fountain. 'He is drowning in his own misery. This is the greatest day of my life!'
Leonidas aggressively inserted himself into the situation.
"LADY SERAPHINA!" Leonidas bellowed, bounding into the indoor garden, completely ignoring Kaelus's murderous, desperate glare from behind the statue.
Leonidas swooped down, effortlessly lifting the tiny, white-clad girl onto his massive shoulders. "Why are you reading boring books and looking at stupid flowers? Let Uncle Leo show you how the South really plays!"
